Hello, Snowman, and thanks for the welcome.
I know what you mean about reading sub-titles for six hours. I've watched the theatrical release both sub-titled and in English and I think the English dubbing looses some nuances in the dialogue.
It sounds like you and I have very similar tastes in movies. Saving Private Ryan was a fantastic movie. Band of Brothers, what can I say? I remember one episode, right after Easy Company had helped retake Foy, and they were sitting in the church, listening to the choir. As the scene starts, everybody is there, then slowly, one by one, the killed and wounded fade out. I have to admit, it left me a blubbering mass.
As to We Were Soldiers, I agree that the Moore/Galloway book was much better than the movie. The movie was filled with inaccuracies - particularly the charge at the end of the battle. There is a new book by Moore and Galloway out in the U.S. called We Are Soldiers Still. I haven't read it yet but its on the list.
I hated Pearl Harbor. How can you take a story with all the drama and action one could possibly ask for and muck it up with a totally irrelevant, improbable love story that detracts from the story? I have the same complaint with Titanic.
A great recent Iraq war movie is The Hurt Locker. I'd highly recommend it.
I keep hoping that Hollywood will put all that great CGI to work and do a good remake of Midway.
I'm looking forward to learning from you guys and maybe making a useful contribuition or two of my own.
Bob
