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Mecca · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:07 pm

pretty deep wells for making movies, amirite?

Orpheus · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:09 pm

Add in people trying to fuck each other and dudes with laser swords and you've pretty much got the entire history of cinema.

Mecca · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:12 pm

vietnam war has some of the more interesting stories

also, throw in johnny dangerously and how could you not love mob movies?

Orpheus · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:16 pm

My friend is taking a War Movies class and I was kind of miffed that neither Paths of Glory nor The Thin Red Line were included in the curriculum. Though they are under "also suggested."

Mecca · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:24 pm

Apocalypse Now?

Orpheus · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:30 pm

It's on there. If you left that out you'd basically have to resign as a professor.

Mecca · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:31 pm

Orpheus wrote:

It's on there. If you left that out you'd basically have to resign as a professor.

the horror....

Human Bass · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:04 am

Apocalypse Now is my favourite movie ever. I dont even consider a war movie, its more like...something that happens in the middle of a war.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

I can understand not having The Thin Red Line on the schedule, because it isn't very good. But not showing Paths of Glory during a war films class is ridiculous.

Orpheus · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:05 am

Take that back or I will subject you to a rambling Nick Nolte voiceover.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

My whole life is a rambling Nick Nolte voiceover.

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:35 pm

one could argue that the thin red line is the best war movie

Orpheus · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:54 pm

bondcfh007 wrote:

one could argue that the thin red line is the best war movie

The combat is definitely really well done. Not super intense like SPR but still very realistic and the deaths are sudden.

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:46 pm

Orpheus wrote:

bondcfh007 wrote:

one could argue that the thin red line is the best war movie

The combat is definitely really well done. Not super intense like SPR but still very realistic and the deaths are sudden.

all SPR has going for it are those visceral battle scenes. the story is pretty blah.

Stephen_Malkmus · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:16 pm

How do you folks feel about Band of Brothers? I own it, so you might be able to guess how I feel about it.

bondcfh007 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:23 pm

band of brothers is awesome

Owl_Farmer · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:11 pm

bondcfh007 wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

bondcfh007 wrote:

one could argue that the thin red line is the best war movie

The combat is definitely really well done. Not super intense like SPR but still very realistic and the deaths are sudden.

all SPR has going for it are those visceral battle scenes. the story is pretty blah.

that's enough imo. those scenes are pure win.

Human Bass · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:45 pm

Thin Red Line is good, but i dont find it exceptional.

parchy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:50 am **Posts:** 11842

bondcfh007 wrote:

band of brothers is awesome

Stephen_Malkmus · **Posted:** Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:35 pm

Speirs is awesome in that series :thumbsup:

wars and the mafia

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