Brutal and real. For a reason.
this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2023
196 points (95.8% liked)
Movies and TV Shows
673 readers
1 users here now
General discussion about movies and TV shows.
Spoilers are strictly forbidden in post titles.
Posts soliciting spoilers (endings, plot elements, twists, etc.) should contain
[spoilers]in their title. Comments in these posts do not need to be hidden in spoiler MarkDown if they pertain to the title's subject matter.
Otherwise, spoilers but must be contained in MarkDown as follows:
::: your spoiler warning
the crazy movie ending that no one saw coming!
:::
Your mods are here to help if you need any clarification!
Subcommunities: The Bear (FX) - [[email protected]](/c/thebear @lemmy.film)
Related communities: [email protected] [email protected]
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
May we never forget what those soldiers sacrificed themselves for, and may we never forget the depths of evil the nazis were capable of
Reason being…? Did they really gun down a bunch of extras?
They did! Spielberg is so committed to his craft that he went to Tom Hanks hometown and asked all the locals if they'd like a chance at being as famous as Tom. So many signed up without reading their contract, which stated that there was live ammunition being used on set. Vin Diesel was actually supposed to die, but a machine gun jammed and the ensuing awkward conversation with the director led to Vin getting a feature role in exchange for his silence about Spielberg's method directing. He parlayed that little incident into a ten film series about cars or some dumb shit.
To think that if Steven Spielberg had done his goddam job we could've all been saved from watching the Chronicles of Riddick! Crazy times.
I swear I could hear the Professor Brothers through this comment:
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=7RuxFELxTks&pp=ygUSUHJvZmVzc29yIGJyb3RoZXJz
https://piped.video/watch?v=zZixyCDJk0U
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.
Yes.
Remains one of the most gripping, intense sequences in any movie I've seen.
And actually the video game incarnation in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (which is basically a playable frame for frame reproduction of the movie) remains one of the sweatiest, most intense video game sequences I've ever played.
Truly harrowing to both watch and play, this scene is really one of the true greats.
MoH: AA is one of the best games I've played, and was visually far better than Battlefield at that time.
I think it gets forgotten a bit which is sad because it was actually a really revolutionary game. Call of Duty is the big name now, but in my opinion Call of Duty never gets as big as it is today without the groundwork laid by MoH.
I remember trying to storm the beach and getting cut down every time. You have to watch for a particular kind of gun fire strafing across the sand.
The actual opening scene is the graveyard. I always skip that scene on rewatch, I start it at the beach.
True, I've not seen Saving Private Ryan for awhile, but Forgotten Battle seemed more brutally realistic to me. Excellent film by the way.