Tough question about the remake. I agree that "The Longest Day" has some clunky moments. I'd also eliminate the fictitious French commando storyline; you could easily put in the very real heroics of the French-Canadian (well, Quebecois) units on Sword Beach.
As far as all-time faovrites: "Kelly's Heroes" is right up there, along with "A Bridge Too Far" (ex-Airborne, and I'm a total Market-Garden nut). I've always like "Hamburger Hill" and "Go Tell The Spartans". "Gettysburg" is a bit hokey in parts but some of the battle scenes, especially the stand of the Union Cavalry on the first day and the 20th Maine on Little Round top, were very well done indeed.
Not a movie as such, but I managed to catch the miniseries "Once, An Eagle" when it was broadcast back in the 1970s. That's something that I really wish would be released on DVD someday. The book should be required reading for Army officers and senior DoD people.
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Date: 30 Sep 2007 16:55 (UTC)As far as all-time faovrites: "Kelly's Heroes" is right up there, along with "A Bridge Too Far" (ex-Airborne, and I'm a total Market-Garden nut). I've always like "Hamburger Hill" and "Go Tell The Spartans". "Gettysburg" is a bit hokey in parts but some of the battle scenes, especially the stand of the Union Cavalry on the first day and the 20th Maine on Little Round top, were very well done indeed.
Not a movie as such, but I managed to catch the miniseries "Once, An Eagle" when it was broadcast back in the 1970s. That's something that I really wish would be released on DVD someday. The book should be required reading for Army officers and senior DoD people.