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Suggest History Movies (i.e. The Patriot, Band of Brothers)
Black Ice
Charlotte, NCRegistered User regular
Charlotte, NCRegistered User regular
So I've been watching a lot of non-fiction(ish) movies lately. The Patriot, Glory, Band of Brothers, and so on. I'm not as big on movies centered around more contemporary times (Vietnam War and onward) - I've seen Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, etc. and movies like Black Hawk Down seem pretty rare.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Some suggestions:
The Dirty Dozen, Bridge on the River Kwai, Zulu, Henry V.
Not like Hidalgo's "Based on a true story! Really! Well, based on a totally made up story written by a guy who said it was true, anyway."
All Quiet on the Western Front
Dances With Wolves
Doctor Zhivago
Catch-22
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Last Samurai
best war documentary... nay, best documentary i have ever seen... ever
and im a movie snob, ive seen alllll the ones that were ever nominated for anything. It is just so captivating to watch.
Fuck i was gonna play dragon age, now im just gonna go watch this again
gladiator (fucking awesome.. umm... gladiator movie, but i doubt you haven't seen it)
generation kill (HBO miniseries about the invasion of iraq)
jarhead (1st invasion of iraq movie - it's a bit like a modern full metal jacket, except without any fighting)
over there (FX miniseries about the invasion of iraq.. very good for a cable show IMHO)
and a random full fiction addition: forest gump... amazing movie in its own right, but also one of the most interesting portrayals of vietnam IMHO
one of the best korean war-era movies is the manchurian candidate (although the remake was good, the original w/ sinatra was better). for ww2 (aside from 2nding what's already been said: dirty dozen, bridge over the river kwai) i'd suggest enemy at the gates and the great escape. enemy at the gates tells the tale of the ending days of ww2 from the russian front, a perspective you don't read/see much of.
if you want to go WAY back, check out mutiny on the hms bounty.
If you're looking for war films and you don't see the problems with Platoon, I don't really know what to suggest. I guess The Wall says about as much about it as that does.
Actually, scratch that. The Wall says more about war than Platoon does.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
but they're listening to every word I say
Enemy at the Gates is good. I don't know how one would call it upbeat. Definitely see that one.
but they're listening to every word I say
Probably because he mentioned it in the OP :P
It was followed up by a prequel, Gods and Generals, that details the first two years of the Civil War. Rather long, a bit over-acted, and awfully sympathetic to the South, but I'm not sure of any other movie that captures the early stages of the war so well.
You mentioned liking Black Hawk Down; The Hurt Locker is a fine film about an IED-disposal squad in Iraq that was released this summer. It's not out on DVD until January, I think, but you might still be able to find it if you have a 2nd-run theater nearby.
Saving Private Ryan is the quintessential WW2 movie.
Watch John Adams. It's a pretty good mini series put on by HBO. That and Paul Giamatti is in it.
Also, Patton is a staple for any history movie lover's collection. Another one to watch is Das Boot, as you are seeing the movie from the perspective of a German U-boat. It's really good :^:
Kind of scary when you think about it.
I'm going to suggest a fun period comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278500/
One movie I loved that no one has mentioned is Enemy at the Gates. I need to rewatch that soon!
I have seen Bridge on the River Kwai, of course - it's only one of my favorite movies! And the Dirty Dozen, but it's been a while. I couldn't list every possible movie I've seen, but I'm definitely picking up some new things to watch.
Also, Dehumanized, Der Untergang looks absolutely incredible, I'm going to have to watch that A.S.A.P.!
It's more accurate then the Patriot. Also more entertaining.
Schindler's List.. if it hasn't been mentioned already. If you haven't seen this movie, you are doing a great disservice to yourself.
Gladiator
Braveheart
Master and Commander
Another fantastic movie that deals with how African American soldiers were treated during the Civil War era is Buffalo Soldiers. Neither Glory nor Buffalo Soldiers are completely accurate to what really happened, but the stories are awesome and there are some big-name actors in both movies.
Perhaps it was The Tuskegee Airmen ? :P
The Great Escape
Bridge too far
The Dambusters
All excellent WW2 films