Comments on: The Disasters of War http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2006/05/28/the-disasters-of-war/ • • • Being a journal by artist and designer John Coulthart, cataloguing interests, obsessions and passing enthusiasms. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: joeri http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2006/05/28/the-disasters-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-5471 joeri Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:41:45 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=498#comment-5471 I have just seen it (got the dvd on ebay). I was very impressed, its very authentic especially for the era it was made in. The production has eye for details. A devastating film, a must see. I have just seen it (got the dvd on ebay).
I was very impressed, its very authentic especially for the era it was made in.
The production has eye for details.
A devastating film, a must see.

]]> By: Eroom Nala http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2006/05/28/the-disasters-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Eroom Nala Tue, 30 May 2006 15:52:17 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=498#comment-252 3 of the 4 films mentioned make it into 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Only Attack is missing http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.20774/Movies <I>Most war movies claim to be antiwar, but have their cake and eat it too by reveling in the gung-ho heroism of competent, can-do heroes. <b>Come and See</b> offers no such relief or comfort. It show there are only victims in war</i> - pg. 720 3 of the 4 films mentioned make it into 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Only Attack is missing

http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.20774/Movies

Most war movies claim to be antiwar, but have their cake and eat it too by reveling in the gung-ho heroism of competent, can-do heroes. Come and See offers no such relief or comfort. It show there are only victims in war – pg. 720

]]> By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2006/05/28/the-disasters-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-161 John Mon, 29 May 2006 19:27:39 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=498#comment-161 'Forbidden Games' is a great film but 'Come and See' is so far removed from that era of filmmaking it's unfair to compare them; rather like comparing 'Apocalypse Now' to a more conventional (if good for the time) war movie like Robert Aldrich's 'Attack'. ‘Forbidden Games’ is a great film but ‘Come and See’ is so far removed from that era of filmmaking it’s unfair to compare them; rather like comparing ‘Apocalypse Now’ to a more conventional (if good for the time) war movie like Robert Aldrich’s ‘Attack’.

]]> By: Eroom Nala http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2006/05/28/the-disasters-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Eroom Nala Mon, 29 May 2006 18:57:51 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=498#comment-156 Haven't seen this film but your description of it reminds me of the 1952 French films in English entitled Forbidden Games although the children in that were much younger. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043686/ Also lyrics to the Waterboys Song Red Army Blues <i> When I left my home and my family My mother said to me Son, it?s not how many germans you kill that counts It?s how many people you set free So I packed my bags Brushed my cap Walked out into the world Seventeen years old Never kissed a girl </i> Haven’t seen this film but your description of it reminds me of the 1952 French films in English entitled Forbidden Games although the children in that were much younger.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043686/

Also lyrics to the Waterboys Song Red Army Blues


When I left my home and my family
My mother said to me
Son, it?s not how many germans you kill that counts
It?s how many people you set free

So I packed my bags
Brushed my cap
Walked out into the world
Seventeen years old
Never kissed a girl

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