Pacific Campaign Best War Movie

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Pacific Campaign Best War Movie

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Post by PassandReviewofWW2 » 11 May 2019, 19:42

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Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 12 May 2019, 11:17

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Post by B Hellqvist » 01 Jun 2019, 09:06

Letters from Iwo Jima.

And while not a movie: the HBO miniseries "The Pacific".

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Post by OpanaPointer » 01 Jun 2019, 12:38

B Hellqvist wrote:
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And while not a movie: the HBO miniseries "The Pacific".
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Post by Ken S. » 16 Aug 2019, 05:10

Not sure if it can be considered the "best" but Fires on the Plain is certainly worth watching. Full movie is on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0wv79C0zqc

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Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 16 Aug 2019, 16:13

There are many to choose from, all depending on taste/choice of genre etc. I liked “Empire of the Sun” for its “childish” view on war. “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” was good too in its own way. There’s several with a chinese/japanese theme too, if these can be considered “pacific”. Both “Unbroken” films about the life of Louis Zamperini are good, like “From here to eternity” if that’s your taste. So what is a “best ever”? I would say it’s all about taste and choice of what you as an individual like, be it romance, drama or the all war kind of action, action, action. A bit like asking if you prefer The Beatles or the Stones... :)

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Post by OpanaPointer » 16 Aug 2019, 17:00

Best ever for which island and/or battle?

I like the biopic of Yamamoto, "The Admiral".
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