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Offline Duedel

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« Reply #15 on: April 06, 2003, 03:36:31 AM »
Thy Monk
Sry i edited my post before i saw urs :)
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Offline 10Bears

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« Reply #16 on: April 06, 2003, 04:03:21 AM »
Battleground
The Story of GI Joe
Wings

All three of these were directed by real life ww1 veteran Wild Bill Wildman..
Great director.. he really brings the feeling of being there.

Platoon.. I know some of you don’t like Oliver Stone’s political views, but he’s a Viet Nam Veteran for real and I think vets who become directors make better war movies. As a side note, Platoon was on a few weeks ago on USA channel.. it was the edited version for television. Now normally I don’t care if they edit strong language but for this film I don’t believe the profanity is gratuitous.. Stone meant for this language to be there as a way to bring the viewer into this crazy upside down world. It was like someone painting clothes onto a classic nude.. The censors missed the point of the art.

The Generals.. cool movie.. about a German Military police investigator trying to solve a rape/murder in Poland in ’41.. a witness says they saw a German officer leave the girls room and he had a red stripe on his trousers. A German general (Peter O’Tool). This investigator follows up on the case all the way into late ’44... When we see O’Tool again, he looks really beaten down from the battles in Russia..

Das Boot... I saw an interview with Wolfgang Peters who said the U-boat they were using for exterior shots.. sunk.. about half way through filming.. so the one you see in the beginning of the film is real.. the shots toward the end of the film is a miniature which had to be constructed on the spot. Lets see what else.. oh.. the Captain you see from the other U-boat is dead drunk for real.. he was not acting ;)... when he goes into the bathroom and barfs... that’s real. The crew of Das Boot were a bunch of party animals.. often showing up late for filming costing the film crew thousands of dollars in delays.. Peters had to personally bail out the kid with the red hair who got busted for drugs.. what a scene. If you ever rent the DVD of Das Boot watch the directors cut... he talks about all this.

Oh.. hehe.. let me be the first to mention "Band of Brothers"
Lets see ya top that!
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« Reply #17 on: April 06, 2003, 04:17:23 AM »
Enemy at the Gates.
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« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2003, 05:13:24 AM »
Battle of Britan

Saving Private Ryan

Blackhawk Down

Bravo Two Zero (Sean Bean)

Once were soliders


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Offline Leslie

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« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2003, 05:54:49 AM »
1.  Hell's Angels  (Howard Hughs)

2.  The Train

3.  Sahara

4.  The Naked and the Dead

5.  Hell is for Heroes

6.  Battleground

7.  Battle of the Bulge

8.  Pursuit of the Graf Spee
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« Reply #20 on: April 06, 2003, 06:20:10 AM »
Two towers, orcs vs. humans.

StarWars episode I, gungans vs. drones - c lose second.
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« Reply #21 on: April 06, 2003, 10:22:46 AM »
Cross of Iron

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Offline Nash

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« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2003, 10:38:58 AM »
There was a similar thread on AGW which produced some great lists. I saved the entire page so I could have it as a movie rental/purchase reference.

Just threw it up on my server if you want to check it out.

Here it is.
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« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2003, 10:39:40 AM »
A Bridge too Far

Gettysburg

The Lost Battalion

SPR

Patton

All's Quiet on the Western Front

Stalingrad
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« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2003, 10:43:56 AM »
Where Eagles Dare  (MGM), starring Richard Burton & Clint Eastwood.
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« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2003, 10:47:36 AM »
Final Countdown
Dr. Strangelove

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« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2003, 11:43:41 AM »
A Bridge Too Far

Tora! Tora! Tora!

The Great Escape  (does this count as a war movie?)

Saving Private Ryan

Das Boot
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Offline pugg666

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« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2003, 12:17:51 PM »
1. Band of brothers (this one always seems to be forgotten)

2.SPR

3.A bridge to far

4.Platoon

5.Battle of Brittan

6.Glory (dispite ferris bueller :D )

I know it's 6 but........
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Offline sling322

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« Reply #28 on: April 06, 2003, 12:21:59 PM »
When you say Band of Brothers are you talking about the HBO 10 hour mini-series that aired last year or was there another movie by that name?  I love the Band of Brothers min-series.  I have it on DVD and its great.
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« Reply #29 on: April 06, 2003, 01:23:14 PM »
Blackhawk Down

Kelly's Heroes

Mr Roberts

Saving Private Ryan

Das Boot

Gettysburg

Glory

Stalag 17

The Great Escape

The Dirty Dozen

The Sandpebbles

Task Force

Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridges of Toko Ri

Lawrence of Arabia
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