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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 09:53 PM Original message |
Best WWII POW Movie |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Great Escape. That's what I think. nm |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Von Ryan's Express deserves honorable mention. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Great Escape |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Tie with Great Escape and Dirty Dozen. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
5. The most moving and esoteric choice: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. Much love for the Dirty Dozen. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
7. "The Great Escape" |
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denbot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. The great escape, with Bridge a close second. |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. Stalag 17... |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. William Holden didn't want the role. |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. "Kwai" and "Great Escape" |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Great Escape, then Kwai. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 10:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. That, I think, is the correct answer. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. You are correct, indeed. |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. The Great Escape. n/t |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. Stalag 17. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. The One That Got Away |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
17. Drop everything, and watch this one as soon as you can: |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
18. to be picky, Dirty Dozen were prisoners, not POWs |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Well I threw DD into the mix |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
19. Oh, wait. I can't remember the name of it... |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 07:49 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Empire of the Sun |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 09:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. That's it! |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. I Get Goose Bumps Just Thinking About That Scene..... |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
22. i rather like ww2 movies--some of the real old ones are great |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
23. The Enemy Below.... |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. The Great Escape. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
26. The Great Escape |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
27. It's The Great Escape, bar none. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
28. Four great movies |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
29. The Great Escape |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 04:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. It isn't as great a flick as Kwai or TGE, but it's a good movie. (nt) |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. There was a funny one with |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
34. What about Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence? |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
35. um, the 'dirty dozen' doesn't involve PoWs. |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-11-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. See #18. |
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