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Model Forum / General / Models / April 2004WWII Movies - the best of the best
I have seen many over the years, B&W, Colorized, Panaramavision, on the big screen and on the tube, and there are only three that stand out for me: Das Boot Saving Private Ryan Band of Brothers I liked the latest Perl Harbor for the sound and action, but it didn't muster up to the intense drama and action of the three above. Out of all the WWII movies, I would highly recommend purchasing these three on DVD. >I liked the latest Pearl Harbor for the sound and action That's a film that would fit perfectly as a double billing with John Belushi starring in "1941"............ Rick Fluke doghaus@blackfoot.net >>I liked the latest Pearl Harbor for the sound and action > >That's a film that would fit perfectly as a double billing >with John Belushi starring in "1941"............ 1941... I *knew* I was forgetting to mention one. -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying For the shooting war period leading up to WWII how about "The Sand Pebbles"? Tom Reading back thru the thread - - - there's no mention of AUDEY MURPHY! "Red Badge Of Courage" "To Hell And Back" ~Rick Fluke doghaus@blackfoot.net I would add "They Were Expendable" as one of the better WWII movies made during the war era. Jeff let's not forget a very powerful movie "In Harm's Way" starring John Wayne,Patricia Neal, Kurt Douglas and ,many other stars ...JK > "In Harm's Way" starring John >Wayne,Patricia Neal, Kurt Douglas and ,many other stars >...JK Wasn't that Kirk Douglas? Cheers, The Keeper (of too much crap) >"In Harm's Way" starring John Wayne,Patricia Neal, Kurt Douglas and ,many other stars...JK >> >Wasn't that Kirk Douglas? Cheers,>> Both actually. Kurt (Kirk's evil twin, Michael's evil uncle)) did some of the ugly stunt/stand-in work, such as toward the end when Capt. Eddington, after having raped his best friend's son's girlfriend, commandeers a B-25 and flies off willy-nilly looking for the Japanese fleet. Which he finds and reports of course, and is then summarily shot down for his trouble, with the requisite bullets hitting the canopy and blood trickling from his mouth sequence. Couldn't have Kirk doing that, so Kurt stepped in. Get all that? ; )~ When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. --Leonardo Da Vinci >>"In Harm's Way" starring John Wayne,Patricia Neal, Kurt Douglas and >>,many other stars...JK >> Wasn't that Kirk Douglas? Cheers,>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will > always long to return. --Leonardo Da Vinci Noone has said "The Big Red One" Corny but good. > >"In Harm's Way" starring John Wayne,Patricia Neal, Kurt Douglas and ,many > other stars...JK >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > bullets hitting the canopy and blood trickling from his mouth sequence. > Couldn't have Kirk doing that, so Kurt stepped in. Get all that? ; )~ Was it Kurt or Kirk in the scene where he and Burgess Meredith flipped a coin for the honors to slap around the best friend's son's crony pal who was also the aide to the admiral who was the boss to said best friend? ;-) Best line from that movie was when Douglas told off Ensign Torrey. Something like this: "Somebody must have gotten in line ahead of your father. I refuse to believe that you came from the loins of Rock Torrey." WmB To reply, get the HECK out of there HELLinhock@earthlink.net "Twelve O'Clock High", no doubt about it. Scott Seders From: "Scott Seders" sceders@comcast.net >"Twelve O'Clock High", no doubt about it. > >Scott Seders Twelve O'clock High was, indeed a good one. For many years, that very movie was shown in Air force Officer Candidate School as a stufy in leadership. "The world would be a much simpler place if every one could pick and choose their obligations, but we can't and we shouldn't." Major Charles W. Whittlesey I'll throw some wood on the fire... "A Bridge Too Far" "The Battle of Britain" "Run Silent, Run Deep" "The Enemy Below" Recently purchased the ABTF DVD and sat down and watched the whole movie for the first time. I thought it was really good (but depressing) all things considered. I also vote for TBOB because a rerun of this movie on TV in 1975 started my interest in WW II aircraft. RSRD is corny but a good naval yarn ("Set course for the Bungo Straits!"). Loved TEB's Robert Mitchum/Kurt Jurgens mental games but the original Star Trek series