War Movie Wednesday Poll
Added 2023-03-20 16:18:07 +0000 UTCOk guys! It’s a thing, let’s do it! Please let me preface this with this is only the first of many polls, there will be one a month and many more war movies will be polled. These are ones that have been on my short list, that “i think“ arent going to start us off too heavy.
Just one pick per person this time. Ends Wednesday at midnight
Comments
As I huge movie fan I just couldn’t do it as I like to make my own opinion and not go on what anyone else has said. And thankfully I do as I would have miss out on so many incredible films like Saw & The Conjuring (horror), Predator, John Wick & True Lies (three of the greatest Action films ever), Edge of Tomorrow, Total Recall & RoboCop (sci-fi), Galaxy Quest, Ghostbusters, Coming to America and Uncle Buck (comedy) also here’s a few other Hunt for Red October, Dirty Harry, Apollo 13, A Few Good Men, Speed, We Were Soldier’s, The Last Samurai, Black Hawk Down, and every movie Denzel Washington has been in is under 8 on IMDB. If I actually spent a bit of time I could easily give you a list of 100 films that are great that are under 8 on IMDB But I’ve also watched quite a few above 8 rating and not been very impressed like Whiplash, Shutter Island, Gone Girl The Exorcist, The Deer Hunter, A Clockwork Orange Lord of the Rings Interstellar, Unforgiven and L.A Confidential. But Back to the Future has a 8.2 but both sequels as 7.8. so because of that you would watch the 1st one but not the other two or the reverse of it the first 3 John Wicks have a rating around 7.6 but 4 has a 8.2. The logic behind how you watch films definitely doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, I actually think you’ve just put it to try and be a bit different.
Dean Holt
2023-04-03 15:00:47 +0000 UTCIf your going to do another War movie poll I’d recommended taking out Behind Enemy Lines and replacing it with BAT*21 from 1988. As Behind Enemy Lines is pretty much a remake of BAT*21 both have Gene Hackman in but it’s Hackman. that’s stuck behind enemy lines it also stars Danny Glover from Lethal Weapon.
Dean Holt
2023-04-03 13:39:06 +0000 UTCYou're right, they are from Spain
Bubba Fett
2023-03-30 21:59:23 +0000 UTCI voted for Crimson tide but I think it would be better for Cassie to watch sergeant York. That is a classic
Michael Scoggins
2023-03-26 16:44:31 +0000 UTCFallen is the Halloween movie. Very fun to watch. "Time is on my side. Yes it is!"
Brent Petty
2023-03-25 09:04:28 +0000 UTCYour obvious charm and wit will be missed.
Brent Petty
2023-03-25 09:03:15 +0000 UTCBlythe Danner
Marc Peterson
2023-03-24 19:02:16 +0000 UTCGettysburg…where the Union was preserved.
Marc Peterson
2023-03-24 19:00:39 +0000 UTCTBS GETTYSBURG based upon Pulitzer Prize winning novel Michael Sharra’s The Killer Angels. Fabulous cast with Jeff Daniels, Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen and Sam Elliott. Highly recommend…great for 4th of July weekend (7/1-7/3 1863)
Marc Peterson
2023-03-24 19:00:16 +0000 UTCPeacetime classic The Great Santini with Robert Duvall as. Marine Fighter pilot and wonderful BlythevDanber as his wife.
Marc Peterson
2023-03-24 18:57:17 +0000 UTCHeartbreak Ridge worth it just for the Clint Eastwood performance.
Marc Peterson
2023-03-24 18:56:03 +0000 UTCI on,y subscribe on months where there’s good movies & TV being planned by Cassie. On months after Last Of Us; it’s bye bye Cassie. That means I will spend my $10 on other Patreon who watch quality movies or TV. There’s a reason why Popcorn YouTube and Pattern subscriber are no longer growing. Same reason why her view counts, comments on each video here and UTube is no longer hitting Saving Private Ryan levels. I want to bet Good Morning Vietnam will get <100k views in UT once released. It’s time to move on or end up like 90% of movie reactors elsewhere; defunct
Russell Teo
2023-03-24 13:51:51 +0000 UTCSo you spend $10 a month to only watch about 2-3 movies a year from Cassie. Makes perfect sense.
Aaron Mann
2023-03-24 04:45:03 +0000 UTCMaybe you should start your own channel.
Miles E Coburn
2023-03-23 15:53:55 +0000 UTCOr is it? (I guess that's kind of the point of the movie, yes?)
Cliff Stephenson
2023-03-23 10:28:12 +0000 UTCI always loved Memphis Belle as a kid.
Luke Ferrara
2023-03-23 09:16:32 +0000 UTCAlmost everything on on imdb is rated 6.9 so sorry to hear you've never seen any movies
sarCC
2023-03-23 08:04:30 +0000 UTCThat's a fair point. A military movie, but not a war movie.
Marty McGee
2023-03-23 06:56:26 +0000 UTCCrimson Tide is a GREAT movie, BUT I don't consider it a war movie.
Robert Nelson
2023-03-23 05:08:56 +0000 UTCCrimson Tide: Denzel Washington & Gene Hackman! I can't remember if you've watched anything else with Denzel but he's got some great ones! The Equalizer, Man on Fire, Flight, also Courage Under Fire (which is highly underrated in my opinion), Training Day, American Gangster, Philadelphia, and the list goes on. He also has one that would be good for scary October movies. Can't remember the name, but he plays a cop trying to track down a demon. It's scary, but not too scary, more suspenseful. This would be a great intro to both him and Gene Hackman if you haven't seen much of him. Still the best Lex Luthor. I think he may be in Behind Enemy Lines too. I like Good Morning Vietnam, but it's not my favorite Robin Williams or one from this list.
Marty McGee
2023-03-23 04:06:25 +0000 UTCRobbin Williams was a great comedian and his death was a tragic loss. I was mixed on this movie. I can't really comment without it being a spoiler.
Richard Bourne
2023-03-23 03:44:17 +0000 UTCAll crap
Russell Teo
2023-03-23 03:07:18 +0000 UTCThe Cowboys 7.4 Kramer vs. Kramer 7.8 Class of 1984 6.5 Frequency 7.4 Frenzy 7.4 Copycat 6.6 Con Air 6.9 .... all great movies, and all better than the dark knight and Godfather IMO.
John Cranberry
2023-03-23 03:07:00 +0000 UTCName me 10 pls
Russell Teo
2023-03-23 03:01:29 +0000 UTCDo you honestly think IMBD rating is the benchmark for a good movie? I could name 10 great films that have 6 and 7 ratings.
John Cranberry
2023-03-23 03:00:58 +0000 UTCWho says I watch all the movies Cassie & her sister had watched? I am only here for the top movies reaction.
