Film Recommendations

[Fearless]

I thought it would be of interest to us all if we had recommendations on great films with epic battles. Example: "Zulu"
What's your favourite......foreign included.

[chunkynut]

Epic battles must be Saving Private Ryan (realism factor), that camelot one (bugger cant remember the name it has camelot in it tho, but obviously very fictional), most recently Black Hawk Down was ok for a modern warfare one, and err teenage mutant ninja turtles number 2 http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif


My 3 favorite films are (at the moment);

1. The Ninth Gate. Johny Depp is great in this occult thriller.

2. The Big Lebowski. Great stoner movie, absolutly hilarious John Goodman plays an excellent 'Nam veteran. (i quote this film all the time )

3. Either Memento or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Memento is to be quite honest a F*&ked up film, brilliantly made and a good story too. Many surprises so i wont spoil it But dont make the same mistake i did and watch it stoned Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is amazing an amazing drugs trip gone wrong seen throught the eyes of Johny Depps character. Make the mistake i did and watch it stoned http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif

I recomend watching any of these for a good night in or when your stuck for things to do. I have watched them all at least 5 times i think

[ShadeWraith]

I loved the scattering ashes scene in the Big Lobowski...made me laugh my bollocks off.


BTW. The King Arthur movie with very good battle scenes was called Excalibur...made in the early 80's I think.



Wraith

[chunkynut]

Thats right the camelot ones a love story (opps ).

Yeah whats the line?

Walter(John Goodman): "His life taken like so many young men in Siagon, Timais and Hill 368."

Or the funniest bit with the child and his father with the iron lung.

Walter: * takes of jacket and tie whilst saying *
"Little ba&$erd, stonewalling me."
* gets crowbar from boot of car *
"Do you see what happens Tommy ... huh? DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU F*&K A STRANGER IN THE ARSE"
*Beats crap out of sports car with crowbar*

Hilarious.

[Fearless]

"teenage mutant ninja turtles"..............this topic is already showing the signs of great saddnes I thought I would get in depth views of "Seven samurai" or even "The Alamo"..................maybe I'm asking too much http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[pithorr]

Oooch
Amelie (http://www.amelie-lefilm.com/)
(Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) for sure...

[Brother Derfel]

Big L' was killingly funny, I loved the fight scene outside the bowling ally....... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ............................. any way, epic films......

1. Lord of the Rings (Yes i know its not historical but it is definatly epic)
2. Gladiator
3. Saving private Ryan

ahhh can't wait for Lord of the rings The Two Towers, it is going to be even more epic http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[Red Peasant]

Best film I've seen in the last month was 'Road to Perdition'

.....worst was 'Fat Greek Bird Gets Married'.

[james]

Mine would have to be 'The Lord Of The Rings' series.

[NinjaKilla]

Shanghai Noon, Enemy at the Gate

[Ronin]

Let me see.Movies with battles:

-Saving private Ryan
-We were soldiers
-Black Hawk down
-kelly´s heroes( a war movie that will crack you up every time http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif)


other movies:

-Finding Forrester
-Training day
-The rock

[wasabi]

I though that we had similar topic before?...
Anyhow, by the story:
1. Sleepless Town ( Japanese & Taiwanese Film)
2. Vanilla Sky & Sliding Doors
3. Minority Report
(I am not a Tom Cruise fan, just think that those stories done pretty well)
By the cinematography (special effect etc~):
1. Lord of the Rings
2. Star Wars II (because Nat’s outfits looks better in this one)
Comedy:
1. Austin Power( I though it was seriously stupid, but now I think it’s seriously funny)
2. Beverly Hill Cop( Third one is the best&#33http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Action: ( Boy’s film)
1. Die Hard III
2. We were Soldiers

Just realised seem a lots of movies with Pape the past years, I love ‘Monsters Inc’…I think ‘Final Fantasy’ is the most disappointing movie~ ‘Beautiful Mind’ is good too…(despite that I failed my game theory exam)…..want to see ‘Amelie’~~~defintiely

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[Mithrandir]

Moved to movies/historical/monastery. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif

[Goedfroy]

One of the best war movie ever , Iron cross .

*shooting*
STEINER

[ICantSpellDawg]

id have to say;

1)braveheart

2)el cid

3)alexander nevsky

4)gladiator

5)warlord (not so much epic battles, but not bad, much more to the point raid type attacks)

[hrvojej]

For battle scenes, I would still go with Kurosawa. Not so much because of the epic feeling, but because of the drama.

[Papewaio]

Love watching films.

As a kid Bogart, Hepburn etc anything that played as a saturday afternoon movie. Cowboy movies when I actually believed that stuff (I was about twelve when I started getting a more broad spectrum of opinions).

