Which of these should I watch first? ( Archived) (36)

Being a male raised and trained to go to War (a nuclear war at that) I have probably seen all of the war movies.

Band of Brothers of course is one of the better ones, since it is based on the real thing and real experiences, but you need a whole day to watch it all.

The Lost Battalion lacks the interviews given with Band of Brothers since it took place in the First World War and by the time Hollywood thought of splicing in interviews, those guys were all dead. Nevertheless, it was a real event. My only complaint would be the topography of where they fought and died. I have been to the real life spot and if nothing else, the area they were stuck in is a lot smaller than the movie shows. There is a real life bird in that movie. Since the unit was from NYC, as a child I had to read stories about the battle and also about the bird in question. We (the United States) were/are so grateful to that bird that when she died, we sent her to the taxidermist for stuffing and she is displayed with honor in our Smithsonian Museum. I have seen her there. Almost all of the events in The Lost Battalion went down as depicted. For those men the effects of that battle lasted long after the war ended and there was much lore about them in the days of my father growing up.

My Way is unique. It is one of the very few post war movies displaying World War Two from the perspective of a Japanese soldier. It is based on his capture on the beaches of Normandy. How he got there (a surreal sequence of events) and the transformations the war caused is the story. It suffers from being 3 hours long but without the intermission for a bathroom break. On a DVD that isn't really the problem it would be in a theater. Frankly, I found it to just as powerful a movie as Private Ryan and way better than the HBO Pacific series. Asian movie makers have yet to get the hang of how to show a sub-title. So yes, there are moments in My Way where white letters on a light background become an issue. However, I am fairly pleased that this problem most starts fairly far into the movie, and trust me, by that time you are deep enough into the plot that you should understand precisely what it is someone is saying anyway. Also, with several hours of movie, I think it is a total of about 4 - 6 seconds of conversation you miss. This is a movie where the Japanese man speaks Japanese, the German man speaks German, the Russian guy speaks Russian and on and on, so unless you are a UN translator, subtitles can not be evaded. I also like the battle sequences. Someone went to lot of trouble to make up realistic looking early WW1I Russian tanks of the BT class. The German tanks are also recognizable. I found myself lost in the plot and give My Way 3 thumbs up.

You may also like 'Letters From Iwo Jima.'

I have 2 for you, go watch, The Equalizer, and John Wick

both movie, Russians mob getting their asses kicked...Beautiful

The Hunt For Red October...A Russian Captain

stealing new tech for the Americans...Marvelous

That's a bushee movie, no commie getting kicked

Specially...Russians commie getting their asses kicked

watch, Walk a Crooked Mile

commies stealing top nuclear from America

they got caught

sixpence none the rich?