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Author Topic: The Monuments Men Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 02-21-2014 02:09 AM                        Interesting history lesson about an aspect of World War II that I had never heard anything about before. It isn't particularly action-packed, but it's worth watching to learn something. It's a change from the usual blast-em type of war movie. I don't know how much of a crowd it's going to draw here, though.  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 02-23-2014 06:11 PM                     I have read some books on stolen art by the Nazi, it is a pretty interesting topic. What turned me off from this movie is that they delayed it from a December release and word is that it is slow paced.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-23-2014 08:23 PM                        A release delay CAN be a red flag but in this case it was a smart move. It would have gotten lost in the December crush and would have grossed less than it has. Regardless it's the same movie it would have been in December so why not give it a chance?  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 03-19-2014 05:09 AM                     In my opinion, this movie was just OK... somewhere between 6 and 7 out of 10. A lot more could've been done with this interesting topic. The main distraction was that the bunch of high profile actors and director seemed to have too much fun with themselves and lost their focus on providing a compelling story.  |  IP: Logged Terry Lynn-Stevens Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1081 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2012 posted 05-27-2014 01:24 AM                     quote: Marcel Birgelen A lot more could've been done with this interesting topic. I finally saw this on a Redbox rental and I agree, there was so much more that could of been done with the story, the Nazi stolen art themes are very interesting, sad to see such a wasted effort.  |  IP: Logged Richard P. May Expert Film Handler Posts: 243 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Jan 2006 posted 05-27-2014 09:23 AM                     I finally saw this via "on-demand" a couple of days ago. It's about what I expected - a competently made movie, but nothing "monumental". I sort of liked the conventional style of movie-making. Stars who are all competent actors, no wasted time with a useless romance, and straight forward story line. It didn't strike me until a while later, but I don't think there was one word of foul language. Maybe this was because the characters were supposed to be more mature, or maybe the writers just proved it isn't necessary. I've seen a lot of worse films!  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-27-2014 09:38 AM                     Titanic was originally slated for a Summer 1997 release, but was pushed back to December because of things that needed to be improved in post production. Lots of people were spreading doom and gloom stories, warning this would be another Waterworld, and pointing to the delays as a sign of proof it was an impending box office disaster. Of course, when the movie was released it went on to break box office records and win a bunch of Oscars.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 05-27-2014 05:30 PM                     Maybe I didn't pay enough attention, but did I somehow miss the connection between Titanic (1997) and The Monuments Men (2013)?  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-27-2014 06:05 PM                        For whatever it's worth, The Rape of Europa from 2006 is the definitive documentary on this subject. I haven't seen Monuments Men, but I can pretty much guarantee tha the earlier film is a more fascinating treatment of the same material.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 05-27-2014 07:23 PM                        I watched THE MONUMENTS MEN on a Blu Ray from Netflix and enjoyed the movie very much. I have always loved Art and was always aware of the Nazis steeling art objects from museums, churches and private collectors but did not know of the effort the Allies made to recover all of the stolen items. I must not make an effort to watch THE RAPE OF EUROPE that Scott had recommended and will try to see if it is available on DVD from Netflix. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-03-2014 01:53 PM                     A good one about the Nazi's stealing art is John Frankeneimer's The Train.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-03-2014 10:47 PM                     it's technically: 'The Rape of EUROPA" (which BTW, is excellent) just got the bluray of 'The Train' from Twilight Time (it's 3,000 unit 'limited edition' is quickly selling out - so if you want it, buy it now before it's gone).  |  IP: Logged

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