Favourite Movies
Fantasy: Ladyhawke (favourite full stop), LOTR and The Princess Bride (I like the humour).
Western: Pale Rider (Actually practically any western as I will watch them all... prefer spaghetti westerns/Clint Eastwood, John Wayne the least in general... all westerns are good leave the brain at the door relaxation).
Futuristic: Blade Runner, Alien Series (even the latest as I like The City of Lost Children and Delicatesance), Matrix and Terminator I/II.
Animated: Monsters Inc
Modern Biographical (actually more 'loosley based on the names in the life of&#39http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif: Beautiful Mind.
Past Biographical/Fantasy ('very loosley based on the names in the life of&#39http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif: Braveheart
War Movies: We Were Soldiers, Toro Toro Toro.
Chick Flicks that I enjoyed: My Fair Lady, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Working Girl, Bridget Jones Diary
Comedy: When Harry Met Sally, Groundhog Day,
Search for the Holy Grail, Life of Brian

I like Kevin Costner films even though he has the same lifeless voice in everyone of his movies. James Cameron, Ripley Scott and Baz Luhrmann are my favourite living directors.

Disappointing Films.
Gladiator, started out well. But where I was hoping for a classic Roman vs Roman clash of the legions had a typical hollywood ending where the main protaganists fight hand to hand (doesn't matter if it was a futuristic sci-fi it always end in a punch up and the bad guy falling on a spike type ending).
SPR. Just didn't quite gel like it should have in the end it seemed to 'Here comes the cavalry'.
Patriot. Another bulldust ending.

--- Apologies for all spelling mistakes ---

[Xer0]

Epic battle: Waterloo

[Fearless]

I bought Alexander Nevsky on DVD.............my wife thought I had lost my marbles. I still rate it as a good film........dated though.
Has anyone seen the film "Samurai Banners" I believe it to be quite a bit of an epic movie though as yet I haven't seen it

[Azrael]

Conan the Barbarian.

Surely one of the greatest films of all time.

What is best in life?

"To crush your enemies,
To see them driven before you,
And to hear the lamentations of the women".

People hitting other people

Can you think of anything cooler than that?

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Azrael

[A.Saturnus]

The film "Gettysburg" was quiet epic and great, Seven Samurai aren`t to be missed too, but, well... we all know LoTR will beat them all.

[DojoRat]

Ran. I still remember the impact that movie had on me. It's been 15 years or more since I last saw it.

[bosdur]

Current favorite movie
-.Juwanna Mann -- purely hillarious http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

Most favourite epic movie
-.Romance of the three kingdoms

[Ktonos]

Iron Cross, and Private Ryan are the most epical WWII movies I have ever seen.

Russians are ferociously counterattacking the German lines.

Corrupted Lawful Evil German Captain (valour -2)
[wavering due to destruction of army]
"Don't kill me. I don't want to die. I do not want the Iron Cross any more. I am sorry"

Veteran Chaotic Good German Corporel (valour 7)
[impetous due to destruction of army]
"I wont." throws a submashingun to the captain. "You wanted the Iron Cross. Then come outside and let me show you where they grow."

*they both leave the barracks*
Russians everywhere. the German captain don't know how to arm the submashingun.

Veteran Chaotic Good German Corporel (valour 8)
[impetous as death is closer]
"hahaha...Hahaha...BWAHAHABWAHAHAHA"

Fin

[Lord_Lenny]

ok ok ok here we go (in no particular order)
Amelie
Enemy At The Gates
Glory (American film from the 80's, about the 51st (i think) Black Infantry in the Civil War)
With Fire and Sword (Polish, about the cossack rebellion of the 1640's)
Enemy At The Gates
The Road To Perdition
The Talented Mr. Ripely (hell anything with Jude Law in it really, he's such a cool actor)
Kenneth Branaghs Hamlet
Baz Lhurmann's Romeo and Juliet
Schindlers List (i haven't cried so much in a movie before or since)
Harry Potter 1 and 2
LOTR

There, done and done

[Alrowan]

STAR WARS

lol.. i had to

[deejayvee]

Quote[/b] (Lord_Lenny @ Dec. 07 2002,06:33)]The Talented Mr. Ripely (hell anything with Jude Law in it really, he's such a cool actor)
What about AI??

That's one of the worst movies ever


On another note, I saw Brotherhood of the Wolf the other day. Not historical in the slightest but a cool film just the same.

[Lord_Lenny]

Quote[/b] (deejayvee @ Dec. 09 2002,16:04)]
Quote[/b] (Lord_Lenny @ Dec. 07 2002,06:33)]The Talented Mr. Ripely (hell anything with Jude Law in it really, he's such a cool actor)
What about AI??

That's one of the worst movies ever
yeh i've heard that, haven't seen it myself so i wouldn't know hehe

[Alrowan]

i kinda liked AI

*hides* http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif

[ninjaboyelroy]

For any of you who are fans of the Napoleonic Era, I would reccomend " The Duellists". Starring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel and directed by Ridley Scott, it tells the tale of 2 French Hussars who carry of a feud throughout the Naploeonic Wars. While lacking the pitched battles that characterize "Waterloo", it is a beautiful period piece, long on atmosphere, with a soundtrack of period music. The duel on horseback is worth the price of admission. My wife, however, does not agree. She would argue (with much eyerolling) that "it's one of the most boring movies I have ever been forced to watch". Don't even get her started on Jim Jarmusch. He did THE most boring movie I forced my wife to watch, "Down By Law".

