tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post2240994410495541068..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Tuesday's Overlooked Movies: The Longest DayJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-8593373604029959622012-06-06T07:38:33.608-05:002012-06-06T07:38:33.608-05:00BATTLEGROUND is in my Netflix queue, hope to get t...BATTLEGROUND is in my Netflix queue, hope to get to it before the summer is over.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-61888200240631056892012-06-06T01:21:01.573-05:002012-06-06T01:21:01.573-05:00I've seen TLD many times and enjoy it more eac...I've seen TLD many times and enjoy it more each time. If you like fiction mixed with your history, The Battle of the Bulge is for you. A better BotB movie is Battleground, one of the better WWII movies extant.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-41498638548645489302012-06-05T11:33:14.400-05:002012-06-05T11:33:14.400-05:00Every year, me and my Grandfather would watch this...Every year, me and my Grandfather would watch this movie on the 6th of June. <br /><br />He was to young to fight in the war, even having to go so far as to lie about his age to get into the occupation forces afterwards.. And I think that always irked him. <br /><br />I've always loved this movie and felt it was sort of the ideal War Film. <br /><br />I liked that they even included Theodore Roosevelt Jr.Lagomorph Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385231158384929598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-55156335250002047072012-06-05T08:47:28.349-05:002012-06-05T08:47:28.349-05:00The Longest Day is probably my favorite WW2 movie....The Longest Day is probably my favorite WW2 movie. My favorite scene is the Assault on Quistreham; I love the long, sweeping aerial shot of all the Commandos rushing down the streets, Stens blazing, bodies falling, explosions everywhere. Looking back at my PMP posts a year ago, I see TLD was my featured posting on June 6th. Saving Private Ryan, eat your heart out...<br /><br />A Bridge Too Far is also excellent, another "slow burn" war movie from the days when not everything needed eight hundred 'splosions and smash cuts to keep you interested. I know I've seen Battle of the Bulge, but it's been forever. Going to have to rectify that sometime soon.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-43862525984195668852012-06-05T07:36:33.463-05:002012-06-05T07:36:33.463-05:00I saw A BRIDGE TOO FAR back when it first came out...I saw A BRIDGE TOO FAR back when it first came out but don't remember much about it other than that I liked it. Probably ought to watch it again.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-44146265548100483282012-06-05T07:34:14.677-05:002012-06-05T07:34:14.677-05:00I quite like The Longest Day, even the early plann...I quite like The Longest Day, even the early planning stuff. But then again I'm a bit of a WWII geek. Have you seen A Bridge Too Far? It's a nice follow-up to The Longest Day, as it's about Operation Marketgarden.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-62977300548740423082012-06-05T06:56:06.755-05:002012-06-05T06:56:06.755-05:00Walker,
THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE is sitting on the ...Walker,<br />THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE is sitting on the shelf next to the TV waiting for me. I'll probably write something about it next week.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-34149831661701711042012-06-05T06:26:11.535-05:002012-06-05T06:26:11.535-05:00I remember it as long too, maybe longer than that ...I remember it as long too, maybe longer than that day.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-78994727236834075882012-06-05T06:23:46.403-05:002012-06-05T06:23:46.403-05:00Another film that you might enjoy is THE BATTLE OF...Another film that you might enjoy is THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. Robert Shaw is excellent as the German tank commander. I've seen it several times and I'm always impressed by his performance.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com