OT:splendid WWII movie you'll never see:(

[Intimidator]

A good Warmovie for me is : historical acurate (is a 99% must, I can understand 1% writers creativity)

Such as The Longest Day or A Bridge to far, that are good movies. I even like the films about Patton and mc Arthur.

And offcourse (not a movie butr a TV serie) Band of Brothers, absolutly perfect and historical acurate.

And now comes the worst part of cheap WWII movies, And I don´t think the most Americans know this BUT The germans are speaking DUTCH instead of GERMAN in a lot of movies. I know the both Languages are a like but please when you are making a movie It isn´t that hard to hire the correct translater !!!!

And believe me even your precious Panzerlied is partly DUTCH..........

Intimidator

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Intimidator:
A good Warmovie for me is : historical acurate (is a 99% must, I can understand 1% writers creativity)

Such as The Longest Day or A Bridge to far, that are good movies. I even like the films about Patton and mc Arthur.

And offcourse (not a movie butr a TV serie) Band of Brothers, absolutly perfect and historical acurate.

And now comes the worst part of cheap WWII movies, And I don´t think the most Americans know this BUT The germans are speaking DUTCH instead of GERMAN in a lot of movies. I know the both Languages are a like but please when you are making a movie It isn´t that hard to hire the correct translater !!!!

And believe me even your precious Panzerlied is partly DUTCH..........

Intimidator

I'll take your word for that. That's the main reason I took German in high school, though, was I wanted to know what the Germans were saying in all of these movies. But it's been over 20 years since I took German, and I never really used it after I graduated, so I don't remember too much of it. For practical purposes, I should have taken Spanish, but I didn't know back then that I would have a use for it.

[Atrocities]

I recently watched a Bridge To Far and was wondering if there was ever a German Version of that movie. From what I could tell the Germans kicked the brits asses.

[Intimidator]

You are right, the Brits are getting kicked out of Arnheim in that movie and in realtity offcourse.

And the city of Nymegen (20 km below Arnheim, Nymegen was liberated by the American 82nd Airborne during Market garden, so it was not a total failure) became a warzone for the Last 6 months of the war.

Intimidator

BTW. I was borne in Nymegen and life in Arnheim now (some 500 metre's from THE BRIDGE, it is still standing)

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
I recently watched a Bridge To Far and was wondering if there was ever a German Version of that movie. From what I could tell the Germans kicked the brits asses.

They did. Operation Market Garden was a disaster for the Allies, and almost cost them the war. Fortunately, even though they lost that battle, the Allies eventually won the war. I wouldn't mind seeing a Version from the German's point of view, but even after 60 years, I think the German's are still sensitive about the war, and I don't know how a movie about a German victory would be taken. Maybe that's why they make films like Stalingrad, which was a defeat for the Germans.

[gregebowman]

Just picked up The Longest Day at Wal-Mart for $5.50. I've been meaning to get this movie, but for some reason, hadn't picked it up yet. I tell you, you wait long enough, and just about any movie you can think of will wind up in their $5.50 bin.

[Puke]

The Battle of Algiers is in a local theatre until the end of the week. Its not historical, but is something of a war movie. Historical fiction, really. Im going to try to see it on Friday. Or maybe tonight, if my power is out from the storm.