The Great thread of Movies/Documentaries regarding WW1/WW2/Other conflicts

[Alubat]

Its just the 1940 campaig. Cant get the subs working for part2&3, but still awesome

[Alubat]

THE CHILD SOLDIER’S NEW JOB TRAILER
https://vimeo.com/162985811

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/18/british-defence-contractor-accused-over-hiring-ex-child-soldiers/

[Hjaldrgud]

Kongens nei- Tre døgn i april (The King's Choice)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByMLGti4wB0 (Sadly no English subtitles)

Upcoming Norwegian movie about the first three hectic days of Weserübung. Most of the plot is about the escape of the Norwegian King, Prince, cabinet and Parliament, and their power struggle inbetween on whether or not to surrender. Another sub plot is about the battle of Drøbak Sound. I believe the land combat shown is the Skirmish of Midskogen.


btw:
If someone is interested in the sabotage of the heavy water plant, there was a six episode drama series made a couple of years ago. It is on Netflix, judging by the comments. It's decent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K3Ry2K4yNE

[Hjaldrgud]

An upcoming movie to have on your radars

Hackshaw Ridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-1hz1juBI

[Matthew_Baker]

Saw that trailer. They seem like they're gonna really did into the 'religious' side of the character and maybe less about the battles. That's not totally for me.

Also the roundhouse kick of the grenade in the trailer didn't give me high hopes

[Flippy Warbear]

Yeah it looks a bit... crap tbh...

[Slayer]

I'll await the first reviews to check if all battlescenes are already in the trailer. If not, I might give it a go.

[Zoologic]

http://www.newencontent.com/en/2015/06/success-for-capas-terror-studios-at-2015-sunny-side-of-the-doc/

This documentary shows how newly western converts helps ISIS modernise their propaganda messages.

Just as I suspsected, their super strong liberal conviction translates pretty well into religious extremism. One guy is an ex-Hollywood white guy who participated in making a comedy film that mocks Al Qaeda and Islam in general. So it drives him into discovering Islam and then die for what he believes in.

As my friends who happens to be in Muslim Brotherhood said: these western people are behind the ISIS. So this is what he meant. The Arab informant in the documentary said that the American guy run the Raqqa's media office.

Like anti-Trump crowds who threatened to migrate to Canada or convert to Islam. My Muslim friends has a message to them: I don't know about Canada, but Islam is not a fucking refuge for the dejected. You don't convert in exchange of sulking. It is disrespectful, and that patronising behaviour really shows when an American symphatisers now become the patron of ISIS propaganda machine.

[Flippy Warbear]

Saw Hacksaw Ridge just moments ago. Worth a movie ticket. Has its flaws but nothing that would spoil the movie (in my opinion). I enjoyed it and like many other ww2 movies, this one will find it's way into my DVD collection (Yes I am that old fashioned).

[Zoologic]

And then you read his actual Medal of Honor citations, and find out that Hollywood has discounted his bad-arsery big time. That is like buying a Porsche 918 with VW Lupo engine.

[Alubat]

The Hundred Regiments Offensive - 百团大战 (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5VtGmRRS_w

[Captain Pyjama Shark]

The Hundred Regiments Offensive - 百团大战 (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5VtGmRRS_w

Is it any good? I don't trust too many Asian war flicks, they're a little painfully nationalist for my taste.

[Alubat]

The Hundred Regiments Offensive - 百团大战 (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5VtGmRRS_w

Is it any good? I don't trust too many Asian war flicks, they're a little painfully nationalist for my taste.

yes it is a little painfully nationalist, just like 9/10 other war movies :-)
It has ok action & war hero moments

[Zoologic]

It is created by PLA's own entertainment division (now named August First Film Studio, that logo of Chinese star and 8-1 Chinese character inside it, is also the roundel of PLAAF). Of course it is going to be like Michael Bay movies.

Production quality is good, storywise it is told through current CCP's perspective, the tone is set to reconcile Commie-Nationalist difference. The theme of Chinese movies has been like that since 1911 (2011 movie).

[Matthew_Baker]

Does this only apply to movies etc?... Looking to see if anyone's read the book;

They Thought They Were Free; The Germans 1933-45 by Milton Mayer

kinda interested in buying it.