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Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition) 460 reviews
Richard Anderson, Royce D. Applegate
Turner Home Ent, 2004
A Classic Piece of American and Film History
+ Excellent movie !
+ Terrific - period.
+ "Gettyburg" on DVD.
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Gallipoli (Special Edition)113 reviews
Mel Gibson, Mark Lee
Paramount Pictures, 2005
Idealism and youth destroyed by war
+ More powerful than ever.
+ About mates, patriotic naivete and one of the most senseless battles in a war made up of senseless battles
+ Excellent Film About A Tragic Epsiode in History
+ monument to incompetence
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Victory at Sea - The Legendary World War II Documentary (History Channel) 83 reviews
A&E Home Video, 2003
Nice improvement over VHS
+ victory at sea
+ Impressive!
I have loved the series since watching it as a child on TV with my father and uncles who had all served in that war. The subject matter and the wonderfully appropriate musical score strike an emotional chord in me. I have owned Victory at Sea in VHS format for several years and wanted to upgrade ...
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Hotel Rwanda320 reviews
Xolani Mali, Don Cheadle
MGM (Video & DVD), 2005
Powerfully Amazing!
+ Powerful and stunning fictionalized (but fact-based) history
+ dvd
This movie is one of the most powerful of it's type. When it was first out, there were two other movies depicting the genocides and problems facing african nations. While each is very good, Hotel Rwanda is the best. It's simple story about a simple man saving hundreds of people, and the personal ...
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Platoon (Special Edition)296 reviews
Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe
MGM (Video & DVD), 2001
A Must See...
+ Vietnam. FUBAR!!
+ Truly Essential for War flick buffs.
+ The stars... there's no right or wrong in them. They're just there
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The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition)218 reviews
Laurence Olivier, Sir Max Aitken
A&E Home Video, 2004
The Most definitive Series on WW2 I Have Ever Seen ... You Must Have This!
+ A Classic Documentary
+ The World at War 30th Anniversary Edition
+ Great
+ tour d'force
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The Great Raid 119 reviews
Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes
Miramax Films, 2006
The Great Raid
+ Wow! What a wonderful and touching film
+ Inspiring and stays mostly true to the book
I personally knew Sgt. Major Kittleson, who was a Pvt. at the time of "The Great Raid". He was the only living soldier that had liberated POW's in three wars. As I understand it, this movie was a spinoff of the Sgt. Major's book "Raiders", so I just had to see the movie. Though graphic, which war ...
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We Were Soldiers (Widescreen Edition)549 reviews
Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe
Paramount, 2002
A great movie
+ A Great Film Demonstrating Enormous Resolve of Our Troops
+ Horatio at the Bridge.
+ The futility of war
+ An Excellent War Movie
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The Patriot (Special Edition)880 reviews
Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger
Sony Pictures, 2000
I Enjoyed It
+ Could it be time for another revolution
+ Never get tired of this one!
+ Mel and co engage again with the British with blood & guts
+ Worth a watch
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The Lost Battalion92 reviews
Rick Schroder, Phil McKee
A&E Home Video, 2002
A great movie
+ The Lost Battalion
+ Lose No Time, buy this at Once
+ Outstanding
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The Bridge on the River Kwai170 reviews
William Holden, Jack Hawkins
Sony Pictures, 2000
Excellent Movie, Excellent DVD
+ The Bridge Over The River Kwai
+ "Whistle While You Work. . ."
+ The bridge...
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All Quiet on the Western Front48 reviews
Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine
Lions Gate, 2002
all quiet on the western front
+ Quality DVD
+ Greatest War Novel Ever Written
i believe this remake of the black and white film of the 1930's is the superior of the two. The Richard Thomas version is less preachy than the Lew Ayers version. Also, the ending is not "telegraphed" to the viewer as was done in the black and white film. In the Richard Thomas film the end is ...
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The Deer Hunter282 reviews
Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken
MCA/Universal Home Video, 1998
A defining film in the long history of war movies
+ One of my wife favorites
Deer Hunter is the story of a group of young American men prior to, during and after their service as GI's in Vietnam. It is a powerful, intimate and realistic movie that touches the very soul of the American Dream. The young men are innocent, a bit lost in their world, naive, full of life and ...
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Midway (Collector's Edition)167 reviews
Charlton Heston, Edward Albert
Universal Studios, 2001
Midway was quite some ride!
+ Midway (Collector's Edition)
+ A great recreation
+ WWII Movie
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Patton (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)252 reviews
George C. Scott, Karl Malden
20th Century Fox, 2006
Amazing Blu-ray
+ As great as the original!
The Patton Blu-Ray release is a fantastic remastering. By far one of the best picture quality Blu-Ray releases I've come across to date. Its a wonderful movie with awesome picture quality.
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Braveheart844 reviews
Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau
Paramount, 2000
Braveheart - historical fiction for the future
+ The Best Movie EVER Made
+ Abba Kablah!!!!
+ If you don't own this DVD...REMEDY IT!!!
+ ONE OF GREATEST MOVIES/EPIC EVER MADE; WALLACE ,LIKE STUDENT RACHEL CORRIE, PURE, HEROIC & SELFLESS MARTYRS FOR JUSTICE.
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Kingdom of Heaven (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)605 reviews
Orlando Bloom, Michael Sheen
20th Century Fox, 2005
Magnificent epic
+ One of my favorites
+ Awesome
+ Well Made Director's Cut
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Schindler's List601 reviews
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley
Universal Studios, 2004
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
+ Mandatory Viewing
+ A gross understatement....
+ Probably the greatest movie ever made
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The Great Escape231 reviews
Steve McQueen, James Garner
MGM (Video & DVD), 1998
Surprisingly good
+ Definite Classic
+ A Classic WW2 Movie That Defined a Genre
+ An All Time Classic
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300 (Widescreen Edition)1090 reviews
Gerard Butler, Lena Headey
Warner Home Video, 2007
Great fun, great action, good story
+ One wild ride!
+ This is Sparta?
This is a great action film, very good visuals and some superb violence.
Strongly recommended.
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