version was better (and if you know what I'm talking about, you're as geeky as I am ;^) . Martin > Loved TEB's Robert Mitchum/Kurt Jurgens mental games but the original > Star Trek series version was better (and if you know what I'm talking > about, you're as geeky as I am ;^) . "Balance of Terror" from 1966 with Mark "Sarek" Lenard as the Romulan Commander? :-)  SignatureJohn Magne Stubsveen "I can't think of anything more relaxing than being locked in a moving car with a delusional psychotic like yourself, little pal!" OK; it's not a WW-II movie and it wasn't really a war but the premise was to avert a theoretical nuclear war....... how about the cold war "Fail Safe." "The world would be a much simpler place if every one could pick and choose their obligations, but we can't and we shouldn't." Major Charles W. Whittlesey >OK; it's not a WW-II movie and it wasn't really a war but the premise was to >avert a theoretical nuclear war....... how about the cold war "Fail Safe." In that case, add "Doctor Strangelove, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb" too. Great footage of the B-52! -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying Marco wrote: >In that case, add "Doctor Strangelove, or how I learned to stop worrying and >love the bomb" too. Great footage of the B-52! No disagreement about the movie and the B-52 footage ought to be great, it is mostly models.. Gen. Turgeson was my role model for years :-) Rick MFE >Marco wrote: >>In that case, add "Doctor Strangelove, or how I learned to stop worrying and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Rick >MFE we'll nuke those commie sons of bitches right back to the stone age! great dialogue. > Marco wrote: > >In that case, add "Doctor Strangelove, or how I learned to stop worrying and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Rick > MFE Keeping all your precious bodily fluids safe? Bill Banaszak, MFE > > Gen. Turgeson was my role model for years :-) > Keeping all your precious bodily fluids safe? That was GEN Ripper. Buck Turgeson was screwing his secretary. KL >OK; it's not a WW-II movie and it wasn't really a war but the premise was to avert a theoretical nuclear war.... how about the cold war "Fail Safe.">> >>In that case, add "Doctor Strangelove, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb" too. Great footage of the B-52!>> Haven't seen either in more years than I can remember--in which does Slim Pickens take that last very wild ride on the nuke? When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. --Leonardo Da Vinci Disco asked >Haven't seen either in more years than I can remember--in which does Slim >Pickens take that last very wild ride on the nuke? Last scenes of Strangelove. Can't figure out how he didn't lose the ht to the windblast :-) Considering the USAF did not cooperate with the movie, they faked the BUFF interior pretty well except for the Nav/EWO areas. Rick MFE >Disco asked >>Haven't seen either in more years than I can remember--in which does Slim [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Rick >MFE it was a loyal texan hat. >>Last scenes of Strangelove. Can't figure out how he didn't lose the ht to the >>windblast :-) >it was a loyal texan hat. And he was waving it around in his hand. The first time I ever saw Strangelove, as a kid, I turned the TV on right at that point. Spent years (pre-VCR) trying to find out what the hell was going on! Wulf I remember going to a friend's house to see it because he had a colour TV. ;] Bill Banaszak, MFE > I remember going to a friend's house to see it because he had a colour > TV. ;] Bet that was a disapointment ;o) >>I remember going to a friend's house to see it because he had a colour >>TV. ;] > > Bet that was a disapointment ;o) yeah it probably was. anyone see soldier of orange, or "Soldaat van Oranje?" first movie over here in usa with rutger hauer. > >>I remember going to a friend's house to see it because he had a colour > >>TV. ;] [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > yeah it probably was. anyone see soldier of orange, or "Soldaat van > Oranje?" first movie over here in usa with rutger hauer. I saw it years ago. Very good movie. A number of memorable scenes come to mind but the finger lottery has to be at the top of the list. Rutger and his pal are under the sheets with a gal pal. When the question comes up as to who shall go and who shall stay (the unlucky one gets to go on a