Wow. Talk about a movie that was ahead of its time in its message. Well, mostly anyway. Halls of Montezuma follows the journey of a squad of US Marines as they storm an anonymous Japanese held island in the Pacific during WWII. They are then tasked with locating a Japanese rocket emplacement before the... »
Given Stone's propensity for making films that exude controversy, I'm not really sure this is one that should be made. Following in the recent trend of war movie... "revisionism" for lack of a better term.... But anyway.... Oscar winner Sean Penn may star in a movie about the notorious My Lai massacre during the... »
Hm. Its taken me a while to write this. I've really had to think about what I was going to put here after seeing Clint Eastwood's "sequel" to Flags of Our Fathers (WMB review here...) The story of "Letters From Iwo Jima" is the Japanese perspective of the invasion of Iwo Jima, which was... »
First I've heard of this! If it turns out to be as good as "Band of Brothers" it should be another awesome ten hours of film. FTA: Former "24" co-star James Badge Dale, Val Lauren and Joe Mazzello will play the three Marines at the center of the 10-hour saga, according to The Hollywood... »
There are some movies that just surprise the heck out of you. You go in thinking, "Oooohhhh brother. This is going to suck!" And then it doesn't! "Keep Your Powder Dry" surprised the dickens out of me. The story of three very different women who join up with the WACs in 1945, it turns... »
1957's The Bridge on the River Kwai is a classic by any definition of the word. Based on the book "The Bridge Over the River Kwai" by Pierre Boule, it tells the compelling story of a band of British soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese in Thailand during WWII, and how they overcome their... »
And then there was... Grenada? Lost in the midst of "the big ones" was this tiny little intervention in the early 1980's. 1986's Heartbreak Ridge ends up focusing on that particular conflict in the end, but takes us through one platoon's journey from slackerdom to full-out Marines. Seasoned veteran of Korea and Vietnam, Gunnery... »
Two words: Um. Yeah. Two more words: Don't bother. Look, I'm all for classic war movies, and Wake Island just ain't one of 'em. Now, I understand the need for a little artistic license, especially in the name of much-needed (and wanted) wartime propaganda flicks. I'm not against that. But there's a line. First... »
Monsters and Critics reviews the recent double feature DVD release of Sands of Iwo Jima/Flying Tigers.... Sands of Iwo Jima shows the Duke in one of his best wartime performance and actually has the best looking print of the reissues but that has to do with it being restored for itâs original release. The... »
If the environment of Stalag 17 looks vaguely familiar, its because it was the inspiration for the television series "Hogan's Heroes," the irreverent adventures of a group of Allied POW's held by the Germans in World War II. Based on Billy Wilder's Play of the same name, it gained William Holden an Oscar for... »
Now then! I don't know where the body of this post went. Really. I did type it. Warner Brothers Pictures is set to release the World War II Collection Vol. 2: Heroes Fight for Freedom on June 5. Just in time for the D-Day anniversary I suppose. Included in this set are six war... »
Before the movie-generating events of World War II, there was "the big one" and the heroes that emerged from it. "Sergeant York" explores the events surrounding one of the most legendary heroes of the war, one Alvin C. York, masterfully played by Gary Cooper. Once you get past the first oh, hour or so,... »
It's John Wayne for cryin out loud! The Duke! How can you not enjoy this! Seriously, "The Sands of Iwo Jima" takes us to that hell-hole of an island in the Pacific, and the steps along the way. Sergeant John Stryker (John Wayne) is the seasoned and gruff company Sgt. who takes his band... »
