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#41: Author: Pzt_Rasalom, Location: Brisbane, Australia

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:30 am
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Stalingrad
Cross of Iron
Battle of the Bulge
Where Eagles Dare
The Battle of Britain
The Bridge over the River Kwai
All classics! : Cool

No particular order

#42: Author: dj,

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:05 am
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bambam887 wrote:

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I can indeed add since this weekend : "Letters from Iwo Jima" even if I found it a little too long and too much "intimist". I mean : the movie is only about few characters and doesn't show how many soldiers were involve in this battle.

Then you should look at this one

El alamein Wink

Can you tell us about El Alamein? Never heard of that movie.

I agree with Zappi's comments about the Clint Eastwood movies. Just felt they were both missing something. He focused too much on the individual characters and missed the big picture.

That's why Bridge Too Far, Saving Private Ryan, Tora-Tora-Tora, Longest Day are my favorites.

Bridge Too Far had no doubt the best cast EVER for any war movie. Saving Private Ryan was very well made.

There's definitely a severe shortage of movies dedicated to the Eastern Front. Enemy at the Gates? Cheesy and not very historically accurate, especially the ending. I will have to see Stalingrad and Cross of Iron though.

#43: Yeh YouTube... Author: AT_Stalky,

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:55 am
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About the films I mentioned before; I did a seach at Youtube and seem to found part of all films:

-- Framom främsta linjen - (Swedish talking Regiment, this film is like non i ever seen, its the story told by the 2 old survivors, and one of them had a camera in field and took snaps at different situations, them authentic snaps are shown in film just after the actors taken the photo in film. The movie is made in "acts", in betwen the two old men talk of what happend, and then one jump back in to the front line again.)
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfxHJsN9BpY

-- Tuntematon Sotilas - (unknown soldier, 2 version, one from 1955 and one from 80th) 80th ver here:
You Tube?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyum3xiN2Q8

-- Ambush, - (Karelen 1941, a Jägar Platoon on recon mission.
You Tube (come back from mission try get over the line, desperate, lost almost all men): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EVvq2jB8CA
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKYwDVExmSo&mode=related&search=

-- Talvisota - (Winterwar)
I belive all file is here in 10 parts?:
You Tube: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxAATNK9aMo

Cant really rank them, they are just so different, and all are verry good...

Stalky

#44: Author: squadman45,

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:15 pm
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Kelly´s heroes

The thin red line

Stalingrad (year 1993)

Saving private Ryan

Platoon

A bridge to far is very very best the book than the movie.

#45: Author: king_tiger_tank, Location: the Band and State of Kansas

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:16 pm
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that winter war movie was a good one stalky. I think i have found a new favorite. Smile

#46: Author: ArcticBlast,

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:17 am
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Kelly's Heroes is a great flick! Saving Private Ryan is also pretty good, if for no other reason than that opening D-day sequence. The Dirty dozen is another one I've always liked.

If I can cheat a little, though, my overall pick would be Band of Brothers.

#47: Author: squadleader_id, Location: Soerabaja

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:53 am
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I was in the mood for some WW2 flicks last week...ended up re-watching A Bridge Too Far...always awesome! Makes me want to install CC2 again. Also watched 2 old-school hollywood WW2 movies: The Bridge At Remagen and Anzio.

Waiting list:
Battlefields (BBC Documentary)
WWII Battlefront Series (DVD set)

#48: Author: king_tiger_tank, Location: the Band and State of Kansas

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:27 am
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squadleader_id wrote:

Waiting list:
Battlefields (BBC Documentary)
WWII Battlefront Series (DVD set)

these are my 2 favorite ww2 shows ever, but i havent been able to see them since I cant get the military channel anymore.

#49: Author: B_Grim, Location: the Lizard Cornwall

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:33 am
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would like to add "Dads army" to the list Smile

#50: Re: Yeh YouTube... Author: Ivan_Zaitzev,

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:05 am
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AT_Stalky wrote:

-- Talvisota - (Winterwar)
I belive all file is here in 10 parts?:
You Tube: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxAATNK9aMo

Thanks a lot!!!
I download all the files and watched the full movie, it won a especial place in my video library.

