my top five:
BlackHawk Down
Zulu
Bridge on the River Kwai
saving private ryan
Platoon
my top five:
BlackHawk Down
Zulu
Bridge on the River Kwai
saving private ryan
Platoon
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Zulu
Gettysburg
Glory
Patton
Das Boot
Saving Private Ryan is a good movie, but is a little too intense for me to enjoy.
Some honourable mentions with varying amounts of cheese factor:
A Bridge Too Far
Tora, Tora, Tora
The Battle of Britain
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Longest Day
I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.
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Sgt. Bilko
MASH
Good Morning Veitnam
stripes
operation dumbo drop
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- Four Horsemen of the Presence
Catch 22 , all quiet on the western front , J'accuse , battle of algiers , how I won the war .
whoa- tribesy posted in a forum ther than the backroom?
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Full Metal Jacket
Zulu
Patton
Apocalypse Now
Gallipoli
Yeah, except for Patton, which has it's own relevance in context, I like 'em sorta grim.
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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
The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo: The Price Of Freedom
The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo (1936)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days To Glory
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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In no particular order
Das Boot
A Bridge too Far
Tora Tora Tora
Bitva za Moskvu
Der Untergang
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)
Der Untergang
Soldier of Orange
Dr. Strangelove :P
Band of Brothers
Black Hawk Down
I always enjoyed Band of Brother and black Hawk Down (since my clan in COD4 is based on the latter).
Band of Brothers
The lost Battalion
The charge of the Light Brigade(Errol Flynn version)
They died with their boots on(Errol Flynn)
Zulu
and
Dr Strangelove
Tho' I've belted you an' flayed you,
By the livin' Gawd that made you,
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!Originally Posted by North Korea
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).
The Longest Day.
A Bridge too Far.
Zulu.
Waterloo.
The 9th Company.
I'll mention some turkeys as well.
The Patriot. oh c'mon....Mel again.
U - 571, No no and thrice no.
The Alamo. 1960. John Wayne?
Zulu Dawn. Never go back...
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There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
1. Black Hawk Down
2. Gettysburg
3. Glory
4. Gods And Generals
5. Kagemusha
6. The Alamo (2004 version)
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.
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There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
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.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).
Full Metal Jacket
The bridge on the river Kwai
Apocalypse Now
Platoon
Does Star Wars count? Its a "War" movie![]()
Some not mentioned:
- The Deer Hunter
- Sergeant York
- Dirty Dozen
- The Killing Fields
- Where Eagles Dare
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." *Jim Elliot*
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.
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"I agree, although I support China I support anyone discovering things for Science and humanity." - lenin96
Re: Pursuit of happiness
Have you just been dumped?
I ask because it's usually something like that which causes outbursts like this, needless to say I dissagree completely.
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![]()
Asterix.
Eh, yeah, I kinda intentionally left that one off my lists. It is hokey as all get out, and Henry "Know It All" Fonda's character gets on my last nerve, but like you I grew up on it and will stop to watch it when it is on. The cheese factor is heavy but the music is good. The Panzer Lied song is pretty catchy and the end theme is awesome.
In knew there would be some movies I'd forgotten or I didn't even think of as being in the war movie genre (Kagemusha). Good stuff. Keep'em coming!
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Gladiator.
300.
Apocalypso.
Braveheart.
The Green Berets.
Troy.
Pfff.... ha ha ha hA HA HA!
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