Posted on 01/05/2003 7:48:31 PM PST by Justice
And I loved the Nancy Sinatra theme tune....Das Boots Are Made For Walking.
Read about The Wave
Phoniest looking Japanese battleships I've ever seen. To watch this movie you would think that Japanese battleships run on autopilot without any human sailors on them.
"Memphis Belle" with Tim Modine...
I recently met the REAL pilot of the Memphis Belle. He liked the documentary but was less than pleased with the movie.
Probably the best of the Pacific theatre movies, but a close second is "Midway"
Then there is "The Sands of Iwo Jima" with John Wayne.
The war in the pacific was vast but these three best capture the flavor of the time and space involved.
I'm watching the Band of Brothers, so far up to episode 8, one week at a time and this series is without doubt the best of all. I wish there was a Steven Ambrose of the Pacific.
AGHHH! AGHHHHH! AGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
I was hoping NOBODY would mention that movie. It is probably the MOST INACCURATE movie made about WWII. Or do you think that some Boston police detective was instrumental in turning back the German panzers due to some police work? Even the scenery in that movie was incredibly phony....unless you believe Belgium to look like a Rocky Mountain snow-covered prairie.
My favorite scene was in the bar when they knew they were doomed to be killed or captured by the Japanese and they heard a radio tune from home.
The movie sucked bigtime. Even Neil Sheehan, the author, hated it. Why don't you read the book? The movie is VERY inaacurate.
There was only a slight reference to him in the movie but the book pointed out that the most INCREDIBLE Delta Force soldier there or EVER was Sgt. John Macejunas. Even the other Delta Team members were in awe of him. Someday there needs to be a book and movie about Macejunas. Most recently Macejunas was involved in operations in Afghanistan and in fighting terrorists in the Phillipines. I believe he must be heavily involved in the impending war with Iraq. Macejunas, if you find out more about him, is BEYOND INCREDIBLE. We are talking about the realm of the superhuman here.
True. But the James Jones novel it was based on was the BEST WWII combat novel ever written.
Not true. Ford was an FDR supporter at that time. As a matter of fact he had a special screening of his Midway documentary for FDR which featured a scene with Roosevelt's Marine officer son in it. So if you say that Ford became convinced that FDR directed some sort of WWII conspiracy you should name your sources. Of course, you won't find any RELIABLE source since none exists.
The movie was great but still doesn't hold a candle to the book. BTW, this novel will be the subject of our Freeper Reading Club discussion next monday.
.....If you like Leftist propaganda.
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