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Marmite the Dog · 31-10-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Empire of the Sun deserves a mention.

One of my faves too.

withnallstoke · 31-10-2009, 06:55 PM

This thread just inspired me to watch the original All Quiet On The Western Front. Easy to see where the inspiration for the opening action scenes from Saving Private Ryan came from. The first action scenes with the bombs and bullets are bloody horrific.

jaiyenyen · 01-11-2009, 07:43 AM

Agree, Empire of the Sun is very good.
I'm half way through Band of Brothers, 2nd time round for me. I also find the comments from the guys that lived through it, incredibly moving. For me, that changes the whole series from being just another war film.

Marmite the Dog · 01-11-2009, 08:50 AM

I watched Battle of Britain last night and really enjoyed it. I did find it odd that the list of pilots at the end included an Israeli.

Butterfly · 01-11-2009, 10:49 AM

I need to watch again Empire of the Sun,

remember it was quite violent and dark,

Christian Bale movie as a child,

nedwalk · 01-11-2009, 01:23 PM

WINDTALKERS, was good, i also enjoyed CLINT EASTWOODS, films on iwoi jima

Ukan Kizmiaz · 02-11-2009, 11:54 AM

Das Boot was tense!

Catch-22 for showing war is stupid.

COMBAT with Vic Morrow - I grew up watching that show - we used to play combat when we were little kids!!

Bexar County Stud · 02-11-2009, 11:58 AM

Saw this one recently

Overlord (1975)
Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, Stuart Coopers immersive account of one 20-year-olds journey from basic training to the battle front lines at D-day brings all the terrors and isolation of war to its viewers with jolting authenticity. Overlord, impressionistically shot by Stanley Kubricks longtime cinematographer John Alcott, is both a document of WWII and a dreamlike meditation on mans smallness in a large, incomprehensible machine.

Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944)
After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat, among them a glamorous journalist , a tough seaman, a nurse and an injured sailor. Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger - the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. With its powerful interplay of suspense and emotion, this legendary classic is a microcosm of humanity, revealing the subtleties of man's strengths and frailties under extraordinary duress.

Hell In The Pacific (1968)
From John Boorman, director of Deliverance and Excalibur
From the instant they meet, a marooned American soldier (Lee Marvin) and his Japanese counterpart (Toshiro Mifune) have the same objective: killing each other. But it soon becomes apparent that the only way they will survive is by forging an uneasy truce and cooperating with each other. Can they rise above the hatred that divides them long enough to stay alive?

Spitfire · 02-11-2009, 12:36 PM

Hasn't been mentioned yet but "The Pianist" was really good, even if the director is in the shite at the moment.

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31-10-2009, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
withnallstoke Dazed and confused. Last Online: Today 04:57 PM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home. Posts: 1,944	This thread just inspired me to watch the original All Quiet On The Western Front. Easy to see where the inspiration for the opening action scenes from Saving Private Ryan came from. The first action scenes with the bombs and bullets are bloody horrific.

01-11-2009, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
jaiyenyen Sa Kaeo Last Online: Yesterday 09:33 PM Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 259	Agree, Empire of the Sun is very good. I'm half way through Band of Brothers, 2nd time round for me. I also find the comments from the guys that lived through it, incredibly moving. For me, that changes the whole series from being just another war film.

01-11-2009, 08:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Marmite the Dog ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Today 12:54 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands Posts: 30,356	I watched Battle of Britain last night and really enjoyed it. I did find it odd that the list of pilots at the end included an Israeli.

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Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,975	I need to watch again Empire of the Sun, remember it was quite violent and dark, Christian Bale movie as a child,

01-11-2009, 01:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
nedwalk Thailand Forum Last Online: Today 06:14 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: sunshine coast Posts: 3,892	WINDTALKERS, was good, i also enjoyed CLINT EASTWOODS, films on iwoi jima

02-11-2009, 11:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ukan Kizmiaz Nan Last Online: Today 01:00 PM Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 169	Das Boot was tense! Catch-22 for showing war is stupid. COMBAT with Vic Morrow - I grew up watching that show - we used to play combat when we were little kids!!

02-11-2009, 11:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
Bexar County Stud Cha Am Last Online: Today 10:38 AM Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 733	Saw this one recently Overlord (1975) Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, Stuart Coopers immersive account of one 20-year-olds journey from basic training to the battle front lines at D-day brings all the terrors and isolation of war to its viewers with jolting authenticity. Overlord, impressionistically shot by Stanley Kubricks longtime cinematographer John Alcott, is both a document of WWII and a dreamlike meditation on mans smallness in a large, incomprehensible machine. Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944) After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat, among them a glamorous journalist , a tough seaman, a nurse and an injured sailor. Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger - the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. With its powerful interplay of suspense and emotion, this legendary classic is a microcosm of humanity, revealing the subtleties of man's strengths and frailties under extraordinary duress. Hell In The Pacific (1968) From John Boorman, director of Deliverance and Excalibur From the instant they meet, a marooned American soldier (Lee Marvin) and his Japanese counterpart (Toshiro Mifune) have the same objective: killing each other. But it soon becomes apparent that the only way they will survive is by forging an uneasy truce and cooperating with each other. Can they rise above the hatred that divides them long enough to stay alive?

02-11-2009, 12:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Spitfire Petchabun Last Online: Today 11:03 AM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Thailand Posts: 170	Hasn't been mentioned yet but "The Pianist" was really good, even if the director is in the shite at the moment.

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