Gallipoli

[ManWithNoName]

Downfall remains one of the best movies I've ever seen.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Downfall remains one of the best movies I've ever seen.

The parodies almost ruined it for me.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

I've owned Downfall on DVD for 5 years ago and still haven't watched it

All Quiet on the Western Front is apparently the first good war movie. I want to download it.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I've owned Downfall on DVD for 5 years ago and still haven't watched it

All Quiet on the Western Front is apparently the first good war movie. I want to download it.

If you're into classic movies, All Quiet on the Western Front is an absolute hit for its time. Don't get the second version of it.

 

[ManWithNoName]

If you're into classic movies, All Quiet on the Western Front is an absolute hit for its time. Don't get the second version of it.

I just watched 'The Jazz Singer' (geez it's hard to watch blackface movies, SO uncomfortable) and also got All Quiet on the Western Front to watch. Those two, along with Mr Smith Goes to Washington and It's A Wonderful Life, I'm on a bit of an old movie kick.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I just watched 'The Jazz Singer' (geez it's hard to watch blackface movies, SO uncomfortable) and also got All Quiet on the Western Front to watch. Those two, along with Mr Smith Goes to Washington and It's A Wonderful Life, I'm on a bit of an old movie kick.

I've got the longest day in color and a bridge too far are the best oldies.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Downfall remains one of the best movies I've ever seen.

Acting is top notch and the music, actually made feel a bit sorry for the ordinary Germans. Goebbells was a monster.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Acting is top notch and the music, actually made feel a bit sorry for the ordinary Germans. Goebbells was a monster.

Downfall, and The Book Thief, are two films that made me (and I'm sure others) remember that most Germans wouldn't have wanted, or deserved, what they got in the war. They were just like the rest of us.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Downfall, and The Book Thief, are two films that made me (and I'm sure others) remember that most Germans wouldn't have wanted, or deserved, what they got in the war. They were just like the rest of us.

I've got to watch the book thief. The Christmas truce of 1914 showed us that. I love it in the black adder series when he talks about the truce and the soccer match and how he was furious he was called offside and lost 2-1.

 

[ManWithNoName]

I've got to watch the book thief. The Christmas truce of 1914 showed us that. I love it in the black adder series when he talks about the truce and the soccer match and how he was furious he was called offside and lost 2-1.

Joyeux Noël, another excellent film.

 

[little graham]

This movie was the biggest horror movie ever when I was a kid. I can remember nuclear drills in primary school

 

[Gasometer]

This movie was the biggest horror movie ever when I was a kid. I can remember nuclear drills in primary school

If you watch 'The Americans' it really highlights the paranoia we felt as teens.

 

[StingBitten]

Just watched this series released on Netflix as I didn't give it a go back in 2015.

Maybe television standards have plummeted terribly over the last 6 years but I thought this was a decent show by FTA standards - some decent writing and sticks reasonably close to the facts. There's some poor character development (prevalent in all Aussie shows) but I think this series would fare better in 2021 in the 'Holey-Moley' era of reality TV.

Another issue people had with the series I think is the non-stop cultural addiction with Gallipoli ANZAC-mythology, it's been drummed into our heads as a kid that a bunch of clueless/naive teenagers stormed the beaches of a country they knew nothing about which forged a nation. Unfortunately we rarely tell our own incredible war stories well - think the latest movie about the Battle of Long Tan, the Kokoda movie and other post-Weir productions that fall completely flat.

In any event by Australian standards I thought this series was semi-decent.

 

[Gasometer]

They shall not grow old

The best war film of the past 5 years

 

[Seeds]

They shall not grow old

The best war film of the past 5 years

It’s not a war film. It just old 10-30 second footage from the war spliced together and given colour. about only 2 scenes from the entire movie are actually interesting.

 

[Vader]

It dates back to the Peter Weir era, but ANZACs, with Paul Hogan, is still great viewing. Importantly, it tells the story of the whole war - not just the first few months in Gallipoli. So, so, so much better than that 2015 Gallipoli series

 

[Vader]

Another issue people had with the series I think is the non-stop cultural addiction with Gallipoli ANZAC-mythology, it's been drummed into our heads as a kid that a bunch of clueless/naive teenagers stormed the beaches of a country they knew nothing about which forged a nation. Unfortunately we rarely tell our own incredible war stories well - think the latest movie about the Battle of Long Tan, the Kokoda movie and other post-Weir productions that fall completely flat.

You can add "Beneath Hill 60" to that list too.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Has the whole series on a playlist. Really enjoyed it as a kid as it went into stuff like Operation Michael.

 

[Gasometer]

It’s not a war film. It just old 10-30 second footage from the war spliced together and given colour. about only 2 scenes from the entire movie are actually interesting.

It’s an amazing piece of work and the last 5 minutes puts a totally different spin of the glorification that we see in this age.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Is this the same one that's on Netflix as well? The trailer looked awful so we've stayed away from it.

 

[blakey_10]

ANZACS is one of my favourite series. I rewatch at least once every few years.
It is now available on Stan to stream.

Paul Hogans first acting role.
Highly recommend to watch. Covers both Gallipoli campaign and Western Front.