top 5 war movies

[Hooahguy]

whoa- tribesy posted in a forum ther than the backroom?

[Fragony]

Hard one. In no particular order;

- Platoon
- Hamburger Hill
- Full Metal Jacket
- When Trumpets Fade
- Stalingrad

Those should probably come on top when it comes to soldiers, but there are so many different types of great war-movies

- The Pianist (so much better then Schindler's List)
- Der Untergang
- Zwartboek
- Warriors (well it's a series)
- Au revoir les enfants

[Strike For The South]

The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo: The Price Of Freedom
The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo (1936)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days To Glory

[Hooahguy]

The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo: The Price Of Freedom
The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo (1936)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days To Glory

why am i not surprised?

[Veho Nex]

The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo: The Price Of Freedom
The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo (1936)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days To Glory

Oh lol, you texan piece of work... You must be one hellav a guy to hang out with.

[The_Mark]

Here's a Finnish film worth mentioning, the Tuntematon sotilas (1955) by Edwin Laine. A good, old movie that's quite much a part of Finnish identity (it's aired each independence day, as well as used as study material on leadership in NCO courses).

[Fixiwee]

Thin Red Line (f... A)
Stalingrad
Letters from Iwo Jima
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Atonment

[Beefy187]

Thin Red Line (f... A)
Stalingrad
Letters from Iwo Jima
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Atonment

Aww How could I forget the letters from Iwo Jima?

That was a master piece

I'll add Last Samurai as well. Despite my intial response "Why did Tom Cruise survive?? GAH!" that scene when all the Imperial Army bowed to the Samurais was very emotional. Oh and the emperor was well done. Good film over all.

Edit: I like Alamo as well.. Not sure which version I saw but it was great

[Sarmatian]

In no particular order

Das Boot
A Bridge too Far
Tora Tora Tora
Bitva za Moskvu
Der Untergang

[Lemur]

Wow, this is a tough one. Hmmm ...

• Das Boot
• Seven Samurai
• Zulu
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
• Lawrence of Arabia

And for my personal raspberry mentions:

• Red Dawn (for everything)
• Braveheart (For depicting the Battle of Stirling Bridge on a flat plain with no water in sight, and for having the hero engage in a secret love affair with a princess who would have been four years old)
• Gettysburg (no film made by mankind will ever feature this many bad fake beards in one place ever again)

[The Fuzz]

Der Untergang
Soldier of Orange
Dr. Strangelove :P
Band of Brothers
Black Hawk Down

[Maximus The Bruce]

I always enjoyed Band of Brother and black Hawk Down (since my clan in COD4 is based on the latter).

[Pannonian]

Hard one. In no particular order;

- Platoon
- Hamburger Hill
- Full Metal Jacket
- When Trumpets Fade
- Stalingrad

Those should probably come on top when it comes to soldiers, but there are so many different types of great war-movies

- The Pianist (so much better then Schindler's List)
- Der Untergang
- Zwartboek
- Warriors (well it's a series)
- Au revoir les enfants

W00t! Someone else likes that series.

Not yet mentioned:

Cross of Iron
Paths of Glory

And the greatest series ever made, based on a war.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Blackadder Goes Forth

[InsaneApache]

What's Gladbladder? Or am I stoned again?

[Europe]

Here's a Finnish film worth mentioning, the Tuntematon sotilas (1955) by Edwin Laine. A good, old movie that's quite much a part of Finnish identity (it's aired each independence day, as well as used as study material on leadership in NCO courses).

Its called the Unknown Soldier in English and you forgot to add that more than half the population in Finland watched it when it premiered, good movie.

Full Metal Jacket
The bridge on the river Kwai
Apocalypse Now
Platoon
Does Star Wars count? Its a "War" movie

[Hosakawa Tito]

Some not mentioned:

1. The Deer Hunter
2. Sergeant York
3. Dirty Dozen
4. The Killing Fields
5. Where Eagles Dare

[Marshal Murat]

The Longest Day - Epic

Tora, Tora, Tora - Epic

Patton - Epic

Black Hawk Down - Close-up camera and authentic equipment. Visually enjoyable, has a good story, very realistic. Love it.

Battle of the Bulge - It isn't accurate most of the time, but I grew up on it.

Saving Private Ryan - Great story about war and it's costs

Bridge over River Kwai

Tavilsota - I really enjoyed it despite having to read the small white subtitles

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Ones I forgot:

Last Samurai - Ending sequences were beautiful
Zulu - How could I forget this? Argh.