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[YT Edit] The Great Escape (1963)
Added 2022-11-10 23:11:47 +0000 UTCHey guys! Here is the YT edit for The Great Escape, which will premiere shortly on YT. Hope you enjoy!
Direct link in case the above player doesn't work.
Here is the full reaction to this movie.
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Check out "Kelly's Heroes" with Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Conner (Archie Bunker), Donald Sutherland, Stuart Margolin, Gavin McLeod. It is very funny especially with Don Rickles.
Nolan Ryan
2023-04-03 20:00:57 +0000 UTCSteve McQueen forced them to have the motorcycle scene. Steve and James Garner were best of friends. They both could drive race cars.
Nolan Ryan
2023-04-03 19:57:04 +0000 UTCMy grandfather and my ex-wife's grandfather were both in WWII. My ex's grandfather was captured in North Africa by Rommel's Tank force. Enlisted man got rotten potatoes to eat but officers, no matter which side they are on, have a respect for the rank and uniform of other officers. It is trippy. But in that camp, officer prisoners got actual meat and good potatoes to eat. If two opposing officers for whatever reason go their own way, say a German and British, it was not uncommon for the enemies to salute each other. Believe it or not, before terrorism, there were "rules" in war. It is kind of inspiring the respect they show. It comes from the fact that they know they are soldiers just doing their duty, and that commands respect between them.
Nolan Ryan
2023-04-03 18:42:30 +0000 UTCYes, I meant to mention the fact that they're officers is important.
Jamie van Brewen
2022-11-16 21:31:53 +0000 UTCAnother one that comes to mind, not sure if Cassie has seen it before is The English Patient, a war movie but a romance epic as well, winner of nine Oscars including best picture, might be one for Carly as well.
Johan
2022-11-14 18:39:42 +0000 UTCPlus the German air force officers did have a sort of "gentleman's" and professional respect and courtesy for the American and British pilots since, in the German's minds at least, they were in the same profession. Also, as is mentioned, it is a POW camp, not a concentration camp and that did make a difference. At least to some of the Germans.
The Bookish Hedgehog (Zathras)
2022-11-13 21:39:26 +0000 UTCyeah, I could've written that whole thing in a better way.
Kristin D
2022-11-13 02:41:35 +0000 UTCI read the book
Clifford
2022-11-13 02:14:47 +0000 UTCThere's a famous story of Ye Olde Pub B17 captained by Charlie Brown, that was so badly shot up, Franz Stigler escorted it to safety, even though it had just been blowing hell out of a German town. Had anyone found out, Franz would have been executed. Franz and Charlie found each other decades after the war, became close friends, and Franz said that he'd lost his brother in the war, and God gave him back another.
Jim Williams
2022-11-13 02:14:02 +0000 UTCvery few WWII movies are kind to the Germans.
Jim Williams
2022-11-13 02:10:03 +0000 UTCHas anyone recommended Lawrence of Arabia? Thats a great classic "war" movie though much more than that of course.
Johan
2022-11-12 20:58:22 +0000 UTCThank you for sharing, Kristin. We all should grateful for the service of men like your grandfathers. The lighter than expected tone of "The Great Escape" certainly makes the movie more watchable. But the reality was undoubtedly much darker.
David Woodbridge
2022-11-12 16:47:43 +0000 UTCI was just thinking the same thing...the editing needs to retain the overall story, and also include her reactions that make it fun to watch. Her editor is really good.
Kristin D
2022-11-12 16:32:48 +0000 UTCBoth of my grandfathers were pilots, and my maternal grandfather was shot down and imprisoned in a German POW camp for 2 years. I doubt that it was as nice a place as what is portrayed in this movie. My grandfather refused to speak about what happened there, and those who know him say that he came back home a different man.
Kristin D
2022-11-12 16:32:04 +0000 UTCI was just thinking while watching this reaction, and how the German were painted in a less negative way...there's a movie that isn't as kind towards the Germans, AND has Brad Pitt, which is Inglorious Bastards. It's an alternate history story about WWII.
Kristin D
2022-11-12 16:29:43 +0000 UTCRE: Luftwaffe vs Gestapo / SS The Luftwaffe (German Air force) were men of duty, and pilots, fighting for their country. The majority of them had nothing against Jews, and were not nazis. The holocaust and Nazis and Gestapo is all a separate thing. As the war went on... the Gestapo gained more and more power, and it led to more and more horrible crimes being committed.
Aerith_Lives
2022-11-11 21:32:20 +0000 UTCOne detail that I've known to cause some people a little confusion is how they made a point of Steve McQueen changing out of the German uniform right before the scene where he tries to jump the fence and is captured. The reason for that is that if he were captured wearing a German uniform, then by international law, he would be considered a "spy" and could face execution. Not that I think it would have come down to a trial—they probably would have shot him on the spot. So if you're captured, you had better be in the right uniform. Something that always bothered me is, I'm pretty sure that sweatshirt he wears is not regulation clothing, but once they have him, he does turn down his collar and flash his captain's insignia, as if to say "I'm in uniform!"
