Battle Of The War Movies
U-571 is a pathetic excuse for a movie pitted against a masterpiece. What hope does it have?
Apocolypse Now.
Apocolypse Now.
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"Today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."
"Today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."
U-571 didn't impress me, so Apocalypse Now definately.
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Remember, remember, the 5th of November
I'm afraid I must bid you adieu.
He woke up one night with a terrible fright
And found he was eating his shoe.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
I'm afraid I must bid you adieu.
He woke up one night with a terrible fright
And found he was eating his shoe.
You mean Bore-a! Bore-a! Bore-a!??? Puh-leeze.
Uh, no, I shan't be returning to this "battle". I don't care which film wins among all this garbage.
Uh, no, I shan't be returning to this "battle". I don't care which film wins among all this garbage.
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"Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream it takes over as the number one hormone. It bosses the enzymes, directs the pineal gland, plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to Film is more Film." - Frank Capra
"Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream it takes over as the number one hormone. It bosses the enzymes, directs the pineal gland, plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to Film is more Film." - Frank Capra
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That's a tough one... They're both interesting films. I saw Gettysburg several years ago and loved it. Then I saw it again about a year ago and was a bit disappointed. Tora! Tora! Tora! I have only seen once and I think it would benefit from being seen more than once because of its thick documentary style.
I'll go with Tora! Tora! Tora!.
I'll go with Tora! Tora! Tora!.
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The novelist does not long to see the lion eat grass. He realizes that one and the same God created the wolf and the lamb, then smiled, "seeing that his work was good".
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They had temporarily escaped the factories, the warehouses, the slaughterhouses, the car washes - they'd be back in captivity the next day but now they were out - they were wild with freedom. They weren't thinking about the slavery of poverty. Or the slavery of welfare and food stamps. The rest of us would be all right until the poor learned how to make atom bombs in their basements.
The novelist does not long to see the lion eat grass. He realizes that one and the same God created the wolf and the lamb, then smiled, "seeing that his work was good".
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They had temporarily escaped the factories, the warehouses, the slaughterhouses, the car washes - they'd be back in captivity the next day but now they were out - they were wild with freedom. They weren't thinking about the slavery of poverty. Or the slavery of welfare and food stamps. The rest of us would be all right until the poor learned how to make atom bombs in their basements.
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I have watched Gettysburg only once, and I was a bit bored until the battle scenes. I mean it's a great movie, but it could've been alteast a few hors shorter. 6 hours by god. Anyway, I haven't seen Tora Tora Tora so my vote is
Gettysburg
TORA TORA TORA
not because I liked it... but because I didn't like Gettys... this is a "spite" vote
not because I liked it... but because I didn't like Gettys... this is a "spite" vote
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And like that .... he's gone
And like that .... he's gone
Me too, but I'm saying nobody else does these things, and the ones that do have already voted, so maybe we should just call it a tie and move on until the next set of movies.
both these movies will get knocked out so easily on later rounds because they were both so......so-so, definitely didn't live up to the hype.
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