By Period / Conflict
1941 (1979)
In all of Hollywood history, I don't think there have been many projects involving quite as many famous names and faces, in front of and behind the camera, as the "epic" 1941. Directed by none other than Steven Spielberg, with a soundtrack by John Williams, and starring everyone from Dan Akroyd and John Belushi... »
Tunnel Rats (2008)
During the Vietnam War, the Tunnel Rats (Wikipedia Link) were tasked with infiltrating the enemy's vast network of underground tunnels and hideouts. Not a job for just anyone. In Uwe Boll's Tunnel Rats, we get a glimpse at what it might have been like to have that job. Just a glimpse, though. Let's just... »
Black Hawk Down (2002, Blu Ray)
Everything I said about 2002's Black Hawk Down in my previous review still stands, including the words I used to describe it. F*cking intense. On Blu Ray? How about even more F'ing intense? To recap, Black Hawk Down is the story of a routine mission gone totally FUBAR in Somalia. That's about the long... »
84 Charlie MoPic (1989)
Well, I finally managed to, um, find a way to watch this in its entirety, and quite frankly its not quite as good as I remembered. But 84 Charlie MoPic is still a decent, little-known (and incredibly hard to come by) film about a squad during the Vietnam war, being "documented" by an army... »
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Johnny Got His Gun is a mostly little-known movie, which would be even more obscure if it weren't for Metallica's "One" music video back in the day. But forget about that for a minute. What you get here is a surreal trip into one man's nightmare after suffering extensive injuries on the battlefields of... »
No Man is an Island (1962)
Anyone who thinks the Hollywood "Formula" picture is a new or recent creation is fooling themselves. No Man is and Island is a direct ancestor of todays average fare, and unfortunately it just ain't that good. As the Japanese rout the Allies from the South Pacific in the early days of WWII, George Tweed... »
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
OK, lets take a bit of a different take on events in Asia during the early part of World War II.... The Japanese are rolling through China and Manchuria in 1937, and to top it off, China itself has its own problems between the Communists and the Partisans.... Caught in the middle are a... »
The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2007)
There are war movies that make you cringe. Either because of the violence or the atrocities portrayed, or the sheer evil that is shown.... and then there are films like The Wind That Shakes The Barley, which make you cringe for some of the above reasons, but for other reasons a little less obvious.... »
The Purple Heart (1944)
The Purple Heart is of course the medal given to servicemen wounded in the line of duty. The movie of the same name, really doesn't seem to have anything to do with the medal. At least not what I could tell. What it is, though is a perfect example of a World War II... »
The Dam Busters (1955)
You'd think that a film about developing a one-off weapon that defies all logic would be incredibly un-interesting, right? Wrong!! The Dam Busters takes a look at one of the more ingenious weapons devised and implemented during World War II, and then follow the men who had to deploy the thing in action.... »
