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Jun '19 *
It's the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings, so what better way to commemorate them than a challenge for the month of July. The challenge will commence at 00:01 GMT on the 1st July and finish at 06:00 GMT on the 1st August.

Points will be awarded for running time, so with most war movies clocking in at well over two hours, you should be able to rack up the points. You can also watch any TV series, including documentaries if you missed out this month (The World At War comes highly recommended).

The general rule will be: the movie or TV series has to be tagged with "war" on either IMDb or Wiki. The movie or TV series does not have to include scenes of combat and can just be set during the war (i.e. Casablanca) as long as the war is integral to the development of the plot, whether it is in the foreground or the background of the story.

Horror movies set during real wars or campaigns will be permitted, as long as there is at least one scene of combat (i.e. Overlord). But no, something like Dead Snow would not count despite the Nazi theme.

Although they will not be tagged with "war" on IMDb, I will also permit fictional wars so that will include fantasy (i.e. The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones) or science fiction (i.e. Aliens, Starship Troopers), but bare in mind there is a challenge for these genres coming up later in September I believe, so try to stick to real world history!

So sign up now (no pun intended)!

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Ballz says:
#32, Reply to #28

Jul '19
You don't download torrents anymore?


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Ballz says:
#34, Reply to #33

Jul '19
Fair enough. You might look into a seedbox sometime. I use https://seedbox.io/ . Dropped my VPN in favor of it.


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Ballz says:
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Jun '19 *
7/2
1. Apocalypse Now (1979): 147
2. Black Hawk Down (2001): 144

7/3
3. Full Metal Jacket (1987): 116
4. Hell in the Pacific (1968): 101

7/4
5. The Pianist (2002): 148

7/5
6. The Thin Red Line (1998): 170

7/6
7. Das Boot (1981): 199

7/7
8. Saving Private Ryan (1998): 168
9. The Patriot (2000): 175

7/10
10. Braveheart (1995): 177
11. The Imitation Game (2014): 113
12. Grave of the Fireflies (1988): 88

7/11
13. When the Wind Blows (1986): 84
14. Inglourious Basterds (2009): 152

7/12
15. Downfall (2004): 155

7/19
16. Flags of our Fathers (2006): 131

7/20
17. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006): 140
18. The Hurt Locker (2008): 130

7/21
19. Hacksaw Ridge (2016): 139

7/22
20. City of Life and Death (2009): 134
21. Come and See (1985): 142

7/23
22. Kelly's Heroes (1970): 143

7/24
23. Heartbreak Ridge (1986): 129

7/25
24. The Beguiled (1971): 104

7/29
25. Platoon (1986): 119

7/30
26. The Deer Hunter (1978): 183
27. Casualties of War (1989): 113

7/31
28. Patton (1970): 171
29. Men Behind the Sun (1988): 104

Total: 4019


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Ballz says:
#11, Reply to #10

Jul '19
I always go by the actual movie's runtime. I'm not concerned though, unless we end up in the unlikely situation of you beating me by two points.


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Ballz says:
#15, Reply to #13

Jul '19
emoticon I just hope I can hold my position.

Ratings updated.


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Ballz says:
#17, Reply to #16

Jul '19
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I don't know what to tell you. It just never drew me in like some of these other war movies.


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Ballz says:
#19, Reply to #18

Jul '19
It definitely felt slow. I'd be willing to rewatch it though.

I think something I've discovered from this challenge is I tend to prefer what I can best describe as nontraditional war movies. Particularly war movies that don't focus on the battlefield. Das Boot for example. I guess the ocean is their battlefield, but they're in the submarine most of the time, plus it's from the POV of the Germans. Also The Pianist, and although it features some battlefield stuff, Full Metal Jacket. Do you have any recs similar to those (besides Schindler's List)?


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Ballz says:
#21, Reply to #20

Jul '19
emoticon

I did laugh when Woody Harrelson blew himself up, due to his initial reaction.


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Ballz says:
#23, Reply to #22

Jul '19 *
I'll try to find it. I've heard Grave of the Fireflies is hard to watch as well.

Guess I better get back to watching. Wanted to give you a chance to catch up (and give myself a small break).


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Ballz says:
#25, Reply to #24

Jul '19 *
Both Grave of the Fireflies and When the Wind Blows were indeed hard to watch. When the Wind Blows especially. I'm not sure which part was sadder: the after-effects of the bomb or the old couple's ignorance, even as their lives keep getting worse.

Aliens is great. I might save it for September though and do a full rewatch of the Alien franchise. It's been a long time since I saw some of those.


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Ballz says:
#36, Reply to #35

Jul '19
emoticon I am, but it's not entirely intentional. Don't count me out of this yet. I still want to watch some of your recs and I haven't even gotten to any rewatches.


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Ballz says:
#38, Reply to #37

Jul '19
Seems so. I welcome the competition. Makes these a little more fun to participate in.


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Ballz says:
#41, Reply to #40

Jul '19
I'll try to find them. I'm liking these movies that are from a perspective other than the US military. Das Boot and Letters from Iwo Jima for example. Thought Letters from Iwo Jima was a little better and more interesting than Flags of Our Fathers as a result.


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Ballz says:
#43, Reply to #42

Jul '19
City of Life and Death was very good. I give it at least a 7/10.

Come and See, I didn't like nearly as much. Maybe watching these back-to-back was a mistake, but this one dragged on a little too much for me. For now, it's a 5/10.

Both have plenty of disturbing scenes. In that regard, Come and See will probably stick in my mind longer, particularly these two scenes: the church being burned with the villagers still inside and the woman shuffling down the road after being brutally raped.

And yeah, I know, I need to update my viewings. I just get lazy about staying on top of it. emoticon


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Ballz says:
#45, Reply to #44

Jul '19
I'm not a fan of most art house movies. Sometimes they grow on me after another viewing or two, but they aren't movies I usually watch without someone urging me to.

That's up to you with War of the Worlds. I have no problem with you including it. I might need to take another night off from watching war movies. Between that and your lack of time to watch, I agree that this will likely be close.


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Ballz says:
#47, Reply to #46

Jul '19
That does suck. At least you made it through most of the challenge.


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Ballz says:
#49, Reply to #48

Jul '19
Guess I better get back to watching then. Can't let you win, at least by too much.


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Ballz says:
#50, Reply to #48

Jul '19
Any objection to me possibly watching Men Behind the Sun? It's considered horror and I have no idea if it includes any combat scenes. However, it's also considered historical, which is why I thought you might let it slide.

If you don't want to allow it, I'll just save it for October.


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Ballz says:
#52, Reply to #51

Jul '19
Thanks. emoticon

I'd like to watch two or three more movies before this is over. Not sure which besides Men Behind the Sun. Looking at your recs, maybe Glory.



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