The Lost Battalion (2002)

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The Lost Battalion (2001)
by WarMovieBlog in WarMovieBlog Blog

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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. [What do you think?]
"The Lost Battalion (2001) IMDB In October 1918, one battalion of American soldiers gets trapped behind enemy lines, thinking they are at the lead of an offensive, the reality is quite different. Based on the Johnson and Pratt book of the same name, The Lost Battalion is a dirty, bloody, gritty look at life in the trenches, and at the reality of war.This made-for-TV movie falls into the category of 'best war movies I've never heard of.' Yeah, its really quite good. Surprisingly good as far as made-for-TV films go. New York lawyer turned Major Charles Whittelsey (Rick Schroder) reluctantly t " [More]

Capturing Themes and Maintainin ...
by The_American_Dream in The_American_Dream Blog

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"FORWARD: This is a review of two movies, "Black Hawk Down" and "Saving Private Ryan", while also discussing principals that I believe make for better movies. In this review, I hope to look at more than just these movies and look at movies in general more. These two movies have a lot in common, not just their classification as war movies, they seek to put the viewer in the action of the movie and they have similar underlying themes of brotherhood among soldiers and never leave another man behind. But there is (I find) a better one between the two, despite similarities and differences. To discuss this, one has to really step back from what is normally looked at in a review and take into account some film theory. Starting, however, with themes. There are several in these movies, particularly that of camaraderie mentioned before. This is one part that "Saving Private Ryan" does discuss very well, "Saving Private Ryan" asks where the line is to be drawn between the life of one man and ... " [More]

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