Russell Teo
2023-03-23 01:16:59 +0000 UTCPretty amazing you're still a patron here, given that a majority of the movies Cassie reacts to are below an 8 rating on iMDB.
Aaron Mann
2023-03-23 01:13:39 +0000 UTCWhere Eagles Dare
Captain Caveman
2023-03-23 01:06:34 +0000 UTCApart from Das Boot, none of the movies in the list are even above 8.0 in IMDb rating. I don’t watch crap below 8.0 in IMDb ratings
Russell Teo
2023-03-22 23:38:41 +0000 UTCThere’s a reason why no one cast Robin Williams for ages
Russell Teo
2023-03-22 23:36:24 +0000 UTCYou really need to watch the Rambo movies (Sylvester Stallone) and The Expendables movies (Stallone plus many other older famous action stars)
Craig Russell
2023-03-22 23:28:37 +0000 UTCFor War Movies try the Dirty Dozen, or Where Eagles Dare, (Clint Eastwood) Kelly's Heroes, or the Diary of Anne Frank, there are alot of versions to choose from. Or The Pianist which one for best picture. Which Polanski should have won for Tess or Chinatown.
Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)
2023-03-22 20:58:40 +0000 UTCEven with him...
Mike Lemon
2023-03-22 20:45:19 +0000 UTCTake out Robin Williams and Good Morning Vietnam was pretty average tbh
Odd Thomas
2023-03-22 20:21:17 +0000 UTCIt was an interesting movie which gave insight into the Destroyer role in WW2. I thought it didn't have a lot of depth though Hanks tried. The Elizabeth Shue love story seemed like an add-on which was quickly show horned into the movie.
S Childs
2023-03-22 16:43:36 +0000 UTCTyler! Thanks for this info. You can *always* be counted on for objective knowledge. I appreciate you! (Here, and on Discord!)
Jon Johns
2023-03-22 15:16:48 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite movies ever. I love it so much.
Rob Hanna
2023-03-22 08:51:40 +0000 UTCDas Boot's so damn good. Is it the subtitles? No actors people know? Inexplicable.
Rob Hanna
2023-03-22 08:50:45 +0000 UTCI remember being very excited to see “Good Morning, Vietnam” when it was released on VHS. My ex-wife and I rented it and were underwhelmed. It wasn’t bad and we didn’t dislike it. It was just…meh. Nothing special but not horrible either. “Das Boot”, though, is one of those movies that demonstrate what cinema is capable of. Just a remarkable movie.
Just Plain Bob
2023-03-22 04:32:41 +0000 UTCI would definitely add Platoon (1986) and All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) to the list.
Joe M
2023-03-22 00:38:50 +0000 UTCHe tried too hard. There’s a reason why he was so depressed towards the 2nd half of his inconsequential career
Russell Teo
2023-03-22 00:03:40 +0000 UTCwhat did RW ever do to chap your hide
charles lindberg
2023-03-22 00:02:18 +0000 UTCGood morning Vietnam is a good movie but Crimson Tide is a lot more exciting and suspenseful. GMV is currently in the lead; must be a lot of Baby Boomers voting.
Anthony Oberhauser
2023-03-21 23:58:31 +0000 UTCIt was a decent flick. Although I doubt it would stand a chance over Crimson Tide or Das Boot.
Aaron Mann
2023-03-21 23:12:48 +0000 UTCIf we're adding foreign films to a list, I would like to submit South Korea's "MY WAY" (2011). Saw this one a few years ago on a whim and wow. Based during WW2, it tells the story of a Korean and Japanese from childhood throughout the war and hard to not rank this as one of my personal greatest war films. Really well done and while it may never make a poll for Cassie, those war movie buffs here should do themselves a favor and give it a shot. I'm not usually into subtitles throughout a film (distracting, etc) but the story overcame even THAT for me. Give it a shot, peeps. If you're a war film fan, you won't regret it. ALSO - Supposed to be based on a real story? But who knows for sure with the way the war tore things apart.
Terdell Ferguson
2023-03-21 21:45:18 +0000 UTCThis was a tough choice. But I would go with Good Morning Vietnam. & then Crimson Tide.
David Parnell
2023-03-21 21:31:53 +0000 UTCI went with Memphis Belle because it will cause less crying and Cassie needs a break after Last of Us.
Colin Gutierrez
2023-03-21 21:27:23 +0000 UTCThis is tough one. For me it was between Crimson Tide & Good Morning Vietnam. Das Boot is classic, but it is in German with English subtitles but I still enjoyed it.
David Parnell
2023-03-21 21:18:44 +0000 UTCI've been pushing for "City Lights" for a long time.
Stick Figure Studios
2023-03-21 21:00:02 +0000 UTCwow... that's all i got
Alan F
2023-03-21 20:24:03 +0000 UTCHe was in the same unit as my father in WWII. My dad was a company commander. He was a combat engineer. And saw lots of action in WWII and Korea
Барри С Каэмер
2023-03-21 20:16:33 +0000 UTCWord 🙂
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-21 20:15:22 +0000 UTCthank you for that correction
Alan F
2023-03-21 20:05:26 +0000 UTCAudie Leon Murphy...not Audi
Барри С Каэмер
2023-03-21 20:03:44 +0000 UTCI’d add 12 O’clock High and 30 Seconds Over Tokyo too 😁
Josh Phillips
2023-03-21 19:56:16 +0000 UTCclassic and some award winners: Tora! Tora! Tora! The Bridge Over the River Kwai The Dirty Dozen The Devil's Brigade The Guns of Navarone The Audie Murphy Story (starring Audie Murphy - most decorated soldier of WWII) The Longest Day
Alan F
2023-03-21 19:50:44 +0000 UTCSame here haha. It’s one of my favorites! Seems like there are very few movies about the 8th Air Force and the heavy bomber groups. The conditions these 20 year olds fought in, is almost unfathomable.
Josh Phillips
2023-03-21 19:19:20 +0000 UTCA quasi-war movie that Cassie & Carly would like is "Air America" with Mel Gibson & Robert Downey, Jr. I got a ride on their airline in a corp. jet from Teague, S. Korea to Tokyo, Japan trying to get back to Viet. Air America is a CIA run airlines used for black ops. Another excellent Mel Gibson war movie is "We Were Soldiers", pretty intense.
Duane A Lavely
2023-03-21 17:59:10 +0000 UTCI loved that. Would love a physical release.
Jason Chirevas
2023-03-21 17:41:57 +0000 UTCI havnt seen it in ages. It was good. Might have to watch on my own. lol
pkleo73
2023-03-21 16:44:26 +0000 UTCIf comedy is what you are looking for in war movie, look no further than Jack Black in Tropic Thunder
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 15:40:12 +0000 UTCLaughing stock
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 15:36:26 +0000 UTCIf Robin Williams had been with the guys in Saving Private Ryan, they probably would have been laughing more.
