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   From: dhomuth1@comcast.net   
      
   On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:20:30 GMT, "gatt"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"Curt"  wrote in message   
   >news:12b5t3jner1cad2@corp.supernews.com...   
   >   
   >> Always thought that movie was kind of silly.   
   >   
   >I thought it was f'ckin ridiculous, but the one thing that really struck me   
   >was the propaganda bits.  My grandfather and I watched the "Why We Fight"   
   >series that was shown to all new soldiers during World War II,   
      
   Did you see the original in its entirety -- including the films about   
   the USSR's experiences?   
      
   That segment, interestingly enough, was removed from the series as   
   shown during the late 40's, and wasn't seen again publicly until   
   sometime in the 80's, if memory serves.   
      
   > and the   
   >comparisons to the propaganda bits in the movie are both striking and   
   >deliberate. I bet it could have been a much better movie if they'd have   
   >ditched the 90210 campiness.   
      
   When it was made, there was no 90210 campiness.  That was The Way   
   Things Were Shown.   
      
   It only became campy much later.   
      
   >Best battlefield gore of any "war" movie ever, though.   
      
   True enough.   
      
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