Not to sidetrack the thread, but the beauty of WWII is there were so many angles. Lots of countries, fronts, etc.Quoting Ezee E (view post)
Not to sidetrack the thread, but the beauty of WWII is there were so many angles. Lots of countries, fronts, etc.
And the idea of a clear-cut villain. Nazis, bad. Everyone else, good. Of course, Wilder undercuts this in Stalag 17 by making everyone a doofus, a placid villain, or a heroic asshole. Dude had contempt for everybody.
Finally saw Double Indemnity some days ago. I wish they still made films of that sort nowadays. Pure brilliance.
Sunset Blvd and The Apartment are fantastic. I thought Double Indemnity and Some Like it Hot were good, but I dunno, maybe I was expecting too much. Would like to see more.
Yeah the majority of World War II films don't give much play to the other Axis powerhouses. The Japanese get some screentime but less than the Germans and the Italians less than both... not to mention the other minor players.
The Princess and the Pilot - B-
Playtime (rewatch) - A
The Hobbit - C-
The Comedy - D+
Kings of the Road - C+
The Odd Couple - B
Red Rock West - C-
The Hunger Games - D-
Prometheus - C
Tangled - C+
The Russians never get the spotlight.
The Civil War fascinates me the most. I should get to that Ken Burns series.
I have The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes on my shelf, unwatched (by me....my dad has watched it).
I actually didn't know it was a Billy Wilder movie until like a year ago.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Which is all the more odd given that they suffered the highest casualties of any country during the war.
The Princess and the Pilot - B-
Playtime (rewatch) - A
The Hobbit - C-
The Comedy - D+
Kings of the Road - C+
The Odd Couple - B
Red Rock West - C-
The Hunger Games - D-
Prometheus - C
Tangled - C+
The Cold War probably has something to do with this.
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