RE: Movies

How about 

Thin Red Line
Hunt for Red October
Crimson Tide
Platoon

I always feel that Submarine combat would be the 
closest thing to "real" space combat.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan M Gill [mailto:rmgill@mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 4:21 PM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: Movies

At 8:26 PM -0400 7/12/01, Laserlight wrote:
>    Okay, time to spice up the list a bit.  My 12 year old (whose movie
>viewing I edit) is in Canada for 5 weeks and my wife (who turns pale
>at the sight of cinematic special effects, aka "blood") will be gone
>for two weeks.  So during that time I'll be able to watch movies that
>I've always wanted to watch but have too much violence and/or bare
>skin.	These movies are of course..what?  I'm looking for a) movies
>that it's reasonably likely my local video shop may have; and b) films
>which are either good SF and/or useful background for wargamers.
>
>For example:  Saving Pvt Ryan; Aliens; Predator.

If you can find it. When the Bugle Fades ( I think...). Its about the 
battle of the Hurtgen Forest. Somewhat graphic but very good.

Das Boot is also up there with Pvt Ryan in quality.

Leon (the Professional) by Luc Besson.

>Suggestions?

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