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Originally Posted by UhyeahokayThe Thin Red Line? You have to be joking. It's never played on TV, and there's a reason for that. Anytime a "great" movie is never seen on TV, it's because it's not "great".Originally Posted by ErnieMccracken
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/t...-red-line-1999
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Thread: ITT The Best War Movie Ever Made
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07-17-2020, 04:30 PM #31I'm not that bright
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07-17-2020, 04:34 PM #32Banned
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Enemy at the Gates was my absolute favorite
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07-17-2020, 04:36 PM #33Registered User
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07-17-2020, 04:54 PM #34Rex, eat the salad
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“The one with the rifle shoots! The one without, follows him! When the one with the rifle gets killed, the one who follows, picks up the rifle and shoots!”Originally Posted by ZeroPercentTip
Scary to think that actually happened. Stalingrad was a meat grinder.
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07-17-2020, 05:06 PM #35Dont know about 'sucks' but Deer Hunter was very over-rated.Originally Posted by BrosefMengele
...and according to which an ensign might rank incomparably higher than a general, and according to which what was needed for success in the service was not effort or work, or courage, or perseverance, but only the knowledge of how to get on with those who can grant rewards, and he was himself often surprised at the rapidity of his success, and at the inability of others to understand these things
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07-17-2020, 05:07 PM #36I liked it at the time when it came out, mind you I was probably 12 or something.Originally Posted by ZeroPercentTip
In the grand scheme, I dont think it counts as one of the greats in the genre though....and according to which an ensign might rank incomparably higher than a general, and according to which what was needed for success in the service was not effort or work, or courage, or perseverance, but only the knowledge of how to get on with those who can grant rewards, and he was himself often surprised at the rapidity of his success, and at the inability of others to understand these things
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07-17-2020, 05:10 PM #37If you watch a Russian movie set during that battle, the Soviets get incinerated in an explosion, but they dont fall down and die. They keep charging the enemy with flames covering 100% of their body....Originally Posted by andrew28
Russian war movies make American war movies look like footage from the actual battles....and according to which an ensign might rank incomparably higher than a general, and according to which what was needed for success in the service was not effort or work, or courage, or perseverance, but only the knowledge of how to get on with those who can grant rewards, and he was himself often surprised at the rapidity of his success, and at the inability of others to understand these things
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07-17-2020, 05:12 PM #38Banned
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07-17-2020, 05:13 PM #39Registered User
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You misspelled "300."Originally Posted by thenightskies
Or if we're talking modern war, "13 Hours."
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07-17-2020, 05:14 PM #40Registered User
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Agreed. The Thin Red Line wasn't just a bad war movie; it might be one of the worst movies of all time.Originally Posted by phikappa
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07-17-2020, 05:15 PM #41Banned
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Overrated I'll go with that. Boring..Originally Posted by Evil_D
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07-17-2020, 05:16 PM #42Registered User
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If we're judging a movie off of its first 55 minutes, then you might be right, but then again, FMJ wouldn't be a war movie; it'd be a basic training movie.Originally Posted by ReadyToLift2019
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07-17-2020, 05:17 PM #43CEO of the Unified Fund
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I remember seeing it as a kid and thinking it sucked, especially after watching saving private ryan. Then I watched it as an adult a couple times and realized how much more was there. Not sure how you can say it's objectively bad.Originally Posted by The_Standard
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07-17-2020, 05:18 PM #44It's barely a war movie.Originally Posted by BrosefMengele
More of a movie about mental illness.
