Brilliant series ...wish it was available on DVD ...update, now available in uk
I've been waiting years for this!
Used to love sat nights, pub, motd then Tour of Duty. I watched a couple of episodes the other day still enjoyed it mainly for the nostalgia, its a bit cheesy & dated 20 years on
Have to say I preferred BOB to Pacific although the relentless grind of the Island hopping and ferocity of the fighting is conveyed very well in Pacific. These films are endlessly fascinating as they serve so many purposes, often this purpose changes with subsequent generations. I remember watching The Cruel Sea for the first time and being frustrated by the pace of it and being told by my Dad to watch myself if my uncle heard me saying similar. He'd been on Arctic convoys. No idea how many times have seen it now.
Taking a liberty here as it’s definitely not “Post WW2” but have just watched the excellent and award winning Darkest Hour starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill. It was like watching the great man himself.
1. Post WW2 film. Tricky category, I'm going with the hurt locker
2. WW2 film. saving private ryan, mostly for the truly astonishing opening scene, watching that at the cinema was amazing
3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks. das boot. one of the best films of all time, definitely in my top 10, deserves more love
4. Pre-WW1 film. zulu, ainec, again one of the best of all time
5. WW1 film- all quiet on the western front
Dear god it took me far too long to understand your post - I read it at first and thought "Zulu didnt come out before WW1, it came out in the 60s"
Taking a liberty here as it’s definitely not “Post WW2” but have just watched the excellent and award winning Darkest Hour starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill. It was like watching the great man himself.
Except the bit when he was on the London Underground talking to "Marcus". Fuck me...
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Zulu (has to be)
Lawrence of Arabia
The Cruel Sea
The great escape
Enemy at the gate
Zulu
Gallipoli
2. The Way to the Stars or Battle of Britain
3. Downfall
4. Waterloo or Zulu
5. Paths of Glory
There is a new Falklands War film in production. It is called 'Destroyer' and is the story of the sinking of HMS Coventry.
2. WW2 film. saving private ryan, mostly for the truly astonishing opening scene, watching that at the cinema was amazing
3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks. das boot. one of the best films of all time, definitely in my top 10, deserves more love
4. Pre-WW1 film. zulu, ainec, again one of the best of all time
5. WW1 film- all quiet on the western front
Saving Private Ryan
The 9th Company
Zulu
1917
2. Enigma
3. The lives of others
4. Zulu
5. Carry on up the Kyber
Zulu