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There are lots of WW2 and Vietnam movies...but World War 1 movies seem less mainstream? -- (edited)

Posted by Beaker (aka Anniebecca) Aug 9 '18, 11:24

other than Lawrence of Arabia

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It's a generically boring war -- the main parts of those movies is about the futility of war. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 9, 11:35 9
- We can film in a trench, or we can have a running tank battle across the French countryside. -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:44 4
  - "Remember, boys - Do it for the Archduke!" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 11:53
  - Attrition, disease, and starvation seem to be common themes in WW1 movies. - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:49 2
    - "No, *our* commander is incompetent and fighting based on the last war." "No, *our*..." -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:51
    - And mud! So much mud. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:49
- Battle of Jutland movie would be cool although ultimately not that important to the course of the war. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:42 3
  - and honestly, not as exciting as WWII naval action -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:48 2
    - Midway, coming to theatres 2019. -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 11:50 1
      - though it would flop miserably in Japan, a Leyte Gulf film is something I'd watch -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:51
cinematically, WW2 had better villains and better special effects...it was the Godfather 2 of World Wars. -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:31
Cagney& Bogart in the Roaring 20's. the plot: a veteran comes home and finds limited options for work -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:31
Passchendaele (Canadian) was the other that came to mind -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:30
It's not a very cinematic war and has more complicated good and bad guys. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:29 5
- I've been watching Peaky Blinders and it is right after WW1, so it came to mind :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:30 3
  - also watching some Richard Harrow scenes from Boardwalk Empire...dude was a killing machine -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:34
  - So good. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 9, 11:31 1
    - I'd watch a movie about the tunneling. Only up to end of season 2 of Blinders so far -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:32
- Yeah, the last part was my first thought. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 9, 11:30
War Horse by Spielberg -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:29
All Quiet On The Western Front, Paths of Glory, Sergeant York, Wings, Gallipoli..... -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:26 6
- Legends of the Fall -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:57
- Proving the point though -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 11:34 1
  - Wonder Woman! -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:34
- the Blue Max -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:27 1
  - The Great Waldo Pepper (to a limited extent) -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:28
- The Lost Battalion -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:26
even Wonder Woman? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:25

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