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Offline Kratzer

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« Reply #45 on: January 22, 2002, 04:42:11 PM »
First, I gotta say that 'the Green Berets' is the worst movie ever made.

That said.

Anyone seen 'When Trumpets Fade'? That's a good one.

SPR is pretty good - although some of the Spielberg schmaltz I could do without.  I liked the Thin Red Line too.

A Bridge Too Far is one of my favorites - I'm actually reading the book for the first time right now.

Anyone seen the german film 'Stalingrad'? I've heard it is good, but haven't seen it yet.

As far as non-WWII films, Black Hawk Down, while new, really did an incredible job - I've been obsessed with the story since seeing it Saturday, reading the book in two days (I think the last book I read in two days was a 'Little Golden Book' ;))
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« Reply #46 on: January 23, 2002, 11:28:39 AM »
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Aren't you forgetting "The Final Countdown" too  


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Was that the one with the carrier travelling back into time??

Great movie, of the "B" variety.

You're very funny

Horn


Just having a bit of fun :) I actually like both of those (Dirty Dozen/Green Berets) but I think they are more campy than great, IMHO.

Speaking of camp, I will be spending 24 hours this saturday at Northwestern's B-Fest . No war movies on the schedule, unless you count Battlefield Earth and Godzilla 2000. It's like one big Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode (and it's runored that MST3K was inspired by B-fest) with full audience participation whenver the urge stirkes :) Going to be hard to top last year's "Greaser's Palace" though.

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« Reply #47 on: January 23, 2002, 11:41:02 AM »
For a few video pics try Piece of Cake (most probably know, but Battle of France and BOB with Spitfires and Buchons) and Danger UXB about WW2 Brit bomb disposal -- very good indeed. Both British multi-part series that appeared here in PBS in the 1980s/1990s. Have POC on DVD and UXB on video, worth the $$$.

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« Reply #48 on: January 23, 2002, 11:54:32 AM »
633 squadron was pretty good!

:)

I have Piece of Cake on VHS.  Great Spitfire footage!
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Offline SirLoin

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« Reply #49 on: January 23, 2002, 12:10:51 PM »
Get your picks in!!!Results to be posted and tonight's Wild Wedneday winner will have his pick of any WW2 DVD delivered to his door courtesy of my Visa card...)To qualify you have to win WW as per rules and add 9 other WW2 war flicks that you would like to own to my poll...:)
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« Reply #50 on: January 23, 2002, 02:05:14 PM »
Ok
Heres a few more
1. Force Ten from Navarone
2. Where Eagles Dare
3. They Were Expendable (PT boat movie)
4.  To Hell and Back
5. Flying Tigers
6. Fighting Seabees
7. Von Ryans Express


I didnt think Pearl Harbor was that bad, just cut out the sappy stuff and its pretty good.  Didnt see it in the theater, waited and got the DVD.    Liked the Spitfire and 109 dogfights and the P40 and Zero fights.
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Offline MrBill

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« Reply #51 on: January 23, 2002, 02:41:47 PM »
OK now for some realllly forgotten ones.
The Steel Lady - Bogart in a tank!
The Devils Brigade - Bob Watson as Cpl. Peacock. :)
633 Squadron
The Heroes of Telemark
Tobruk
The Desert Fox
God is My Co-Pilot
Hell in the Pacific
Away all Boats - "Get your stinking plane away from my ship"
there are a lot of good un's from the 50's and 60's.  When they still had lots of the original equipment to film.
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« Reply #52 on: January 23, 2002, 03:23:12 PM »
OK, seeing as only 1 person guessed, it was George Kennedy. He served under Patton & played him in "Brass Target".

:)

Didn't see if anyone said "Schindler's List". It would be hard to say it doesn't qualify.

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« Reply #53 on: January 23, 2002, 03:52:12 PM »
Yes,more than one person said Schindler's list..I will add your's to the vote...
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« Reply #54 on: January 23, 2002, 05:33:17 PM »
1.  Bridge over River Kwai
2.  Schindler's List
3.  Band of Brothers (HBO Series)
4.  Saving Private Ryan
5.  Das Boot
6.  Pearl Harbor
7.  The Longest Day
8.  Flying Leathernecks
9.  Dirty Dozen
10.  TORA TORA TORA
11.  Midway
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« Reply #55 on: January 23, 2002, 07:35:53 PM »
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Originally posted by Poony
633 squadron was pretty good!

:)

I have Piece of Cake on VHS.  Great Spitfire footage!



Both are excellent, I have piece of Cake on Vid too...

I voted for SPR too, got to admit that after the first 20 minute heartattack it does revert to a basic A to B storyline. It is a superior film. I await in ernest for Band of Brothers...

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« Reply #56 on: January 23, 2002, 07:58:24 PM »
Just in case everyone else crashes on takeoff and I win...

9 others huh?

1) Big Red 1
2) Force Ten from Navarone
3) Gung Ho
4) Sands of Iwo Jima
5) In harms Way
6) Midway
7) Battle of the Bulge
8) Memphis Belle
9) The Tuskeegee Airmen
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