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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
I’m on a roll with watching ‘B War Movies’ recently, so in that spirit I took a gander at Fortress. Fortress is a bit of a stretch. It seems to me that B17s were largely sitting ducks between the flack from below and the fly-by strafing from above. Numbers was the key to success, the more B17s …
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Very Good |
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17 Points |
1998 |
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When Trumpets Fade
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Very Good
This made for TV movie follows a reluctant squad leader (the recognizable Ron Eldard) as he is spurred in to using his great instincts during the Nov. 1944 Battle of Hurtgen Forest as the allies pushed deeper in to Germany. The movie is intense, bloody, and highlights the greatest generation’s …
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Good
While War Pigs is nothing spectacular, this fairly typical WWII film holds its own with other B players of the genre. Dolph Lundren an Mickey Rourke add some star power and the writers don’t copy old ideas too obviously.
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Good |
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17 Points |
2002 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Windtalkers
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Good
Nicolas Cage, the most versatile B-movie drama-king does all things Nick as a marine assigned to protect a Navajo code talker (Adam Beach). As expected, there were tons of overly-dramatic “war is hell” action scenes and moments of personal drama. The level of cheese did not turn away this war-…
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Great |
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17 Points |
2016 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
iTunes
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
Nicolas Cage stars in the remarkable story of Captain Charles Butler McVay, who commanded the USS Indianapolis during WWII in the Pacific. The Indianapolis was known for its final mission of secretly delivering components of the atomic bomb to Tinian. On its way to Guam it was torpedoed and su…
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OK |
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17 Points |
1969 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Battle of Britain
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
They don’t make war movies like this any more: primadonna stars rendering glamorous portrayals of gentlemanly air-boys, and acting that would be considered as being over the top. Battle of Britain is all of that, and I loved it. Marvelous old planes, awesome old aerial shots of the English co…
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OK |
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17 Points |
2014 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
The Monuments Men
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
OK
Instead of a serious “Saving Private Ryan†we get a semi-humorous “Saving Claude Monetâ€. The story is decent, send in a platoon of art experts to save the world’s gems from Nazi tyranny. However the execution is “meh.†With a cast like the one presented, I expected more in the com…
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Great |
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17 Points |
2016 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
Anthropoid
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
An extraordinary story about the assassination of SS General Reinhard Heydrich – the butcher of Prague. This famous chapter in history has plenty of drama, suspense , and a shocking account of the Nazi treatment of both the innocent and the complicit. The resistance from the Czech and Slovaks …
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Good |
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17 Points |
1980 |
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Amazon - Instant Video
The Big Red One
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Good
Retro style War movie with a bit of irreverence to make it popular for 1980’s movie goers. It is sure-fire entertainment for war movie buffs, with a subtle sarcasm and left-field humor that gives it a broader appeal. A few deep scenes reminds you that war sometimes has a valid purpose.
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
Kristin Scott Thomas is an investigative reporter who moves in to a Paris apartment with a history rooted in the holocaust. Done in a flashback style, switching between the experience of Sarah’s family – hiding thier little son before being whisked away by French police in a sweep of Jewish peo…
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