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You know, I think today is the perfect day to post my giant list of WWII movie reviews, even if I'm not done yet. You'll get the rest as I go along.

I should note that I'm posting this dually on facebook, so you may get some repeats of what I've posted here previously. These are reviews of every WWII movie I ever watched, going back to about my freshman year of high school. I really wasn't into war movies before then, and it's a bit too far back to remember anyway. There are 3 German films on here, the rest are either American or British (I'm watching Life is Beautiful later today, so that will be an Italian one).

First, an intro:
You may have gathered that I am on a quest to watch as many WWII movies as I can handle. It started when I realized that I had seen a lot this spring, and I decided I may as well keep going with it. Yes, I'm a girl who likes war movies. Get over it.

Why WWII, besides the random factor? I've found that for whatever reason, most major WWII movies are of high quality. I think the event is so ingrained in the American conscience, and that our nation still to this day has great respect for the soldiers that fought in it, that most directors really want to do them justice. Also, you can't really get away with bad war movies with your audience. A comedy can be bad and people will still watch it. I don't think the same applies to war movies. Why, I don't know, but I think it'd be an interesting study.

WWII also creates much more of a playground of sorts for filmmakers, because so much was going on. Two fronts, multiple nations, multiple out there personalities, the holocaust, life at home...the story possibilities are endless. Not to mention a lot of these people are still alive and we can get fairly accurate source material. All with the audience for them. The appeal lies in first the fact that we won, and secondly that it doesn't seem too far in the past that it's not relatable. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there are more movies about WWII than any other war.

Not to knock other war movies. I liked Apocolypse Now until they met General Kurtz (then I felt it was just too weird), I think All Quiet on the Western Front was a great movie, Gettysburg was good, and I own a copy of The Patriot on dvd (Australians playing American heroes, ftw!). But for now, I'm sticking to WWII alone.

Now, on with the reviews!


The Giant WWII Movie Review!

( Patton )

( The Thin Red Line )

( Bent )

( Flags of Our Fathers )

( Letters from Iwo Jima )

( Der Untergang (Downfall) )

( Das Boot )

( Valkyrie )

( Defiance )

( Windtalkers )

( Saving Private Ryan )

( Swing Kids )

( Pearl Harbor )

( Die Weisse Rose )

( The Pianist )

( Schinder's List )

( The Great Escape )

( Inglorious Basterds )

( Kelly's Heroes )

( Band of Brothers )

Hahaha, I've been waiting for this one. :D



Mickey Mouse Club! I own 3 seasons of this on DVD, and it's never been officially released. I also own the cd they put out. It's all ledadada's fault. She insisted I watch some of it, being a JC fan and all and never having seen it before. Needless to say, I got hooked. Yes it's a kids show, but there's no denying the cast was talented. JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Keri Russell, Ryan Gosling..there's a reason they went on to have stellar careers.
Season 7, the final season, is by far my favorite. They got rid of the extra random segments, turned some of the performances live, and the humor grew up a little. Plus- Wipeout!

And as I simply can't post about MMC without a little video...

Quick summary: Bumbling idiot tries to win over rich girl, does, then gets hauled off to a concentration camp

Starring: Roberto Benigni

This movie has a way of making you laugh and ripping your heart out all at once. And it’s a Holocaust movie with a happy ending.

However. I tried to like it. I really did. But the truth is, I find Italian to be the most grating, annoying language on the planet. I don’t like children. And I didn't find the main character all that likable. So I just couldn’t bring myself to get into it. Some movies I don't like because they're not good, and some I just don't like completely out of personal preference. This was the latter.