dangerous mission) she sticks her hand out of the sheets and tells them to take a guess. One of them guesses wrong and she.... Well you'll just have to see the movie now won't you. ;-) WmB To reply, get the HECK out of there HELLinhock@earthlink.net >>OK; it's not a WW-II movie and it wasn't really a war but the premise was to >avert a theoretical nuclear war.... how about the cold war "Fail Safe.">> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to >return. --Leonardo Da Vinci strangelove parodied in cartoons ever after. >>OK; it's not a WW-II movie and it wasn't really a war but the premise was to >>avert a theoretical nuclear war....... how about the cold war "Fail Safe." >> >In that case, add "Doctor Strangelove, or how I learned to stop worrying and >love the bomb" too. Great footage of the B-52! love goergy shooting the coke machine. > > Loved TEB's Robert Mitchum/Kurt Jurgens mental games but the original > > Star Trek series version was better (and if you know what I'm talking > > about, you're as geeky as I am ;^) . > > "Balance of Terror" from 1966 with Mark "Sarek" Lenard as the Romulan > Commander? :-) Also with Lawrence Montaigne, who like Lenard would make his next appearance in the Trek universe as a Vulcan --> Ston in the episode "Amok Time" Ex-Geek, though my credentials were not of the Platinum variety as I have never worn or equipped myself with a Trek uniform, hand phaser or Vulcan ears in any way shape or form. Building the model kits does not count... ABSOLUTELY NOT! No way, no how. That's absolutely normal. Making phaser noises and swooping the kit around might be fair game for a little "shrink rapping" though. ;-) WmB To reply, get the HECK out of there HELLinhock@earthlink.net > Also with Lawrence Montaigne, who like Lenard would make his next > appearance in the Trek universe as a Vulcan --> Ston in the episode > "Amok Time" Excellent, cadet! You've passed the test and has earned the right to proudly wear a gilded Starfleet Communicator Badge ... > Ex-Geek, though my credentials were not of the Platinum variety as I > have never worn or equipped myself with a Trek uniform, hand phaser or > Vulcan ears in any way shape or form. ... which I happened to notice you curiously made no mention of ever having worn. ;-) > Building the model kits does not count... ABSOLUTELY NOT! No way, no > how. That's absolutely normal. Making phaser noises and swooping the > kit around might be fair game for a little "shrink rapping" though. ;-) It's for ... for ... scientific purposes! Yeah, that's it! For the study of how ships that are only about 70% the size of the NCC-1701-A can still be 70% the size of the vastly larger NCC-1701-D. This is a paradox which has boggled the minds of scientists everywhere since the late sixties ... SignatureJohn Magne Stubsveen "I can't think of anything more relaxing than being locked in a moving car with a delusional psychotic like yourself, little pal!" > > Also with Lawrence Montaigne, who like Lenard would make his next > > appearance in the Trek universe as a Vulcan --> Ston in the episode [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > -- > John Magne Stubsveen Um, perspectives are distorted in space? > "I can't think of anything more relaxing than being locked in a moving > car with a delusional psychotic like yourself, little pal!" Sounds like more fun than being dragged to a Phillies game to sit for hours in the heat and bright sun. Bill Banaszak, MFE > Loved TEB's Robert Mitchum/Kurt Jurgens mental games but the original > Star Trek series version was better (and if you know what I'm talking > about, you're as geeky as I am ;^) . "Balance of Terror" from 1966 with Mark "Sarek" Lenard as the Romulan Commander? :-) SignatureJohn Magne Stubsveen "I can't think of anything more relaxing than being locked in a moving car with a delusional psychotic like yourself, little pal!" The major problem with "In Harm'sWay" and I believe Kirk Douglas also stated this was the clear decks on the ships. Douglas supposidly complained during the filming that in the views shown, crew would have been evident. Instead the decks are empty. In general the ships seem to be somewhat absent of detail. When I first saw it in the theaters it looked OK - later this becamre more obvious. Val Kraut > let's not forget a very powerful movie "In Harm's Way" starring John > Wayne,Patricia Neal, Kurt Douglas and ,many other stars > ...JK How about "A Walk