Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by mikenyc on March 19, 2002 at 09:28:49

In Reply to: Re: Favorite War Films posted by SR on March 18, 2002 at 17:50:11:

Just saw "Bridges at Toko Ri" on FLIX. Ahead of it's time with it's candid statement on War in Asia. It may just be one sentence...where the Admiral is stating to Grace Kelley that he doesn't get asked comments anymore when he gives the press his real opinion of how the Korean War should be fought in regards to USSR involvement.

It's also the beginning of that sub-genre of Cold War, War Film where the Technology of War is the Star. Lots of planes landing on the aircraft carrier. Languid shots of the carrier cruising in the water.

Kind of like films like "The McConnell Story" and "Strategic Air Command", where most of the film's footage is planes and the Stars get second billing ! Suprisingly they work!

There are a couple of Raoul Walsh films.."Northern Pursuit",
"Objective Burma", "Desperate Journey", "Battle Cry", "The Naked and the Dead", and "Fighter Squadron"...that echo this theme as well. The latter has great realism with tons genuine air war footage.
"Objective Burma" was controversial for it's time by mentioning radar.