Panzer 88, The Movie?

[Homerr]

I'm not holding my breath for this fantasy movie, but hopefully these very excellent panzer replicas will be used in future WW2 films. That's what excites me about this project.

[airborne_steve]

I'm not holding my breath for this fantasy movie, but hopefully these very excellent panzer replicas will be used in future WW2 films. That's what excites me about this project.

Same here, DITTO!

Steve

[Paulus_Gun]

I don't expect Peter Jackson to be involved that much. He's busy with The Hobbit.

And I agree with others; if you don't like it then don't watch it.

[Mgalat]

Such a pity they're making this fiction movie instead of basing this movie on real events. Ruins it all for me to be honest.

Ruins it for me as well.....I'm sure there is a market for historically correct war movies...SPR is testament to this.

[Lloyd I.]

Ruins it for me as well.....I'm sure there is a market for historically correct war movies...SPR is testament to this.

While I agree with the generalization about markets for WW2 films remember that SPR was historically inaccurate as well. There are plenty of boards to cover the things Spielberg got wrong for the sake of making a movie or are just the Spielbergian version of WW2.

Disregarding yet another graphic novel translated into a movie do you honestly think anyone in their right mind would produce/Direct (insert attach their name to) a movie that depicts the Germans as anything other than failing at war, as delusional or defeatist, ardent National Socialist with the grand finale being everything or everyone being killed in the end? Downfall, Das Boot, Die Brucke, Stalingrad, The Bunker, nearly everyone dies always, etc and etc. The end must be total and those bad guy Nazis just have to pay or it wont get made. See the pattern? Even 'Inglorious Basterds' as campy as it was is a clue in to the mentality and pattern concerning a film dealing with Germans in WW2. If anything 'Inglorious Basterds' captured the absurdity of how film approaches WW2.

[steverobertsbbc]

I suspect the tone of this, in terms of how we view the protagonists, will be much more in the mould of 'Das Boot'. We're with a German army tank crew facing a supernatural horror - the audience *needs* to be on the side of the crew here. Therefore they won't be Nazis, they'll be regular army fighting the retreat out of Russia. In fact, the premise of the film is that they stumble across the remains of a Jewish village that has been annihilated by the SS and which has awakened a supernatural entity. So in this case, Nazis and entity = bad, tank crew = good.

[jiipee76]

Agree it sure is a lame concept. Wonder why no one makes a movie about an historical event, many great stories to tell.

Nobody in hollywood or elsewhere in the world want to make big budget film which shows german side of war.That is the truth.Even thou i think that kind of movies would get big audiences.

I enjoy just seeing Panzer IV´s and Tigers and all the other hardware in this scifi project.I can watch scifi or realistic war movie any day,zombies or monsters together with tanks does not affect my view experience at all.

You either like scifi or not,simple as that.

[Tigerace007]

Lame concept or not,

If theres a Konigstiger in it, im there!


Stu

[Lassi]

Lars ,
Why dont you make a movie ?
owen

Well I´m no Spielberg and If I made one I´m sure no one wanted to watch it as it would be lame acting as I would have to play all the roles myself as I can´t afford paying people the dole for playing the roles

But to be honest I would prefer a historical movie rather than a horror movie but that is just my opinion or maybe it is just me getting old ?

Cheers
Lars

[Lassi]

Nobody in hollywood or elsewhere in the world want to make big budget film which shows german side of war.That is the truth.Even thou i think that kind of movies would get big audiences.

I enjoy just seeing Panzer IV´s and Tigers and all the other hardware in this scifi project.I can watch scifi or realistic war movie any day,zombies or monsters together with tanks does not affect my view experience at all.

You either like scifi or not,simple as that.

I´m sure you are right on Hollywood would never dare to touch a story from the German side, unless they make sure to give all the German soldiers vampire teeths except a few heroic ones perhaps who saves a GI from being eaten alive of the rest of the Germans..... I guess political correctness are to be thanked.

German movies like Der untergang and Stalingrad, are recommended by the way....great movies.

Cheers
Lars

[DaveNZ]

I don't expect Peter Jackson to be involved that much. He's busy with The Hobbit.

Not Only is Peter busy with the Hobbit he will soon be facing a serious proposition to help me compete my "Edelweiss" movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he7gRDTzmjE

so no, sorry guys, Peter is not available for some time

[Lassi]

Not Only is Peter busy with the Hobbit he will soon be facing a serious proposition to help me compete my "Edelweiss" movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he7gRDTzmjE

so no, sorry guys, Peter is not available for some time

Nice movie Dave
Five stars from here
Thanks for the link it made my day

cheers
Lars

[Lloyd I.]

Anyone remember Michael Mann's 'The Keep' that featured excellent original vehicles, great uniforms of both Gebirgsjäger and SS-SD? That was a supernatural film as well. The same concept of evil coming to a village re-awakening some ancient demon that enacts revenge is not new. The same predictable outcome for zee Germans.

[airborne_steve]

I remember the Keep! It was....well....not that good if I remember, though it did have vehicles etc. I hope this panzer 88 is better. Even if PZ88 is a flop, I hope they hold on to the vehicles and make a historical movie about the battle of the Bulge.

[dmwg40]

Will have to download the Keep and watch that again