History YMMV / Waterloo

* ToughActToFollow: The Battle of Waterloo from this film is still considered the best live-action rendition of a battle from UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars to this day. Even with some inaccuracies, it still greatly renders the sheer scale and formations.

* ToughActToFollow: The reenacting of Waterloo from this film is still considered the best live-action one of a battle from UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars. Even with some inaccuracies, it still greatly renders the sheer scale and formations.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To 1960's ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}''. Both films focus on a specific battle of UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars (''Austerlitz'' is about UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's greatest victory, ''Waterloo'' is about his final defeat). Amusingly, Creator/OrsonWelles had a role in both.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To 1960's ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}''. Both films focus on a specific battle of UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars (''Austerlitz'' is about UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's greatest victory, ''Waterloo'' is about his final defeat). Alusingly, Creator/OrsonWelles had a role in both.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To 1960's ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}''. Both films focus on a specific battle of UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars (''Austerlitz'' is about UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's greatest victory, ''Waterloo'' is about his final defeat).

* {{Anvilicious}}: The British soldier who has a breakdown in the middle of the battle, throws down his weapon, and starts screaming, "We've never seen each other! How can we kill one another?! Why do we?! Why?!" seems to serve nothing but as a rather tactless messenger for a WarIsHell message.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The British soldier who has a breakdown in the middle of the battle, throws down his weapon, and starts screaming, "We've never seen each other! How can we kill one another?! Why do we?! Why?!"

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Is Rod Steiger's portrayal of Napoleon flamboyant yet nuanced, or embarrassingly hammy? Critics and fans who feel the latter are fairly common.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The British soldier who has a breakdown in the middle of the battle, throws down his weapons, and starts screaming, "We've never seen each other! How can we kill one another?! Why do we?! Why?!"

* Anvilicious: The British soldier who has a breakdown in the middle of the battle, throws down his weapons, and starts screaming, "We've never seen each other! How can we kill one another?! Why do we?! Why?!"

* {{Anvilicious}}: Made in the early 70's, the movie was influenced by the anti-war feeling of the time. To wit, when the British trap the French cavalry, one British officer wanders around the battlefield disoriented, [[SkywardScream yelling about why they're killing each other.]] He survives (or is never killed onscreen). Another officer immediately after is showing encouraging his troops to fight "For England," and is shot in the head.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Made in the early 70's, the movie was influenced by the anti-war feeling of the time. To wit, when the British trap the French cavalry, one British officer disorientedly wanders around the battlefield, [[SkywardScream yelling about why they're killing each other.]] He survives (or is never killed onscreen). Another officer immediately after is showing encouraging his troops to fight "For England," and is shot in the head.

Tomlinson, the rank and file yelling about why they're killing each other, is seen among the dead at the end.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Napoleon faces down an entire army, dares them to shoot him and causes them to ''join his side''.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Napoleon faces down an entire army, dares them to shoot him and causes them to ''join his side''.
* TearJerker: Napoleon bidding adieu to his guard in the court of Fontainbleau.

* BaseBreaker: Is Rod Steiger's portrayal of Napoleon flamboyant yet nuanced, or embarrassingly hammy? Critics and fans who feel the latter are fairly common.

* TearJerker: Napoleon bidding adieu to his guard in the court of Fontainbleau.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Napoleon faces down an entire army and causes them to ''join his side''.

* Anvilicious: Made in the early 70's, the movie was influenced by the anti-war feeling of the time. To wit, when the British trap the French cavalry, one British officer disorientedly wanders around the battlefield, [[SkywardScream yelling about why they're killing each other.]] He survives (or is never killed onscreen). Another officer immediately after is showing encouraging his troops to fight "For England," and is shot in the head.