Jamie van Brewen
2022-11-11 21:16:04 +0000 UTCI've always liked this movie. I can see why you were perplexed by how civil the Germans were towards the prisoners, considering your experience watching Band of Brothers and Schindler's list. Part of that is because this was made in the 1960s and there was still heavy censorship of movies in place. (Notice there is virtually no profanity, other than maybe an occasional "damn" or "hell." Definitely no "f-bombs.") Another reason, more historically justified, is that, as others have pointed out, the prisoners are pilots or crewmembers of planes shot down over German held territory and as such, they were being held by the German 𝘓𝘶𝘧𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦 (air force) who were generally much more compliant with international law regarding the treatment of prisoners of war. If that camp had been run by the SS, it would have been a very different story. In addition to that, German treatment of British and American prisoners was almost always better in comparison to how they treated prisoners from other countries. That stemmed from tenets of Nazi ideology, which held that the British (and by extension, [white] Americans) were kindred people, closely related to ethnic Germans. With other prisoners, that was not the case. In German, the word "𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯" means "human beings." Nazi ideology held that certain races of people; namely Slavic peoples like Russians and Poles, Hungarians, Romani people (i.e. "Gypsies") and of course Jews; were described by another word: "𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯." The prefix "𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳" means "under," "lower," or "beneath." So "𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯" literally means "sub-humans." That racist ideology was a major factor in why the treatment of these prisoners was nowhere near as brutal as that concentration camp prisoners.
Jamie van Brewen
2022-11-11 21:02:18 +0000 UTCRichard Attenborough who did such a fantastic job playing Roger Bartlett "The Big X' in this also played John Hammond the rich guy that built Jurassic Park, and was Knighted and made a Baron by QEI.
Collar City Guy
2022-11-11 20:00:26 +0000 UTCThe Air Forces always tried to take care of all POW pilots on both sides so they are treated well in each camp. In fact I have read books where German Pilot's would land near shot-down planes so the SS would not get them.
Clifford
2022-11-11 16:39:16 +0000 UTCCassie - did you notice that the "blind" POW was Dr. Loomis from "Halloween" that shot Michael at the end? And James Garner (the scavenger who took him out with him) was Mel Gibson's dad in "Maverick", though his looks changed quite a bit in the 80s as he got a little thicker. The Nazi's POW camps did pretty well with sticking to the Geneva Convention, which provided rules for how POWs had to be treated/handled. Your reaction suggested you thought it would be like the concentration camps, where the Germans sent the Jewish people during Hitler's "final solution". Those camps were different in every way. I like the ideas above of having a classic reaction every month (or every couple of months). I'm going to keep plugging away for "Cool Hand Luke". You'll fall in love with the young Paul Newman's blue eyes, I just know it.... or for another Steve McQueen classic, I'd go for "Papillon".
Cliff Endicott
2022-11-11 15:09:55 +0000 UTCFor movies about Canadians at war, watch the movie Captains of the Clouds (1942), 49th Parallel (1941), Passchendaele (2008), and Hyena Road (2015).
Gary Shaw
2022-11-11 12:52:04 +0000 UTCNice! I didn't know that or any of his history after the war.
My_Cousin_Mose
2022-11-11 02:38:37 +0000 UTCMy honest to God childhood hero. I'm from Tennessee...i believe this movie has such a positive message... after he retired from the army, he traveled to schools across the country. A true role model.
just me
2022-11-11 02:29:20 +0000 UTCI just got into the band Sabaton and they got a song about him. Dude was a badass.
My_Cousin_Mose
2022-11-11 02:26:32 +0000 UTCThe true classic... and true story.... world War 1 movie... Sargent York. Do yourself a favor and watch this 1941 classic.
just me
2022-11-11 02:24:07 +0000 UTCOne invisible thing that first attracted me to this channel was the editing. So many other reactors' videos show them talking over important plot points, or reacting to every little thing in an artificial, over-the-top manner. I know a lot of this comes down to the reactor in question, but the editor/s that work on Popcorn in Bed deserve a lot of credit for doing such a painstaking job of letting Cassie's style show through, even in a truncated format. I do not regret supporting PiB.
Ben Livingstone
2022-11-11 00:59:29 +0000 UTCI think one of the reasons the Nazis used so many resources to recapture them was because most of these escapees were pilots. Pilots are more skilled and can do more damage than the average soldier, so there's a special premium on keeping them locked up. Because these POWs were pilots, the Luftwaffe (the German air force) ran the prison camp. As you noted, Cassie, the movie seems to suggest that some Luftwaffe commanders we're not as zealous in their devotion to Hitler as the SS and Gestapo officers.
David Woodbridge
2022-11-11 00:39:05 +0000 UTCGlad to hear about The Magnificent Seven
Joseph Rardin
2022-11-11 00:35:19 +0000 UTCYes! Agreed! All of those, as well as Dial M for Murder and True Grit, are all fantastic classics and I think Cassie would love, love, love, love, LOVE....every one of them! 👍🏻🙂
'Pappy' Johnston
2022-11-11 00:24:48 +0000 UTCThat was a nice change of pace from October. But I do believe Bridge on the River Kwai was the runner up. But I won’t complain about the Magnificent Seven. Or doing the top four Treasure of the Sierra Madre was my favorite of the four.
Robert Harper
2022-11-11 00:12:13 +0000 UTCYou should try having a classic movie night once a month. Thank you for another great reaction.
Bill Hayden
2022-11-11 00:07:27 +0000 UTCOh Cass lol Summer Camps do not have watch towers with powerful machine guns :)
paul morrison
2022-11-10 23:21:21 +0000 UTCThat was Steve McQueen doing all his own stunt work,including the bike jump ..McQueen had a influence on Tom Cruise's lack of fear,lol.
Celeste McAllister
2022-11-10 23:18:05 +0000 UTC
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