Larry Darrell
2023-03-21 15:30:34 +0000 UTCThe only light mood war movie Cassie should consider is Christian Bale’s child actor role is his break out performance in Steven Spielberg’s underrated Empire of the Sun, which was really shot in authentic old beautiful colonial quarters of Shanghai before China joined WTO. The rest of the list apart from Das Boot are just mediocre to above average movies/performances
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 15:05:30 +0000 UTCTry to imagine Robin Williams behaving like Mrs Doubtfire in Saving Private Ryan, 1917, Platoon, All Quiet on Western Front (all years). Imagine Chris Tucker doing an Fifth Element on Silver Lining Playbook
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 14:53:21 +0000 UTCI'm guessing you're not a Vietnam vet. I am, and a film that was billed as a COMEDY, even though based on true events, needed a comedic genius to pull it off. Yes, I am a Vietnam vet, who was medi-vaced out and survived. Watching this movie, I NEVER once felt "disrespected." I found it immensely entertaining, both in a sad way, and a hilarious way.
Dan
2023-03-21 14:51:02 +0000 UTCOnly greats minds think alike. Watching Robin William in Good Morning Vietnam is like watching Chris Tucker butchering Fifth Element
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 14:49:55 +0000 UTCCompletely agree. Good Morning Vietnam actually don’t even qualify as war genre in my list
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 14:48:31 +0000 UTCNot after
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 14:44:23 +0000 UTCToo bad I didn't see Tom Hanks, "Greyhound" on the list. Maybe someday.
Dan
2023-03-21 14:42:57 +0000 UTCThe only time Robin William is good is when he hardly spoke in Insomnia what was the most underrated Nolan/Pacino/Swank Insomnia. Try to imagine Robin William shooting his mouths off in Saving Private Ryan, 1917, All Quiet on Western Front and imagine what would that have undone
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 14:39:56 +0000 UTCEver heard of Bob Hope and his USO Tours? Brought many Laughs to Vietnam.
Larry Darrell
2023-03-21 14:37:20 +0000 UTCMemphis Belle is a proper WWII movie with an all star cast Matthew Modine, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, John Lithgow, Eric Stoltz hell even Harry Connick Jr jr, Mostly fictional, but based on a true story. Give it some love!
rakesh
2023-03-21 14:18:43 +0000 UTCDas Boot is the best submarine movie ever made.
Goff
2023-03-21 13:25:49 +0000 UTCCrimson tide is my vote has some of the best actors of our era Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington.
Shawn Raven
2023-03-21 13:10:55 +0000 UTCMan on Fire is my favorite Denzel movie. Book of Eli is extremely well done as well.
David Collins
2023-03-21 11:39:38 +0000 UTCMy vote is for Good Morning Vietnam.
Stuart Guthrie Jr.
2023-03-21 11:25:38 +0000 UTCIt’s like MASH - that is the TV show, not the movie. (Which reminds me, Cassie needs to see an Altman film. She would love Nashville I think. She also needs to see Five Easy Pieces. But I digress.) Anyway, GMV is fine, but there are much better films she needs to see.
jdj830
2023-03-21 11:09:03 +0000 UTCTitus is indeed a great film, and would have been next on my list. The R&J pairing is an interesting idea though at some point she should also see a Hamlet (I would go with Branagh or Hawke) and a Richard III (Olivier or McKellan).
jdj830
2023-03-21 11:01:07 +0000 UTCdisappointed that Platoon is not on the list which won the academy award for best picture and best director in 1986 but i understand you want to start off light...:)
Ewanbhoy Martin
2023-03-21 10:03:01 +0000 UTCDAS BOOT is easily the best movie up there, so naturally it won't win (after the Roger Moore poll, I've lost all faith in the Patreon community as a whole). I also voted for CRIMSON TIDE, but would have liked to see COURAGE UNDER FIRE win as well.
Stick Figure Studios
2023-03-21 07:26:16 +0000 UTCBummed not as many people are voting for Memphis Belle. Still a lot great choices though!
Josh Phillips
2023-03-21 06:32:11 +0000 UTCIt is certainly more of a war movie than Crimson Tide and it is more than just a comedy! People remember the comedy of the first half and forget the drama of the later parts. Robin Williams had a Best Actor nomination from GMV and a Golden Globe win.
Mike LL
2023-03-21 05:32:58 +0000 UTCHey, it was made in 1897, give it a break.
Paul Patine
2023-03-21 04:24:16 +0000 UTCI'm guessing you won't be voting for Life Is Beautiful (1997). :-)
Happy Hanukkah
2023-03-21 04:22:15 +0000 UTCWhile I would have no objection, a week of Shakespeare movies might be pushing it :-) . I believe I've recommended Much Ado About Nothing (either version) in the past. (While I respect Michael Keaton, I found his portrayal of Dogberry almost baffling. Nathan Fillion's turn was much more to my liking.) (And if we're doing comparisons, we could have the Romeo and Juliet versions by Zeffirelli (which just got a Criterion release) and Baz Lurman (prepare for the outrage!))
Happy Hanukkah
2023-03-21 04:20:02 +0000 UTCI agree with your analysis, Larry! I think there are a lot of much better "war films" that could have been on this list.
Michael Gilbrook
2023-03-21 04:10:12 +0000 UTCIf she does this, Titus most DEFINITELY needs to be on this. Anthony Hopkins as the Father of Rome? Hell yeah.
OneManReactionFaction
2023-03-21 03:35:37 +0000 UTCRobin Williams is the problem. Over the top acting. The script even when based on true events and true characters is senseless. The humor has no place in Nam and completely disrespects all the survivors and Vets
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 03:35:16 +0000 UTCwhy
charles lindberg
2023-03-21 03:31:33 +0000 UTCI actually think that Cassie should do a week of Shakespeare movies around his birthday on April 23. A good companion piece for Henry V would be Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight (aka Falstaff), which tells the story of young Henry V; the two of them are like the Godfather I & II of Shakespeare films. And since she is a Firefly fan she should see Joss Whedon's version of Much Ado About Nothing, but she should also see the Branagh version so she can compare the two versions of the same material. And a third double feature would pair the Joel Coen version of Macbeth that came out a couple of years ago with Kurosawa's Throne of Blood.
jdj830
2023-03-21 03:10:33 +0000 UTCAgreed!
David Crabtree
2023-03-21 02:24:28 +0000 UTCI agree, but it's still on this poll. I didn't put it on there.
Stick Figure Studios
2023-03-21 02:21:38 +0000 UTCStill trying to push 13 Hours(2016) in there lol would be great for a war movie, it’s one of my favorites and I’d love to see Cassie react to it lol
Gilbert Gonzalez
2023-03-21 02:21:11 +0000 UTCGood morning Vietnam is pure crap
Russell Teo
2023-03-21 02:07:39 +0000 UTCIf we're doing war movies, I will (once again?) nominate Kenneth Branagh's Henry V (1989). Kultshah, people!
