The first thing to say is that I don't like them, except of the funny ones like Kelly's heroes, Train de Vie or M.A.S.H. Basically because of the cruelty of the whole insane business. This does not hold me back to have some great cinematographic pleasure (mostly after being forced to watch them) associated to some of them, like The Bridge on the River Kwai, Apocalypse Now or Der Untergang, for that matter (thanks again, nana! :-P) and most recently, the last Kubrick missing from my viewing-list, a truly excellent one (followed by a Russian movie afterwards, that paraphrased it quite a lot but was very far in either estethics and moral statement). This post actually makes me realise I've seen quite a few, from Holocaust-themes (The Pianist, Sunshine) to I and II WW films...and extremely bad ones, too - inspite the fact that I try to avoid them. But there are so many!Do you like war-movies? Any favourite? How about books? Is there anything beyond Saughterhouse Number Five and Catch 22?
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Kelly's Heroes !!!! My definite favourite.
But I had no idea this title was this movie: The French title is much better : De l'or pour les braves ("Gold for the brave")
But I always thought that it was a male-only (understand : idiotic) kind of humour.
One question : do I need to read Catch-22 before watching the movie ? (we had that discussion before, on a general level, remember ? I'd like your opinion on that specific book : would watching the movie spoil the reading?)
I have a must-see war movie: Jacob's ladder!
Be prepared, it is no better than the rest I suggested. I think there is no "classical", bloody cruelty shown in it, still it's a hard one.
I have the same general feeling toward them thank toward horror-movies: good ones affect me a lot, so I hate them, bad ones are bad, and I hate them even more.
Especailly lately: it seems that I have to narrow my choices down to family movies with dogs and kids and christmas trees, because the rest upsets me too much. Bloody hormones.
Book always to be read first, my father says the only book better on film is the Le salaire de la peur .
C told me the film on all the way to Keszthely (~5 hours)in the previous tousand year: Life is beautiful
Long time ago I saw a french one which touched me with the - that time child - Vic's mother from La boum: Jeux interdits(Forbidden games).
Ill think more...
Ohhohoo!!
Missing in action (Chuck norris)
Halo halo :D
I guess I am a sociopath, but I didn't like the Life is beautiful!
It was too much for me. But it brings up the big classic, Schindler's list.
I have to confess that Sunshine hit me hard. I was crying throughout the second half. But that wasn't war-movie: just 20th century history of Hungary. Not a big difference, eh?
Oh, and Siriana? Have you seen it?
I think that was made from a bit revolutional perspective.
I haven't. Should I?
You must !!!
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