Yeah, it's a fun movie to watch, but for those who know anything

Oct 25, 2021
7:31:00am

MoodyBlueCoug All-American

about what actually happened during the campaign, it's almost unwatchable. It's kind of like Braveheart. A great movie, but when it comes to history, it's awful.

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Are there any good movies that focus on the Guadalcanal naval battle?

Revolution

10/25/21 6:59am

I liked Guadalcanal Diary from 1943.

BigHouse Coug

10/25/21 7:07am

Guadalcanal Diary is a great book, but terrible movie

MoodyBlueCoug

10/25/21 7:20am

I didn't know about how accurate it was but even if it was inaccurate

BigHouse Coug

10/25/21 7:28am

Yeah, it's a fun movie to watch, but for those who know anything

MoodyBlueCoug

10/25/21 7:31am

My guess is that it would have been really hard to film it at night.

BigHouse Coug

10/25/21 7:36am

No. Primarily because it wasn't just one battle. It was a series

MoodyBlueCoug

10/25/21 7:16am

Didn't it drag on for like four months or something?

Carnac

10/25/21 8:09am

Yes, the campaign basically lasted six months.

MoodyBlueCoug

10/25/21 8:16am

It could make its own multi-part series then. November 13, 1942 is a story

Revolution

10/25/21 8:46am

I am not aware of a good one, but Neptune’s Inferno is an amazing book.

bennerc

10/25/21 7:49am

I highly recommend the YouTube channel “The operations room”. It’s not exactly a

Flyski

10/25/21 8:21am

Very good! Thank you

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