worst WWII movie ever

[alleramilitaria]

ok here is your chance to rant about any MOVIE that you want. tell us about the WORST movie in your opinion and why.

i think the worst for me so far has got to be ... SS DOOMTROOPER its a new sci fi movie production that is awfull!!!! it has the wrong everything!!!!

the 2nd for me is BATTLE of the buldge. bad acting, but great paintjobs on the M-38s LOL

[John McGillivray]

The worst war movie that I saw was the Italian made “El Alamein”. Picture the poor heroic Italian troops caught between the mean British on one side and the evil Germans on the other. Or was that the evil British and the mean Germans?

I agree with you about the Battle of the Bulge.

[alleramilitaria]

well if the italian army was in the middle that ment they could sell ice cream to both sides

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

Sign posted in an Italian post war surplus store.

FOR SALE-
World War 2 Italian Army Rifles-Never fired-dropped once"

Originally posted by alleramilitaria
well if the italian army was in the middle that ment they could sell ice cream to both sides

Wouldn't they be selling Gelato then?

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE could be edited into about 20 minutes of good footage. after that...

TOBRUK is another awful one, you know, the one where the German Jews pretend they're Jerries to blow up the guns. Was that the same one where they blew up the fuel dump? Both used a lot of the same footage, and both were equally as idiotic.

[alleramilitaria]

it was a 2 movies for the price of 1

Worst one for me was "THE BIG RED ONE" invasion of Sisily was stupid, Guys falling down tripping over each other Dieing, The using the Hollywood Machine Gun sounds Like the Hollywood Telephone Rings LOL only part that I thought was great was not the battle of a concentration camp but the aftermath, My best Movie I liked is "THE IRON CROSS" and the Finnish made movie Called the "WINTER WAR". Cheers BIG MIKE

OH yes Did I ever tell I wasin 3 Hollywood Movies& 2 independant Movie

Moonfleet, about Brits smuggling arms to the American Colonys in 1775, Filmed in NEW England, Xmas of 1999
Last Of the Mohicans Filmed in Virgina 1997?
Mary Sullivins war Filmed in Nova Scotia 1992
The Patriot , Filmed In Georga and Virgina 10 sec scene at the end Of the Battle Of Yorktown 2000

"April Morning" Filmed in Quebec ALL the Extras Spoke French, Myself and others had to try to teach them how to use and Fire a Musket. 1985

History Ch, A&E, BBC, Discovery Ch, TLC, Home and Garden , Many Documentry's and used as a consultant.


Cheers


BIG MIKE's Making his STAR

[John McGillivray]

Big Mike

My oldest daughter worked in two movies as an extra. The first was the made for TV Patty Duke Reunion, and the second was Timeline.

SHHHHH John Don't tell her I wasent in the Actors Union, so we got paid Under the table see they like reeactors better that Reg Union extra folks, Better of knowing more of the kit your waring and history you potraying, I mean would you really want an Extra Driving your Restorerd Vehicle , NOT! What sort of Timeline was your Daughter in? those time lines are fun , From Romans to Vietnam I was in one like this 2 years ago great battle of the end of the day , Thought I was in BILL and TEDS exellant Adventure LOL


BIG MIKE

[John McGillivray]

Originally posted by BIG MIKE
What sort of Timeline was your Daughter in? those time lines are fun , From Romans to Vietnam I was in one like this 2 years ago great battle of the end of the day , Thought I was in BILL and TEDS exellant Adventure LOL


BIG MIKE

This was the Timeline that she was in.

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASI...386546-3628338

AH I see A movie John , I never heard of it , will check it out , Thanks mate.


BIG MIKE

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

Hey Big Mike.I have the movie.Where abouts in the movie are you so we can spot you??

Witch Movie ? Last of Mohicans I'm the Bearskined Highlander Holding the second Torch going into the fort at night, aLSO in second Rank of the Double firing line in the Masacre while leaving the Fort, very Long view scene. In patriot I'm in the last scene of the Music Marching forward As a Grenidier Sgt in a co'y Protecting the colours its about 7 seconds. Cheers Big mIke.

PS you can check me out on "Unsloved History" as we did a Doc of the Boston Massacre in 1772, also the 5 parts series of the "AMERICAN REVOLUTION" on A&E, and more snipits of ME in other DOC's, Cheers


BIG MIKE

[Bruce MacMillan]

Just caught the end of "the Big Red One" today on the telly and noticed when the Americans attack the concentration camp there is a cab 13 sitting burning outside a building.

