The Movieforums Top 100 War Movies Countdown

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08-14-23

92: "You don't have to live like a refugee." Hotel Rwanda was about refugees living in secret in the hotel.

91: OK, since I screwed up the right hint for Forbidden Games, I'm gonna tell you I was gonna post a screenshot of Felidae, specifically the freaky dream with the corpses in reference to a specific subplot.

1 point goes to Cricket, again. I'll be posting the hints later tonight.

cricket

Registered User

08-14-23

Seen both, like both, surprised they're both not a little higher yet neither were in contention for my ballot.

seanc

Trying Real Hard To Be The Shepherd

08-14-23

Two just fine movies for me. Didn�t consider either. Rwanda I haven�t seen since release. Forbidden Games was fairly recently. Watched it in a rec hall.

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cricket

Registered User

08-14-23

Originally Posted by KeyserCorleone

1 point goes to Cricket, again. I'll be posting the hints later tonight.

The fact that both hints had to do with classic rock songs is not a coincidence.

Miss Vicky

MoFo's Resident Bitch

08-14-23

Okay, so I've gone from not having seen any movies on the countdown to having seen both of today's entries.

I watched Forbidden Games for the 13th MoFo Hall of Fame. It didn't really make any impression on me so it was never in consideration for my ballot.

Hotel Rwanda is a really tough watch and it contains some of the most haunting imagery I've seen in any non-documentary film. I highly recommend it and had it at #12 on my ballot, though I kind of doubt I'll ever watch it again.

Here's what I wrote about it in 2019:

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Hotel Rwanda (Terry George, 2004)
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Date Watched: 11/02/19
Cinema or Home: Home
Reason For Watching: Joaquin Phoenix
Rewatch: Yes.

I don't have a lot to say about this one. I've seen it only once before and have been dreading this rewatch. But that's not because there's anything wrong with the film. It tells an inspiring story about an ordinary man who finds it within him to go to extraordinary lengths to save as many as he can from the horrors that surround him.

But to get to the conclusion we the audience must first bear witness to the aftermath of horrifying atrocities. Even though the film carries only a PG-13 rating, it features some incredibly disturbing and haunting imagery. This isn't a film that you enjoy so much as it is one that you endure, but that's not a criticism. It's a very effective piece of art that left me feeling a dull sickness and disgust at the terrible things people do to each other.

My Ballot:
12. Hotel Rwanda (#92)
25. In the Army Now (One Pointer)

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rauldc14

2022 Mofo Fantasy Football Champ

08-14-23

Seen both of today's as well. Rwanda was ok. Forbidden Games was just ok for me too. I can't complain about either showing.

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capitial 'T'

08-14-23

Seen both of today's films. Both are excellent but neither were on my ballot. Glad to see them make the countdown!

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

Hotel Rwanda...If someone thinks the Holocaust can never happen again, then they've never seen this movie.

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

Forbidden Games (1952)
Jeux interdits (original title) Director: Ren� Cl�ment

Forbidden Games is a very engrossing story that's both sentimental, while being a bit disturbing too. The film in a way feels like an old Twilight Zone episode, not so much in structure but due to the strange subject matter. What the children do after the bomb attack is odd, extremely odd! And yet believable as it's a unique perspective on the psychological damages of WWII especially on the children of rural southern France.

Both child actors were excellent. It's actually amazing that the little girl could get so much emotions on the screen, if only some adult actors could do that. I don't know if she was acting or perhaps the director was telling her frightening stories for a reaction from her. Either way it was amazing the way the shattered world of the children came alive on the screen. Very creative idea for a movie and put together nicely

SpelingError

AKA Popcorn Reviews

08-14-23

Haven't seen Hotel Rwanda.

Forbidden Games is really good, too. I initially struggled with it though as, after the horrific opening, it shifted to a significantly lighter tone and it took me a bit to adjust to the film's wavelength. Fortunately, once I adjusted to the more upbeat tone, I found a lot to enjoy about it. It's delicate and touching, yet it has an undercurrent of inevitability to the proceedings and it gives you the impression that the solace created by the child characters will only be temporary. If I rewatch it, I'll likely enjoy it more now that I know what to expect. Though yeah, while I'd be hesitant to erase the opening scene from existence, I don't think it fit the tone of the proceeding film, and I probably would've removed it and put it in a different film. Still a solid film though.

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Little Ash

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08-14-23

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

This movie wasn't eligible.

Oh yeah, that'd right. It wasn't.
Though I seem to recall the countdown pushed back a bit partly to enable people to see it and potentially vote for it.

Well, this will save me from guessing it again when the calendar hint comes up again.

KeyserCorleone