Favorite War Films

[flashleg8]

Beyond the battle scenes, Braveheart is awful - virtually nothing right about it.

Yeah, especially the Battle of Stirling Bridge - there's not even a bridge in it! Come on make an effort Mel...

And the Patriot - Big Mel frees all the slaves from the Evil English. Wrong war sonny-jim, the Slaves fought for the British against their slave masters.

[vtmarik]

Kelly's Heroes
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Stalag 17
The Great Escape
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
Stripes (Cold War comedies count!)
Flyboys (gotta love WWI-era planes)
The Desert Fox
and many others whose name eludes me for the moment.

[btownmeggy]

I JUST finished watching Joyeux Noël, about Scottish, German, and French soldiers celebrating together Christmas together during WWI. It's quite the hard-on for the EU, but its very good and very touching.

[btownmeggy]

Downfall,Life is Beautiful
for some reason i like the foreign ones

Two of my top 15 favorite movies ever.

Downfall is great for all of the reasons it's disliked by people who don't like it.

[Suntzu]

THIS IS AVERY HARD TOPIC.IAM A WAR MOVIE NUT.THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD ONES.BUT I WILLTRY TO POST.STARWARS,LORD OF THE RINGSARE REALLY GOOD.MY VOTE WOULD BE 1.APOCALYPSE NOW. 2.THE DEER HUNTER. 3.GODS AND GENERALS.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HONOURABLE MENTIONS,,,PATTON,THE RAZORS EDGE,ENEMY AT THE GATES,PLATOON,1941,RED DAWN, SUNTZU

[steve monkey]

My favourite is the great escape but two others that i rate really highly, both black and white 40s films are; The Best Years of Our Lives - an excellent character study of the changing fortunes of the WW2 veterans upon returning to cilvillian life and The Fighting Sullivans - a true story of 5 brothers who joined the US navy in WW2. I highly recommend these last two if you've never seen them.

[P Gizzle]

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. The Patriot
3. Glory (a little cheesy but it has a great story and a lot of stars in it)

[Titanic]

The best movie quote I've ever heard - "This almost takes all the honour out of victory. Almost."

[Newcastle]

Stupidest war quote i've ever heard, "I love the smell of napomn in the morning."

[Newcastle]

oh right. the thread.

Saving Private Ryan

the great escape

(and although it's not a film) band of brothers

i also liked the thought behind a bridge too far but the film isn't good enough to celibrate the bravery of the British paratroopers who were dropped into Arnem and stood their ground despite no support and almost no ammo. they died to defend what they thought was right. my great uncle was in market garden. sorry about blabbing on for so long but talking about world war two sturs things inside me... anywho. back to the list.

enemy at the gates

the desert fox (Rommel was a great soldier and leader. he did as he was told until the end)

Blackhawk Down

[Titanic]

Your great uncle was in Operation Market Garden? Thats cool. I would have loved someone from my family to be in the war, it would be so great to talk to them.

Ill add Blackhawk Down to my list. I saw a documentary on that, with input by the actual people who faught in it. Great documentary, as good as the film imo.

[Newcastle]

he died in Arnem.

Dulcet et decorum est pre patria mori

it is a glorius and noble thing to die for one's country

that is why he fought even though he was a coal minner and was urged to stay. and he died for a saying that is about as true as my avatar.

[Titanic]

"Dulcet et decorum est pre patria mori"

We were taught that phrase, and learnt some of the poem at high school. I always liked that phrase, even thought its latin.

[Newcastle]

and brought generations of young men to their deaths. but as was once said,

the road to freedom must be cemented by the blood of the infantry

[KEYOGI]

Not a film, but a mini-series:

Band of Brothers - the series doesn't glorify war IMO and with 10 episodes you get a good insight into the men that make up Easy Company and you grow attached to each of them.

Can't wait for the Pacific War, which for those that don't know is another mini-series being made by the same people from Band of Brothers.

[hourman]

Saving Private ryan





Glory





Red dawn



are my favorite

[unriggable]

THIS IS AVERY HARD TOPIC.IAM A WAR MOVIE NUT.THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD ONES.BUT I WILLTRY TO POST.STARWARS,LORD OF THE RINGSARE REALLY GOOD.MY VOTE WOULD BE 1.APOCALYPSE NOW. 2.THE DEER HUNTER. 3.GODS AND GENERALS.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HONOURABLE MENTIONS,,,PATTON,THE RAZORS EDGE,ENEMY AT THE GATES,PLATOON,1941,RED DAWN, SUNTZU

CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL.

Glory

Oh man forgot about that one...good movie!

MY favorite is probably Enemy at the gates - never finished it, really wanted to though...

[hourman]

dude all war movies are good accept for pearl harbor that just totally missed teh point.

[Guiscard]

Not a film, but a mini-series:

Band of Brothers - the series doesn't glorify war IMO and with 10 episodes you get a good insight into the men that make up Easy Company and you grow attached to each of them.

Can't wait for the Pacific War, which for those that don't know is another mini-series being made by the same people from Band of Brothers.

Oh yeh I loved that... keep seeing it in shops on DVD but I can't quite manage the price tag yet... Can't wait for it to be repeated on Tv though!

[war_bloodline]

Red dawn

Oh, yeah thats was a good is a good one too, as well as Band of Brothers.

[RenegadePaddy]

Not a film, but a mini-series:

Band of Brothers - the series doesn't glorify war IMO and with 10 episodes you get a good insight into the men that make up Easy Company and you grow attached to each of them.

Can't wait for the Pacific War, which for those that don't know is another mini-series being made by the same people from Band of Brothers.

Oh yeh I loved that... keep seeing it in shops on DVD but I can't quite manage the price tag yet... Can't wait for it to be repeated on Tv though!

Unlucky - got it for £15 in a Virgin sale a year ago