[redrooster]

talented mr ripley left me so disturbed.
lord of the ring was incredible
best horror movie was "the ring"(the jap version)
best comedy has to be austin powers and hot shots

[Lord_Lenny]

Quote[/b] (redrooster @ Dec. 10 2002,20:27)]talented mr ripley left me so disturbed.
yes yes yes i totally agree

[Rath]

Lord Lenny - Heh with Fire and Sword - i really enjoyed that one - had a nice touch of humour throughout http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Lord_Lenny]

hehehehe yeh you gotta love the whole Mr Zagloba/Mr. Podbipieta interplay, and when Jan throws Czaplinski out of the tavern hehe

[MrJedi]

Quote[/b] (Alrowan @ Dec. 07 2002,08:02)]STAR WARS

lol.. i had to
Hey? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

Star Wars (but I like the classics better than the new ones) or rather, Return of the Jedi because of the massive space battle.

Lord of the Rings are great too. I just watched Fellowship last week, but Two Towers looks like it will be absolutely awesome. The Battle at Helm's Deep (is the a M:TW map for this?). Return of the King should be good to because of the massive siege of Minas Tirith.

I read an article on the program they use to create to big battle sequences...quite interesting...I spent a week looking for a place to buy it http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif (no luck)

[Alrowan]

lol.. i prefer empire strikes back


as for maps from lord of the rings, ill be attempting to make thme when i can get some good pictures, edoras looks quite nice to make, as with helms deep.. we'll see though

[Knight_Yellow]

Hmmm best film has gotta be .....
on terms of most times ive watched a film its Aliens 2 but in actual enjoyment has to be gladiator or braveheart.
Enemy at the gates was good too. as jude law and ed harris played there parts very well.
Just not very realistic though, i mean did they have to have a luv story as well as bob hoskins GAH.
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[Mr Frost]

I like quite a few movies , though I don't feel anyone has done "epic battles" properly yet {at least for my demanding standards http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif} .
Here are some favorites that many might not have seen that I thought were excelent movies {from various genres} :
Mean Guns {an Albert Pyun movie with Christopher Lambert and Iced T ... VERY cool and lots of gunfights http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif} .
Drive {Martial Arts movie with great fight scenes and very funny ... Brittany Murphy was dammed sexy in it also} .
eXistenZ {that's how it was spelled ... strange story but I enjoyed it} .
Soldier {Kurt Russel was tre cool as always ; he portrayed a futuristic Janissary like soldier left for dead/obsolete on a garbage dump planet who saves the locals from his former masters} .
Dead Man {a VERY cool western -black and white which usually anoys me but works well in this- staring Johnny Depp and some pretty cool co-stars/extras like Robert Mitchum and that guy who played Frank Black in the series Millenium} .
Even though more a T.V. series , The Lexx is one of my all time favorites those two georgous babes who played the love slave Zev are pretty good reason to watch just for starters http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif . Very strange series , but well worth watch and not supprisingly has/had quite a sizable cult following .
Another series too good to ignore is the supreamly campy but awful funny Japanese {and dubed by a then relativly non-famous Peter Weir} Monkey This was bases on the epic story of "The Monkey King" which was made into a rather less entertaining mini-series by those cultural hijackers {and evil offspring of Pat Boon;)} Hallmark http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/pissed.gif
Nothing Personal {staring Kyra Sedgewick and Robbie Coltrain . Very cool gangser story}
Cyrano de Bergerac {the one with Gerard depardu ... probebly misspelled his name badly . I don't notice too many people outside of French folk who have seen it . It's very good and very well done }
There are probebly a lot I would mention , but can't bring to mind at the moment . For large battles , I seem to remember so real good 'uns in Waterloo , and ofcourse War and Peace set a decent standard for epic feel .

[ShadeFlanders]

I stick to "Apocalypse Now", bloody funny at times and the director's cut is even better.

[Vrashk]

Good films with battles, (particularly good, cool battles)


Gladiator
The battle in the beginning, its just great.

Ran
Has got the coolest japanese battles I have ever seen.

Lord of the Rings
The battle in the beginning is damn cool(Even though its real short), but then again, I'm a huge LOTR and especially Orc fan.

Braveheart
The battles in it rock, thats all.


If we're going into modern, realistic War movies/series, I'd have to recommend "Warriors" (Cant recall if it was a series, or a cut-up movie) which is about some FN soldiers in the balkans. This one feels very realistic. It is the only movie I've ever seen that made me feel:
"War sucks and its horrible"
Otherwise warmovies tend to leave me very... satisfied and ecstatic(How the hell do I spell that?).