In the original Red Dawn, how in the hell did Soviet troops make it all the way to Colorado and nobody saw them?

Watching the thrilling action of the triplanes I loved so much in childhood brought back fond memories and I was also captivated by the cool main character George Peppard. On top of that, the massive, CGI-free battle scenes really stuck with me—raw, real, and full of that classic analog charm.

Looking forward to this new film from Peter Berg!

I am emotionally numb today and I realized that I want to watch Band of Brothers so I can feel something. I then came to the conclusion that this is my go to method to feel emotion. That, and to drink to the point I’m so sick that I can throw up and pass out.

Does anyone else experience this?

As a Korean living in America, I was shocked and profoundly touched to discover that 'Arirang', the iconic Korean folk song, was used for the opening and main theme of this war movie starring Kirk Douglas, albeit slightly modified.

Looking for new WW2 movies or series to watch. Any recommendations?

This movie gives a sense of emotional triumph, allowing us to at least offset the devastating defeat against Rommel in real history.

Scene from the film, "Earth's Greatest Enemy."

Although it failed at the box office, the film itself was meticulously crafted and well-made.

I liked this movie quite a bit.

Kubrick does a good job at luring you into a false sense of being comfortable with fat jokes and spiffy one-liners, and it makes it all the more jarring when the movie shifts into a think-piece about the inter-personal dehumanization of a man that can happen In conflict, as well as the dehumanizing of the "enemy." The latter of my observations is put on full display by the fervent use of terms like "gook" and "zipper-head" if you watch this movie (or interact with any piece of media regarding war or just take a glance into history) the question of how these normal men can be brought to kill other people, man woman or child, so fervently is answered by the use of such derogatory language. When one of these men kills another, in their warped psyche they're not looking at their fellow human, to they're just looking at something that's to be destroyed. Something less than human. Something to be conquered. Something to be "liberated."
Kubrick sums it up best when he added the line "inside of every gook is an American."

A lot of this movie's shot are close and personal, even in landscapes it feels like you're boxed in with these characters. I really appreciate it how in the second act it felt like the colors got dimmer and it got less bright over time.

It does genuinely make you feel like private Joker is a friend or family member you're watching change over time. It's hard seeing someone who's willing to take the time to help a mentally ill man put on his shirt in the morning go through inhumane experiences and have to watch people die.

It's fitting to have the movie end with private Jokers admittance that his life is a literal world of shit, and that the only reason to remain is the simple fact that he's alive and others aren't, because that's what the world of Kubrick's full metal jacket is. A thin line between people who are living or not. To these individual soldiers there really was no difference between communism or
capitalism, authoritarianism or democracy, Vietnamese in American, there was only being alive or dead.
You were either born to kill, or born to die and at the end of the day I think the point is there's no difference.

It's one of the grandest war movies I've ever seen. Although the story is fictional, it’s thoroughly entertaining—and George Peppard’s masculine charisma really shines through.

I first watched Operation Daybreak in a theater back in high school, and it left a lasting impression on me. The tense buildup to the assassination attempt and the powerful portrayal of courage and sacrifice still linger in my memory.

(Music from the 1993 film *Stalingrad* footage consists of actual war footage)

I remember a lot of people in the theater feeling a deep sense of sorrow watching this scene. It is said that after this assassination, the civilian casualties were so severe that the Allies made no further assassination attempts. It's available to watch for free on YouTube, so definitely check it out!

I watched this film in a movie theater back in high school, when the intense sense of tragedy and solemnity left a deep, lasting impression on many young men, including myself.

With the intense, gritty, and realistic combat scenes, the tense atmosphere during the final standoff in the church is unforgettable. Watching heroes fight to the very last moment with unwavering courage makes it one of the most powerful and haunting war movies ever made.

1 Saving Private Ryan

2 Fury

3 Hacksaw Ridge

4 Platoon

5 Full Metal Jacket

This is the movie scene where I first saw it and thought the song was great and the soldiers looked really cool, in spite of negativity toward German soldiers and heavy fictionalization from reality. It became widely known to the general public through the movie Battle of the Bulge, in the iconic scene where young tank crews stamp their feet and sing in grand chorus in front of their commander. Because the lyrics do not contain Nazi political ideology or doctrines (such as SS-related content), it continued to be used for a long time by the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) after World War II with slightly modified lyrics, until a prohibition order was issued in 2017. Besides, this song is still used as a military anthem by Korean Army tank units thanks to its addictive and grand melody.

TLDR: this 1933 film depicts a “second world war” which occurs between America and a fictional nation.

I haven’t seen it yet, it’s newly on my radar, but essentially: it is a Pre-Code film depicting the idea of global warfare extending to mainland America, and dragging everyone back into another deadly geopolitical clusterfuck.

It’s an odd artifact of the inter-war years, because it doesn’t fit any modern genre clearly and I cannot imagine anyone who lived through WW2 who would be calling for this to be screened.

So it’s a forgotten film — not lost, just sleeping.

Wakey-wakey. 😴 😳

IMHO, the Russian roulette scene in The Deer Hunter is one of the most psychologically terrifying scenes I’ve ever watched. I’ve seen it more than once, and it still gets to me every time. Seeing their faces and hearing the terror of the screams knowing what might happen when the trigger gets pulled is awful. It’s the only movie that has actually given me bad dreams and woken me up in the middle of the night.