Hubby and I really liked The Boys, but we they take so.freaking.long between seasons! We watched all of the prior seasons last year (maybe year before that), but then saw that a new season wasn't slated until 2026. We finally cancelled Prime late last year, so we may never know how it ends. It's really a shame, too - it was a great series!
I would love to hear what Sonny Bunch and Mark Hertling would put on their lists of ten best war movies but the theme has to be wars that took place before the year 1850. I think that would be a really good discussion and list.
One thing I noticed about your war movies segment is it left out navy movies which is why I figured Das Boot wasn't listed. I had the original Midway on my list as well as Das Boot. Even though Midway is pretty uneven it did give a decent history of the battle...and all the luck involved...that turned out to be the turning point in the Pacific war.
One older movie that is often overlooked is "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" (1954) about naval aviators during the Korean war. It's a very honest movie in which the main character (a Navy pilot) resents being called back to active duty after serving in WWII, and has to steel himself to do the job that needs to be done.
I loved every single second of The Boys. Innovative, gory AF, lewd to a fault, LOL funny at times and there are some scenes you cannot unwatch nor will ever forget. I'm not ashamed to say I teared up at the finale. Loved it. And yes, Antony Starr's tour-de-force performance as Homelander was absolutely fantastic and should've been more widely recognized.
I saw Das Boot when it came out on a big screen in German with sub-titles, that's a great movie. Also, I always have had a partiality to The Longest Day; I'm not saying it was the best but it holds up pretty well, and gives a more complete idea of D-Day than Saving Private Ryan.
I’d second Glory as being particularly appropriate for Memorial Day, which traces roots to the (staggered) end of the Civil War.
Of interest, Veteran’s Day celebrates the Armistice in WWI (“11th hour of the 11th day of the eleventh month, 1918)… and VE Day is hard to pin down because defeat of Germany became a serial series of surrenders after Nazi regime decapitated itself. So that said, Glory for Memorial Day, Paths of Glory for Veterans Day.
Also, Breaker Morant deserves mention as a movie quick to fall into the American memory hole. Gallipoli as well, but not quite so much a must-mention.
Antony Starr was in The Covenant with Jake Gylllenhall. Didn’t even recognize him he’s so good as Homelander.
Take a look at the movie “A walk in the Sun” starring Dana Andrews. A snapshot of war.
Breaker Morant and Glory are superb movies. Thanks for pointing them out to us.
Hubby and I really liked The Boys, but we they take so.freaking.long between seasons! We watched all of the prior seasons last year (maybe year before that), but then saw that a new season wasn't slated until 2026. We finally cancelled Prime late last year, so we may never know how it ends. It's really a shame, too - it was a great series!
I would love to hear what Sonny Bunch and Mark Hertling would put on their lists of ten best war movies but the theme has to be wars that took place before the year 1850. I think that would be a really good discussion and list.
One thing I noticed about your war movies segment is it left out navy movies which is why I figured Das Boot wasn't listed. I had the original Midway on my list as well as Das Boot. Even though Midway is pretty uneven it did give a decent history of the battle...and all the luck involved...that turned out to be the turning point in the Pacific war.
Not a war movie, but the title alone, The Way We Were
Highly recommend Greyhound, a 2000 Tom Hanks movie about a WWII destroyer protecting a merchant fleet crossing the Atlantic. Well worth the ride.
One older movie that is often overlooked is "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" (1954) about naval aviators during the Korean war. It's a very honest movie in which the main character (a Navy pilot) resents being called back to active duty after serving in WWII, and has to steel himself to do the job that needs to be done.
I loved every single second of The Boys. Innovative, gory AF, lewd to a fault, LOL funny at times and there are some scenes you cannot unwatch nor will ever forget. I'm not ashamed to say I teared up at the finale. Loved it. And yes, Antony Starr's tour-de-force performance as Homelander was absolutely fantastic and should've been more widely recognized.
I remember both Das Boot and Glory! Both great films from the 1980s.
I saw Das Boot when it came out on a big screen in German with sub-titles, that's a great movie. Also, I always have had a partiality to The Longest Day; I'm not saying it was the best but it holds up pretty well, and gives a more complete idea of D-Day than Saving Private Ryan.
I’d second Glory as being particularly appropriate for Memorial Day, which traces roots to the (staggered) end of the Civil War.
Of interest, Veteran’s Day celebrates the Armistice in WWI (“11th hour of the 11th day of the eleventh month, 1918)… and VE Day is hard to pin down because defeat of Germany became a serial series of surrenders after Nazi regime decapitated itself. So that said, Glory for Memorial Day, Paths of Glory for Veterans Day.
Also, Breaker Morant deserves mention as a movie quick to fall into the American memory hole. Gallipoli as well, but not quite so much a must-mention.
Forgot MASH! I know it's not the quintessential war movie - but it is in a way
Thank you for these recommendations
The mention of If I Don't Return at a time when I'm doing some Father's Day shopping is serendipitous, yes indeed.