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    Das Boot stands out in terms of its emphasis on the psychology of the soldiers. The TV series (ie an extended version) is better if you can find it. Extremely immersive as an experience.

    A Bridge too Far stands out in terms of its accurate representation of a campaign. Watching the film is almost as informative as reading a book about it (there was a good book of that title, I'm not sure if it predated the film - it may have done). The Longest Day was a film in the same mould, but not quite as good.

    Most other WW2 films feel phoney to me. That's one reason why Band of Brothers is such an amazing achievement - it feels so authentic, full of the arbitrariness of war.

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    yeah thats what i like about it...you just feel that that is the way it must have been

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    Das Boot, it makes you feel like you're right in the U-boat with the men.
    Rat Patrol. Well, I liked it.
    Battle of Britain, if only for the chunky ketchup blood effect.

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    I like the Dambusters. The 'special effects' aren't the best, I'll admit...
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    A bit off topic, but what is Hiemat(SP).

    It is sometimes on BBC4.

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    Heimat is a German series in black and white (although it's quite recent) about the German Home Front.

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    Some good WWI films are Paths of Glory and the Blue Max.
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    i'll check on it...how old are they

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    Quote Originally Posted by evil_maniac from mars
    Battle of Britain, if only for the chunky ketchup blood effect.
    Funny you should say that evil_maniac. Battle of Britain was on TV today so I watched the last half of it. Aside from some less than spectacular effects (blood, explosions), it was incredibly refreshing to see the beauty of real aircraft in a dogfight. I've gotten used to (way too) many CGI effects in movies. I thought Pearl Harbor wasn't that great of a movie aside from the attack itself, and I remember thinking the CGI effects were pretty darn good. That is, until I saw BoB again today. It was clear to me that CGI still has a way to go in some areas.

    In fact, now that I think about it, with few exceptions, the WW2 movies of the past 20-25 years seem lacking. It seems to me that the 60's and early 70's were the "golden age" of WW2 movies: Battle of Britain, The Longest Day, Patton, A Bridge Too Far, Kelly's Heroes, The Great Escape - am I missing any others? They have a epic feeling about them. I guess they also had the advantage of having access to larger numbers of war surplus equipment.

    I'd have to say Patton is my all-time favourite. Das Boot and Saving Private Ryan had a profound effect on me regarding the gritty, emotional aspects of war. However, I wouldn't want to watch them too often. Patton, I'll watch anytime it is on.

    Curiously, I usually end up watching Battle of the Bulge and Midway whenever they are on. Probably because I find the actual battles interesting and think these two movies are the most shown WW2 movies on TV these days in the US. As movies though, they suck. Battle of the Bulge has a horrible story on the American side with know-it-all Henry Fonda dominating the battle. Midway suffers from crappy stock footage and in-plane shots and a horrible American side of the story in the form of Charlton Heston's character. Anyway, these two movies drawn me in like flies to manure way too many times for how bad they are. Thus ends my confession.
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    Gonna have to recommend "A Bridge Too Far" as well, great film, and the book is just as good as the movie.

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    I completely forgot about this one- A Midnight Clear! Almost no focus on action, but a really good story. Depressing as hell, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gregoshi
    Funny you should say that evil_maniac. Battle of Britain was on TV today so I watched the last half of it.
    That movie was great.

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    The Eagle Has Landed was good, I think; it's been ages since I saw it though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon Appleton
    Das Boot stands out in terms of its emphasis on the psychology of the soldiers. The TV series (ie an extended version) is better if you can find it. Extremely immersive as an experience.
    I third the choice of Das Boot for various reasons in addition to the one mentioned by Simon Appleton, such as its great photography and its historical accuracy. I know the events portrayed are not established facts, but for me the concept of historical accuracy runs much deeper.
    A Bridge too Far stands out in terms of its accurate representation of a campaign. Watching the film is almost as informative as reading a book about it (there was a good book of that title, I'm not sure if it predated the film - it may have done).
    You probably meant Cornelius Ryan's best-selling A Bridge too far (1974), a decent book that covers Market-Garden.
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    Die Brücke! Best war film ever!

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    Sam Peckinpah's 'Cross of Iron' is a brutal action movie. James Coburn IS Major Easy from the old Battle comic of the 70s.
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    "the bunker (not a reall ww2 story but a horror based on it)"

    Is that one any good? I've seen it in viedeo stores but haven't seen it yet.

    Best WWII movies?
    Das Boot
    Tora Tora Tora
    Stalingrad
    Die Bruecke
    Savin Privat Ryan
    Band of Brothers
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    i dunno...i also only saw the cover...but i had my money spend on other movies

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    A Walk in the Sun is pretty good. It concentrates on the individual thoughts of the members of an infantry platoon as they undertake an assault on a German held farmhouse outside Salerno. No Hollywood super heroics in this movie. It's just each man's thoughts as waits for the moment when he will have to stand up and run towards that farmhouse.

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