tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post5501606449476511537..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Greatest War Movies Of All TimeAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-1171998547319872222021-05-31T09:44:10.996-07:002021-05-31T09:44:10.996-07:00I know Kelly's Heroes really couldn't make...I know Kelly's Heroes really couldn't make the list, but there was one exchange in particular that probably summed up well the average soldier's take on the war. At the beginning of the movie they are interrogating a captured German officer, who warns them of an impending German counterattack, to which Telly Savalas responds:<br />"Look! We’re not worried about the German army, we’ve got enough troubles of our own. To the right General Patton, to the left the British Army, to the rear our own goddamn artillery, and besides all that it’s raining. And the only good thing to say about the weather: it keeps our air corps from blowing us all to Hell because its too lousy to fly, versteh?"Angantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583089145943203408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-81260764988844363892021-05-30T18:41:45.246-07:002021-05-30T18:41:45.246-07:00Casablanca! One of the greatest movies of all time...Casablanca! One of the greatest movies of all time no matter what category is being discussed. jackalopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718046755405805435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-86913678280076804582021-05-30T14:51:16.177-07:002021-05-30T14:51:16.177-07:00Aesop,
I haven’t seen The Great Escape either (cu...Aesop,<br /><br />I haven’t seen The Great Escape either (cue Aesop’s jaw hitting floor). Will watch it tonight with Dad as I’m visiting and Tubi seems to have everything. Will pick up Zulu and a few other DVD’s for long winter evenings at the tiny house Hawkin'Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120965414788530570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-88398122371487929672021-05-29T21:01:36.829-07:002021-05-29T21:01:36.829-07:00In no particular order or rank. The Blue Max. The ...In no particular order or rank. The Blue Max. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Stalag 17, which I'm surprised nobody mentioned, unless I missed it. Gallipoli. Casablanca. The Bridge At Remagen. Catch-22. Run Silent, Run Deep.snuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372590495699674235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-32600706393986690072021-05-29T19:46:02.753-07:002021-05-29T19:46:02.753-07:00The Beast
dir: Kevin Reynolds
Out of commission, ...The Beast<br />dir: Kevin Reynolds<br /><br />Out of commission, become a pillbox<br />Out of ammo, become a bunker<br />Out of time, become heroesMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249547678101351750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-47636539106626332142021-05-29T16:03:22.798-07:002021-05-29T16:03:22.798-07:00Zulu Dawn deserves a shot...Zulu Dawn deserves a shot...pyrrhushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150605108788285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-22271358043735523742021-05-29T12:02:36.620-07:002021-05-29T12:02:36.620-07:00Downfall. A 2004 movie about the last days of the ...Downfall. A 2004 movie about the last days of the Third Reich. Set entirely in Berlin. The acting is spectacular. The actor that played Hitler, Swiss Bruno Granz, should have gotten the Oscar, except you can't give Hitler an Oscar. The sets are utterly realistic, uniforms and weapons are correct. And, it is done in German. You will be reading sub-titles unless you speak German. Normally, I consider this quite bothersome but, this movie effortlessly reels you in. Best WWII movie of this century.jackalopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436526991875909354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-23182710771794878932021-05-29T09:26:18.183-07:002021-05-29T09:26:18.183-07:00'Good picks. But I'd like to suggest "...'Good picks. But I'd like to suggest "Fury" wasn't bad either.'<br /><br /><br />Very overlooked film. I couldn't believe Hellywood could still produce a pro-Christian, pro-brotherhood, fast-paced intelligent action movie. Fury somehow fell through the cracks of the Lost Angeles Crackheads. It doesn't reach for too much but accomplishes everything handily. The It's The Girl's Egg scene was subtle and memorable.little dynamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380746207592226835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-40653437782538370642021-05-29T09:19:54.139-07:002021-05-29T09:19:54.139-07:00'Good picks. But I'd like to suggest "...'Good picks. But I'd like to suggest "Fury" wasn't bad either.'<br /><br /><br />Very overlooked film. I couldn't believe Hellywood could still produce a pro-Christian, pro-brotherhood, fast-paced intelligent action movie. Fury somehow fell through the cracks of the Lost Angeles Crackheads. It doesn't reach for too much but accomplishes everything handily. The It's The Girl's Egg scene was subtle and memorable.little dynamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380746207592226835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-60104018024336493812021-05-29T09:01:55.919-07:002021-05-29T09:01:55.919-07:00I would add "Danger Close, The Battle of Long...I would add "Danger Close, The Battle of Long Tan" to the Top Ten list. It's an Australian movie about Vietnam. One of the best depictions of small unit combat that I've ever seen.turnkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237512582257324964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-87936022648779074042021-05-29T08:40:37.705-07:002021-05-29T08:40:37.705-07:00I long ago gave up on AoM....they are poseurs/pose...I long ago gave up on AoM....they are poseurs/posers...and they can't take criticism...nor post comments that don't agree with them.Michael Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627646095892715304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-20501722372844992732021-05-29T08:13:37.309-07:002021-05-29T08:13:37.309-07:00OMG! Someone who's never seen ZULU!