If you find other full movie in YouTube please tell us.

squadleader_id wrote:

Makes me want to install CC2 again

What stops you? Very Happy

#51: Author: Ivan_Zaitzev,

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:50 am
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All Quiet on the Western Front (New Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qyid6FzBRY

"The Undefeated" this is an ukranian movie (so i belive only our ukranian friends will understand it). Its about Roman Shuskhevych leader of the Ukrainskaya Pobstanskaya Armiya and his figth against the soviets and the germans for the fredoom od Ukrain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VzmVi6Tnl4

Both are complete movies

#52: Author: general_solomon,

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:07 pm
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I loved a little know film:

When trumpets fade

it took me by surprise.

#53: Author: king_tiger_tank, Location: the Band and State of Kansas

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:45 pm
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All quiet on the western front is in my opinion the best book ever made about WW1 and possibly all-time. I'm glad someone made it into a movie.

#54: Author: Ivan_Zaitzev,

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:59 pm
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general_solomon wrote:

I loved a little know film:

When trumpets fade

it took me by surprise.

I loved that film too!!!

#55: Author: a880,

Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 2:33 pm
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I saw All quiet on the western front (the old version) recently.. it was good but sad. Crying or Very sad

#56: Author: Massivattack, Location: St Priest (France)

Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 1:20 pm
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a880 wrote:

I saw All quiet on the western front (the old version) recently.. it was good but sad. Crying or Very sad

Are u "blue flower"* ?
Do you know a war movie that is not sad ?

*French expression

#57: Author: squadleader_id, Location: Soerabaja

Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:42 am
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Finally got my hands on a "Stalingrad" DVD...well written story and some great battle scenes...I was looking for more battle scenes though (especially the Rattenkrieg portion of the battle). The cinematography and execution kinda reminds me of "Cross of Iron".

I've just (re)watched "The Fallen" (2004). Nothing amazing but worth watching if you like the Italian front.
http://www.beyondhollywood.com/?p=92

#58: Author: artizan,

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:59 pm
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Just to add my two cents here; some great WW2 movies no-one's mentioned:

Guns of Navarone (David Niven probably pulled this one off in reality)

The Longest Day (comparisons to A Bridge too far, an original overview of the Normandy Invasion).

Dark Blue World (Very good BOB film about Czech pilots who made it to Britain to fight against the germans but get screwed over when the Russians occupy, critics compare it to a European version of the film Pearl Harbour - yes there is a love story).

Where Eagles Dare Another Classic Clint Eastwood Along with Kelly's Heroes, Flags of out Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima mentioned already I know! Just to say Letters from Iwo Jima, I found strange that they would portray the officers with American training to be better leaders than those who didn't, big question on that one.

What do people think about Windtalkers thought it great they finally made a film about Navajo codetalkers, but a bit too much hero worship in that film, John Woo and character development don't go together.

Best WW2 films in my opinion is The Thin Red Line just for the sole fact it makes you ask questions about war, human nature, good and evil and to a certain extent portrays suffering, cruelty and madness on both sides whilst Saving Private Ryan was a great film and makes you remember the sacrifices young men made back then but I felt it was too idealistic good vs evil film.

We Were Soldiers is another war film and Tigerland (both vietnam) worth a watch along with The Killing Fields (Cambodia).

Does Schindler's List and The Grey Zone and Life is Beautiful count as WW2 war films?

Long post I know but thought I might mention some great films :zzz

#59: Author: dillydally, Location: Arizona USA

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:37 pm
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Band of Brother's! Very Happy

Yes I know it really wasnt a movie, but DAMN it was awesome!

#60: Author: bambam887, Location: Belgium

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:35 pm
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@ dj

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Can you tell us about El Alamein? Never heard of that movie.

Sorry for the late reply very busy with RL.

This movie doesn't have any battles or so. It is about Italians who actually are tired of fighting. (If I recall it right Rolling Eyes

)

I'll watch it again and let you know Wink

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