Maybe The Bridge on the River Kwai but it has been a long time since I've seen it.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
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megan walker - May 24, 2016 3:38:52 pm PDT #31 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
msbelle - May 24, 2016 3:41:22 pm PDT #32 of 3455
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
huh shanghai express doesn't even come up on Netflix.
msbelle - May 24, 2016 3:46:01 pm PDT #33 of 3455
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Braveheart ?
any of the Elizabeth movies.
Jesus there are a ton of WWII and Vietnam movies.
megan walker - May 24, 2016 3:48:50 pm PDT #34 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
huh shanghai express doesn't even come up on Netflix.
Library?
msbelle - May 24, 2016 3:49:43 pm PDT #35 of 3455
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
how bad is 1492?
How violent is The Last King of Scotland?
msbelle - May 24, 2016 3:50:24 pm PDT #36 of 3455
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
oh yeah, I'll be looking to get most of these from the library, just trying to make a list on netflix for easy tracking.
Anne W. - May 24, 2016 4:37:06 pm PDT #37 of 3455
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Jesus there are a ton of WWII and Vietnam movies.
In terms of WWII movies, "Bridge on the River Kwai" is very good indeed. Another one I always like to recommend is "The Desert Fox," if black and white is acceptable.
Edit: "The Great Escape" would probably be a good choice as well.
For non WWII stuff, "Gladiator," "Apollo 13," and "The Right Stuff," perhaps
Consuela - May 24, 2016 8:12:15 pm PDT #38 of 3455
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Braveheart is pretty bad history, I feel obliged to point out. "Master and Commander"? "Rob Roy"? "Last of the Mohicans"?
DavidS - May 24, 2016 8:59:49 pm PDT #39 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Saving Private Ryan
I concur with Consuela's rec of Master and Commander and Last of the Mohicans.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erroll Flynn). And you can correct the history around that but it does put a lot of things in context (Angles v. Saxons, Crusades, evil authoritarian regimes)
SailAweigh - May 25, 2016 2:50:31 am PDT #40 of 3455
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Doctor Zhivago. The Sound of Music. Romances with a heavy historical background that drives things along.