Which war movies do people here find the best and why ? Also what are the best war movie themes ?
My selection of movies, not in any order:
a. Saving Pvt. Ryan: realistic, accurate attention to details, does not glorify war.
b. The Deer Hunter: What a story ! again does not glorify war
c. The killing Fields: true story again no glorification of war.
d. Memphis Belle: I liked the fact that an entire movie can be made on one mission. Again quite realistic.
e. Last of the Mohicans: What Music !!! Fantastic battle scenes and amazing photography
f. Thin Red Line: Very philosophical, superb photography, especially the use of natural light and shadows. apparantly shot on location in Guadalcanal.
I basically like movies that show war as hell, none of that good guy / bad guy crap. Any movie that shows that there are human beings on both sides of the guns deserves my vote.
Best Sound Tracks:
a. Last of the Mohicans: My favourite CD and I can never get tired of listening to it, even after 6 years.
b. Deer hunter: Cavatina from John Williams is really deep and touching.
c. Operation Daybreak: Has anyone heard the sound track of this flick ? Its a movie from the early 80’s and am not sure if the available for sale. If anyone can tell me where to get it, i’d be really obliged. The movie is also a good one, with a great score.
d. Das Boot: The animal in me likes that Techno version 😉
Any recommendations on similar points guys ?
By: RadiO - 25th April 2002 at 20:01
RE: Favourite War Movies / themes
I must admit the TV trailers for Blackhawk Down were interesting – putting carnage, RPGs and strafing AH-6s to the instrumental section from Moby’s “Why Does my Heart Feel So Bad”. It shouldn’t work, yet it did.
The Keep – has anybody seen this? Very strange story about WWII Germam soldiers awakening an evil entity in a wierd castle. Had an interesting soundtrack by (IIRC) Christopher Franke of Tangerine Dream.
By: Arthur - 25th April 2002 at 19:47
RE: Favourite War Movies / themes
Movie?
Most definately
Dr. Strangelove, or how i stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb Best war movie ever, absolutely hilarious! Likewise, No Man’s Land is definately worth seeing. Very good in portraying everybody in the Yugoslav civil war as morons 🙂
Best war movie soundtrack? That should be Black Hawk Down. Nice crossovers of Northern African folk music combined with industrial guitars and noise. Yeah!
Other candidates IMHO are in no particulair order:
– Platoon (Sgt. Barnes being killed in slow-motion with Harper’s Adaggio for strings on the background – very painful combination),
– Full Metal Jacket (especially the singing of the Mickey Mouse Club-tune at the end),
– Vera Lynn singing “We’ll meet again” during the apocalyptic ending of Dr. Strangelove
– Although i’m not much into 60s music (with a special dislike for the doors), Apocalypse Now is musically interesting because Ministry’s NWO is built completely with samples from this film.
Regards,
Arthur
By: skythe - 25th April 2002 at 19:36
RE: Favourite War Movies / themes
“The Great Escape” theme, of course. A real classic, great movie, great theme.
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U.N. Representative: So, Mr. Evil –
Dr. Evil: It’s Dr. Evil, I didn’t spend six years in Evil Medical School to be called “mister,” thank you very much.
By: EHVB - 25th April 2002 at 18:17
RE: Favourite War Movies / themes
“Cross of Iron” is one of the warmovies I still remember. Classified as too violent, it showed wat war was realy about, a waste of people.The same can be said for “Das Boot” and “Stalingrad” Recently, in Holland and Belgium a film was/is shot called “Resistance”. It is about Carpetbagger B24’s and looking at the high quality Liberator they made in full scale, it is now in a museum in Luxenburg, it must be a good movie. I still hope that one day a movie will be made on “Monte Casino”.
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April 25, 2002 at 5:58 pm