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Land of Bad (2024)
If you're going to make a military movie get the details right.
This movie is rubbish. The premise of the movie is a special ops mission with over watch from a drone team. The story doesn't matter because it's irrelevant and makes no sense. There is some default macho character building which also seems irrelevant because those characters get eliminated early on.
The real problem is ridiculous plot developments which are not based in reality. There are continuity errors and factual errors with the military props and procedures e.g a fully loaded drone shown then the pilot calling "Winchester" (out of bombs, missiles) in the next shot. Footage of a fighter jet with no ordnance going on to launch missiles in the next shot. Of course the bad guys can't shoot once they've disposed of the expendible characters. The first extraction attempt would have resulted in a smoked helicopter in real life. The helicopter also constantly switches between a computer generated Blackhawk and a real life vietnam era Huey. The drone team are all wrong and Crowe looks like he's about to suffer a coronary.
The acting and cast are good but the rest is a joke.
If you're going to make a military movie get it right.
Eien no 0 (2013)
Very accurate historical details
This movie was a big hit in Japan which is good because it is essentialy an anti war film. The military detail is outstanding, right down to camoflage changes to aircraft and ships throughout the war. The Impirial Japanese Navy did start the war th the best pilots and best plane (Mistubishi Zero) as quoted in the movie. A lot of Japanese pilots were already veterens of the war in Manchuria (China). In the long run as Admiral Yamamoto feared the US became unbeatable once their industrial and economic power ramped up. Without a doubt the fact the allies cracked the Japanese naval code contributed to the allied victory (at Midway especialy). The nuclear bombs and then the Soviet Union declaring war on Japan forced the Japanese surrender saving countless lives no doubt. As a side note, Japan and the Russians are technicaly still at war and have land claims against each other.