Really Bad Milsurp Movie - Windtalkers

Chuck3436 said:
Tae Guk Ki - The brotherhood of war, is still IMO one of the best war movies made.

This movie was powerful, as visually exciting as band of brothers and gave an excellent feel of the Korean war.

It satisfied all the hunger for war movie, action and feel of the times, yet left you walking away with the stunning realism that makes you extremely glad that you never had to be caught in a hellish war.

Not many movies can do both.
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I agree. It was an exemplary movie.
 
"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) . Buckle & rivet counters may balk at some details but it still by far the best. Especially due to the fact that the soldiers look more realistic in black&white vs. colour showing prettyboy complections with make-up, making them look really candyassed regardless of how much pretend dirt and blood you can smear on them. :rolleyes:
My 2 cents
Jaguar
 
I liked "The Longest Day" and "The Big Red One".

"Windtalkers" pissed me off almost as badly as that new "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skulls" movie... Note to George Lucas: You're a ####.
 
jaguar said:
"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) . Buckle & rivet counters may balk at some details but it still by far the best. Especially due to the fact that the soldiers look more realistic in black&white vs. colour showing prettyboy complections with make-up, making them look really candyassed regardless of how much pretend dirt and blood you can smear on them. :rolleyes:
My 2 cents
Jaguar
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It was a great anti-war book but I was wondering about the quality of the film. I should rent it sometime.
 
Some I liked: A Bridge Too Far, The Longest Day, Patton (Scott's opening scene, that was something).

I have to agree that Windtalkers shouldn't be in the "War Movies" section...

Lou
 
skirsons said:
It was a great anti-war book but I was wondering about the quality of the film. I should rent it sometime.
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There are two versions of All Quiet on the Western Front that I know of. The first is the early B&W version, circa 1930. The second was filmed in 1979 starring Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine and like the original is full of equipment "farbs", but tells the story just as well, for the most part.

I have the later version on DVD. It's worth a watch.
 
sorry i got in late on this one, windtalkers was godawful .
one bit that stood out for me was when he sprayed a hillside with his 30 round thompson mag.. from the hip .. and must have killed about 10 japs ..

as for thin red line.. the action wasnt terrible.. apart from every jap mortar seemed to be satelite guided . that was my only beef with it .. they gave you some time to sleep inbetween the action segment and the main character being killed at the end
 
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I don't want to hijack this thread but since were talking movies here, i'm looking for a really good Boer war movie, anybody got any idea's, i don't want it to be cheesy like Windfokkers was.
 
Claven2 said:
There are two versions of All Quiet on the Western Front that I know of. The first is the early B&W version, circa 1930. The second was filmed in 1979 starring Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine and like the original is full of equipment "farbs", but tells the story just as well, for the most part.

I have the later version on DVD. It's worth a watch.
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The later one is also in my collection and has it's own charms.
 
kevwat said:
I don't want to hijack this thread but since were talking movies here, i'm looking for a really good Boer war movie, anybody got any idea's, i don't want it to be cheesy like Windfokkers was.
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Yeah, Breaker Morant. Oldy but a goodie. :)

Classic line: "There's only one rule on the velt, rule 303!" - Breaker Morant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaker_Morant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaker_Morant_(film)

http://www.amazon.ca/Breaker-Morant...bowtega_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1217557617&sr=1-1

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