in the Sun"? csmdave > I have seen many over the years, B&W, Colorized, Panaramavision, on the big > screen and on the tube, and there are only three that stand out for me: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > muster up to the intense drama and action of the three above. Out of all > the WWII movies, I would highly recommend purchasing these three on DVD. Just wondering if anyone has mentioned Kelly's Heroes as yet? Liked D. Sutherland as Oddball who came direct from the 60's in WW2 and the coloured paint hitting the Tiger. Cheers, Stephen >Just wondering if anyone has mentioned Kelly's Heroes as yet? > >Liked D. Sutherland as Oddball who came direct from the 60's in WW2 and the >coloured paint hitting the Tiger. Yes, someone already did. I didn't because I thought being fiction disqualified it, but now I realize the thread says "WWII Movies" and not "WWII Historical Movies"... -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying Now, if the thread topic had been 'WW2 Historical Movies' we would have a very short thread, wouldn't we? Except for 'Pearl Harbour', most of the war movies I've seen have been pretty well inaccurate. :-P RobG Who has taken an oath to never watch 'Pearl Harbour'. Or 'Titanic'. Not even on pain of death. > >Just wondering if anyone has mentioned Kelly's Heroes as yet? > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying >Now, if the thread topic had been 'WW2 Historical Movies' we would have a >very short thread, wouldn't we? Except for 'Pearl Harbour', most of the war [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Who has taken an oath to never watch 'Pearl Harbour'. Or 'Titanic'. Not >even on pain of death. Amen... I thought I had been the only one to take that oath. -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying > >Who has taken an oath to never watch 'Pearl Harbour'. Or 'Titanic'. Not > >even on pain of death. > > > Amen... I thought I had been the only one to take that oath. If I could see both without characters and plot I'd be happy to sit through them and let's face it both films would still make sense. And who ever thought about playing DeCaprio against the rather lovely Kate Winslett should be sent out to hit a iceberg. He looks like something that should hanging on her charm bracelet. >And who ever thought about playing DeCaprio against the rather lovely Kate >Winslett should be sent out to hit a iceberg. He looks like something that >should hanging on her charm bracelet. Or hanging on Billy Zane. Kim M >Just wondering if anyone has mentioned Kelly's Heroes as yet? Only me :-) >Liked D. Sutherland as Oddball who came direct from the 60's in WW2 and the >coloured paint hitting the Tiger. Lovely, lovely Tigers... wuf!, wuf!... that's my other dog impression... Wulf From: Wulf Corbett wulfc@wulf.demon.co.uk >>Just wondering if anyone has mentioned Kelly's Heroes as yet? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >wuf!, wuf!... that's my other dog impression... I ran into Donald Sutherland with his son in a Las Vegas shopping mall while TDY to Nellis AFB back in about 1982. While one of my flight mates ran into Abercrombie & Fitch to borrow a pen and piece of paper for an autograph, my other buddies and I talked with him for a couple minbutes. I asked him what his favorite line from his movies was. He said. Woof, woof.......! "The world would be a much simpler place if every one could pick and choose their obligations, but we can't and we shouldn't." Major Charles W. Whittlesey Mr Sutherland only does the '60s, maaann. He got stuck in a time warp and never found the next decade. But he does do it well! RobG > From: Wulf Corbett wulfc@wulf.demon.co.uk > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > and choose their obligations, but we can't and we shouldn't." > Major Charles W. Whittlesey >Mr Sutherland only does the '60s, maaann. He got stuck in a time warp and >never found the next decade. But he does do it well! Reminds me of Sean Connery. He's been an Edinburgh-born immortal Egyptian Spaniard, an Edinburgh-born Belorussian Soviet submarine captain, an Edinburgh-born dragon, an Edinburgh-born deep space lawman... ...and, damn, but he's been a good one! Wulf >Reminds me of Sean Connery. He's been an Edinburgh-born immortal >Egyptian Spaniard, an Edinburgh-born Belorussian Soviet submarine >captain, an Edinburgh-born dragon, an Edinburgh-born deep space >lawman... ...and still the best