If you could remake a WWII movie, what would that film be?

Falcon Jun · #1 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2008, 01:00 PM

After reading the Worst WWII movie thread, I think it's proper to have such a thread as this. Let's name the movie we want to see remade and suggestions on how it could be improved.

If there was a chance to remake a WWII movie, I'd say the first one on my mind would be the "Battle of the Bulge." As I've said on that thread, the movie mainly suffers because it failed our expectations. I'd have it done in the manner of the what I think is the best WWII movie I saw, which is the "Longest Day."
The next one would be "Battle of Midway." The main change I would prefer would be raising its production values.

Za Rodinu · #2 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2008, 03:49 PM

Battle of Bulge, yes, definitely! Pearl Harbor, Enemy at Gates too.

Hufflepuff · #3 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2008, 03:55 PM

A unique thread, I must say!

I would have to go with Enemy at the Gates as well, along with probably Casablanca.

FramerT · #4 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2008, 06:22 PM

Not re-makes, but movies I would make.

Kurt Student's airborne assault on the fortresses of Eban Emael.

The B-24 raid on the Polesti oil fields.

krieg · #5 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2008, 09:18 PM

well there is a hell of a lot of films out there but i think i would remake
some parts of . flags of our fathers.
best lrirg

Hawkerace · #6 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2008, 09:29 PM

not related (sorry guys.. but

) I would make a movie about The Somme. It would be very dramatic I think. All fresh troops off into a very deadly battle. Power of the machine gun.

But I would remake Battle of the Bulge most definitely! And Midway.

I would probably make a more battle like movie about the battle for Berlin (there is Downfall, but that was more Hitler related and the secretary until like the last 20 minutes of it), and also the siege of Leningrad. In fact, if you could fit a dramatic tale of a average Russian soldier in ww2 in a 2-3 hour film from the start of Barbarossa until ??? it would be great.

C.Evans · #7 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2008, 10:23 PM

I'd slightly change U 571--just so those who hate it could be satisfied. The only thing I would change is when in the credits, that they listed where the R.N. had captured Enigma machines, would be posted at the very beginning of the movie so nobody could gripe about a FICTIONAL movie specifically meant ONLY to be a fictional movie, that was made about the US Navy capturing one of the Germans Enigma machines.

Sloniksp · #8 (**permalink**) April 30th, 2008, 12:36 AM

This is an interesting thread!

1. Battle of the Bulge
2. Enemy at the Gates
3. The Thin Red Line
4. Pearl Harbor

These all come to mind in no particular order.

Martin Bull · #9 (**permalink**) April 30th, 2008, 06:45 AM

Certainly for me it'd be 'Battle Of The Bulge' - with the budget and production values of 'Saving Private Ryan'....

Falcon Jun · #10 (**permalink**) April 30th, 2008, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Martin Bull

Certainly for me it'd be 'Battle Of The Bulge' - with the budget and production values of 'Saving Private Ryan'....

Since you mentioned Saving Private Ryan, you reminded me of a pet dream project of mine, editing the Omaha scenes of that movie and joining it to enhance the Omaha scene of Longest Day. Plus getting some footage of the airborne drops from Band of Brothers and adding them, again, to Longest Day. I also thought of using some attack scenes from Pearl Harbor to supplement Tora Tora Tora.

I just reviewed my copy of Battle of Midway and aside from the misused crash footage, I noticed that attacking Corsairs were also used in the movie. This is really one film that begs to be remade. Now the next question would be the actors that should be cast in such a remake.

Hufflepuff · #11 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 12:30 AM

Another movie I would remake is The Lost Battalion, even though its not WWII.

krieg · #12 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Hufflepuff

Another movie I would remake is The Lost Battalion, even though its not WWII.

mat i ask why would want to remake this film .. i have seen it and thort it
wos a very good film
best krieg

Hufflepuff · #13 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 01:10 AM

I saw it and thought it was very good except that some of the acting was a bit underdone and the sound during the battle sequences could have been more realistic. I also would have shot a bunch of the scenes in the film from different angles (I say this as an ameteur filmmaker). The script of the film, however, was excellent.

krieg · #14 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Hufflepuff

I saw it and thought it was very good except that some of the acting was a bit underdone and the sound during the battle sequences could have been more realistic. I also would have shot a bunch of the scenes in the film from different angles (I say this as an ameteur filmmaker). The script of the film, however, was excellent.

fair enuff will rewatch the film and see it from your angle
best krieg

T. A. Gardner · #15 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FramerT

Not re-makes, but movies I would make.

Kurt Student's airborne assault on the fortresses of Eban Emael.

The B-24 raid on the Polesti oil fields.

Good choices. I would also consider a remake of sorts of that 50's move The Enemy Below (I think that's the name) where a US Frigate is stalking a Soviet sub and it ends badly.
A really good cross between that and Das Boote showing the nerve wracking tedium of ASW for surface ships and the sheer terror of being on a sub under attack in one movie would strike home.

uksubs · #16 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 05:24 AM

For me it would be The Eagle Has Landed
Great story but killed by Larry Hagman ham acting

Tomcat · #17 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 05:54 AM

The longest day, but with more more technology incorporated in it, I love that move, it is one of the best, and the same goes for A Bridge To Far.

Skipper · #18 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 07:41 AM

Cross of Iron with more tank combats

FramerT · #19 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 05:47 PM

A remake of Iwo Jima without all the hammy stuff in John Wayne's version.

I'd like to make a movie about the often forgotten sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff.

C.Evans · #20 (**permalink**) May 1st, 2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by FramerT

A remake of Iwo Jima without all the hammy stuff in John Wayne's version.

[[[[I did NOT, notice that comment from above!!!"]]]] ;-))

I'd like to make a movie about the often forgotten sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff.

I'd also like to see a movie made (preferably in English) made about the Gustloff tragedy as well.

Falcon Jun · #21 (**permalink**) May 2nd, 2008, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner

Good choices. I would also consider a remake of sorts of that 50's move The Enemy Below (I think that's the name) where a US Frigate is stalking a Soviet sub and it ends badly.
A really good cross between that and Das Boote showing the nerve wracking tedium of ASW for surface ships and the sheer terror of being on a sub under attack in one movie would strike home.

The Enemy Below with Robert Mitchum was stalking a German sub, sir. I understand that adding today's production values and special effects might improve it but personally, I like it the way it is.

Hufflepuff · #22 (**permalink**) May 2nd, 2008, 01:19 PM

I would like to make several films:

1. One relating to the siege of Leningrad.
2. One in the Hurtgen Forest campaign.
3. One about the German occupation of France and/or another occupied country.
4. The blitz, and the struggle of the British people during 1940 in France (leading up to and including Dunkirk) and the German raids afterwards on British cities.
5. Not WWII, but a film about the Easter Rising in Ireland during 1916.