Comments on: Panzer 88

By: Melon Lord

Melon Lord — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:18:56 +0000

The perspective of the movie was completely American. Of course all Germans would seem to be bad. In war, you have to hate your enemy. Generally, movies that portray the enemy as equally decent people are movies that take multiple perspectives. Letters From Iwo Jima was a direct sequel to Flags of our Fathers, and Clint Eastwood made it so that you would not hate either side. In Flags of our Fathers, you got irritated with Americans (the protagonists) due to pop-media and propaganda, and in Letters from Iwo Jima you got irritated with the Japanese (the protagonists) for treating their men like dogs and hearing lies from the high command.

You also have more cheesy movies like Midway where both parties are portrayed as intelligent strategists, except they primarily focus on the tactical aspect of war, not the moral aspect, so it becomes a pro-war film that glorifies both the allies and the enemies.

But then you have Saving Private Ryan, one of, if not, the best war movies ever made, and it is supposed to be a completely American perspective, so the Germans are hated. If you have seen Generation War, a German miniseries, it is completely based on the German perspective. Yes, the Germans in that movie are portrayed as evil as well, but the Russians are also hated, because historically the German perspective for the time was to hate Russians, it is movie immersion.

By: Melon Lord

Melon Lord — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:11:26 +0000

This is exactly the kind of time wasting nonsense I have been missing! I want to see it :D

By: skacekachna

skacekachna — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:49:09 +0000

It’s closer to reality than WoT
Lighten up … kiddo ;)

By: 23r0_NA

23r0_NA — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 05:06:14 +0000

Okay, THIS I gotta see.

By: zamboughnuts

zamboughnuts — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 01:18:22 +0000

As long as someone makes a “Panzer 88″ Parody of “Bagger 288″ I’m OK with this.

By: Slayer Jesse

Slayer Jesse — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:58:20 +0000

Welp, this looks really stupid.

And also really fun. Should be interesting.

By: Alexander Yordanov

Alexander Yordanov — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:12:39 +0000

Because the established laws of logic dictate:

Tanks>>>> all known fantasy land units that are balanced within reason
Helicopters>>>> all known fantasy air units that arent OP for some insane reason
Planes>>> same.

Face it. Tech > magic.

By: Shapeshifter

Shapeshifter — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:56:08 +0000

WETA workshops is apparently building them tanks for this movie, so at least they will look good and not be 100% CGI.

By: Elgbert

Elgbert — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:41:24 +0000

“Directed by the best-boy of Saving Private Ryan”

Obvious B movie, is what it is.

By: Elgbert

Elgbert — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:39:28 +0000

Stronk english at play!