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Best naval battle in a movie

Started by celedhring, December 10, 2023, 06:25:51 PM

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What are your favorite naval battle scenes?

Surprise vs Acheron (Master & Commander)
17 (85%)
Attack on Pearl Harbor (Tora Tora Tora)
6 (30%)
Red October vs Konovalov (Hunt for the Red October)
2 (10%)
U-96 vs Destroyer (Das Boot)
9 (45%)
Compass Rose vs U-Boat (The Cruel Sea)
0 (0%)
Escorts vs wolfpack (Greyhound)
0 (0%)
Royal Navy vs Bismarck (Sink the Bismarck!)
1 (5%)
Arabella vs French Warships (Captain Blood)
1 (5%)
Roman fleet vs Macedonian pirates (Ben Hur)
4 (20%)
One from the POTC movies I guess (I refuse to rewatch them)
2 (10%)
Battle of Meonynyang (The Admiral)
0 (0%)
Nerka vs Bungo Pete (Run Silent Run Deep)
0 (0%)
Lydia vs Natividad (Captain Horatio Hornblower)
0 (0%)
Other (Name it)
2 (10%)

Total Members Voted: 20

celedhring

In the movie they even keep the fact that the ship was built in the US. But somehow it's French :D

M&C imho is the last great classic adventure movie. Such good craftmanship, attention to detail, and character building. Sometimes it seems a movie straight from the Hollywood Golden Age, but with modern technology.

Admiral Yi

Quote from: Jacob on December 15, 2023, 12:48:10 PMI've been having a hankering to watch some of those classic war films again - Guns of Navarone and so on - but I'm not sure what the best source is. Any suggestions?

Rent it on youtube.


Sheilbh

Quote from: Syt on December 15, 2023, 11:24:48 AMFor me in the 80s/90s, on holidays/Sundays it was more stuff like Dr Zhivago, Ben Hur, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia, El Cid, The Commandments, The Robe, .... Probably not a small reason I got interested in history :D

War movies were mostly on in the evenings, with few exceptions.
So I just looked at the iPlayer's film selection - and was delighted to see they're still keeping this trend going. El Cid, Fall of the Roman Empire, Clash of the Titans, a few early Hitchcocks, some Fred Astaire.

Obviously no kids aree watching linear TV but, still, made me happy and slightly nostalgic.
Let's bomb Russia!

Sheilbh

Quote from: Syt on December 15, 2023, 11:24:48 AMFor me in the 80s/90s, on holidays/Sundays it was more stuff like Dr Zhivago, Ben Hur, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia, El Cid, The Commandments, The Robe, .... Probably not a small reason I got interested in history :D

War movies were mostly on in the evenings, with few exceptions.
So this came into my head today - I don't know why (maybe an advert) but I thought I'll probably watch LOTR over the holidays because that's something I often do at long weekend/bank holiday weekends - especially if I go see family.

It's very non-challenging, enjoyable, easy film. And I know a few other people who have it in the same way.

Suddenly struck me, maybe that's my generation's veresion of a war film or an El Cid etc :hmm:
Let's bomb Russia!

Duque de Bragança

Quote from: Sheilbh on December 21, 2023, 11:59:34 AMSo this came into my head today - I don't know why (maybe an advert) but I thought I'll probably watch LOTR over the holidays because that's something I often do at long weekend/bank holiday weekends - especially if I go see family.


It's a generation thing, possibly older than mine, but there was a screening of Conan the Barbarian on a Christmas or New Year's Réveillon (I think it was Christmas vague memories so not certain) which left quite a mark on viewers' minds, since Christmas movies were more likely to be epics à la Ben Hur the Ten Commandments.  :P

FunkMonk

Quote from: Sheilbh on December 21, 2023, 11:59:34 AM
Quote from: Syt on December 15, 2023, 11:24:48 AMFor me in the 80s/90s, on holidays/Sundays it was more stuff like Dr Zhivago, Ben Hur, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia, El Cid, The Commandments, The Robe, .... Probably not a small reason I got interested in history :D

War movies were mostly on in the evenings, with few exceptions.
So this came into my head today - I don't know why (maybe an advert) but I thought I'll probably watch LOTR over the holidays because that's something I often do at long weekend/bank holiday weekends - especially if I go see family.

It's very non-challenging, enjoyable, easy film. And I know a few other people who have it in the same way.

Suddenly struck me, maybe that's my generation's veresion of a war film or an El Cid etc :hmm:

Yeah, the LOTR films have become some of my staple comfort movies. In fact I think they've replaced Star Wars in that respect.

Sam's speech at the end of The Two Towers ("there's still good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for"  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:) always gets me.

Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

Darth Wagtaros

PDH!

OttoVonBismarck

Quote from: FunkMonk on December 21, 2023, 12:44:46 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 21, 2023, 11:59:34 AM
Quote from: Syt on December 15, 2023, 11:24:48 AMFor me in the 80s/90s, on holidays/Sundays it was more stuff like Dr Zhivago, Ben Hur, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia, El Cid, The Commandments, The Robe, .... Probably not a small reason I got interested in history :D

War movies were mostly on in the evenings, with few exceptions.
So this came into my head today - I don't know why (maybe an advert) but I thought I'll probably watch LOTR over the holidays because that's something I often do at long weekend/bank holiday weekends - especially if I go see family.

It's very non-challenging, enjoyable, easy film. And I know a few other people who have it in the same way.

Suddenly struck me, maybe that's my generation's veresion of a war film or an El Cid etc :hmm:

Yeah, the LOTR films have become some of my staple comfort movies. In fact I think they've replaced Star Wars in that respect.

Sam's speech at the end of The Two Towers ("there's still good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for"  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:) always gets me.



I think I've gotten soft in old age, I saw all the LOTR in theaters, loved them all but none hit me in the FEELS or anything. But now when I rewatch it a few scenes do--Sam's, "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you" scene; and when Sam / Frodo are in Minas Tirith and Aragon tells them "You bow to no one" gets me every time now.

Tonitrus


Duque de Bragança

Quote from: Syt on December 15, 2023, 11:24:48 AMFor me in the 80s/90s, on holidays/Sundays it was more stuff like Dr Zhivago, Ben Hur, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia, El Cid, The Commandments, The Robe, .... Probably not a small reason I got interested in history :D

War movies were mostly on in the evenings, with few exceptions.

As a matter of fact, the Great Escape is broadcasted right now on one of the main state-owned channels.