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From my perspective it has one good moment in it and one good moment only, where Longshanks throws the advisor "through the window" and then bitchslaps his son to the floor. The rest was poor imo (yes only my opinion, because people have different tates in films
)My favourite war film is still "Where Eagles Dare"
From my perspective it has one good moment in it and one good moment only, where Longshanks throws the advisor "through the window" and then bitchslaps his son to the floor. The rest was poor imo (yes only my opinion, because people have different tates in films
My favourite war film is still "Where Eagles Dare"
I disagree, but i will not argue against your opinion.
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India
My favourites are
i ) From Here to Eternity ( superb Deborah Kerr )
ii ) Saving Private Ryan
iii ) Guns of Navarone
iv)The Eagle has landed
v) War and Peace ( Natasha played by Audrey Hepburn )
vi ) The Enemy at the Gates
vi ) Ballad of a Soldier ( A Soviet Russia production, the Hero and Director being Sergei Bondarchuk)
vi ) Tora, Tora, Tora
i ) From Here to Eternity ( superb Deborah Kerr )
ii ) Saving Private Ryan
iii ) Guns of Navarone
iv)The Eagle has landed
v) War and Peace ( Natasha played by Audrey Hepburn )
vi ) The Enemy at the Gates
vi ) Ballad of a Soldier ( A Soviet Russia production, the Hero and Director being Sergei Bondarchuk)
vi ) Tora, Tora, Tora
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Arche Seleukeia
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Maryland
Both are modern fantasies, but with a historical setting, hence the relevance of 'accuracy'.
Nope, Salah doesn't like the portrayal of 'barbarians' in Centurion
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Republic of Texas
Both are modern fantasies, but with a historical setting, hence the relevance of 'accuracy'.
Nope, Salah doesn't like the portrayal of 'barbarians' in Centurion
well at least they didnt look like american indian mohawks,they also put lime in their hair as recorded by the romans, in the movie centurion. maybe i will watch the eagle someday ,if im real board.,
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Maryland
well at least they didnt look like american indian mohawks,they also put lime in their hair as recorded by the romans, in the movie centurion. maybe i will watch the eagle someday ,if im real board.,
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In fact, I made a mistake - The Eagle is the one with 'Indianesque' Picts; Centurion's Picts were a little more believable.
Stormbringerr; I would love to hear what you think of it, if you have time to watch it after your spelling lessons.
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Gaillimh (Ireland)
I really love Black Hawk Down and Alatriste and if the Cold War counts, even Tinker,Taylor,Soldier,Spy.
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Arche Seleukeia
Nope, Salah doesn't like the portrayal of 'barbarians' in Centurion
They looked more believable than Eagle. Centurion had better scenery and was more exciting especially with that crazy ..... with no tongue and a dagger spear.
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Maryland
As I stated two posts above, I got the movies confused. The Eagle was the one with Indian-style Picts.
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Athens,Land of the Gods
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Arche Seleukeia
Are there any other Centurion, Eagle movies that I haven't heard about. Mel Gibson's mayan film was pretty good.
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Arche Seleukeia
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Perambulating in St James' Park
Διογένης;1345404 said:
I agree, Das Boot is the best warfilm ever made. The ones on the list are actually quite awful in comparison.
Liberation deserves a mention too, made in 1969 and far superior to anything the West has produced until the 2000s.
See here for further details:
http://www.historum.com/history-fil...hdenie-liberation-biggest-wwii-film-ever.html
Joined Dec 2012
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Where the Sun never sleeps
Actually now that I think of it "Black Hawk Down" was a great War film. All I can say is that you can not beat any film directed by Ridley Scott.
LOL. Which includes "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Gladiator" as well as many other historical films!!!
LOL. Which includes "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Gladiator" as well as many other historical films!!!
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Argentina
Διογένης;1345404 said:
It is not only the best submarine movie to date, but one of the best war movies ever. It's blunt, honest, serious, mature and faithful to war reality, also ignores the cliches present in the genre, ie American or British good and smart versus Germans bad and fools.
I hope you're joking.
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Southeast England
Cromwell is not very accurate. It makes up all kinds of stuff, like it portrays Cromwell as being one of the Five Members who Charles I tries to have arrested, but he wasn't. In fact, Cromwell was not very important at all in the early years of the Civil War, but the film tries to make out that he was. Also it gives Sir Jacob Astley's prayer 'oh lord, thou knowest how busy I must be this day' to Cromwell, which is very unfair.
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Maryland
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