Worst WW2 movies ever made? - Page 7

Slipdigit · #**151** (**permalink**) April 22nd, 2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by C.Evans

I sure hated seeing George Montgomery being killed off at the "Malmedy Massacre" scenes. George Montgomery was the Sergeant that Lt. "Danno" (Sorry I can't think of his name at this time) was captured with.

James MacArthur

Za Rodinu · #**152** (**permalink**) April 22nd, 2008, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by C.Evans

...former Wehrmacht General Heinrich von Luttwitz, who was CO at the time, of the 47th Panzer Korps and he could also be blamed some about any cheesy battle scenes.

First thing: how can you expect anything good when you hire the guy that LOST?

Also, cheesy? Nothing cheesier in a war movie than a bunch of M-47s each carrying a placard saying "I'm a Tiger" all slowly advancing bunched up through the Sierra de Guadarrama. Awful!

Oh, the Shermans are depicted by M-24s, fercripessakes!

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Originally Posted by C.Evans

General von Luttwitz was hired for (begged out of retirement) and it was HIS job to create an effect for this movie, that suited the storylines that made up this movie. Also, some liberties had to be made with the making of this movie and so things here and there, had to be cut and changed, to fit their time frame for making this movie; as well as to fit within the budget they had.

In other words: he botched it. Might as well have stayed in retirement.

The movie was merly a fictionalized account based on few facts, about the Battle of the Bulge. Also, you should enjoy it even if only because of the great actors who were in this movie.[/quote]

I agree, it's a fictionalized account. The great actors like any actors are there for the money.

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Originally Posted by C.Evans

For this and other reasons listed above-and mainly because of the actors involved-I have and will always enjoy watching this movie-especially the restored version of it.

Each to his own, you're entitled to your views, I'm entitled to mine. I hate this movie, even Where Eagles Dare was better!

Keystone Two-Eight · #**153** (**permalink**) April 23rd, 2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by C.Evans

SS Doomstrooper.

Does this count? It was scifi zombie stuff, so should it count?

Keystone Two-Eight · #**154** (**permalink**) April 23rd, 2008, 04:08 AM

Gotta agree with Marne; Pearl Harbor blew viscous chunks. I havent watched "Flyboys" all the way through, but thats a pretty nasty chunk of bile too, from what I can tell.

C.Evans · #**155** (**permalink**) April 23rd, 2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipdigit

James MacArthur

Hi Jeff, thanks. I could think of his last name but not Dannos first name-so I left it as is. ;-))

C.Evans · #**156** (**permalink**) April 23rd, 2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Za Rodinu

First thing: how can you expect anything good when you hire the guy that LOST?

[[[Hi Miguel, I suppose you have a point there-a wierd one but, a point none the less. ;-)) ]]]

Also, cheesy? Nothing cheesier in a war movie than a bunch of M-47s each carrying a placard saying "I'm a Tiger" all slowly advancing bunched up through the Sierra de Guadarrama. Awful!

[[[What could you expect? all or most German stuff was either, destroyed, in the process of rotting somewhere, in private collections and museums and finally, used as static defence mechanisms along the borders of what? Hungary, Rumania or somewhere? i.e. those many many tanks and assault guns that were recently rediscovered and are now in the process of being sold to collectors and museums and the like.

Also, what could one expect? they used Spanish Army equipment for the movie, as well as the ones who were singing Der Panzerleid-in zat famous scene. ]]]]

Oh, the Shermans are depicted by M-24s, fercripessakes!

[[[And just where were the movie Producers supposed to get the correct vehicles from? ;-)) ]]]

In other words: he botched it. Might as well have stayed in retirement.

[[[One can't blame Heinrich von Luttwitz, for not having hundreds of battle-worthy WWII German tanks in his backyard-can one? ;-)) ]]]

The movie was merly a fictionalized account based on few facts, about the Battle of the Bulge. Also, you should enjoy it even if only because of the great actors who were in this movie.

I agree, it's a fictionalized account. The great actors like any actors are there for the money.

Each to his own, you're entitled to your views, I'm entitled to mine. I hate this movie, even Where Eagles Dare was better![/quote]

As Bull "from the Night Court TV series might say" Owwww Kaaayyyy.

C.Evans · #**157** (**permalink**) April 23rd, 2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Keystone Two-Eight

Does this count? It was scifi zombie stuff, so should it count?

I'll leave that up to you to decide friend. As the movies theme was set in WWII-I say, why not? But, machts nicht (SP?)

Best regards-C.

WotNoChad? · #**158** (**permalink**) April 24th, 2008, 12:23 AM

Pearl Harbor and Flyboys are both pretty dreadful, they're more like a period star wars. For older movies Anzio gets my vote for being so slow and dull.

ww2dude · #**159** (**permalink**) April 27th, 2008, 04:41 PM

I didn't like this foreign movie, Operation Thunderbolt or something like that. Dubbing was horrible. From Hell to Victory and The Thin Red Line were also bad.

wtid45 · #**160** (**permalink**) April 27th, 2008, 06:01 PM

thin red line about guadacanal with george clooney just thought it was terrible and for my my dad r.i.p. who fought in burma, the errol flynn film objetive burma where he won the war single handed dad never did like it!

Swashbuckler · #**161** (**permalink**) May 2nd, 2008, 02:56 PM

Windtalkers, Apparently GI's had God mode and unlimited ammo cheats in this movie not to mention the bazooka that blew up a mountain

Phantom of the Ruhr · #**162** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 01:47 AM

^John Woo should just stick to making action/kung fu films.

I wanted to splash iodine into my eyes after seeing this one:
Casablanca Express (1989)
Great concept. P*** poor execution.

I apologize for the bump.

Slipdigit · #**163** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 02:42 AM

I've not even heard of that turkey, Phantom. It was rated 3.6 in IMDB.

Phantom of the Ruhr · #**164** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 03:02 AM

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I've not even heard of that turkey, Phantom. It was rated 3.6 in IMDB.

Lucky you. It was in this box set of war films (You know, the kind of set you see in the bargain bin at Wal Mart) my parents gave me for Christmas a few years ago.

Slipdigit · #**165** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 03:04 AM

I guess you've asked lovingly not to do that again.

Phantom of the Ruhr · #**166** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Slipdigit

I guess you've asked lovingly not to do that again.

Absolutely.

Tomcat · #**167** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Phantom of the Ruhr

Lucky you. It was in this box set of war films (You know, the kind of set you see in the bargain bin at Wal Mart) my parents gave me for Christmas a few years ago.

Wal Mart? is that a type of shopping centre or something?

krieg · #**168** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 07:53 AM

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Wal Mart? is that a type of shopping centre or something?

maybe a ..K.MART??

Tomcat · #**169** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by krieg

maybe a ..K.MART??

I thought of that. I have heard of Kmart type stores in America that are open 24 hrs and it is like a woolworths, kmart in one, pretty much everthing you want is in there, so I have heard.

scarface · #**170** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 02:44 PM

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maybe a ..K.MART??

Yes, Walmart took the Kmart model and expanded upon it....

.... they're a lot bigger and a lot worse.

-whatever

-Lou

krieg · #**171** (**permalink**) May 14th, 2008, 07:18 PM