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

Just dug out my copy of "Last of the Mohicans"You're not that big.Why do people call you Big Mike??So in the movie,are you portraying a grenadier of the Mongomery Highlanders regiment?I've been to Fort William Henry many times and the Montgomery Highlanders were the only Heeland regiment serving there at the time of the battle.

6'2" Thats a me, Yes i Guess It was Montgomerys Regt, But its the same Kit as the 42 Highlanders execpt no yellow facings Movies tend to make you small anyways. That wasent William & Mary that was a stage set In Virgina. Mostly alot was Filmed on Indian Reservation land
Cheers


Big Mike

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

Being a re-enactor,you must have one(original or reproduction??).Need a bayonet for a long line musket,dug out of the ground from the battle on the Plains of Abrahan in Quebec City ??I was in Concord Massechusetts two years ago at the bridge where the shot heard around the world started the revolution.Would you believe that there's a grave with the remains of the two British soldiers,who were killed that day still there under a large boulder??Amazing hustory.

[john hoffman]

Good thread ...

GWB - Tobruk ? Which movie ( of which scenes from both frighten me ... ) ? ... the Rock Hudson / Nigel Greene one or the Richard Burton / Wolfgang Priess one ?

How about Brando in the old black & white film, " Young Lions " ? Man , that german accent he improvised gives me the same headache as chalk screeching across a chalkboard ...

Cheers .

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

The Rock Hudson abomination. Richard Burton couldn't make anything as bad.

[alleramilitaria]

there was a WWI french movie with cirk douglas, YUCK!!!

[Peter Nenadovich]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
The Rock Hudson abomination. Richard Burton couldn't make anything as bad.

I believe the Richard Burton "Tobruk" movie was called "Raid on Rommel". I seem to recall alot of American deuce-and-a-halfs and halftracks in German markings. It's easy to confuse it with the Rock Hudson film since much of the same "climactic Battle" footage was used. When I was six or seven I used to think it was pretty cool though....
A movie I find pretty hard to watch nowadays - and this may be blasphemy - is "The Devil's Brigade".

Peter Nenadovich

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

'Raid on Rommel' was a different flick... I just saw Richard Burton's original 'Tobruk' in black & white on the weekend. I think it was made in 1953.

BTW, I actually liked 'The Devil's Brigade'... flakey, yes, but better than some others of that era.

[Peter Nenadovich]

Originally posted by alleramilitaria
there was a WWI french movie with cirk douglas, YUCK!!!

That movie is called "Paths of Glory", directed by Stanley Kubrick. I thought they did a fairly good job of recreating the battlefield. The story itself was decent, I thought - doesn't the French High Command want to "stiffen the resolve" of the troops after a failed attack so decides to execute a trio of men for cowardice? Kirk Douglas is the officer who defends them at the court martial.

[Peter Nenadovich]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
'Raid on Rommel' was a different flick... I just saw Richard Burton's original 'Tobruk' in black & white on the weekend. I think it was made in 1953.

BTW, I actually liked 'The Devil's Brigade'... flakey, yes, but better than some others of that era.

I agree with you, that Burton movie is great - is it called, "The Desert Rats"? Is that the one where Burton is captured at some point and he meets Rommel? Is there also a subplot involving Richard Burton's character's old school master who appears in his unit as a ranker?

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

With Cliff Rpbertson.Great flying scenes wiith the mosquitos,but the crashing into the cliffs was really ameteurish,what with te smoke wafting off the burning planes looking like it was coming off a burning cigarette,in no wind.

[alleramilitaria]

That movie is called "Paths of Glory", directed by Stanley Kubrick. I thought they did a fairly good job of recreating the battlefield. The story itself was decent, I thought - doesn't the French High Command want to "stiffen the resolve" of the troops after a failed attack so decides to execute a trio of men for cowardice? Kirk Douglas is the officer who defends them at the court martial


that was the one...
the problam i had with that movie was that all the actors played cookie cutter roles. and it was just a little overacted.

now if we could get the battle of the buldge actors with the paths of glory prop guys we might have a great movie

[Mark W. Tonner]

Now that is funny, the movie "Paths of Glory" is on TV here in London at the moment...... same old, same old.......

[alleramilitaria]

you have TV in london?

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

If you want the BEST movie,full of CMP"s,carriers,period uniforms,weapons,old landing craft,fairly good effects and Canadian know-how,we can't beat "Dieppe".This movie and Gallipoli,somewhat historically true to character.