Anyone here prefer to watch more realistic war movies

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Ganger Jul 17, 2021 @ 11:50am

Just took the idea of making this thread from another thread. Anyway, I have reached a stage in life were I prefer to watch more realistic films over movies that are just unbelievable to a the point I will switch off.

Some examples of realistic movies im talking about are films such as 'saving private ryan', 'dunkirk', '1917', 'platoon', 'soldier sailor tinker spy', 'das boot', 'letters from Iwo jima', these type of films.

Clearly these movies like most are made up and there are many inaccurate scenes but in general they feel more real to me personally than say other war movies such as 'pearl harbor', 'U-571', 'Battle of the bulge' or 'behind enemy lines'. I can't even watch these films anymore because they just hurt my brain.

As for 80's macho man one man army films such as rambo or commando don't even deserve to be called war movies.

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Drab Jul 17, 2021 @ 2:29pm

Also try - Enemy at the Gates.
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Not really a war movie - Hell in the Pacific.

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Fumo Bnnuy n Frends Jul 17, 2021 @ 3:07pm

I appreciate both tbh.

Some that try to stay historically accurate as possible with tense moments of 5 min staged CGI fights

or

Some that play on the idea of historical events but their own twists. Like you mentioned saving private ryan the D day beach was over dramatized as well as other battles. But you can still enjoy the context behind it and the whole story of people dying for the idea of freedom and of course saving the last of a group of brothers.

probably the best one i've semi seen is the band of brothers in the history channel. A best of both worlds type of thing. They don't sugar coat it either.

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MinionJoe Jul 17, 2021 @ 3:14pm

I just prefer realistic movies in general.

Heck, I stopped caring about the Fast and Furious franchise once I realized it shared the same cinematic universe as the G.I. Joe movies. And those G.I. Joe movies are most definitely not "realistic" war movies.

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L1qu1dator Jul 17, 2021 @ 3:21pm

Originally posted by Grendalcat:
Such as this American Patton tank masquerading as a Tiger II, from The Battle of the Bulge.

http://pics.imcdb.org/0is208/tankbgyv0.3812.jpg

Yeah but then they couldn't round up a bunch of King Tigers. Making imitations is cheating :P and they look bad anyway (that "Tiger" tank in "Kelly's Heroes"...

)

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Holografix Jul 17, 2021 @ 4:03pm

The most realistic war movie will be about drone strikes. People sitting in an office watching screens of drone strikes. That's war now.

All the other stuff, the drama, the tension, the soldiers running, explosions, all that stuff is just the aesthetics of war films.

Last edited by Holografix; Jul 17, 2021 @ 4:05pm

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Radene Jul 17, 2021 @ 4:07pm

Originally posted by Holografix:
The most realistic war movie will be about drone strikes. People sitting in an office watching screens of drone strikes. That's war now.

All the other stuff, the drama, the tension, the soldiers running, explosions, all that stuff is just the aesthetics of war films.

Boots on the ground will never be obsolete. That's one of the rare ways in which war indeed never changes.

Last edited by Radene; Jul 17, 2021 @ 4:07pm

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Wisman Jul 17, 2021 @ 4:16pm

Originally posted by Radene:
Originally posted by Holografix:
The most realistic war movie will be about drone strikes. People sitting in an office watching screens of drone strikes. That's war now.

All the other stuff, the drama, the tension, the soldiers running, explosions, all that stuff is just the aesthetics of war films.

Boots on the ground will never be obsolete. That's one of the rare ways in which war indeed never changes.

Yeah, I think the most we would see in the next 100 years is A.I for anti-air or spotting enemies (not shooting).

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L1qu1dator Jul 17, 2021 @ 4:18pm

Originally posted by Holografix:
The most realistic war movie will be about drone strikes. People sitting in an office watching screens of drone strikes. That's war now.

All the other stuff, the drama, the tension, the soldiers running, explosions, all that stuff is just the aesthetics of war films.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3297330/

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Bealla Donna Jul 17, 2021 @ 4:29pm

Nah cause I don't want politics in MY movies.

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Holografix Jul 17, 2021 @ 5:51pm

Originally posted by Radene:
Originally posted by Holografix:
The most realistic war movie will be about drone strikes. People sitting in an office watching screens of drone strikes. That's war now.

All the other stuff, the drama, the tension, the soldiers running, explosions, all that stuff is just the aesthetics of war films.

Boots on the ground will never be obsolete. That's one of the rare ways in which war indeed never changes.

It's been obsolete for decades.

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Holografix Jul 17, 2021 @ 5:51pm

Originally posted by L1qu1dator:
Originally posted by Holografix:
The most realistic war movie will be about drone strikes. People sitting in an office watching screens of drone strikes. That's war now.

All the other stuff, the drama, the tension, the soldiers running, explosions, all that stuff is just the aesthetics of war films.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3297330/

nice. ill have to check it out.

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