Movie Mini-Review Thread - Part II

[satanboy]

Das Boot (1981) was my best war movie ever.

 

[WaxLyrical]

I remember watching a Vietnam movie many years ago called Southern Comfort. Some of the scenes stayed with me for long time.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Das Boot (1981) was my best war movie ever.

It is an exceptional movie indeed. I've watched it about 4 times.

But for me it's more of a "war genre" movie, than a "war movie", if that makes sense? Like Memphis Belle...

Not that the two are even comparable quality wise of course.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

I remember watching a Vietnam movie many years ago called Southern Comfort. Some of the scenes stayed with me for long time.

That actually takes place in the swamps of Indiana, USA. The National Guard gets in a fight with local Cajuns.

Deliverance meets Platoon...

 

[cerebus]

Das Boot (1981) was my best war movie ever.

Never seen it. Keep wanting to but I'm not sure my wife will enjoy 4 hours of German submarines.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Never seen it. Keep wanting to but I'm not sure my wife will enjoy 4 hours of German submarines.

I'm sure that at some stage you will have alone time with your TV?

Luckily my SO goes to bed at 9:30pm...that's when I watch "my stuff"....

 

[theratman]

Never seen it. Keep wanting to but I'm not sure my wife will enjoy 4 hours of German submarines.

Never seen Das Boot, you need to, it's a damn fine war flick. But yes, it's long!

 

[cerebus]

I'm sure that at some stage you will have alone time with your TV?

That's what I call 'game time'.

 

[CamiKaze]

that's when I watch "my stuff"....

Is she that bad?

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Never seen Das Boot, you need to, it's a damn fine war flick. But yes, it's long!

The Director's Cut is good enough..."only" 3.4h long.

But that iconic theme music....OMG!

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Is she that bad?

Not sure what you mean?

 

[WaxLyrical]

That actually takes place in the swamps of Indiana, USA. The National Guard gets in a fight with local Cajuns.

Deliverance meets Platoon...

And the one thing I distinctly remember was something getting gutted.

 

[shanezn186]

Searching (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7668870/) - 8/10

Very enjoyable and solid story. John Cho was brilliant in every scene.

 

[Dairyfarmer]

I also prefer FMJ. I reckon Apocalypse Now is more a study of people and although the war is obviously central to it, it is also somewhat secondary to the character studies

Apocalypse Now was released only 6 years after the US pulled out of Vietnam and was released in '79. FMJ was released 9 years later in '87. By then cinema had changed significantly and so had US politics. They were aimed at very different politically minded audiences. AN was during Carter's time and FMJ Reagan's.

 

[Cius]

Murder Mystery - 5/10
Drew a few chuckles, but was mostly just lame.

 

[daveza]

Can we please have some amazing new movies to post about.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

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Can we please have some amazing new movies to post about.

Nothing currently blowing your skirt up?

 

[daveza]

Alita was a pleasant surprise, I s'pose JW3 will be up next.

But that big one we are all waiting for just isn't happening.

 

[cerebus]

Alita was a pleasant surprise, I s'pose JW3 will be up next.

But that big one we are all waiting for just isn't happening.

Lol some films are worth going to see at the cinema

 

[Dairyfarmer]

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Can we please have some amazing new movies to post about.

Star Wars Episodes 3, 4 and 5