Happy Hanukkah
2023-03-21 01:22:17 +0000 UTCSave Courage Under Fire for Memorial Day.
Brent Petty
2023-03-21 01:21:32 +0000 UTCHi all, I voted for Das Boot as well, great film! Though I've no issues with any of the other choices. I was curious if Platoon had ever been put in a poll? It doesn't look like it's on the 'seen' list. I think she'd like it...well, "like" is perhaps not the correct word for a pretty uncompromising film. I do know she seemed to like Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen in Major League, and Willem Dafoe in John Wick. Just my 2 toonies (inflation) :)
Ian Hunter (NewbieInOttawa)
2023-03-21 01:20:04 +0000 UTCI believe I visited that same movie set in 2004 in Munich. You are right about how small it is. I wonder if it is still there.
Ian Cano
2023-03-21 01:12:14 +0000 UTCDAS BOOT is amazing, though there are a dizzying number of versions available, including one that's six hours because they later expanded it into a miniseries. Best bet is probably the 149-minute original theatrical cut, preferably with subtitles (though from what I read English audio is available). Otherwise have to go with CRIMSON TIDE. Can't go wrong with Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington.
Paul Stelter
2023-03-21 00:35:37 +0000 UTCI need to go back and watch Das Boot. I know it was really good. But, “Courage Under Fire” was just so moving to me. But, to each their own, ya know. Thank u for your input.
Lazarus Gonzales
2023-03-21 00:27:21 +0000 UTCI also agree with City Lights!! You could make the argument that it is the very first romcom, so a must see for both Cassie and Carly?
Jeffrey Spence
2023-03-21 00:11:15 +0000 UTCI've seen all of these, and Das Boot is the best film on this list by far, but may be a tough watch for Cassie to start with Long, and subtitled (unless our girl has unknown hidden talents and is fluent in German!) I would start with Crimson Tide. Good Morning Vietnam is not a war movie IMHO.
Jeffrey Spence
2023-03-21 00:09:47 +0000 UTCHehehe I have a bunch of swedish movies with one request on my list (mine).😝😅
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-21 00:06:18 +0000 UTCSooooo happy to see Crimson Tide on here. It's one of my favorite Denzel movies. Excellent dialogue that you can definitely tell Quentin Tarantino punched up.
sarCC
2023-03-21 00:05:39 +0000 UTCGreat that a swedish movie got a request 🥰🥰🥰 Thanks 🥰😇
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 23:46:12 +0000 UTCGreat idea 😃😃😃
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 23:40:44 +0000 UTCExcellent. Thanks.
Just Plain Bob
2023-03-20 23:36:12 +0000 UTCIt’s never been mastered in HD in the US. It’s only 10 bucks on dvd on amazon tho.
djKENTO
2023-03-20 23:35:25 +0000 UTCTwelve O’Clock High (1949) should be added to her list.
Larry Darrell
2023-03-20 23:33:00 +0000 UTCThanks Allboroking 🙂 They all needs requests. 😉😁
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 23:31:01 +0000 UTCThis is certainly a Mix-Bag of Films. Not all what I would group together under a blanket labeled “War Movies,” Except for Das Boot & Memphis Belle. Crimson Tide & Behind Enemy Lines, are Suspense/Thrillers set in a Military/Wartime setting. Good Morning Vietnam is a Comedy/Drama in a Wartime setting. Courage Under Fire is an Investigative Drama in a Military Setting. The Best “War Film” on the List is definitely Das Boot, but Cassie mentioned not starting “off too heavy,” so Skip for Now, but for sure later. I’d love for her to watch Memphis Belle. However, with such a Mix-Bag, I’ve got to go with the next “Biggest Bang for my Buck,” the next Most Thrilling Ride on the poll, Crimson Tide.
Larry Darrell
2023-03-20 23:28:18 +0000 UTCEveryone forgets our invasion of Grenada, that's where Heartbreak Ridge shines.
Brian's Dog
2023-03-20 23:27:36 +0000 UTCDas Boot should not be in any poll. This is a must watch. Same for Good Morning Vietnam.
Thomas Haupt
2023-03-20 23:20:08 +0000 UTCYeah... but a poll with European movies will be tricky and "strange" imo. I mean there are so many genres. Lets say: Show me love vs Downfall vs Let the right one in vs Nikita vs Cinema paradiso vs Das boot vs Trollhunter. What a mess 😅 If you havent seen Show me love/Fcuking Åmål (1998) It has become the most requested non-english movie from Europe. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 https://hu.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redv%C3%A1s_%C3%85m%C3%A5l
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 23:10:23 +0000 UTCDas Boot is an incredible movie. I have the director’s cut on blu ray but have never seen the miniseries version. Where can I see that and is it available on a physical format?
Just Plain Bob
2023-03-20 22:54:04 +0000 UTCWhat about...... https://youtu.be/WCxuVg_NlzU
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 22:48:50 +0000 UTCIf Cassie is going to watch Das Boot, she should watch it as the original 6 part mini series & in German with subtitles. So much more character development, tension, and realism.
John Drake
2023-03-20 22:46:37 +0000 UTCWe're all having fun with the 1897 typo but does anyone else think Cassie should check out some silent films? I think she'd love City Lights.
jdj830
2023-03-20 22:38:36 +0000 UTCExactly Rick. I have the same thoughts 🤔
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 22:34:22 +0000 UTCLOVE that film. Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland doing what they were born to do.
jdj830
2023-03-20 22:29:09 +0000 UTCWhat about Bridge over the River Kwai : Kellys Heroes : Where Eagles Dare : The Dirty Dozen : The Hanoi Hilton
Captain Caveman
2023-03-20 22:22:45 +0000 UTCMidway (2019) is a good movie. I would like to Cassie react to it. Robin Williams is amazing in Good Morning Vietnam. Cassie would like it.
Rick Williams
2023-03-20 22:18:06 +0000 UTCCrimson Tide is not actually a war movie. It is a military movie you could say.
Rick Williams
2023-03-20 22:14:43 +0000 UTCThe movie is there as The Boat (1981), but the miniseries as well as Das Boot (1985). I do already have several European movies requested but most of them don't have much popularity. Das Boot might have been the most highly requested, I think. But I also have some others: - German: Das Leben der Anderen (2006), Good Bye Lenin! (2003) - Swedish: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), just added Let the Right One In (2008) - French: La Grande Vadrouille (1966), Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) Also, I'm the lone supporter of arguably the best Hungarian movie: A tanú/The Witness (1969). 🙂 Sadly, having a dedicated European movie poll is not gaining much support or traction. 😥
Gábor Árki
2023-03-20 21:53:15 +0000 UTCCome on Memphis Bell no one else has reached to it yet that I have been able to find.
