« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 6 7 8 [9]   Go Down

Author Topic: Top 5 War Films  (Read 2730 times)

Offline Gixer

  • Persona Non Grata
  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3189
Top 5 War Films
« Reply #120 on: October 08, 2004, 04:15:18 AM »
Take all movies with a pinch of salt, some are so thick in propergander and so far from the truth to make them amusing.  

My vote would go towards two books.

Forgotten Soldier and As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me.




...-Gixer
Logged

Offline simshell

  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 786
Top 5 War Films
« Reply #121 on: October 08, 2004, 05:27:14 AM »
everbody forget about Midway?:eek:
Logged
known as Arctic in the main

Offline Dago

  • Parolee
  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5324
Top 5 War Films
« Reply #122 on: October 08, 2004, 08:45:07 AM »
I woudln't call Kellys Heros a war movie, just a crappy movie.

I thought Thin Blue Line was an excercise is making a bad movie.  Just basically a confused peice of garbage, certainly not a a real war movie.

A lot of good movies listed though.  How about "The Green Berets"?  ;)

Saving Private Ryan gotta be one of the top five in any list.

Then I like
12 O'clock High
The Longest Day
To Hell and Back
BlackHawk Down

Those 5 in my opinion both tell good stories and maybe reflect in a small way the story of men in battle and what they experienced.

Other notables that come to mind would include

A Bridge to Far
Platoon (story is a little bizarre)
Band of Brothers (more a great mini-series, but better than most war movies)
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo
The Bridge at Remagen
Patton (of course)
Battleground
Battle of Britain
The Big Red One

Too many to list.

dago
Logged
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

Offline rpm

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 15661
Top 5 War Films
« Reply #123 on: October 08, 2004, 09:03:13 AM »
The Green Beret's? C'mon, get real. It was a bad John Wayne film...and I'm a John Wayne fan.
Logged
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Stay thirsty my friends.

Offline Nefarious

  • Aces High CM Staff
  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 15858
Top 5 War Films
« Reply #124 on: October 08, 2004, 10:26:43 AM »
I liked SPR, I wouldnt say its the best War Film ever though.

Band of Brothers was far superior to SPR in my oppinion, But to each his own.
Logged
Quote from: 100hooch on July 27, 2014, 02:44:19 AM
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!

Offline Dago

  • Parolee
  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5324
Top 5 War Films
« Reply #125 on: October 08, 2004, 10:43:21 AM »
Quote
everbody forget about Midway?


I didn't forget about Midway, I just didn't think it was anywhere near the top 5, and that is what this thread was about.   Thats also why I don't think Kellys Heros was worth anyone mentioning.

dago
Logged
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

Offline rogwar

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1913
Top 5 War Films
« Reply #126 on: October 08, 2004, 10:53:44 AM »
Anyone ever see?

Siege of Firebase Gloria

not a bad flick
Logged
Pages: 1 ... 6 7 8 [9]   Go Up
« previous next »