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Beati Dogu said:
Sink The Bismark
The Cruel Sea
The Long And The Short And The Tall
All PG I believe.
Full Sink the Bismarck film here:-The Cruel Sea
The Long And The Short And The Tall
All PG I believe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cFOAG0wfBw&t=...
OK, tried Dunkirk last night and he was engaged and asking questions about what was going on for the first half hour, so it seemed about right.
Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
It's good to know where the line is although I might have put him off the idea entirely.
Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
It's good to know where the line is although I might have put him off the idea entirely.
durbster said:
OK, tried Dunkirk last night and he was engaged and asking questions about what was going on for the first half hour, so it seemed about right.
Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
Err........when people here suggested Dunkirk, they meant the proper Dunkirk film made in the 1950's starring John Mills, not the awful recent film by the same name, that came out a couple of years ago!Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
aeropilot said:
durbster said:
OK, tried Dunkirk last night and he was engaged and asking questions about what was going on for the first half hour, so it seemed about right.
Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
Err........when people here suggested Dunkirk, they meant the proper Dunkirk film made in the 1950's starring John Mills, not the awful recent film by the same name, that came out a couple of years ago!Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
Dr Jekyll said:
Battle of Britain is a good one.
Exciting to watch, but also informative about what the battle was all about. I saw it when I was about 9 (Dominion cinema Tottenham court road), enjoyed it and learnt from it.
I was 10 when I saw it in the cinema on first release and loved it instantly. I still watch it regularly.Exciting to watch, but also informative about what the battle was all about. I saw it when I was about 9 (Dominion cinema Tottenham court road), enjoyed it and learnt from it.
Voldemort said:
aeropilot said:
durbster said:
OK, tried Dunkirk last night and he was engaged and asking questions about what was going on for the first half hour, so it seemed about right.
Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
Err........when people here suggested Dunkirk, they meant the proper Dunkirk film made in the 1950's starring John Mills, not the awful recent film by the same name, that came out a couple of years ago!Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
Eric Mc said:
A Winner Is You said:
Where Eagles Dare? I can't remember if it has any swearing, but if you go on IMDB there's a parents section which will list any potentially unsuitable content.
As a World War 2 film, it's absolute s
te.As a comic book adventure yarn, it's passable.
Some of the older films are the best war films. There was a sense of realism in them (aside from the effects) due to having the real people involved in those operations as the historical/technical advisers. And in some cases actors who where there at the time, albeit playing different roles to their "real life" roles.
Striking a chord with me?
A Bridge Too Far
The Longest Day
Battle Of The River Plate
Battle Of Britain
Dunkirk (1958 version)
(possibly worth digging around for these, and a few of the others mentioned, and perhaps watching them in the proper timeline order?)
And forgetting his 60s spy thrillers and the cheese-fest comedy Kelly's Heroes, Clint Eastwood (as director) later made two brilliant war films, Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. Although they were 'R' rated in the US (no-one under 17 without a parent/guardian), broadly equal to a '15' certificate here in the UK.
irocfan said:
A Winner Is You said:
Where Eagles Dare? I can't remember if it has any swearing, but if you go on IMDB there's a parents section which will list any potentially unsuitable content.
historically accurate it is not though! 
Its an Alstair MacLean adventure thriller that happens to be set in a WW2 backdrop.
Its no more historically inaccurate than many other WW2 films of the period such as 633 Squadron or others.
durbster said:
Our 9 year old is learning about World War 2 at the moment and we were just trying to think of films that might be suitable to watch to help get him interested.
I can't imagine cheesy old stuff like The Dirty Dozen would appeal and he's too young for the sheer brutality of something like Saving Private Ryan, so what's out there that sits somewhere in the middle of that scale?
Current list:
Enemy at the Gates - it's a 15 but I can't remember why
Dunkirk - probably too slow
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Any film is going to be selective at best and fanciful at worst.I can't imagine cheesy old stuff like The Dirty Dozen would appeal and he's too young for the sheer brutality of something like Saving Private Ryan, so what's out there that sits somewhere in the middle of that scale?
Current list:
Enemy at the Gates - it's a 15 but I can't remember why
Dunkirk - probably too slow
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The best thing, if they want to learn about WW2 without sensationalism, would be the 'World at War' series narrated by Laurence Olivier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b4g4ZZNC1E&li...
But hardly suitable for a 9 year old who should, IMHO, be watching children's TV.
I imagine a modern 'perspective' of WW2 would be 60% Holocaust, 30% D-Day and 10% Battle of Britain, not much else.
aeropilot said:
durbster said:
OK, tried Dunkirk last night and he was engaged and asking questions about what was going on for the first half hour, so it seemed about right.
Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
Err........when people here suggested Dunkirk, they meant the proper Dunkirk film made in the 1950's starring John Mills, not the awful recent film by the same name, that came out a couple of years ago!Until the scenes when there were people trapped inside a sinking ship. He started to get uncomfortable with that so we switched it off.
aeropilot said:
Esceptico said:
I think good films for 9 year olds are going to be thin on the ground. Anything that will be a good film about the war, like Das Boot, will likely bore him to tears. Films that will be fun to watch eg Where Eagles Dare won’t teach him much.
At that age, its not about teaching.....its about capturing the interest at a young age enough that when he's older, he'll be able to watch and understand documentaries which is what will teach, not Hollywood.Ahonen said:
aeropilot said:
Esceptico said:
I think good films for 9 year olds are going to be thin on the ground. Anything that will be a good film about the war, like Das Boot, will likely bore him to tears. Films that will be fun to watch eg Where Eagles Dare won’t teach him much.
At that age, its not about teaching.....its about capturing the interest at a young age enough that when he's older, he'll be able to watch and understand documentaries which is what will teach, not Hollywood.Likewise.
"And what a disguise"
Still one of my favourite WW2 films even 45 years after first seeing it.
aeropilot said:
Likewise.
"And what a disguise"
Still one of my favourite WW2 films even 45 years after first seeing it.
Edited by Ahonen on Friday 1st May 15:53
Hope & Glory is the one for you and your son.
Written, directed and produced by John Boorman (Point Blank, Deliverance etc) - it's his memory of living through the Blitz as a ten year old boy. Don't recall their being much war action, but it's interesting to see how life was affected back in England.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_and_Glory_(film...
Written, directed and produced by John Boorman (Point Blank, Deliverance etc) - it's his memory of living through the Blitz as a ten year old boy. Don't recall their being much war action, but it's interesting to see how life was affected back in England.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_and_Glory_(film...
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