Davis
2023-03-20 21:24:12 +0000 UTCThat would be my second choice and it's a great one. FYI - Tom Hanks and (I think HBO?) are teaming up again for a series on the 8th Air Force during WWII. Supposed to be coming out "soon"? Anyway, I'm hoping it's not too long a wait and really have been looking forward to it.
Terdell Ferguson
2023-03-20 21:19:20 +0000 UTCI love “Good Morning” and it’s a good channel film, “Das Boot” is amazing, but a love it or hate it movie for some reason. I picked “Memphis Belle” because a personal favorite and shows a side of WWII that few if any other films have, the strategic bombing war
Keith Jones
2023-03-20 21:14:58 +0000 UTCI would vote MIDWAY (2019) if it were available. Since it's not, I instead went with the GREAT Good Morning Vietnam. Despite what some might think, it's maybe the best choice of these, except maybe Memphis Belle. Hard to beat the great Robin Williams delivering in every way though.
Terdell Ferguson
2023-03-20 21:14:33 +0000 UTCDUCK SOUP, good call.
Jason Chirevas
2023-03-20 21:13:41 +0000 UTCEasily Crimson Tide
Nicholas Brent
2023-03-20 21:11:38 +0000 UTCI would have thought CRIMSON TIDE, as the slickest choice, would win this — and that would have been fine — but, nope, we're gonna get GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM, the most banal choice. You guys... I, of course, voted for COURAGE UNDER FIRE, which is better than both of them and has zero chance in this group. I'm not sure we're in a DAS BOOT place here just yet.
Jason Chirevas
2023-03-20 21:05:33 +0000 UTCGlad Cassie listed a movie from 1897 💁♀️
John Cranberry
2023-03-20 20:58:47 +0000 UTCYou should definitely watch “Das Boot”. It's the most realistic submarine movie out there. It was the most expensive production at its time.
Oliver Willkomm
2023-03-20 20:37:02 +0000 UTCI had to to with Crimson Tide, because it's amazing, but Courage Under Fire would be my #2
Damon Corrigan
2023-03-20 20:36:51 +0000 UTCDas Boot Das Boot RAH RAH RAH!!!!!
Rosario Cicero
2023-03-20 20:34:59 +0000 UTCCrimson Tide
Odd Thomas
2023-03-20 20:32:09 +0000 UTCThey predicted that war about 60 years in advance. That's some Nostradamus level foresight.
Al Swearengen
2023-03-20 20:28:32 +0000 UTCYou know I'm still waiting for Twins and Passenger 57.
Brandon Gibbs
2023-03-20 20:21:55 +0000 UTCRAN is my favorite Kurosawa.
Stick Figure Studios
2023-03-20 20:02:09 +0000 UTCIt's easily the best film on here. Of course it's not winning
Stick Figure Studios
2023-03-20 19:58:12 +0000 UTCI still think DAS BOOT is better, but COURAGE UNDER FIRE is a sadly underseen/underdiscussed film.
Stick Figure Studios
2023-03-20 19:57:38 +0000 UTCBest movie on this list is easily DAs BOOT, so naturally it won't win. GOD MORNING VIETNAM is..... fine I guess, but my vote is for CRIMSON TIDE, which is a hella thrilling film and I know Cassie will love it. I also think she should see COURAGE UNDER FIRE, but it's so far behind it has no chance of catching up.
Stick Figure Studios
2023-03-20 19:53:52 +0000 UTCOh gosh, we have get to Memphis Bell one day. Hopefully it stays for the next few War Polls. Harry Connick Jr, Cassie… and Samwise the Brave!
Ike
2023-03-20 19:52:35 +0000 UTCI have the theatrical cut on Blu-ray, but it looks like the edition that I own (which was made available as a regular edition or a Steelbook, both seemingly out of print) was the only time the TC was put out on home video in the US.
Tyler Foster
2023-03-20 19:41:46 +0000 UTCThese are all good movies but Das Boot is in a class above, a hard film but everybody should see it at least once, no war submarine movie can touch it for it's realism, it gets my vote!
Marc Levesque
2023-03-20 19:37:33 +0000 UTCDas Boot is really one of the best war films ever made.
Chris H
2023-03-20 19:34:08 +0000 UTC"Das Boot" is one of my all time favs. But I happen to be german... so I am somewhat glad it wont win. My heart would break if I see someone watch it and don't understand the subtle things that make it great. I think if your understanding of german isn't perfect, this movier loses a lot. I'd go as far as to say that even most native speakers miss half of what makes it so brilliant.
Dioskur
2023-03-20 19:33:54 +0000 UTCI too prefer the 1897 version of Good morning Vietnam.
Chris H
2023-03-20 19:26:22 +0000 UTC+1
Mike Adams
2023-03-20 19:20:16 +0000 UTCThat's not correct, the DC is 3h28m (the 6 episodes miniseries version is 5h8m total). She did watch longer movies already, although not as heavy as this.
Gábor Árki
2023-03-20 19:19:14 +0000 UTCCan "Start The Revolution Without Me" count as a War Movie?
Christopher Smith
2023-03-20 19:15:02 +0000 UTCDang, too many comments. So, this will prolly get lost. Anyway, “Courage Under Fire” is head and shoulders above all these other movies! Easily. Not to say the other movies aren’t great. It’s just that “Courage Under Fire” is AMAZING!!!
Lazarus Gonzales
2023-03-20 19:10:00 +0000 UTCI would certainly like to see a reaction to Sergeant York, but I would also like to see reactions to war movies made during or just after the war: Guadalcanal Diary, The Sands of Iwo Jima, So Proudly We Hail, They Were Expendable, etc.
Ted Little
2023-03-20 19:07:41 +0000 UTChello?
Jim Williams
2023-03-20 19:03:38 +0000 UTCGood morning Vietnam is my pick but Memphis Bell is probably the one you’d enjoy the most out of all of these. I hope you get to the Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Father and Letters from Iwo Jima. All Quiet on the Western Front on Netflix is phenomenal too but none of these are light movies at all.
Alex Gorell
2023-03-20 19:03:05 +0000 UTCAnother great one for future consideration would be 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
David Crabtree
2023-03-20 18:55:32 +0000 UTCWith French subtitles.
Ian Cano
2023-03-20 18:53:44 +0000 UTCI'd love Behind Enemy Lines to win, it's so good and extremely underrated, and I think would make for a fun reaction.
David Crabtree
2023-03-20 18:53:15 +0000 UTCUnfortunately it doesn't Look Like Das Boot ist making it, but I hope to see a reaction to it someday.