One look at the movie poster and even a low IQ idiot could tell you that....and according to which an ensign might rank incomparably higher than a general, and according to which what was needed for success in the service was not effort or work, or courage, or perseverance, but only the knowledge of how to get on with those who can grant rewards, and he was himself often surprised at the rapidity of his success, and at the inability of others to understand these things
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07-17-2020, 05:19 PM #45Banned
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Yep basically a movie about a wedding.Originally Posted by Evil_D
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07-17-2020, 05:29 PM #46Registered User
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lmao no wayOriginally Posted by WhoWasFeel
that'd be epic AF
also thisOriginally Posted by nothingshocking
I saw that final cut version of Apocalypse Now just last week in the theatres that chit was amazing
I also kinda like the original JarheadOriginally Posted by thenightskies
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07-17-2020, 05:30 PM #47Registered User
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Gettysburg
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07-17-2020, 05:43 PM #48Registered User
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Why? Maybe it wasn't your cup of tea but I think it perfectly describes soldiers and how war affects them, and in that regard I liked it. Actors also gave pretty damn impressive performances...probably Christopher Walken's best ever.Originally Posted by BrosefMengele
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Brody was hired to be the star though. The film was supposed to be about him. Malick didn't tell him he's barely in it. He showed up at the premiere with his whole family thinking it would be his breakout performance.Originally Posted by ErnieMccracken
Turned out to be Caviezel's.
The answer Malick gives is that when he was editing it, he "found" the film with the Caviezel character.
For people who don't understand the praise for TRL, watch it again. It's not really a war movie. It's not really even a philosophical character study.
It's a movie about something deeper.
https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/articl...gain-and-again
https://www.criterion.com/current/po...de-of-paradise
It's a poetic movie. It's honestly something that Kurosawa could have made.
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07-17-2020, 05:48 PM #50Shiverin' since '92
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07-17-2020, 05:58 PM #51repped.Originally Posted by bigcat3655
Even my wife enjoyed this one despite the enormous run time.
Far from perfect, shot with what are obviously re-enactors most of the time.
But it had a great spirit about it.
Still haven't seen Gods and Generals....and according to which an ensign might rank incomparably higher than a general, and according to which what was needed for success in the service was not effort or work, or courage, or perseverance, but only the knowledge of how to get on with those who can grant rewards, and he was himself often surprised at the rapidity of his success, and at the inability of others to understand these things
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07-17-2020, 06:00 PM #52Registered User
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I've gotta stop and watch Saving Private Ryan everytime it's on tv. It's an amazing film.
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07-17-2020, 07:25 PM #53
1917 was basically if you took soyboys from 2020 and dumped them into a video game version of WW1 except in movie form.
Worst war film I've watched in ages.
Dont waste your time....and according to which an ensign might rank incomparably higher than a general, and according to which what was needed for success in the service was not effort or work, or courage, or perseverance, but only the knowledge of how to get on with those who can grant rewards, and he was himself often surprised at the rapidity of his success, and at the inability of others to understand these things
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07-17-2020, 08:09 PM #55Banned
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Great film, Will Smith is one of my favorite actors.Originally Posted by SSM12
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07-17-2020, 08:11 PM #56Registered User
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hated thin red line, boring artsy bullshiiitOriginally Posted by Firefightn24
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Michael B Jordan was amazingOriginally Posted by BrosefMengele
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I've watched it probably a hundred times. Watched it on an Amazon fire stick a couple weeks ago and had never known there was a directors cut until then.Originally Posted by Evil_D
Gettysburg is a place where you get this heavy, solemn feeling just being there.
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07-18-2020, 06:15 AM #59Registered User
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Thin Red Line over Saving Private Ryan anyday for me.SPR just felt like yankee propaganda and since most of you guys are american i can see why you liked it so much.Its a good movie dont get me wrong but its definitely not the best war movie ever.
I enjoyed Tom Cruise's Valkyrie a lot too.Any recommendations on movies from the German perspective? I need to see Generation War and i loved Der Untergang.Ther German movie Stalingrad from 1993 starring Thomas Kretschmann was very well done.Going to watch Suite Francaise soon.I really want to see more from the German perspective though.
Also a number of good older movies like Guns Of Navarone,Force 10 from Navarone,Where Eagles Dare were really fun.Alistair Maclean was a fun writer to read as well.
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07-18-2020, 06:23 AM #60I dont believe there are any German war films from the German perspective.Originally Posted by khatskevitch
Any that claim to be are 100% COPE, trying to make it out as if every German who served in the war was actually doing so against their will....and according to which an ensign might rank incomparably higher than a general, and according to which what was needed for success in the service was not effort or work, or courage, or perseverance, but only the knowledge of how to get on with those who can grant rewards, and he was himself often surprised at the rapidity of his success, and at the inability of others to understand these things
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