How extrao...OMG! Someone who's <b>never seen <i>ZULU!</i></b><br />How extraordinary.<br /><br />Glad to help complete your cinematic education.<br />But like <i>Holy Grail</i> or <i>Princess Bride</i>, you have to watch it another 20-50 times to really appreciate it. ;)Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-298818430994554502021-05-29T07:38:09.059-07:002021-05-29T07:38:09.059-07:00Watched Zulu last night. Wow. Just incredible. And...Watched Zulu last night. Wow. Just incredible. And instructional. We’ll have to eject a lot more undermining leftards than just the preacher and his daughter. Hawkin'Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120965414788530570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-35195824315373191622021-05-29T05:37:52.607-07:002021-05-29T05:37:52.607-07:00Good. Great, even.
But only ten slots, it didn'...Good. Great, even.<br />But only ten slots, it didn't make the cut.<br />Look at the competition, man.<br /><br />It's like Peter O'Toole never winning a Best Actor Oscar.<br />Look at the guys who beat him.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-70894746204642448542021-05-29T04:31:00.196-07:002021-05-29T04:31:00.196-07:00No mention of Hacksaw Ridge???No mention of Hacksaw Ridge???matismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935009854433843094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-27139243274481629952021-05-29T01:36:40.210-07:002021-05-29T01:36:40.210-07:00I did like Turner getting shot in Gettysburg, but ...I did like Turner getting shot in Gettysburg, but Chamberlain's 20th Maine bayonet charges still gives me charge. The music for the movie was fantastic.Bon Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931053171736127442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-67036100881408982512021-05-28T21:37:38.108-07:002021-05-28T21:37:38.108-07:00No worries. :)
Angantyr: 3. Predator 4. Dogs Of W...No worries. :)<br /><br />Angantyr: 3. Predator 4. Dogs Of WarAesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-83137245378241862412021-05-28T20:40:09.947-07:002021-05-28T20:40:09.947-07:00Apologies Aesop - I was referring to the original ...Apologies Aesop - I was referring to the original list. WW II heavy.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-71402981600281060152021-05-28T20:23:43.134-07:002021-05-28T20:23:43.134-07:00@ Night Driver
"Clint Eastwood, Lee Ermey, A...@ Night Driver<br /><br />"Clint Eastwood, Lee Ermey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christopher Walken.<br /><br />May 28, 2021 at 5:48 PM"<br /><br />I suspect you wanted the movie titles. I'm not sure, but I think in order:<br />1. Heartbreak Ridge (?)<br />2. Full Metal Jacket<br />3. Commando (?)<br />4. No ideaAngantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583089145943203408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-41886238488071551002021-05-28T20:17:16.473-07:002021-05-28T20:17:16.473-07:00Four out of ten movies is hardly "almost comp...Four out of ten movies is hardly "almost completely WWII focused". Harumph. :p<br />I scattered them around historically pretty well, actually.<br /><br />And I didn't do Honorable Mentions, because as I said, the list would run to 30 or 50 movies, and another handful more on top of that that never were actual movies, but still good.<br /><br />I stand by my list, and it's far more accurate than the collection of drivel the wussies at AoM foisted upon the 'net. Wankers.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-72427751839176608342021-05-28T20:11:26.929-07:002021-05-28T20:11:26.929-07:00Aesop, I would not disagree with your list - I thi...Aesop, I would not disagree with your list - I think one of the issues with it is that it wsa almost completely WW II focused.<br /><br />Honorable mentions (or at least my own), although they are not all strictly war movies:<br /><br />Last of the Mohicans<br />The Patriot<br />Mosul (Movie about post-Isis Iraq, from the Arab point of view)<br />Tangerines (Movie about the Abkhazian war through the eyes of a farmer living between the two sides).<br /><br />Agreed with Lawrence of Arabia.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-29859355493831501022021-05-28T19:44:43.700-07:002021-05-28T19:44:43.700-07:00Point Aesop. :-)Point Aesop. :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-13419919929589389712021-05-28T19:06:24.059-07:002021-05-28T19:06:24.059-07:00BoB didn't make the cut, because it wasn't...<i>BoB</i> didn't make the cut, because it wasn't a movie.<br />It's also what <i>Saving Private Ryan</i> could have been if Spielberg had made a movie based on reality, instead of a realistic fictional tale.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-15057155846419350662021-05-28T17:51:10.473-07:002021-05-28T17:51:10.473-07:00The only one I'd argue is Braveheart vs. Band ...The only one I'd argue is Braveheart vs. Band of Brothers (granted it was a TV serial) but it was more realistic, IMHO.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-78372222496074851462021-05-28T17:48:14.464-07:002021-05-28T17:48:14.464-07:00Clint Eastwood, Lee Ermey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...Clint Eastwood, Lee Ermey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christopher Walken.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.com