Earthwalker
2023-03-20 18:49:22 +0000 UTCMoses, Jesus, and Patton. The Holy Trinity! :-) :-)
Happy Hanukkah
2023-03-20 18:34:13 +0000 UTCRobin Williams is great in Good Morning VN - it has drama and comedy- based on a true story.
Jim Williams
2023-03-20 18:33:32 +0000 UTCNot the only one, and I agree with "despite." As far as Hollywood movies go, it was a quite full and faithful telling of the story. My only concern is how well someone who is not already fairly familiar with the story will be able to follow.
Happy Hanukkah
2023-03-20 18:30:27 +0000 UTCI was thinking about Das Boot, but I don't think Cassie could watch 4hr 40min film
Malcolm Slater
2023-03-20 18:25:46 +0000 UTCIt wasn't an independent country in 1897, and if that particular year was peaceful, that would have been a welcome respite. But there were indeed no Americans as such.
Happy Hanukkah
2023-03-20 18:24:18 +0000 UTCI'm really pulling for Das Boot, if it doesn't win this one. I'll be voting for it again the next time we have a Foreign Film poll.
Phillip Ribbink
2023-03-20 18:23:07 +0000 UTCFrom here to eternity and battleground are very good classics
TXW
2023-03-20 18:18:43 +0000 UTCI think you’d really like Good Morning Vietnam.
S
2023-03-20 18:14:22 +0000 UTCVoted for Behind Enemy Lines. No one reacts to it even though it's a decent movie. Saw it in the theaters with a friend when it first came out and it's been sort of a "guilty pleasure" of mine since.
Greg S.
2023-03-20 18:13:03 +0000 UTCI voted for Good Morning Vietnam because I think Cassie would like it the best and it's a great movie too. Crimson Tide is excellent and I agree that Jarhead, not listed, is worth watching. Not sure exactly why, but Jarhead is a movie I really liked and have watched many times.
Rob in PA
2023-03-20 18:09:34 +0000 UTCAll great movies!
Allboroking
2023-03-20 18:05:14 +0000 UTCDirector’s Cut is most accessible and should be available. Even though it’s long. It’s a great viewing experience. Theatrical cut is hard to find even here in Germany…
Allboroking
2023-03-20 18:04:04 +0000 UTCRambo? Why hasn't that come up?
Kuskesh Haramzadeh
2023-03-20 18:00:23 +0000 UTCTry moving around on a real WW2 sub,... the new ones are huge in comparison. The USS Pampanito is a museum now in the SF Bay Area. For special groups they used to allow sleep overs. And close by they have the SS Jeremiah O'Brien (whose engine room was used to show the engines of the Titanic - they filmed one engine running, magnified its size and duplicated x4 in CGI to replicate Titanic's engine room.) It has a working triple expansion steam engine. The pistons are exposed while it is working which makes it an interesting engine to see in action. Edit: They also have a WW2 sub in Pearl Harbor as well. The USS Bowfin - close to USS Arizona memorial.
ENC SW DV Rush
2023-03-20 17:59:24 +0000 UTCLetters From Iwo Jima or Platoon would be my picks if I had a chance to pick my choices. But of the choices listed here, I like Crimson Tide the most. Great chemistry between Denzel and Gene Hackman.
KTVindicare
2023-03-20 17:57:10 +0000 UTCI like the mix of films here! To be honest, you cannot go wrong with any of them since they are all excellent in their own right. Curious if the next poll will include the same films with the exception of the winner or if the plan is to mix it up each time. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the winning selection. Your reactions to war films (and miniseries) have certainly resonated with me. You truly show your humanity in these reactions and your unfiltered emotions (even the difficult ones) show how much of an impact these films have on you. I also admire the fact you have chosen to explore more details about events depicted in the historical films you have watched.
Justin (CaptainProton)
2023-03-20 17:55:47 +0000 UTCGood morning Vietnam is a powerful movie. I remember seeing it as a teenager at the cinema thinking it was going to be light hearted comedy, and Robin Williams is at his best comically here. But boy he’s also so incredibly powerful too.
Ria Grix
2023-03-20 17:54:18 +0000 UTCDon't forget Letters From Iwo Jima T.T
Logan Sandoval
2023-03-20 17:53:19 +0000 UTCYes it was "even a country",... but it wasnt in a civil war, or had Americans fighting there yet,...
ENC SW DV Rush
2023-03-20 17:49:22 +0000 UTC2 movies about true events havent been on any polls so far - the 2 soldiers who in WW1 & WW2 were the most decorated American soldiers in history - Sergeant York - about Alvin York (WW1 - played by Gary Cooper at the insistence of Alvin York) & "To Hell And Back" about Audie Murphy (WW2 - who also plays himself in the movie). Another great but passed over movie is "The Sand Pebbles" with Steve McQueen about the 1930s conflict in China. None of these are nearly as graphic as any movies made today,... and Sergeant York does take some artistic liberties - but it is based on a real persons true story.
ENC SW DV Rush
2023-03-20 17:45:38 +0000 UTCI know I'm old, but I didn't realize just HOW old. I saw Good Morning Vietnam in the theaters. Forgot that it was way back in 1897 though. Daaaannnnggg!!!
Michael Moody
2023-03-20 17:42:48 +0000 UTCI replied to you in the "main thread". 🙂
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 17:39:41 +0000 UTCCrimson Tide is honestly one of my favorite Denzel films. So many great actors in that movie!
Jordan Malloy
2023-03-20 17:38:47 +0000 UTCa personal favorite is jarhead (2005) with jake gyllenhaal and jamie foxx. it is a war movie, but very unconventional. it is very personal and unglamorous. rarely mentioned, i guess unpopular
Wu Sha Ling
2023-03-20 17:36:23 +0000 UTCSame thing with "Let the right one in" in october last year with the "scary poll". Exactly the same situation.
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 17:25:32 +0000 UTCMy Top 3 of the list are Crimson Tide, Memphis Belle and Good Morning Vietnam. All Great Casts. All Terrific. Vote goes to Crimson Tide, though. Such a Ride! If I could recommend one film to go on your shortlist, it would be, Battleground (1949). It was influential on Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers.
Larry Darrell
2023-03-20 17:24:54 +0000 UTCAboslutely! I like Courage Under Fire more than either of the two I picked (GMV and CT), but I went with those because I think Cassie would like CT a little more and, since she's had a very heavy and dark past few weeks, the humor in GMV would be a nice change of pace.
glenn harper
2023-03-20 17:22:34 +0000 UTCSince war movies are becoming a trend, not a bad thing, can we get Joyeux Noel on the calendar for December? This needs to happen
Dissonant Bard
2023-03-20 17:21:26 +0000 UTCOh come on, Das Boot is so much better than any of the other options here
Stephen Woods
2023-03-20 17:20:52 +0000 UTCEnemy at the gates is also a great war movie
Scott Earhart
2023-03-20 17:20:37 +0000 UTCI’m surprised Good Morning Vietnam is winning. As good as Robin Williams was in it, the movie itself was kind of bah, in my opinion. I really hope Crimson Tide wins. Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington. Need I say more!!!
