Best WWII movies on Blu-ray?

[Barbossa]

Title says it all really - I'm thinking of stunning transfers of great films.

Patton should be a contender, but from the reviews the transfer lets it down.

[West E]

does Band of Brothers count?

there's always Saving Private Ryan.

[Barbossa]

Yeah, why not.

I was thinking of older movies, but not really worried as long as they are damn good (in terms of movie quality and transfer).

[ACMutd]

I really enjoyed the look of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Others:
Saving Private Ryan
The Pacific
Band of Brothers
Pearl Harbor
Letters from Iwo Jima
Flags of our Fathers

[HD Goofnut]

I have a good list for you:

Battle of Britain
A Bridge Too Far
Battle of the Bulge
Saving Private Ryan
Where Eagles Dare
Kelly's Heroes
Tora! Tora! Tora! (coming in December)
The Great Raid
Band of Brothers
The Pacific
Defiance
Enemy at the Gates
The Thin Red Line
Downfall
Winter in Wartime
City of War: The Story of John Rabe
Life is Beautiful
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Valkyrie
The Counterfeiters
The Bridge on the River Kwai
U-571
Patton
The Longest Day
The Sand Pebbles
Twelve O'clock High
The Pianist (region B locked)
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters From Iwo Jima
Windtalkers
Pearl Harbor (FF to Pearl Harbor attack)

[ACMutd]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I have a good list for you:

The Pianist (region B locked)

Totally forgot about The Pianist!
I have the Hong Kong version and that plays on my Region A.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by ACMutd

Totally forgot about The Pianist!
I have the Hong Kong version and that plays on my Region A.

I have the HD DVD and will keep it until it receives a U.S. release.

[Barbossa]

Some good choices there, but do they all have great Blu-ray transfers?

[ACMutd]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I have the HD DVD and will keep it until it receives a U.S. release.

Nice, I really want a U.S. release I don't really like the Hong Kong release. It just seems really sketchy to me, the Blu-Ray box is actually black, the back cover seems to be poorly constructed, and it just seems sketchy to me, can't really explain it.! ahah Probably just me being weird, but whatever. Can't wait for a U.S. release! (Hope it gets either the french or Canadian cover)

[ACMutd]

Originally Posted by Barbossa

Some good choices there, but do they all have great Blu-ray transfers?

The Pacific and Band of Brothers look great. I thought the "The Bridge on the River Kwai" had a good transfer. Can't give an opinion on Pearl Harbor though, but the reviewer gave it a 5.0, but the audio got a lower score. IIRC

[rkolinski]

I just went through the list of WWII films on this site and I think I own most of them (and the ones I didn't own and wanted to own I just ordered today). Thanks for asking because this enabled me to find some I didn't own yet!

The Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
The Pacific
Pearl Harbor (but it's crappy history)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (much, much better than the above)
Valkyrie
Patton
Letters from Iwo Jima
U571
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Australia (okay if you google and search for information on the factual aerial attacks the Japanese made in Australia)
Defiance
Flags of Our Fathers
The Dirty Dozen (average video quality)
Casablanca
Enemy at the Gates
The Reader
The Longest Day
Atonement
A Bridge Too Far
Windtalkers
Army of Shadows
Das Boot
Battle of Britain
Kelly's Heroes/Where Eagles Dare
City of Life and Death
Black Book
Battle of the Bulge
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
The Great Raid
Life is Beautiful
Miracle at St. Anna (I wouldn't own it so I'll leave that decision for you to make)
The English Patient
Au Revoir Les Enfants
South Pacific (musical set in WWII in obvious place)
The Counterfeiters
The Guns of Navarone
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Force 10 from Navarone (haven't decided if I want to own this one)
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Caine Mutiny
Patton
Twelve O'Clock High
The Tuskegee Airmen (I can't wait for this release on BD)
A Soldier's Story
Colditz (this is supposedly in some member collections but I haven't read a review of the PQ & SQ)
Winter in Wartime (I just ordered this)
Eagles over London (average PQ & SQ so this is a no sale for me)
Age of Heroes (to be release on BD)
The Army of Crime (I just ordered this from UK)
Glorious 39 (just ordered)
Max Manus: Man of War
Adam Resurrected (I'll pass on this one)
The Battle of the River Plate (if you like naval sea battles, this is awesome)
The Tin Drum (the version I want w/English subtitles not out yet)
Saints and Soldiers (okay if you excuse the religious overtones)
Cross of Iron
The Pianist
Eichmann (I haven't decided about owning this one)
Hart's War
The Burmese Harp
Everyman's War (when almost 1/2 of people on Amazon-Germany pan this film I will pass)
The Downfall of Berlin: Anonyma
The Holocaust (was supposed to come out in 2010 w/English soundtrack & dutch subtitles but it hasn't been released yet)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Female Agents
Triple Cross (has only bad reviews on Amazon-Germany)
Only the Brave
The Final Countdown (SciFi meets WWII)
Downfall
Katyn
Escape to Athena
Ice Cold in Alex
The Cruel Sea
Inglorious Bastards (excellent fictional WWII story)
Battle Under Orion (thinking about this one at the moment for possible purchase)
Went The Day Well?
The Dam Busters
Days of Glory
Leningrad (?)
Fortress of War
The Edge of Love (just ordered)
Flame and Citron
The Winds of War (another one which was supposed to be released in 2010 but wasn't)
Warbirds (SciFi in WWII but No Thanks)
Attack on Leningrad (no one seems to own this one on BD)
The Inglorious Bastards (1978) (has average PQ & SQ so I'll pass)
What War May Bring
Brother's War (just ordered)

[rkolinski]

Oops! I missed two:

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
The Round Up

[rkolinski]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I have a good list for you:



The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles takes place in 1920's China!

