Infamous wars in history that should be made(or remade) into movies today

[terry78]

I was reading up on that battle of Little Bighorn, and I'd like to see that made into a movie using some actors and resources of modern times.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

I want to see the Dieppe raid made into a movie. I'd also love to see the huge tank battles on the Eastern front, such as Kharkov and Kursk, the latter of which is considered the largest tank battle in history and one of the major turning points of WW2. Of course, the budget for such would be astronomical.

 

[JackBauer]

...Star wars?

 

[Speedball]

The Second Persian War. The film 300 is only the beginning of the war.

 

[BT18]

Wars aren't "made into movies". Movies are set or about certain wars.

The war that's most suitable in my opinion to be the subject/setting of a movie, BY FAR is King Philips War.

Talk about poetic: The Native American leader Massasoit, the cheif who attended/presided over the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and is so symbolic of the beginning of America - ends up having his son, Philip grow up dissalusioned with his (correct) supsicion of the colonists future of wiping out of his people, and ends up starting a war that per capita was the costliest in lives and money of any war in the history of America...

even though most Americans know nothing about it.

It also took place in 1676, EXACTLY 100 years before America declared it's independance.

 

[Joker]

Grenada

 

[roach]

Revolutionary war...specificly the Boston Tea party

 

[BT18]

Revolutionary war...specificly the Boston Tea party

John Hancock = Ron Livingston
Samuel Adams = Richard Dreyfus

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Yeah, we need a good Revolutionary War movie. Just don't let Bay direct it.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Man, there are quite a few.

1. The Spanish-American War. Definitely an under "appreciated" war. Took America from a back woods nation to one that people began to take seriously. "You supply the pictures and I'll supply the war." Teddy Roosevelt. Interesting stuff.
2. World War One. I'm amazed that there are so few movies about this war. It had such a wide scope and covered so many countries that you could make dozens of movies to cover it all. It always seemed to me that the movies that have been made are nearly propaganda. I just want a faithful re-telling of history, thank you.
3. The Russian Revolution and Civil War. I want all of the major players involved: the Czar, Rasputin, Lenin, Stalin, Trotski, Alexander Kerensky. That would be an epic war movie. I would want it to span from the crowning of Nicholas through his abdication and to the civil war to the establishment of the Soviet Union. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
4. The birth of Israel. There is a movie coming out on this so I cant complain too much.
5. The First Gulf War. I was disappointed in Jarhead. I like movies with a large scope lense. I would like to see the strategy of why we went to war: to protect Saudi Arabia and with Saddam responding by launching missiles at Tel Aviv.

 

[Mee]

Yeah, we need a good Revolutionary War movie. Just don't let Bay direct it.

Yeah The Patriot was decent, but nothing special. It could be done much better.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Wars aren't "made into movies". Movies are set or about certain wars.

A war isn't a story in itself.

 

[terry78]

If we're done being anal retentive, the Revolutionary War is seriously one that has yet to be explored in depth.

 

[Stevens25]

I don't know about "wars" themselves,but I would love a big screen adaption of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis(Maybe directed by James Cameron?) and a prequel to Downfall.One that examines Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the war years(1933-1944). Bruno Ganz,would of course be Der Fuhrer once again.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

I don't know about "wars" themselves,but I would love a big screen adaption of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis(Maybe directed by James Cameron?) and a prequel to Downfall.One that examines Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the war years(1933-1944). Bruno Ganz,would of course be Der Fuhrer once again.

Good ideas.

I thought they were discussing making a movie with Quint from Jaws that dealt with that period, as his character was on the Indianapolis when it went down.

Downfall was one of the best movies from last year. Shame it didn't win Best Foreign movie although at least it was nominated. Anyone with any interest in history needs to see this movie. Its superb.

 

[Speedball]

We need a Paul Revere's ride film
Who should play Paul? Jack Black. He looks EXACTLY like him.

 

[djkris]

The Fall of the Byzantium by the Ottoman Empire.