Luke Godfrey
2023-03-20 17:20:16 +0000 UTCGood morning Vietnam is awesome. Plus you get the humor of Robin Williams mixed in with the harsh realities of the Vietnam War.
Scott Earhart
2023-03-20 17:19:20 +0000 UTCand maybe the best U-boat movie ever made.
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 17:19:11 +0000 UTCAlso, for future war movie polls, I'd suggest adding Patton, Heartbreak Ridge, and The Big Red One to the list.
glenn harper
2023-03-20 17:15:08 +0000 UTCWow...both my top picks are in the lead. That never happens!
glenn harper
2023-03-20 17:13:46 +0000 UTCPlease Add Kelly's Heroes to the list.
Powers209
2023-03-20 17:13:36 +0000 UTCLeast we forget "To hell and back"
Randolph Tirazona
2023-03-20 17:13:25 +0000 UTCI thought The Bridge on the River Kwai was on the horizon. Maybe it was wishful thinking
Shawn Kildal
2023-03-20 17:10:32 +0000 UTCAm I the only one who enjoyed the newer Midway despite the heavy CGI?
S Childs
2023-03-20 17:07:32 +0000 UTCA classic!! I just rewatched it, still holds up.
Tommy.J
2023-03-20 17:06:55 +0000 UTCShe watched Ben Hur & The Ten Commandments..
Celeste McAllister
2023-03-20 17:05:50 +0000 UTCThose aren't in THIS poll. Patience.
S Childs
2023-03-20 17:05:45 +0000 UTCTorn between the 2 Gene Hackman movies. Went with Crimson Tide since it probably has the better chance to win out of the 2
Shawn Kildal
2023-03-20 17:03:54 +0000 UTCIn the early running, it's looking good for the Robi Williams classic! I feel a great Popcorn reaction coming. This movie has Cassie-favorite written all over it!
Alan Kobb
2023-03-20 17:03:24 +0000 UTC'Tora Tora Tora' on December 7th..
Celeste McAllister
2023-03-20 17:03:16 +0000 UTCYeah.... it's two versions of Das boot on popcorn request. Which one is it?? C'mon Gabor. You are Eurepean like me 😉. Request a bunch movies from Europe. Run Lola run, Downfall, Let the right one in, Show me love, Sisu, Trollhunter, Nikita etc etc. 🙂🙃
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-20 17:02:33 +0000 UTCCourage Under Fire is incredible. Would have been my 2nd choice. I think our girl will really like Crimson Tide though. Hackman & Denzel... great actors!
Paul Mellette
2023-03-20 17:02:21 +0000 UTCWow... was Vietnam even a country in 1897? :D
Paul Mellette
2023-03-20 17:00:55 +0000 UTCI think you would really vibe with the ensemble cast in Memphis belle, one of my favs.
Daniel Hofer
2023-03-20 17:00:31 +0000 UTCWow, I almost never see people mention or react to Memphis Belle. That one is an underrated classic. Based on true events, and many actors that you’ll recognize
Paul Ark
2023-03-20 16:59:10 +0000 UTCThe two I would pick have the lowest votes. I think the acting in Courage Under Fire is excellent and Memphis Belle is based on a true event.
Roger Wayne Alms
2023-03-20 16:57:14 +0000 UTCDefinitely go with the 1897 edition of Good Morning Vietnam.
adam howard
2023-03-20 16:56:55 +0000 UTCAll three are great suggestions. MASH, in particular.
Matt Rose
2023-03-20 16:56:19 +0000 UTCRAN is in the running for my favorite Kurosawa.
Matt Rose
2023-03-20 16:55:02 +0000 UTCM*A*S*H and Catch-22 (both 1970) are both must see, but she would LOVE Zulu (1964)
Dan Waller
2023-03-20 16:47:59 +0000 UTCPatton is the most worthy film out there.
Stephen Malloy
2023-03-20 16:47:38 +0000 UTCDas Boot is certainly the best out of the choices, although all movies are worth watching. However I'm dyin' to see Cassie react to Good Morning Vietnam. That would be a great reaction with a laugh and a tear. And probably the best start to this venture. Das Boot should be viewed at some point though.
Pickupthepieces76
2023-03-20 16:47:23 +0000 UTCKelly's Heroes, one of Clint Eastwood's best war pics
Glen Childs
2023-03-20 16:46:48 +0000 UTCall of them
christopher b swanson
2023-03-20 16:46:20 +0000 UTCShe has seen Ryan, 1917 and Schlinder.
Stephen Malloy
2023-03-20 16:46:17 +0000 UTCAbsolutely, a star studded cast as well as one of the better movies I've ever seen
Glen Childs
2023-03-20 16:45:59 +0000 UTCRemember this is only the first poll of many. I'm sure both those movies will be on a poll soon.
David Freese
2023-03-20 16:43:44 +0000 UTCDas Boot is the best film here but it’s the very definition of “heavy”. I like Good Morning Vietnam for a war comedy. If you’re going to see a foreign war film, Kurosawa’s Ran is amazing. A great older war film is Kubrick’s Paths of Glory. And for war comedies check out Duck Soup and Dr. Strangelove.
jdj830
2023-03-20 16:43:02 +0000 UTCHopefully Dirty Dozen is in the poll in the future.
David Freese
2023-03-20 16:41:56 +0000 UTCShe has already reacted to the first 3, and seen Life is Beautiful before the channel (according to Letterboxd)
Gábor Árki
2023-03-20 16:41:34 +0000 UTCGOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!! Robin Williams is fantastic.
Tara
2023-03-20 16:41:27 +0000 UTCI really ought to see Das Boot. I've seen the set, which still exists in Bavaria Studios, Munich: amazingly tiny! Hard to walk through and even harder to imagine schlepping a 35mm camera through
Henry Fitzgerald
2023-03-20 16:40:41 +0000 UTCLooks like Das Boot is not gonna make it. Too bad, americans don't know what they miss. Too this day I haven't seen another movie like it
Shanwyn Nightfox
2023-03-20 16:40:30 +0000 UTCI picked Crimson Tide even though I would say it’s more thriller than war movie. Crimson Tide and Behind Enemy Lines are the only two I’ve seen on here.
James1035
2023-03-20 16:40:12 +0000 UTCShe's seen 1917 and Saving Pvt Ryan they were like within the first 10 videos she post in 2021. Also Schindler's List is on the channel.
David Freese
2023-03-20 16:39:53 +0000 UTCShe has seen it.
Stephen Malloy
2023-03-20 16:38:34 +0000 UTCMidway (1976) at just over 2 hours would be a good one.
