Happy New Year fine reader. Before I kick off I’d firstly like to thank you for popping by to read these reviews. Since I launched this wee foible of mine in late July 2014 I’ve cleared 2000 views from all over the world. The experience has shown me that it’s not just me who has […]
Read more "Mata Hari (1931)"I’ve seen ‘The Big Parade’ before but couldn’t remember too much about it. In my experience this is a portent of doom. A film so instantly forgettable that none of the characters faces let alone the story had left a smudgey footprint in my memory. I flipped quickly through some random points in the film […]
Read more "The Big Parade (1925)"If I had to name one event that had the biggest negative influence on the quality of Great War Films it would be the 2nd World War. Either through the direct influence of Governments or indirectly by the drive to produce patriotic content, the films of the late 30’s and early 40’s almost universally suck. […]
Read more "The Fighting 69th (1940)"None of the usual pre-amble with this one, I have a lot to talk about. Tonight’s’ film is Wings (1927). Now, this is a film that comes with some gravitas embedded deep within. At any point in time there are at least 8 other smaller, less historically important films orbiting it. It drags them in, […]
Read more "Wings (1927)"I was thinking recently about my first memory relating to the Great War. It took a while but I came to the conclusion it was watching the Australian mini-series ANZACs. This would’ve been late 1985 or so, assuming I watched it when it was first shown on British TV. Depending on when during the year […]
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Great War Films 