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RE: Remake a War Movie?
Dan,
You bring up some very good points...
My biggest pet peeve is not the military equipment... It would fall in your performance category...
When the military is depicted in movies and TV there are two things they do that will make or break a military movie for me... Especially when depicting the US military... Capture the individual appearance...
Learn how to salute! Get a haircut!
those are the basic fundamentals of presenting yourself as a Soldier... and if the movie doesn't get it right, I consider the director failed to do his/her "due diligence" to get it right. It costs nothing, but it will demonstrate they made an effort to portray a Soldier...
You can always tell when an actor/actress in a military movie has served and/or is serious about his/her craft... watch them salute in a military associated/war movie... It's why I enjoyed Saving Private Ryan... I saw it when it was released at the base movie theater in Korea... those first few minutes on the beach were extremely sobering...
Me, I was extremely dubious of this movie at the time... Tom Hanks Soldier? TOM HANKS Soldier??? After the movie, it was clear to me he is someone that is serious about his craft... One of my favorite actors now.. from hilariously funny to extremely serious...
One of my favorite Lee Marvin movies... Hell in the Pacific with Toshiro Mifune.
Regards,
Jim
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