K-19: The Widowmaker is based on the true story of the Soviet nuclear submarine K-19, which suffered a disastrous reactor failure and nearly resulted in a worse accident, and possibly could have started World War III. Honestly I’m struggling to write this review. The first half of the movie is a struggle to get through. ... »
Alright, let me just start by saying that I’m not a big fan of James Cagney, and I’m not really sure why. Maybe its just because every role I’ve seen him in has just been either flat and uninteresting, or just downright annoying. Like his portrayal of the misfit Private Plunkett in 1940’s The... »
In October 1918, one battalion of American soldiers gets trapped behind enemy lines, thinking they are at the lead of an offensive, the reality is quite different. Based on the Johnson and Pratt book of the same name, The Lost Battalion is a dirty, bloody, gritty look at life in the trenches, and at... »
Ah, the merchant marines, the unsung heroes of WWII. Putting their lives at risk on the open waters of the North Atlantic to deliver much needed supplies to Allied forces in Europe. The Long Voyage Home follows the crew of the Glencairn in just one of these voyages. And what a misfit, motley... »
So. What if the only movie (or TV show) you ever saw in your entire life to date was none other than Stallone’s First Blood? What kind of impact would that have on you? Especially if you were brought up in a staunchly religious environment? Son of Rambow takes on that issue,... »
Take the crew of a cargo ship that hasn’t been on leave in over a year, and a hard-nosed captain, a disillusioned cargo officer and a misfit laundry officer and you’ve got Mister Roberts. The plot of Mister Roberts revolves around, well, Mister Roberts (Henry Fonda), the cargo officer who wants desperately to be transferred... »
This is a curious one, an anime-style series set in Russia during WWII, and featuring such amazing things as undead Nazi samurai on horseback(!) Well, at least its stylistically interesting…. Here’s a trailer. I guess I’ll have to see it. Not a huge fan of anime, but I’ll give it... »
The Counterfeiters (or Die Fälscher as its known in its native Deutschland) is a sad, sad, depressing, and somber look at the Nazi’s effort to undermine the economies of its enemies during the war by dumping millions in counterfeit notes into their systems. Unfortunately they utilized Jewish prisoners who possessed specific skills for their nefarious... »
In a word: Ick. In two more words: Don’t bother. Robert A. Heinlein’s novel Starship Troopers was a story about the conflicts inherent in anybody in military service. The tear between duty and what’s right. The often necessary evils one must do in order to save the greater good…. Then there was the... »
Well, I finally got a chance to see it. I have to say, “YEAH!” Not bad at all. Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder manages to lampoon the entire war movie genre, and liberally thrash the Hollywood “system”, while still delivering a damn fine movie, comedy or not. Just as in the eternal classics... »
I’m not even sure how to begin with (or end, or even put the stuff in the middle of) this review. On the one hand, Stalingrad is a stark depiction of what it must have been like during the battle of the same name. Full of vivid, graphic, and disturbing imagery, it... »
