Update your CFS2 war movie library

[dog1]

I was born in 52 and grew up in Beirut and our heroes at thetime were kitk Douglas, burt Lancaster and later Mc queen etc never heard or saw black and white movies of Sterling Heyden.While enjoying his Asphalt jungle and the Killing i stumbled on flat top which also led me to wing and a prayer both i highly recomend for CFS2 enthusiasts. A good addition to our movie library.
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dog1

 

[Typhoon Willy]

Mutiny On The Caine and Mr. Roberts are also good ones too.

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Don't forget: "Fighter Squadron," "Air Force," "The Flying Leathernecks," "Task Force," "12 O'clock High" and "God is my Copilot" for a few.

 

[Typhoon Willy]

Oops, i meant the Caine Mutiny, must've been thinking of Mutiny on the Bounty. :mixedsmi:

 

[Eoraptor1]

Bridges at Toko-Ri.

JAMES

 

[dog1]

cont

i as well recommend air force and task force,will look for co-pilot and fighter squadron,i have however emphasized mainly on pacific carrier scenarios.I recommend Flat top because of its authentic carrier scenes and the late war aircrafts in their late war skins in action.Some might find a wing and a prayer ridiculous,just enjoy the Avengers in the sky.

 

[codeseven]

+1...12 O'clock High is said to be the most accurate and realistic account of the B-17 bombing campaign over Europe. One of my personal favorites!

 

[Jagdflieger]

Don't forget Jimmy Stewart in "Strategic Air Command" and for navy fans, "Away All Boats," "The Cruel Sea" and "PT 109."

 

[bearcat241]

The Battle of Britain, Windtalkers, Pork Chop Hill, The Battle of the Bulge, Band of Brothers and The Pacific (voted most graphic combat IMO). And the top of my wish list would include something based on the U.S. 100th Infantry Battalion (an all Nisei military unit). Despite their social dilemma as a majority Japanese-American unit in WWII, they were serious bad-asses in their day - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_Infantry_Battalion

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

The Battle of Britain, Windtalkers, Pork Chop Hill, The Battle of the Bulge, Band of Brothers and The Pacific (voted most graphic combat IMO). And the top of my wish list would include something based on the U.S. 100th Infantry Battalion (an all Nisei military unit). Despite their social dilemma as a majority Japanese-American unit in WWII, they were serious bad-asses in their day - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_Infantry_Battalion

See "Go for Broke" with Van Johnson, who also starred on "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Battleground". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcSAs6ms_N0

 

[dog1]

cont

a movie i enjoy and never tire of watching is the thin red line by mallick a story on Guadalcanal island.Note that it was a redo of the same movie and title from 1964.

 

[bearcat241]

See "Go for Broke" with Van Johnson...

Got it! ...I had completely forgotten about this one Shadow Wolf...Thanks for the reminder!

This would be a good point to bring up the remote possibility of an updated remake of this classic, maybe on the order of Band of Brothers or The Pacific, but as one of the posters at your Youtube link said, "Nope. A remake is not needed. Hollywood is in the business of ruining classics, not improving them" ...Words of wisdom...:mixedsmi:

 

[Jagdflieger]

Did we mention Cornelius Ryan's masterpiece books made into movies yet?

"The Longest Day" and "A Bridge Too Far?"

For the spy side of WWII, look for "The Eagle has Landed" and "Eye of the Needle."

 

[sc7500]

My Winter Season Trio

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[Hern07]

Two of my favorites are both sorta old and in black and white. And both are about the infantry. A Walk in the Sun and Battleground. Did anyone mention the Battle of Britain and Tora Tora?

 

[TARPSBird]

One of my favorite WWII flicks, and one of the few that my wife enjoys too.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063056/

 

[aeronca1]

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[Shadow Wolf 07]

Two of my favorites are both sorta old and in black and white. And both are about the infantry. A Walk in the Sun and Battleground. Did anyone mention the Battle of Britain and Tora Tora?

"A Walk in the Sun" and "Battleground" are 2 of my favorites... "Battleground" inspired me to go airborne when I joined the Army. "Bombardier" is a hokey but an entertaining propaganda film is are "Sahara." "Wake Island" and "Guadalcanal Diary" are propaganda films, based on actual events.

Also look for: "A Yank in the RAF" with Tyrone Power and "Action in the North Atlantic" with Humphrey Bogart.

 

[dog1]

cont

and no one has mentioned clint eastwoods flags of our fathers and letters from Iwo Jima,

 

[bearcat241]

and no one has mentioned clint eastwoods flags of our fathers and letters from Iwo Jima,

I liked them both. But having already heard and read so much over the years regarding the Iwo Jima fight and the infamous flag raising from the Allied side, in terms of content, i found Letters to be the better story. Up to the point of this movie i had no clue of the Japanese perspective, how they decided on their defensive strategy and what it took for them to both prepare for the invasion and to hold the island as long as they did after the first US troops landed. However, i'm not settled about Eastwood's choice regarding the fate of the Jap commander, Tadamichi Kuribayashi. In all that i had read about the battle, there appears to have been conflicting reports about his death. IMO, Eastwood's choice leaves the speculation open with what i consider as loose ends.