damned Bond ever! Tom >>Reminds me of Sean Connery. He's been an Edinburgh-born immortal >>Egyptian Spaniard, an Edinburgh-born Belorussian Soviet submarine >>captain, an Edinburgh-born dragon, an Edinburgh-born deep space >>lawman... >...and still the best damned Bond ever! You forgot an Edinburgh-born Irishman when he played opposite those leprauchauns for Disney. -- John The history of things that didn't happen has never been written. . - - - Henry Kissinger >You forgot an Edinburgh-born Irishman when he played opposite those >leprauchauns for Disney. "Darby O'Gill and the Little People." I loved that movie when I was a kid. Now Justin has it and watches it once a month or so. Tom >>>Reminds me of Sean Connery. He's been an Edinburgh-born immortal >>>Egyptian Spaniard, an Edinburgh-born Belorussian Soviet submarine >>>captain, an Edinburgh-born dragon, an Edinburgh-born deep space >>>lawman... > >>...and still the best damned Bond ever! Good enough to make a comeback (twice). I didn't list that since Bond was supposed to be Scottish anyway. >You forgot an Edinburgh-born Irishman when he played opposite those >leprauchauns for Disney. Even if we let that pass happily into obscurity, he was an Edinburgh-born Irishman in The Untouchables. I remember watching that and wondering if anyone really thought that sounded like an Irish accent... then I listened to Braveheart and wept... Oh, and Sean Connery as an Edinburgh-born Robin Hood. Wonderful version. Wulf > Oh, and Sean Connery as an Edinburgh-born Robin Hood. Wonderful > version. You had to remind me. He was also an Edinburgh-born Richard the Lion-Heart in RH: Prince of Thieves. with Kostner. And although his Robin Hood was filmed years before, it made an excellant, if unintentional sequal to the series that his son did in Robin: the Hooded Man from British TV. -- John The history of things that didn't happen has never been written. . - - - Henry Kissinger Not nearly as bad as Kevin Koster trying to play Robin Hood. He didn't even make an attempt at a British accent. Then, again, I'm sure it wound have been atrocious. I rather liked Rickman as the Sheriff, though. "The world would be a much simpler place if every one could pick and choose their obligations, but we can't and we shouldn't." Major Charles W. Whittlesey > I rather liked Rickman as the Sheriff, though. He played a great baddie in RHPOT. "That's it then. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings.....and call off Christmas." "You. My room. 10:30 tonight. You. 10:45.....And bring a friend." IMHO, he made the film watchable. Jimi > > I rather liked Rickman as the Sheriff, though. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jimi Just like Tracy Ullman did for "Robin Hood: Men in Tights". Bill Banaszak, MFE > > I rather liked Rickman as the Sheriff, though. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > IMHO, he made the film watchable. Alan Rickman, notorious scene stealer. He was brilliant in Galaxy Quest. "I see you managed to get your shirt off then" > Not nearly as bad as Kevin Koster trying to play Robin Hood. He didn't even > make an attempt at a British accent. Something which Cary Elwes had fun with in RH:MIT. Bill Banaszak, MFE >>Not nearly as bad as Kevin Koster trying to play Robin Hood. He didn't even >>make an attempt at a British accent. > > Something which Cary Elwes had fun with in RH:MIT. Sheriff: "And what makes you think that the people will listen to you?" Robin Hood: "Unlike certain *other* Robin Hoods, *I* speak with an *English* accent!" SignatureEdwin (Remove "DIESPAMDIE!") "Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can trust to be dishonest... Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly stupid." - Captain Jack Sparrow (Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) >>Mr Sutherland only does the '60s, maaann. He got stuck in a time warp and >>never found the next decade. But he does do it well! > >Reminds me of Sean Connery. He's been an Edinburgh-born immortal >Egyptian Spaniard, an Edinburgh-born Belorussian Soviet submarine Lithuanian, actually. I too thought he was supposed to be Belorussian, but the movie was on cable right this afternoon while I was having lunch. >captain, an Edinburgh-born dragon, an Edinburgh-born deep space >lawman... > >...and, damn, but he's been a good one! > >Wulf -- __________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and "sons.of." parts before replying This is so right! The thing with Connery is that he's such a good actor that after the intial 'what??' factor, the Scottishness disappears and he *is* a Russian sub skipper or a ancient and mythic dragon - whatever. If you've never seen it, have a look at 'Finding Forester'. Connery playing an old and curmudgeonly novelist, very well. RobG > >Mr Sutherland only does the '60s, maaann. He got stuck in a time warp and > >never found the next decade. But he does do it well! