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re: Best pre-1970 war movie
Posted on 11/15/13 at 11:15 am to ColaTiger
Posted on 11/15/13 at 11:15 am to ColaTiger
quote:Not exactly the analogy* I'd use, but this essentially expresses my feelings on the subjectquote:So is this like saying Playstation 4 games will always be better than SNES games because the graphics are better?
Can war movies from pre-1970 really stand up to anything done with better technology
*Actually it's a simile
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Posted on 11/15/13 at 11:27 am to BugAC
quote:
Where Eagles Dare. It's not historical, but it's a good ww2/spy film.
Agreed. Great movie.
Posted on 11/15/13 at 11:30 am to BugAC
quote:
Where Eagles Dare. It's not historical, but it's a good ww2/spy film. I bought it on DVD. I'm going to watch it again when it gets colder. A good cold weather movie, IMO.
I couldn't agree with this more.
Even the cold weather movie part. I absolutely love this movie and watch it at least once a year.
Posted on 11/15/13 at 1:51 pm to ChewyDante
quote:
Where Eagles Dare
Richard Burton and Clint. Damn fine pair. "Broadsword calling Danny Boy". Always think of that line when I think of that movie.
Posted on 11/15/13 at 2:03 pm to danman6336
quote:
Can war movies from pre-1970 really stand up to anything done with better technology or plots involving Vietnam? It's hard to say.
Just FWIW, you have Dirty Dozen and Great Escape on your list. I can't fathom how any technological upgrades could make either of those movies even slightly better than they are in their current state. The Great Escape is one of my favorite movies and I think holds up very very well.
Posted on 11/15/13 at 2:09 pm to elprez00
Posted on 11/15/13 at 2:10 pm to Fewer Kilometers
You shut your whore mouth. This movie is a freakin classic.
Posted on 11/15/13 at 2:52 pm to danman6336
The Guns of Navarone
The Sand Pebbles
The Devil's Brigade
Zulu
Hell Is For Heroes
Run Silent Run Deep
Pork Chop Hill
They Were Expendable
The Sand Pebbles
The Devil's Brigade
Zulu
Hell Is For Heroes
Run Silent Run Deep
Pork Chop Hill
They Were Expendable
Posted on 11/15/13 at 2:59 pm to Sal Minella
Sgt. York
Guns of Navarone
are a couple more among some of the best
Guns of Navarone
are a couple more among some of the best
Posted on 11/15/13 at 3:06 pm to Alahunter
In Harm's Way
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo
Posted on 11/15/13 at 4:53 pm to danman6336
Kelley's Heroes
Posted on 11/15/13 at 5:49 pm to danman6336
Sink the Bismarck
Run Silent, Run Deep
Patton
The Longest Day
Battle Cry
From Here to Eternity
Casablanca
Father Goose
In Harm's Way
The Young Lions
Kings Go Forth
South Pacific
Run Silent, Run Deep
Patton
The Longest Day
Battle Cry
From Here to Eternity
Casablanca
Father Goose
In Harm's Way
The Young Lions
Kings Go Forth
South Pacific
This post was edited on 11/15/13 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 11/16/13 at 12:28 am to JawjaTigah
The General
Posted on 11/16/13 at 12:32 am to GeauxTGRZ
quote:
Kelley's Heroes
A favorite, but really like the Longest Day
Posted on 11/17/13 at 7:10 am to danman6336
This post was edited on 11/17/13 at 7:12 am
Posted on 11/17/13 at 8:07 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Das Boot
Posted on 11/17/13 at 9:22 am to BugAC
quote:
Where Eagles Dare
Broadsword calling Danny Boy
Posted on 11/17/13 at 11:17 am to danman6336
Kelly's Heroes. Released in 1970
Posted on 11/17/13 at 12:04 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:I disagree with this. Yes, you need a good story to make a good movie, but movies like Sands of Iwo Jima and To Hell and Back do nothing to capture the grittiness of war like Saving Private Ryan and even Das Boot.
Explosions aren't what make great war movies. It's the story.
Stalag 17 and Bridge on the River Kwai are great movies, but more because of the interpersonal battles and conflicts between the individuals and not so much because of the horror that is war.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 3:26 pm to Buck Magnum
Paths of Glory
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