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From Saving Private Ryan to 300, these military movies contemplate the complexities of war, the courage of soldiers and the many costs of conflict to all sides.
'Greyhound' Review—Unfortunately Uneventful
It's a shame that few will be watching this film. That shouldn't surprise anyone given that it was released on Apple TV+. Tom Hanks writes and stars in Greyhound, a war film from Aaron Schneider. Hanks portrays Commander Ernest Krause in the middle of a World War II battle against German U-boats, and the result is a 90-minute war thriller with little more to offer beyond its simple premise.
Jonathan SimPublished 4 years ago in ServeMovie Review: 'Greyhound' is Relentlessly Exciting
Greyhound is an exciting, fast paced, action movie written by Tom Hanks and directed by Aaron Schneider, a director not exactly known for fast paced action. Schneider directed the slow paced, not particularly well remembered Get Low, about a character played by Robert Duvall as a man struggling to plan his own death and burial. Get Low is actually a pretty good movie but it doesn’t exactly prepare you for the whipsaw action of Greyhound.
Sean PatrickPublished 4 years ago in ServeReview | DA 5 BLOODS: Violent, Shakespearean, and Powerful as Hell
Following a group of four black American Vietnam-war veterans, we tread with careful steps through ghostly memories and volatile grounds as the men return to a field they never truly left. With a masterful cast, immersive cinematography, a Hollywood classic soundtrack, and charmingly frank directing, it’s safe to say that Spike Lee has done it again.
malin evitaPublished 4 years ago in ServeMovie Review: 'Da 5 Bloods'
The plagues of the last 60 years of American history come to the fore in Spike Lee’s new movie Da 5 Bloods. The film is a reckoning of the Vietnam war, race relations, the murder of Martin Luther King, and the emptiness of avarice and greed. All of this on display amidst Spike Lee’s virtuoso direction and with a pair of performances from Delroy Lindo and Chadwick Boseman that will leave you breathless.
Sean PatrickPublished 4 years ago in Serve‘Da 5 Bloods’: A War That Wasn’t Theirs
Spike Lee’s newest feature is an absolute gut-punch. I don’t think any introduction besides that would do Da 5 Bloods justice. Lee’s latest follows four Vietnam veterans, jovial Eddie (Norm Lewis), an often-drunk Melvin (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), measured and thoughtful Otis (Clarke Peters), and the wild card Paul (Delroy Lindo). The group travels back to Vietnam to recover the remains of their Bloods squad leader, Norm (Chadwick Boseman), who was killed in action, and also to recover a large fortune of US gold they buried when they were in the war.
MovieBabblePublished 4 years ago in Serve'Da 5 Bloods' Review—Engaging and Timely
I typically have something witty to say in my introductory paragraph. However, I can't think of anything funny at the moment, so imagine that the beginning of this review is some witty remark.
Jonathan SimPublished 4 years ago in ServeMy Review of "Da 5 Bloods"
Da 5 Bloods had an amazing trailer that excited me for its release. It looked like a movie about war veterans coming back to Vietnam to look for treasure that they had buried back in the day. What we got was a lot more than a simple treasure hunting movie. As with many Spike Lee movies it's a study in the characters and the environment that they live in. It's a pretty interesting movie and although there were some interesting sidebars to the movie it was entertaining.
Brian AnonymousPublished 4 years ago in ServeDa Five Bloods Movie Review
Released: 12th June 2020 (Netflix) Length: 155 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Spike Lee Starring: Delroy Lindo, Jonathon Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Mélanie Thierry and Jean Reno
Robert CainPublished 4 years ago in ServeThe Coldest Game Movie Review
Released: 8th February 2020 (Netflix) Length: 96 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Łukasz Kośmicki Starring: Bill Pullman, Lotte Verbeek, James Bloor and Robert Więckiewicz
Robert CainPublished 4 years ago in Serve1917
Director: Sam Mendes Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Mark Strong Summary: During World War I, two British soldiers – Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake – receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades – including Blake’s own brother.
Kayla James-GreyPublished 4 years ago in ServeWhat Are the Best Recent War Films?
War films have been a staple genre for cinema ever since the medium of moving pictures was invented, and they’re still going strong today. Whilst it can be seen that there aren’t as many being made nowadays (partly due to the main tales being told and the emergence of franchise films), the drop in quantity has been more than made up for in the rise of quality. In recent years there have been several well made war films that depict the many wars of the 20th century in a high quality cinematic light. So which war films have been the stand out must sees in the past few years?
Jaime HunterPublished 4 years ago in Serve'Full Metal Jacket' Film Review
I have always been particularly intrigued by films whose beginnings contrast with their endings in terms of both tone and themes. If there is a genre that I have explored the least thus far, it is war, but Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket is much more than a war film; it presents themes which illustrate the psychological anguish that comes with serving in the military.
Anna CheneyPublished 4 years ago in Serve