 

[BT18]

We need a Paul Revere's ride film
Who should play Paul? Jack Black. He looks EXACTLY like him.

John C. Reilly

BTW doesn't anyone else think a King Philip's war set movie would be a great idea?

http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip's_War
http://www.historyplace.com/specials/kingphilip.htm

 

[SoulManX]

John C. Reilly

BTW doesn't anyone else think a King Philip's war set movie would be a great idea?

http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip's_War
http://www.historyplace.com/specials/kingphilip.htm

Yes I do...

Saw the information...to see that on the big screen would awesome. Beside not alot of Native American movies.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Yeah The Patriot was decent, but nothing special. It could be done much better.

It had Mel Gibson in it. How can you make something better than that

 

[LostSon88]

-The Iliad/Troy (granted the Pitt movie was enjoyable, but still inaccurate as hell)

-Pearl Harbor/WWII (Don't even get me started.)

 

[The Englishman]

English Civil war

 

[C. Lee]

I was reading up on that battle of Little Bighorn, and I'd like to see that made into a movie using some actors and resources of modern times.

I'm a big history fan...so I have to say there are many I would like to see (I'll try to slowly bring them up). There have been several movies made around the Little Big Horn...but I think the last major one was 10-15 years ago. It would be good to have a newer more accurate version made.

I want to see the Dieppe raid made into a movie. I'd also love to see the huge tank battles on the Eastern front, such as Kharkov and Kursk, the latter of which is considered the largest tank battle in history and one of the major turning points of WW2. Of course, the budget for such would be astronomical.

There was a Canadian TV movie made about Dieppe...but it's not widely known. I'd love to see one made about this too.

WWII movies, with things like the tank battle you mention, should be a lot easier to make today with the advent of great CGI capabilities. Did you ever see the movie "Stalingrad" from about 10 years ago?

 

[C. Lee]

Revolutionary war...specificly the Boston Tea party

Agreed....there is a lot of the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, The French and Indian War, and the like that needs to be explored on film. Michael Mann's "Last of the Mohichans" was the last great one made on that era that I can think of at this moment.

, there are quite a few.

1. The Spanish-American War. Definitely an under "appreciated" war. Took America from a back woods nation to one that people began to take seriously. "You supply the pictures and I'll supply the war." Teddy Roosevelt. Interesting stuff.
2. World War One. I'm amazed that there are so few movies about this war. It had such a wide scope and covered so many countries that you could make dozens of movies to cover it all. It always seemed to me that the movies that have been made are nearly propaganda. I just want a faithful re-telling of history, thank you.
3. The Russian Revolution and Civil War. I want all of the major players involved: the Czar, Rasputin, Lenin, Stalin, Trotski, Alexander Kerensky. That would be an epic war movie. I would want it to span from the crowning of Nicholas through his abdication and to the civil war to the establishment of the Soviet Union. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
4. The birth of Israel. There is a movie coming out on this so I cant complain too much.
5. The First Gulf War. I was disappointed in Jarhead. I like movies with a large scope lense. I would like to see the strategy of why we went to war: to protect Saudi Arabia and with Saddam responding by launching missiles at Tel Aviv.

1) yep...the last good take was the TV movie "Rough Riders" with Sam Elliott.
2) Good news...there is a new movie coming out about the LaFayette Escandrille..I'll look up more info for you.
3) A tulmultious time...lots can be made from it.
4) Haven't heard of the new movie..any info on it?
5) I think that Hollywood believes that any movie about it would look too Rah Rah for Bush...so I don't expect much soon on it.

 

[C. Lee]

I don't know about "wars" themselves,but I would love a big screen adaption of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis(Maybe directed by James Cameron?) .

Yeah...the TV movie with Stacy Keach was good...but I would like a big screen adaption too.

There are many untold stories from WWII and just as many stories that need to be retold. I'm looking forward to the Clint Eastwood directed "Flags of our Fathers" that is about Iowa Jima.