Worst WWII Movie Ever?

[Glashaus]

Seriously what? Movies can't be fiction? How about books?

So they shouldn't make movies because of that? Plenty of idiots believe everything on the Internet is real so when shouldn't have Internet?

They should only make movies about actual events only. Should use the actual people as well! So that the "morons" don't accidentally believe that Daniel Day Luis was actually Lincoln!

No, the morons think that Lincoln was a vampire hunter.

 

[Arik]

No, the morons think that Lincoln was a vampire hunter.

You seem to be concerned about what others believe to be real. It's a movie, it's entertainment.

So there should only be factual movies? Saving Private Ryan was fake. Never happened! The war happened but the story didnt. Just like Inglorious *******s. Fake story in the settings of a real war. Like the Titanic. A FAKE love story revolving around a real event. Just about every movie will be like that.

What you want are documentaries

 

[the ringo kid]

I watched most of the 1998 "The Thin Red Line" last nite. What a piece of junk. Thank god that the actual servicemen in WWII were nothing like this bunch of simpering whiners. I could write two pages of the inaccuracies of the film, but someone explain to me why you would wear a helmet in combat and not buckle the chin strap. Save yourself the 3 hours of misery if you have not seen this dog.

Unfortunately, I paid to see this garbage at the theater. I was suffering a severe case of, the stupids. If I'd only paid .25 cents to see it? Not only would I demand that back, but loads of interest too.

Battle For the Last Panzer, and Pearl Harbor get my votes. BFtLp, had Klaus Kinski in it, and no panzers. Also, anything with Klaus in it? is guaranteed to be lousy. Another is the Russian flick, Come and See. It had its moments but, not enough to save it.

 

[the ringo kid]

One of the worst ever was "Hell is for Heroes" (1962). Lots of big names in it. It's famous for abruptly ending in mid-battle because the production company ran out of money and couldn't complete it. So they just stopped and went with what film they had. The best performance was Bob Newhart doing what was essentially battlefield stand-up comedy.

GAAAAA. I've never heard anyone talk smack like that before when mentioning this offering?

About seven months ago, I picked up around 12 great stills from this movies. All have Steve McQueen in them. These be, two great promotional stills with: Fess Parker, Steve McQueen, Bobby Darrin and Nick Adams. The rest except one, were all combat scenes and one with McQueen shot inthe chest in a shell hole.

 

[the ringo kid]

Most ww2 movies show guys NOT using the chin straps

I've had several WWII American and German vets tell me that its because a shell concussion can take your head off, if your wearing it with chinstrap strapped?

 

[DWalt]

Any WWII film where the prop masters have the soldiers carrying the wrong rifles....either period, issuance, or even which SIDE was using them!

I don't remember the title, I think some British-made war film, where the lead chearacter was holding a different type rifle in about every scene. I imagine most of the audience didn't even notice or if they did, they didn't care.

It's been a long time since I saw "Thin Red Line," but I do remember it was a disappointing stinker.

 

[the ringo kid]

I don't remember the title, I think some British-made war film, where the lead chearacter was holding a different type rifle in about every scene. I imagine most of the audience didn't even notice or if they did, they didn't care.

It's been a long time since I saw "Thin Red Line," but I do remember it was a disappointing stinker.

Sounds like: Anzio, w/ Robert Mitchum. Beach invasion scenes all the GIs had were Lee-Enfields.

 

[DWalt]

I've had several WWII American and German vets tell me that its because a shell concussion can take your head off, if your wearing it with chinstrap strapped?

I've heard that story a lot, but I have to wonder if there is any truth to it. Does the Army order their soldiers to NOT use the chin strap in battle? Seems to me that if you are close enough to a shell blast that the concussion will cause a fastened chin strap to pull your head off, then you are probably not going to survive even if your chin strap is unfastened.

 

[cmort666]

I watched most of the 1998 "The Thin Red Line" last nite. What a piece of junk.

Not coincidentally, that's the movie that came to mind when I saw the title of your post.

My reaction to the film can best summarized with: "Not impressed."

