tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post1112958707922214430..comments2024-03-25T06:50:31.379-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: MARCH MADNESS FINALSWar Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-633740688398481722020-06-14T20:01:57.191-05:002020-06-14T20:01:57.191-05:00I prefer subtitles. I like to hear the actual inf...I prefer subtitles. I like to hear the actual inflections of the actors.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-59030860238622905332020-06-03T12:21:30.790-05:002020-06-03T12:21:30.790-05:00There is actually a version of TLD where the Germa...There is actually a version of TLD where the German Generals speak English. The subtitled version is better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-17700434561542406382013-04-14T23:21:47.185-05:002013-04-14T23:21:47.185-05:00Thanks for the input. I especially agree about th...Thanks for the input. I especially agree about the subtitles. I have to respectfully disagree about it being a docudrama. It has a documentary feel to it because it is pretty historically accurate and the black and white has a documentary look to it, but I have never seen "A Bridge Too Far" labeled a docudrama and no two movies could be more similar. It is simply a war movie. War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-13367359913743601452013-04-14T20:58:08.766-05:002013-04-14T20:58:08.766-05:00TLD is a docudrama, so the black-and-white is appr...TLD is a docudrama, so the black-and-white is appropriate. Its length is not unusual for an epic. And subtitles are better than having the German officers talking to each other in English with Colonel Klink accents (or the French C.O. giving orders to his unit in English with an Inspector Clouseau) accent). A modern remake would have the advantage of CGI technology and more graphic violence, but that would not make it better, just bigger. Odd that TLD actually has fewer cliches than SPR, but that is more a credit to the older movie, rather than a criticism of the newer one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-72325677482760235982013-04-14T15:09:58.611-05:002013-04-14T15:09:58.611-05:00Thanks. I was a little surprise it came out on to...Thanks. I was a little surprise it came out on top considering its age. It is #15 on the Military History 100 Greatest list and it will be interesting to see how many of the top 14 are not better than it.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-86132439313593665782013-04-13T17:20:01.481-05:002013-04-13T17:20:01.481-05:00Good analysis of the two movies, especially The Lo...Good analysis of the two movies, especially The Longest Day, which deserves its victory. I agree that it holds up very well today.historyonfilmhttp://www.historyonfilm.comnoreply@blogger.com