Hey everybody, it’s movie time! I’m re-writing the words from the start of a Styx hit song and saying today is “movie time!” For movie time, let’s watch a war film as today is the 79th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day from World War II as the allies had crushed Nazi Germany. VE Day was a great celebration as the war had ended in Europe, but the fighting continued on for nearly four more months in the Pacific theater against the empire of Japan.
As the events and landmark days of WWII continue to fade into history, so has the importance of the VE Day anniversary, which has been a holiday in many allied countries for nearly four generations. I am linking today’s “movie time” to my posting about Veterans’ Day because it has a list of links to all the war movies that I’ve reviewed for my blog, or check out these links:
MY REVIEWS OF FILMS ABOUT WORLD WAR II:
Historic:
Overview of D-Day films | ‘Battle of the Bulge’ | ‘The Big Red One’
‘A Bridge Too Far’ | ‘Enemy at the Gates’ | ‘The Great Escape’
‘The Longest Day’ (1962) | ‘Midway’ | ‘The Monuments Men’ | ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’
Drama | Humor
‘Beachhead’ | ‘The Caine Mutiny’ | ‘Cross of Iron’ | ‘The Eagle Has Landed’
‘Eye of the Needle’ | ‘Father Goose’ | ‘Fury’ | ‘The Guns of Navarone’
‘Kelly’s Heroes’ | ‘The Incredible Mr. Limpet’ | ‘Mister Roberts’ (1955)
‘Operation Petticoat’ | ‘T-34’ | ‘Tankers’ | ‘Where Eagles Dare’
So, on this VE Day of 2024, take time to remember the sacrifices made in defeating the Nazis through the lens of cinema.
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