Recent, decent war films...?

[fsn]

Certainly. Just as Damien Lewis would be perfect for the reboot for "Shaft". 

[Subedai]

Certainly. Just as Damien Lewis would be perfect for the reboot for "Shaft". 

There are some quite good foreign war films out there -well, I think they are not bad- all of which have subtitles.

Battle for Sevastopol (Russian WW II)
8th Company (Russian -about a bunch of recruits in Afghanistan)
Beyond the Front Line (Finnish WW II)
The Front Line (Korean -Korean War)
Brotherhood (Korean -Korean War)
Lebanon (Israeli -Arab Israeli War)
Assembly (Chinese -Chinese Civil War)
Days of Glory (French and Algerian WW II)

Not really foreign but not bad nonetheless:
Kokoda: 39th Battalion (Australian)

MickS

[paulr]

Not really foreign but not bad nonetheless:
Kokoda: 39th Battalion (Australian)

Definitely foreign

[Ithoriel]

My former pupil, Chiwetel Ejiofor, would be a cracking Bond.

Loved him as The Operative in "Firefly."

I think he'd be a brilliant Bond.

Damien Lewis as Shaft would be a stretch, given that the characters skin colour is central to the plot, however if we set it in a Post-Brexit England and made him Polish instead of black that would probably work

Emily Blunt, Gemma Arterton or Rosamund Pike would all do as "Bond, Jane Bond" for me and all infinitely preferable to Loki.

I look forward with amusement to the day testosterone fuelled audiences recoil in horror as one of those ladies ogles Chris or Liam Hemsworth emerging from the waves in a tiny pair of budgie-smugglers

[Dave]

For me the best war film is 'Went the Day Well?' brilliant for a movie produced during the war.

Dave

[fsn]

Indeed. It's a great film.

I usually watch it with a follow up of "The Eagle Has Landed".

[Chad]

Stalingrad -German film
Enemy at the gates
Cross of Iron
All Quiet on the Western Front - both versions
Das Boot
Downfall

[fsn]

All Quiet on the Western Front - both versions

I believe there's a third version coming out.

[Orcs]

to illustrate, here's a picture of Gillian Anderson.

Just seen this and for some reason it really distracted me from work. 

[Leman]

I watched a very interesting programme on photoshopping yesterday.

[Orcs]

Just come back to make sure the picture is still there 

[ronan]

You mean this one ?

[Orcs]

YES 

[Dave]

Hi all
I made a mistake Saturday night of watching the 'last rescue' it was awful, set in France 1944 - atthe start a aircraft flies over with japanese markings!!!! it got worst from their - like a 50 odd year captain in charge of a platoon.

Don't watch it, it was so bad i was mesmerized into watching all of it.
Dave

[Nosher]

For those of you who have Netflix, I can recommend "the Siege of Jadotville".

It's the story of an Irish company in the Congo in the 1960's - sort of a Rourke's Drift feel.

The excellent Mark Strong plays a UN official, and lots of unknown (to me) Irish actors.

Good, gritty feel to the film. Two things I noticed was the unshaven appearance of the soldiers before they left Ireland, and the amazing pin point accuracy of a 60mm mortar at a stated range of 2,200 yards. 

Watched this last week and agreed, decent enough film. Typical UN and brought back memories of my tour in Bosnia.

Also watched Kajaki on Saturday night. Excellent and British

[fsn]

I made a mistake Saturday night of watching the 'last rescue' it was awful, set in France 1944 - atthe start a aircraft flies over with japanese markings!!!! it got worst from their - like a 50 odd year captain in charge of a platoon.

Are you sure that wasn't an episode of "the Goon Show"?