In Reply to: Criterion releasing two of the best war films ever on Bluray... posted by semuta on October 6, 2010 at 09:28:55:
Personally, I like "Paths of Glory," though it does border on being too preachy. I would be interested in a Bluray copy of that film, though I wonder how much a top quality print would matter for a film like that.
For highminded war films, I would also nominate "Grand Illusion," "Breaker Morant," and "Bridge on the River Kwai."
For harrowing films, I would include "Fires on the Plain" and "idi i smotri" as among the top war films.
For being gloriously bad that it belongs among the best, I would nominate "The Green Berets."
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Follow Ups
- Good news. - Larry I 10:36:15 10/06/10 (14)
- RE: Good news. - Jazz Inmate 12:45:00 10/06/10 (13)
- Agreed as to BHD, but as for SPR... - semuta 13:52:06 10/06/10 (3)
- RE: Agreed as to BHD, but as for SPR... - Jazz Inmate 18:05:09 10/06/10 (2)
- I agree that SPR has great battle scenes. . . - Larry I 12:40:43 10/07/10 (1)
- RE: I agree that SPR has great battle scenes. . . - Jazz Inmate 21:15:47 10/08/10 (0)
- To me, BHD is the best expository war film ever . . . - mr grits 13:23:21 10/06/10 (8)
- Do you also dig "Irreversible"? Could be best expository rape film - Victor Khomenko 13:32:14 10/06/10 (7)
- "Irreversible" was shock-schlock....I am terribly jaded for the most part when it . . . - mr grits 17:22:21 10/06/10 (3)
- But was it a rape, or anti-rape film? nt - Victor Khomenko 06:27:04 10/07/10 (2)
- Pro-rape? I thought it was made for prurient interests . . . - mr grits 10:22:17 10/07/10 (1)
- RE: Pro-rape? I thought it was made for prurient interests . . . - Victor Khomenko 11:12:53 10/07/10 (0)
- Please explain that line: need it exist, why? nt - tinear 14:22:28 10/06/10 (1)
- YOU take the first shot... ;) nt - Victor Khomenko 06:02:33 10/07/10 (0)
- Remember Peckinpah's Iron Cross? - semuta 13:57:07 10/06/10 (0)