My best friend from college was actually livid with rage when he saw the movie when it first hit the theaters. He's married to a Korean, so he's not really too open to viewing the Japanese as the "victims" of WWII.

My reaction to the movie wasn't nearly as violent as his. I simply dismissed it. I explained to him thusly:

"Your problem is that you're viewing it as a war movie. I suspect that the director had other intentions. View it as a colorful travelogue, an allegory, or whatever, but it's certainly not a war movie."

If you want to see a good recent war movie, watch "The Great Raid". It was criticized for "being too one sided". I suppose the director should be faulted for failing to see the "good side" of the Bataan Death March...

 

[Absalom]

I've heard that story a lot, but I have to wonder if there is any truth to it. Does the Army order their soldiers to NOT use the chin strap in battle? Seems to me that if you are close enough to a shell blast that the concussion will cause a fastened chin strap to pull your head off, then you are probably not going to survive even if your chin strap is unfastened.

Makes sense, but logic won't change the historical evidence. Look at the plentiful historical photos from WW II. Very few chin straps in use; frequently draped over the back or front of the helmet. See example below of GI's in Holland 1944.

I don't know what kind of liners the WW II helmets had, but we used the US-style steel pots in the German army in the 70s, and if you adjusted the reasonably comfortable leather liner correctly, it sat on your head pretty solidly and you didn't really need the chin strap to keep it from falling off. We usually didn't close them either and no one made us.

 

[cmort666]

The best performance was Bob Newhart doing what was essentially battlefield stand-up comedy.

I LOVED Bob New Hart in the movie!

 

[wbraswell]

I saw Men at War a few months back, and it sure doesn't seem as good as it did a few decades ago. Beach Red, didn't like it. The Victors, where's the action? When I saw The Battle of the Bulge, back in the 60s, I just couldn't get over the fact that the Germans were driving American tanks.
Inglorious Basterds, I just can't make myself watch it. Too much development of the bad German character, and I have no interest watching Americans act like SS.
I compare MASH to Kelly's Heroes. They both are comedies, set during war, but MASH is not a war movie, it's a doctor movie. A man that my Dad knew, was in a MASH unit in Korea, and he said the operating room scenes were very much like the real thing.

 

[cmort666]

Also, anything with Klaus in it? is guaranteed to be lousy.

Klaus Kinski has a limited repertoire and appeal.

As I recall, he was pretty good as the vampire in the remake of "Nosferatu". His better roles are mostly in things like "Fitzcarraldo" and "Aguirre, the Wrath of God", not really vehicles for the American mass market.

 

[bgrafsr]

I can't think of a couple of war movies I thought were bad, but one I really like is "Heaven knows, Mr. Allison" with Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr.

 

[cmort666]

Does the Army order their soldiers to NOT use the chin strap in battle?

The ONLY time I EVER used the chinstrap was in [for obvious reasons] airborne school.

In ROTC and or IOBC were were taught not to use the chinstrap.

 

[cmort666]

Sounds like: Anzio, w/ Robert Mitchum. Beach invasion scenes all the GIs had were Lee-Enfields.

There was a TV movie back in the '70s starring Sissy Spacek called "Verna, USO Girl". In one "combat" scene apparently filmed on a contemporary U.S. Army post, the G.I.s are wearing wash and wear O.D. green fatigues and toting M-16A1s.

 

[Bkreutz]

The ONLY time I EVER used the chinstrap was in [for obvious reasons] airborne school.

In ROTC and or IOBC were were taught not to use the chinstrap.

My "battle hat" didn't have a chin strap. (unless you call the string a chin strap)

 

[Kitgun]

The "*******s" and "1941" bar none are the worst.
This site just filtered out (*******) the common word for illegitimate.

 

[cmort666]

The "*******s" and "1941" bar none are the worst.
This sites just filtered out (*******) the common word for illegitimate.

"1941" had a great soundtrack though.

 

[steveno]

one of the biggest problems with the "Battle of the Bulge" was the tank battle. there isn't any place in Luxembourg or Belgium that looks like that. there isn't any sage brush in either of those countries.