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cutuphalfdead wrote:
The intrigue in Strangelove wasn't taking place during a period of peace that led up to an act of war, it was taking place during a war that led up to a drastic escalation of that war.
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
The Cold War is the Canada of wars. Hardly counts.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
Just admit that you were wrong and we can move on.
I count it under the same category as "espionage-y" stuff. Lots of intrigue that's set during war, but for the sake of this list, I'm not counting that as a "war movie."
Just admit that you were wrong and we can move on.
I count it under the same category as "espionage-y" stuff. Lots of intrigue that's set during war, but for the sake of this list, I'm not counting that as a "war movie."
So, then, and I swear I'm not being difficult, I just want an understood lexicon, can you define a "war movie"?
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durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Just admit that you were wrong and we can move on.
I count it under the same category as "espionage-y" stuff. Lots of intrigue that's set during war, but for the sake of this list, I'm not counting that as a "war movie."
So, then, and I swear I'm not being difficult, I just want an understood lexicon, can you define a "war movie"?
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
This was insanely difficult to narrow down to ten. Not in order, and not counting espionage-y stuff, pre-gun wars, or sci-fi:
49th Parallel Band of Brothers Castle Keep The Deer Hunter Gone with the Wind Hell in the Pacific The Heroes of Telemark Paths of Glory The Thin Red Line Where Eagles Dare
Long list of honorable mentions: Apocalypse Now Ashes and Diamonds Battle of the Bulge Battleground Beach Red Between Heaven and Hell The Big Red One The Bridge on the River Kwai Force 10 from Navarone Full Metal Jacket Fury A Generation Grand Illusion The Great Escape The Green Berets Hope and Glory Lawrence of Arabia The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Lions for Lambs Men Behind the Sun Men in War Patton The Pianist Raintree County Rambo Tora! Tora! Tora!
Of the two, I think Gettysburg impacted me more because it was gripping without deviating from accuracy. Aside from the core problem every Civil War movie has ("we don't want it to be a gorefest, so we'll have people just fall down when they die and thus thoroughly understate the human significance and personal impact of every single moment"), the detail to which Gettysburg captured what actually happened is astounding...and it did so without losing the powerful emotional core that a historical drama movie needs to have. It was pretty much one shot of Lee having diarrhea away from perfect historical accuracy, and yet it has an almost Shakespearean tragic core to it.
Glory was a good movie, admittedly with a few aspects that haven't aged well, but it bent and adjusted too much of what was already an engaging story that had no reason to be adjusted.
Both have great soundtracks. Both have hilarious fake facial hair. One has purple and green explosions, though.
Guys. Do you realize with this post we actually got to watch McP gush? Seriously. It's really weird.
Of the two, I think Gettysburg impacted me more because it was gripping without deviating from accuracy. Aside from the core problem every Civil War movie has ("we don't want it to be a gorefest, so we'll have people just fall down when they die and thus thoroughly understate the human significance and personal impact of every single moment"), the detail to which Gettysburg captured what actually happened is astounding...and it did so without losing the powerful emotional core that a historical drama movie needs to have. It was pretty much one shot of Lee having diarrhea away from perfect historical accuracy, and yet it has an almost Shakespearean tragic core to it.
Glory was a good movie, admittedly with a few aspects that haven't aged well, but it bent and adjusted too much of what was already an engaging story that had no reason to be adjusted.
Both have great soundtracks. Both have hilarious fake facial hair. One has purple and green explosions, though.
Guys. Do you realize with this post we actually got to watch McP gush? Seriously. It's really weird.
color me surprised that mcparadigm is a stickler for historical accuracy in fiction
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Malloy wrote:
making this place inhospitable to posting is really the only move left.
Just admit that you were wrong and we can move on.
I count it under the same category as "espionage-y" stuff. Lots of intrigue that's set during war, but for the sake of this list, I'm not counting that as a "war movie."
So, then, and I swear I'm not being difficult, I just want an understood lexicon, can you define a "war movie"?
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
This was insanely difficult to narrow down to ten. Not in order, and not counting espionage-y stuff, pre-gun wars, or sci-fi:
49th Parallel Band of Brothers Castle Keep The Deer Hunter Gone with the Wind Hell in the Pacific The Heroes of Telemark Paths of Glory The Thin Red Line Where Eagles Dare
Long list of honorable mentions: Apocalypse Now Ashes and Diamonds Battle of the Bulge Battleground Beach Red Between Heaven and Hell The Big Red One The Bridge on the River Kwai Force 10 from Navarone Full Metal Jacket Fury A Generation Grand Illusion The Great Escape The Green Berets Hope and Glory Lawrence of Arabia The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Lions for Lambs Men Behind the Sun Men in War Patton The Pianist Raintree County Rambo Tora! Tora! Tora!
That's not an answer, friend. Or rather, it's an answer equivalent to "because I say so."
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