Nervous_Dog Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 That could be it Zob, as a Aussie girl she may have mistaken Scottish frugility for war rations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 coming home in a body bag (you will have to be a true romance fan to know this movie ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Munchie, We got and landed in WWII for a while, hence my comment on Privat Ryan. Phil, You don't mean Christopher Walken (what an actor ) in the Deerhunter, do you? Although the romance is lost on me .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I think movies such as Apocalypse now and Platoon are too Hollywood to get across the lunacy of war, they are a star vehicle for the likes of Marlon Brando and Charlie Sheen. I prefer my war movies to be more realistic and to be acted out by little known actors. Although not a movie, but a sitcom, I thought "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" shown between 1974 and 1981 on UK TV excellently portrayed the pointlessness of war and what it does to men. Windsor Davies as Battery Sergeant Williams and Melvyn Hayes as Bombadier Beaumont, 'Gloria' to his mates, were particularly effective in their roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I had totally forgotten that series, remember seeing it as a kid then going to live in Sillypore and Malaysia and thought about it then DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Don't forget "A family at war" which gave a picture of the life at home during the war (WWII). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Was that calledd the "Sullivans" in Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Same sort of thing but 'A Family at War' was set in Liverpool whilst the Sullivans was set in Melbourne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 limbo, a ficticious movie 'coming home in a body bag' LEE They're here. Who's who? ELLIOT Lee, this is my friend Dick, and these are his friends, Clarence and Alabama. BORIS (pointing at Clarence) This guy's packin'. LEE Really? CLARENCE Well, I have to admit, walkin' through the door and seein' these "Soldier of Fortune" poster boys made me a bit nervous. But, Lee, I'm fairly confident that you came here to do business, not to be a wise-guy. So, if you want, I'll put the gun on the table. LEE I don't think that'll be necessary. Let's all have a seat. Boris, why don't you be nice and get coffee for everybody. They all sit around a fancy glass table except for Boris, who's getting the coffee, and Monty, who's standing behind Lee's chair. CLARENCE Oh, Mr. Donowitz v LEE Lee, Clarence . Please don't insult me. Call me Lee. CLARENCE OK, sorry, Lee. I just wanna tell you "Coming Home in a Body Bag" is one of my favorite movies. After "Apocalypse Now" I think it's the best Vietnam movie ever. LEE Thank you very much, Clarence. CLARENCE You know, most movies that win a lot of Oscars, I can't stand. "Sophie's Choice", "Ordinary People", "Kramer vs. Kramer", "Gandhi". All that stuff is safe, geriatric, coffee-table dog shit. LEE I hear you talkin' Clarence. We park our cars in the same garage. CLARENCE Like that Merchant-Ivory clap-trap. All those assholes make are unwatchable movies from unreadable books. Boris starts placing clear-glass coffee cups in front of everybody and fills everybody's cup from a fancy coffee pot that he handles like an expert. LEE Clarence, there might be somebody somewhere that agrees with you more than I do, but I wouldn't count on it. Clarence is on a roll and he knows it. CLARENCE They ain't plays, they ain't books, they certainly ain't movies, they're films. And do you know what films are? They're for people who don't like movies. "Mad Max", that's a movie. "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", that's a movie. "Rio Bravo", that's a movie. "Rumble Fish", that's a fuckin' movie. And, "Coming Home in a Body Bag", that's a movie. It was the first movie with balls to win a lot of Oscars since the "The Deer Hunter". BACK TO: COPS' ROOM They're all listening to this. DIMES What's this guy doin'? Makin' a drug deal or gettin' a job on the "New Yorker"? BACK TO: LEE'S ROOM CLARENCE My uncle Roger and uncle Cliff, both of which were in Nam, saw "Coming Home in a Body Bag" and thought it was the most accurate Vietnam film they'd ever seen. LEE You know, Clarence, when a veteran of that bullshit wars says that, it makes the whole project worthwhile. Clarence, my friend, and I call you my friend because we have similar interests, let's take a look at what you have for me. BACK TO: COPS' ROOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 I was too busy watching Number 96 and the Box :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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