Anything Goes 30: Topicality Not Found

[ChiHawks10]

i really hate to say this, b/c i am a war movie fan, WW1 and the Vietnam wars, there weren't any great movies.

Vietnam maybe Saints and Soldier with, if i am thinking is the movie i was thinking about is a Meg Gibson movie. but it was the action in the movie not the love story of it.

Vietnam, I disagree. Platoon. Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now. I even thought We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson was good.

 

[LDF]

Vietnam, I disagree. Platoon. Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now. I even thought We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson was good.

you see, i will respect yours and many posters opinions on these points.

but i didn't like those movies and yeah that affected my opinions. btw, many thanks for correcting my mistake on the Mel Gibson movie.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Man, how many times to I have to read a story about bullying? This should be a non issue if kids were brought up right. Infuriating.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

The first half of Full Metal Jacket is a masterpiece. When they actually go to Vietnam, its good, not great.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

How R Lee Ermey didn't win an academy award for playing the drill Sargent I will never know. What's cool is that he was actually just supposed to be an adviser for the film, as he had been an actual drill Sargent. But Kubrick saw how great he was as it, he put him in the movie and let him write his own lines. All of which are amazing.

 

[hawksrule]

Band of Brothers was the best WW2 anything.

 

[Blue Liner]

Band of Brothers was the best WW2 anything.

I am in agreement with this.

 

[LDF]

How R Lee Ermey didn't win an academy award for playing the drill Sargent I will never know. What's cool is that he was actually just supposed to be an adviser for the film, as he had been an actual drill Sargent. But Kubrick saw how great he was as it, he put him in the movie and let him write his own lines. All of which are amazing.

yeah i remember that tidbit, it all came down to being convincing in the drill sgt rant. he was great in that.

 

[LDF]

Band of Brothers was the best WW2 anything.

dang, you brought up something i totally forget.... i went out and brought the whole series. it was sooo kool. they whole group had a chat forum and the actual major, well his son came onto that site and talked about his, lack of better words, miscues .... that whole group came together for him and was really classy when talking to that family member.

 

[LDF]

The first half of Full Metal Jacket is a masterpiece. When they actually go to Vietnam, its good, not great.

total agreement. it was the 2nd half that made me dislike it..... even today, i will watch the 1st half.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Band of Brothers was the best WW2 anything.

No argument from me on this. Completely forgot about that series.

 

[x Tame Impala]

"Shaving Ryan's Privates" has always been my favorite

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

"Shaving Ryan's Privates" has always been my favorite

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

BOB was amazing

The Pacific was disappointing. I just couldn't get into it and some of the episodes really dragged out

Also you didn't really care about the characters in it

 

[Blue Liner]

BOB was amazing

The Pacific was disappointing. I just couldn't get into it and some of the episodes really dragged out

Also you didn't really care about the characters in it

Surprisingly, I still haven't seen The Pacific yet but your take is a really common one. Many seemed underwhelmed by it. BOB set the bar really high, too. The character development in that was so good. I know Spielberg and Hanks are currently (I believe) producing another WWII mini-series called "The Mighty Eight" about the 8th Air Force.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

i really hate to say this, b/c i am a war movie fan, WW1 and the Vietnam wars, there weren't any great movies. .

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) is certainly a classic and great film

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Last I heard that project was in development stall

Been a few years since I heard information about it so maybe I just missed it

 

[Blue Liner]

Last I heard that project was in development stall

Been a few years since I heard information about it so maybe I just missed it

Last I read over the summer it's being released in 2019.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Well that is good to hear though still a long way off

 

[x Tame Impala]

Seriously though, Saving Private Ryan > Band of Brothers by a hair

 

[LDF]

BOB was amazing

The Pacific was disappointing. I just couldn't get into it and some of the episodes really dragged out

Also you didn't really care about the characters in it

ref the pacific, i really agree with it, even though they really did it history on the native american in the opening esp. there were other story lines that they could have gone with.

 

[LDF]

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) is certainly a classic and great film

i just couldn't get into it. i guess it is all in the person taste.

 

[LDF]

Surprisingly, I still haven't seen The Pacific yet but your take is a really common one. Many seemed underwhelmed by it. BOB set the bar really high, too. The character development in that was so good. I know Spielberg and Hanks are currently (I believe) producing another WWII mini-series called "The Mighty Eight" about the 8th Air Force.

8th air force. the bombing of Germany and what 25 flights each plane needs to make ?

 

[LDF]

Seriously though, Saving Private Ryan > Band of Brothers by a hair

excellent

 

[RayP]

I watched The Pacific as the episodes came out and really, really enjoyed it. Then after that watched BOB and was blown away.