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by rkolinski

The Sand Pebbles takes place in 1920's China!

Yeah, I remembered that after I posted it.

[TylerDurden]

Any word on The Pianist region A release? I wish Criterion would get it's hands on it.

[ACMutd]

Originally Posted by TylerDurden

Any word on The Pianist region A release? I wish Criterion would get it's hands on it.

That would be awesome!

[ScarredLungs]

Saints and Soldiers is an amazing film! Highly recommend it. It is only available in the UK and Germany. The UK version is Region Free and Germany's version is Region B.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by cvm

Saints and Soldiers is an amazing film! Highly recommend it. It is only available in the UK and Germany. The UK version is Region Free and Germany's version is Region B.

I missed that one. I own the UK version and it has great PQ/AQ.

[lobo81865]

Originally Posted by rkolinski

I just went through the list of WWII films on this site and I think I own most of them (and the ones I didn't own and wanted to own I just ordered today). Thanks for asking because this enabled me to find some I didn't own yet!

The Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
The Pacific
Pearl Harbor (but it's crappy history)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (much, much better than the above)
Valkyrie
Patton
Letters from Iwo Jima
U571
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Australia (okay if you google and search for information on the factual aerial attacks the Japanese made in Australia)
Defiance
Flags of Our Fathers
The Dirty Dozen (average video quality)
Casablanca
Enemy at the Gates
The Reader
The Longest Day
Atonement
A Bridge Too Far
Windtalkers
Army of Shadows
Das Boot
Battle of Britain
Kelly's Heroes/Where Eagles Dare
City of Life and Death
Black Book
Battle of the Bulge
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
The Great Raid
Life is Beautiful
Miracle at St. Anna (I wouldn't own it so I'll leave that decision for you to make)
The English Patient
Au Revoir Les Enfants
South Pacific (musical set in WWII in obvious place)
The Counterfeiters
The Guns of Navarone
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Force 10 from Navarone (haven't decided if I want to own this one)
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Caine Mutiny
Patton
Twelve O'Clock High
The Tuskegee Airmen (I can't wait for this release on BD)
A Soldier's Story
Colditz (this is supposedly in some member collections but I haven't read a review of the PQ & SQ)
Winter in Wartime (I just ordered this)
Eagles over London (average PQ & SQ so this is a no sale for me)
Age of Heroes (to be release on BD)
The Army of Crime (I just ordered this from UK)
Glorious 39 (just ordered)
Max Manus: Man of War
Adam Resurrected (I'll pass on this one)
The Battle of the River Plate (if you like naval sea battles, this is awesome)
The Tin Drum (the version I want w/English subtitles not out yet)
Saints and Soldiers (okay if you excuse the religious overtones)
Cross of Iron
The Pianist
Eichmann (I haven't decided about owning this one)
Hart's War
The Burmese Harp
Everyman's War (when almost 1/2 of people on Amazon-Germany pan this film I will pass)
The Downfall of Berlin: Anonyma
The Holocaust (was supposed to come out in 2010 w/English soundtrack & dutch subtitles but it hasn't been released yet)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Female Agents
Triple Cross (has only bad reviews on Amazon-Germany)
Only the Brave
The Final Countdown (SciFi meets WWII)
Downfall
Katyn
Escape to Athena
Ice Cold in Alex
The Cruel Sea
Inglorious Bastards (excellent fictional WWII story)
Battle Under Orion (thinking about this one at the moment for possible purchase)
Went The Day Well?
The Dam Busters
Days of Glory
Leningrad (?)
Fortress of War
The Edge of Love (just ordered)
Flame and Citron
The Winds of War (another one which was supposed to be released in 2010 but wasn't)
Warbirds (SciFi in WWII but No Thanks)
Attack on Leningrad (no one seems to own this one on BD)
The Inglorious Bastards (1978) (has average PQ & SQ so I'll pass)
What War May Bring
Brother's War (just ordered)

Those are good movies. Glad to know someone besides me owns Katyn. If you want one that takes place a little bit earlier, but leads into WWII, try "City of War-The Story of John Rabe." He was lesser known that Oskar Schindler, but was German and saved a lot of Chinese people from the Japanese invaders in Nanking. I guess we all know what happened there.

[ScarredLungs]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I missed that one. I own the UK version and it has great PQ/AQ.

I have the UK one as well. It has what ever movie needs. Great PQ/AQ and a wonderful story.