Dan Waller
2023-03-20 16:37:43 +0000 UTCI would love to see Sergeant York (1941) on a future poll. It is based on a true story and a very entertaining film.
Mike LL
2023-03-20 16:37:40 +0000 UTCShe already watched that one on the channel.
Tim Raths
2023-03-20 16:37:14 +0000 UTCDas Boot is the only movie I haven't seen, all the rest are brilliant, especially Crimson Tide, love it, and Denzel as well as Gene Hackman were both great in it. I love Denzel Washington, seen a lot of his movies, especially older ones, like Ricochet, and Deja Vu is another brilliant movie.
John McGoldrick
2023-03-20 16:36:38 +0000 UTCYou have to see Das Boot
AC5555
2023-03-20 16:36:31 +0000 UTCA Bridge too Far (1977) also 3 hours.
Dan Waller
2023-03-20 16:35:34 +0000 UTCWHERE EAGLES DARE
Matt Rose
2023-03-20 16:35:16 +0000 UTCIt started Hollywood, after all. That's what I hear.
Mike LL
2023-03-20 16:35:14 +0000 UTCSaving private Ryan, 1917, Schindler’s list, Life is Beautiful (all heavier but amazing)
Gabriela Popescu
2023-03-20 16:34:56 +0000 UTCThat is so good. Highly underrated Spielberg film.
Matt Rose
2023-03-20 16:34:50 +0000 UTCPatton (1970) at almost 3 hours is probably too long.
Dan Waller
2023-03-20 16:34:02 +0000 UTCWar Horse.
CallMeWheels
2023-03-20 16:33:52 +0000 UTCGood list to start with. No losers here.
James UK
2023-03-20 16:33:46 +0000 UTC"Kelly's Heroes," "The Enemy Below," "In Harms Way," "Run Silent, Run Deep," "Midway" (both 1976 and 2019 versions), "Tora, Tora Tora," and "Operation Petticoat"
Dustin Denner
2023-03-20 16:32:57 +0000 UTCCrimson Tide gets my vote, I’ve been asking for this one for ages. Good Morning, Memphis, and Courage are also movies I think she would enjoy
Julie
2023-03-20 16:32:43 +0000 UTCDas Boot is not a light viewing but is very good, and it would be nice to return to a European movie. Last one was Amélie I think, more than a year ago. I recommend the Director's Cut or maybe even the miniseries version. It was shot in a way to produce both a movie version and a miniseries for a German television network. The theatrical cut released in 1981 is 149 minutes long. The director’s cut is 208 minutes long and was released in 1997 (although this was more or less the first, unreleased cut of the director). The main difference between the two versions is that the DC includes a lot more scenes that develop the characters’ personalities and emotions, which have been previously only available in the 308-minutes long miniseries version.
Gábor Árki
2023-03-20 16:31:25 +0000 UTCThere's an Academy award winning black-and-white war movie called "Sergeant York." It's got everything to love about a movie in it and it's a true story of the most decorated World War I veteran in the United States Army
John G
2023-03-20 16:30:09 +0000 UTCGooooood morning Vietnam!
Tim Raths
2023-03-20 16:29:46 +0000 UTCI'll wait for Platoon to vote
Andrew Ramos
2023-03-20 16:29:40 +0000 UTCGood Morning Vietnam from '1897' was a film way ahead of it's time...
Simon Haynes
2023-03-20 16:29:35 +0000 UTCC'mon, she HAS to see the great Robin Williams in "Good Morning Vietnam"!
Mark Schamber
2023-03-20 16:27:58 +0000 UTCPlatoon? First Blood? I just voted for Crimson Tide.
Todzilla
2023-03-20 16:27:41 +0000 UTCThis is very true!
Michael McErlain
2023-03-20 16:27:23 +0000 UTCMemphis Belle enjoyer here.
Brian's Dog
2023-03-20 16:27:19 +0000 UTCI voted Memphis Belle. I had it on VHS once upon a time and practically wore out the tape.
Rosanne Stewart
2023-03-20 16:27:07 +0000 UTCVoted for Memphis Belle, because I think it's the one Cassie would enjoy the most.
Kristin D
2023-03-20 16:26:15 +0000 UTCI saw it on the kinetoscope for a nickel!
Daniel
2023-03-20 16:26:06 +0000 UTCSame, I think they would enjoy this the most. It's a great movie, good story, good acting.
Kristin D
2023-03-20 16:25:15 +0000 UTCI really REALLY hope that "All quiet on the Western Front (2022) is on your list somewhere. Definitely very heavy and not one to start with, but I hope it's on your radar
Michael Johnson
2023-03-20 16:24:21 +0000 UTCsame, Memphis Belle would be a Cassie and Carly movie
Adam Doyle
2023-03-20 16:24:05 +0000 UTCTough one. I think I’m going with Crimson Tide.
Robert da Spruce
2023-03-20 16:23:44 +0000 UTCGreat list...I voted for Crimson Tide, but Memphis Belle is great and not even close to getting enough love.
Adam Doyle
2023-03-20 16:23:15 +0000 UTCThere are two different versions of Das Boot as a film. The most common one is the director's cut, which would be one of the longest movies for the channel at 208 minutes. There is a shorter theatrical cut but it is much harder to find, and, if I remember correctly, not available to watch online at all. (There's also an even longer third version that turns it into a whole miniseries!) Just FYI.
Tyler Foster
2023-03-20 16:22:45 +0000 UTCEventually you should watch all of these. Not any bad choices
David Nesbit
2023-03-20 16:22:22 +0000 UTCGoooood Mooooooooooorning vietnam! so many good ones but vietnam is a classic must watch
Ulf Jerlström
2023-03-20 16:22:13 +0000 UTCGood Morning Vietnam (1897): This is the movie that started Hollywood! Very prophetic, too! haha
_tragicmike
2023-03-20 16:22:00 +0000 UTCI voted Memphis Belle just because I believe that is the "tamest" of the movies with a feel good ending. You probably would enjoy it the most. But Das Boot would be MY choice.
S Childs
2023-03-20 16:21:48 +0000 UTCDas boot is definitely not light viewing.
Eric Wallace
2023-03-20 16:21:44 +0000 UTCDas Boot is not light viewing but it is one of the best German movies ever made.
Allboroking
2023-03-20 16:21:33 +0000 UTCGood morning Greco Turkish War of 1897!!
Jonny Kerr (JK)
2023-03-20 16:20:58 +0000 UTCI wouldn’t consider Das Boot light viewing
Peter MacColeman
2023-03-20 16:19:54 +0000 UTCGreat list! Fantastic variety!
Jon Johns
2023-03-20 16:19:49 +0000 UTCTough decision. Good choices
nick bell
2023-03-20 16:19:29 +0000 UTC
