Recent, decent war films...?

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fsn

09 October 2016, 08:31:11 AM #45
Indeed. It's a great film.

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

09 October 2016, 09:11:18 AM #46
Stalingrad -German film
Enemy at the gates
Cross of Iron
All Quiet on the Western Front - both versions
Das Boot
Downfall

fsn

09 October 2016, 10:04:32 AM #47
Quote from: Chad on 09 October 2016, 09:11:18 AM
All Quiet on the Western Front - both versions

I believe there's a third version coming out.
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Orcs

10 October 2016, 09:35:58 AM #48
Quote from: fsn on 08 October 2016, 07:28:38 AM
to illustrate, here's a picture of Gillian Anderson.





Just seen this and for some reason it really distracted me from work.  :-\ :-\
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Leman

10 October 2016, 10:40:43 AM #49
I watched a very interesting programme on photoshopping yesterday.
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Orcs

10 October 2016, 03:04:43 PM #50
Just come back to make sure the picture is still there  :d
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ronan

10 October 2016, 05:22:18 PM #51
You mean this one ?


;)

Orcs

11 October 2016, 08:45:49 AM #52
YES  :P
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Dave

24 October 2016, 10:15:54 AM #53
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

24 October 2016, 10:24:40 AM #54
Quote from: fsn on 07 October 2016, 03:31:23 PM
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 ;)
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fsn

24 October 2016, 11:36:12 AM #55
Quote from: Dave on 24 October 2016, 10:15:54 AM
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"?
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