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Winners July '99

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Thoughts on War Movies

Posted by: Soo-Im
Link: Soo-Im's Home Page

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There have been so many movies about war and they are still being produced. It seems like it fascinates many directors and film producers. War has been depicted as glorious and vice versa. I for one don't like the glorification of war movies but still it amazes me that I end up watching some once in a while. But I do like when a war movie has something more to say than just the war part.

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence is a great movie, IMO. It gives another perspective on war - that is the prisoner-of-war camp.

Empire of the Sun is wonderful because it gives another view of the war from a childs perspective!

Platoon because it was one of the first (I think...) to show the Vietnam War in a different light (at least that's my humble opinion).

Kelley's Heroes and MASH - I liked these movies because I felt they managed to present a wonderful humor without losing the seriousness of war.

Other war movies I have seen which I thought was worth watching: Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of Navarone... no more movies comes to mind right now...

More thoughts on this subject?

- Soo-Im

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Rutger on Toast

Posted by: MOMMYESTES

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"But, I would enjoy Rutger if all he did was sit on toast."

Note from Cat: That one comment made us smile so much we decided it deserved a special MotM Award and graphic! Check out our Rutger Hauer feature for more on the man himself.

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