tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post3377075055023565382..comments2023-12-30T10:13:15.385-08:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: 139. The Mortal StormAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-54665308634247133832017-01-08T08:03:34.875-08:002017-01-08T08:03:34.875-08:00I downloaded, although couldn't find a version...I downloaded, although couldn't find a version with crisp picture quality.<br /><br />It is a bit meh, as most things are when they're too busy trying too make a worthy point rather than a nuanced film. I'm often a bit uncomfortable with American attempts to dramatise the European aspects of the war and the Nazis (Inglorious Basterds, U-571, anything that makes D-Day look like the key turning point of the war) and this a little bit too. But it could have been worse. Not entirely certain what it's doing on the list though. Dessienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-67972200365621018242016-04-03T07:58:46.185-07:002016-04-03T07:58:46.185-07:00Agreed. It is rather forgettable.Agreed. It is rather forgettable.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-13206573801195324052016-04-02T10:59:04.841-07:002016-04-02T10:59:04.841-07:00I also managed to find a good version online (read...I also managed to find a good version online (read: dodgy download). I have to agree though that except for the very early interventionist points I also found it rather meh. It is as if it does not want to follow through on its points.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-42801836954629457822014-04-25T08:23:05.061-07:002014-04-25T08:23:05.061-07:00Nothing to apologize for! I think Warner Bros is ...Nothing to apologize for! I think Warner Bros is a distributer for the home videos and DVDs but MGM produced it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-77496675500015980332014-04-24T23:26:41.242-07:002014-04-24T23:26:41.242-07:00I'm so sorry.. I stand corrected, and i apolog...I'm so sorry.. I stand corrected, and i apologise for trying to correct you from a wrong point.. <br />Surprised, but it is MGM.<br />Most odd, doesn't FEEL at all MGM.. and I always see jimmy Stewart as Warner Bros. But wait.. further confusion is caused by.. the DVD case (including the one used as illustration on IMDb) carries the Warner Bros logo..<br />I looked up on IMDb, and it lists as location MGM studioAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918265332894443061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-63042881505189095092014-04-23T15:37:28.890-07:002014-04-23T15:37:28.890-07:00Yeah this one is MGM but I know what you mean abou...Yeah this one is MGM but I know what you mean about Warner Bros. I will check that book out!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-41482398798853289412014-04-16T09:50:18.027-07:002014-04-16T09:50:18.027-07:00Actually, this is MGM! It starts with the lion and...Actually, this is MGM! It starts with the lion and everything :-) <br /><br />But you're right, Warner Brothers did made Casablanca and was seen as very interventionist. They even closed their offices in Germany so they could make as many anti-Nazi films as they wanted!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648935093445900417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-57428528433798824392014-04-16T00:17:09.411-07:002014-04-16T00:17:09.411-07:00Hi,
Hello Rachel.. thanks for bringing an archive ...Hi,<br />Hello Rachel.. thanks for bringing an archive post of Amanda's to my attention as I quite liked this one myself.. but had, perhaps, expected a bit too much from it, and ended up being slightly dissapointed..<br /><br />Amanda, sorry, but I'm gong to challenge you on a point.. unless I'm mistaken, this is a Warner Bros film (not MGM). It was Warner Bros who very much led the way in Hollywood in producing anti-Nazi / pro intervention films in the early war years.. (I was a Nazi spy, Srgnt York, Watch on the Rhine etc etc).<br />May I strongly recommend a book called 'Celluloid Heroes - Warner bros campaign against Nazism' that tells about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918265332894443061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-8670053404431961812014-04-15T17:48:58.168-07:002014-04-15T17:48:58.168-07:00I actually downloaded this movie and it was really...I actually downloaded this movie and it was really good quality. I couldn't find a version to stream though.<br /><br />I enjoyed the film because I just finished a class on American film during WWII. I could appreciate how rare this type of film is. Usually the war films of the time are super anti-Japanese, and the Nazis were villains much later! It feels like this slipped through the cracks almost!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648935093445900417noreply@blogger.com