Author Topic: Top 3 war movies (Read 1822 times)

uvwpvW · « **Reply #75 on:** June 13, 2006, 05:38:05 PM »

The Beast (of War) is excellent! T-62 crew gets lost in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and has to fight not only the Mujahedin, but each other to survive. Easily one of the 10 best war movies.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #76 on:** June 13, 2006, 06:42:58 PM »

The Great Raid I thought as pretty good.

Dago · « **Reply #77 on:** June 13, 2006, 07:12:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Debonair
Kelly's Heroes is a great flick, just because it is funnier than most war movies (even The Longest Day had some good laughs in it) doesnt make it bad.
Cool it with the negative vibes, man

Kellys Heros was not a great war movie, and isn't that what we are discussing?

I didn't even think it was a particularly good movie as a comedy.

What next, Iron Eagle?

dmf · « **Reply #78 on:** June 13, 2006, 08:39:59 PM »

Tora, Tora, Tora

Midway

Patton

the 3 I love most. John Wayne was a hottie

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #79 on:** June 14, 2006, 12:10:01 AM »

Hell in the Pacific

The entire cast was Lee Marvin, Toshiro Mifune, island, ocean.

Flit · « **Reply #80 on:** June 14, 2006, 12:15:20 AM »

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Originally posted by uvwpvW
The Beast (of War) is excellent! T-62 crew gets lost in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and has to fight not only the Mujahedin, but each other to survive. Easily one of the 10 best war movies.

I'm glad too see that someone else has seen this very educational movie- check it out if you hav'nt, it's one of the few I own

DiabloTX · « **Reply #81 on:** June 14, 2006, 12:37:02 AM »

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Originally posted by dmf
Tora, Tora, Tora

Midway

Patton

the 3 I love most. John Wayne was a hottie

And which one of these had The Duke in it?

That's what I thought.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #82 on:** June 14, 2006, 12:48:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Dago
Kellys Heros was not a great war movie, and isn't that what we are discussing?

I didn't even think it was a particularly good movie as a comedy.

What next, Iron Eagle?

Actually, Kelly's Heroes does a good job of showing the insanity of war.

Is it pure fantasy? Almost entirely. On the other hand, Dad, who served in WW II (43-46) and Korea (50-52), said you'd be stunned to know the sort of scams and things of that nature that went on. Not to mention that nearly every character in it reminded him of someone he served with at one time or another.

dmf · « **Reply #83 on:** June 14, 2006, 01:57:23 PM »

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Originally posted by DiabloTX
And which one of these had The Duke in it?

none of them I just think he was buff

That's what I thought.

dmf · « **Reply #84 on:** June 14, 2006, 01:58:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
Actually, Kelly's Heroes does a good job of showing the insanity of war.

Is it pure fantasy? Almost entirely. On the other hand, Dad, who served in WW II (43-46) and Korea (50-52), said you'd be stunned to know the sort of scams and things of that nature that went on. Not to mention that nearly every character in it reminded him of someone he served with at one time or another.

I though Kelly's heros was funny, espically the tank that shot paint cans LOL

Hangtime · « **Reply #85 on:** June 14, 2006, 03:40:52 PM »

DMF, If yah like the Duke, check out 'They were Expendable'.

Great flick.. John Ford directed. Great film work. Also stars Robert Montgomery.. good actor from the day; most notable in this role because he was a Navy Destroyer Captain in the war just months before filming.

Some say it was the Dukes best war movie. It sure wasn't his worst.

Rash · « **Reply #86 on:** June 15, 2006, 04:52:01 PM »

Enemy Below

Sahara

Rat Patrol

Tuskegee Airmen

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #87 on:** June 15, 2006, 05:26:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
DMF, If yah like the Duke, check out 'They were Expendable'.

Great flick.. John Ford directed. Great film work. Also stars Robert Montgomery.. good actor from the day; most notable in this role because he was a Navy Destroyer Captain in the war just months before filming.

Some say it was the Dukes best war movie. It sure wasn't his worst.

On top of that read the book about the guy it was based on.

Pre WW2 in after he got his commission he was on the same ferry that the Japanese ambassador was on, and he stole his briefcase and jumped overboard and turned it over to Navy intel, getting sent to china as a reward...
He got Macarthur out of the Philippines
He inserted OSS agents into Europe from his PT boats.
He rescued men from sinking landing craft of Normandy.
He ran the around at high speed in the Big harbor that we took right after D-Day to get some 88s to reveal there possitions.
He took part in the operation to fool the Germans on where the invasion of southern France would be, at the time the skipper of a destroyer.
He took on two German ships, a destroyer and a DE (heavy modified Yacht) and sank both with only 1 five inch gun on his destroyer working and not working right since a crewmen had to hand ram the shells home by hand( and got a medal for it).
When the captain of the German destroyer refused to salute our flag when he was rescue, John Bulkely pushed his bellybutton back in TWICE! Then left him there floating and rescued others and came back an hour later, this time that german saluted the flag.

He later took on Castro and proved that we stole no water from him.

The guy was a larger then life hero.

Read about him here.

Sea Wolf : The Daring Exploits of Navy Legend John D. Bulkely

Not just informative, a great entertaining read.

dmf · « **Reply #88 on:** June 15, 2006, 08:49:39 PM »

I've never heard of that one, but its an old B&W movie, so I'll watch it

Besides it has John in it

I'd love to get ahold of the book on the real guy too.

MrCoffee · « **Reply #89 on:** June 16, 2006, 12:29:25 AM »

I always liked platoon, specially the part where charlie sheen says, "I volunteered for this". Then his buddy says, watermelon you got to be rich just to think like that". Always made me laugh, that and the part when they're cleaning the latrines.