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Wulf > Reminds me of Sean Connery. He's been an Edinburgh-born immortal > Egyptian Spaniard, an Edinburgh-born Belorussian Soviet submarine > captain, an Edinburgh-born dragon, an Edinburgh-born deep space > lawman... > > ...and, damn, but he's been a good one! Shame he only appears in his country of origin when politics are the issue. Jimi >>Mr Sutherland only does the '60s, maaann. He got stuck in a time warp and >>never found the next decade. But he does do it well! > > Reminds me of Sean Connery. He's been an Edinburgh-born immortal > Egyptian Spaniard, an Edinburgh-born Belorussian Soviet submarine > captain *reluctant pedant mode on* Actually, the character was Latvian. (His nickname was "The Vilnius Schoolmaster".) *reluctant pedant mode off* SignatureEdwin (Remove "DIESPAMDIE!") "Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can trust to be dishonest... Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly stupid." - Captain Jack Sparrow (Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) > >>Mr Sutherland only does the '60s, maaann. He got stuck in a time warp and > >>never found the next decade. But he does do it well! [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > *reluctant pedant mode off* Edwin, Edwin, you've moved Wilno, errr, Vilnius completely into another country. Last I checked it was still the capital of Lithuanaia. Bill Banaszak, MFE >>>>Mr Sutherland only does the '60s, maaann. He got stuck in a time warp and >>>>never found the next decade. But he does do it well! [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Bill Banaszak, MFE *embarrassment mode on* You're right. Unfortunately I didn't look at my atlas until *after* I'd logged off for the night. *embarrassment mode off* SignatureEdwin (Remove "DIESPAMDIE!") "Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can trust to be dishonest... Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly stupid." - Captain Jack Sparrow (Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) wulfc@wulf.demon.co.uk wrote: > >Liked D. Sutherland as Oddball who came direct from the 60's in WW2 and the > >coloured paint hitting the Tiger. > > Lovely, lovely Tigers... > > wuf!, wuf!... that's my other dog impression... So many classic lines from that. I've had nothing but beautiful thoughts about that bridge, Oddball. I ain't messing with no Tigers man! More, Courtesy the Internet Movie Database) Oddball: Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change? Oddball: To a New Yorker like you, a hero is some sort of weird sandwich, not some nut that takes on three tigers. Oddball: I'm drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know... Big Joe: Now take that underwear off your head. Enough's enough. Oddball: Always with the negative waves Morarity, always with the negative waves. Oddball: So they tell me. Everybody round here is very friendly. Look, baby, I'm kinda hung up. I need sixty feet of bridge. Bellamy: Hey, kid, they haven't got you in the nut ward again? Oddball: Ah, Bellamy, for cryin' out loud. That's the the stinking, most awful, stupid joke and you're always pullin' that stinking awful stupid joke. You don't want in this thing, you don't get in this thing. I cut you in on everything. I don't need you. Sixty feet of bridge I can get almost anywhere. Schmuck! Oddball: We see our role as essentially defensive in nature. While our armies are advancing so fast and everyone's knocking themselves out to be heroes, we are holding ourselves in reserve in case the Krauts mount a counteroffensive which threatens Paris... or maybe ever New York. Then we can move in and stop them. But for 1.6 million dollars, we could become heroes for three days. Tom Kelly's Heroes... One my all time faves also Mechanic Guy: Aw why did you trade for the Tiger? OddBall: Cause a Tiger's a mother beautiful tank! Greg |
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