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Title: Your top war/military movies?
Post by: redman555 on September 11, 2010, 07:55:55 PM
What are your top 3 war/military movies?

Personally mine are:

Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
Patriot

-BigBOBCH
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Post by: Dago on September 11, 2010, 08:01:12 PM
Just curious, but hasn't this thread been done a couple times?
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Post by: redman555 on September 11, 2010, 08:02:39 PM
Just curious, but hasn't this thread been done a couple times?

Ummm, ive done fav movies, haven't seen fav war movies lol >.>

-BigBOBCH
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Post by: uptown on September 11, 2010, 08:22:00 PM
Das Boot
Apocalypse Now
Hamburger Hill
Full Metal Jacket
Kellys Heros
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Post by: bravoa8 on September 11, 2010, 08:31:53 PM
1. Patton
2. A Bridge too far
3. Kelly's Heros
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Post by: JunkyII on September 11, 2010, 08:50:08 PM
Black Hawk Down

Saving Private Ryan

We Were Soldiers


I believe there is already a thread on this....
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Post by: branch37 on September 11, 2010, 08:54:59 PM
A Bridge Too Far
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart

And yes this has been done before, but nonetheless fun.  :D
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Post by: OSU on September 11, 2010, 09:03:32 PM
Kingdom of Heaven
Joyeux Noel
Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
Glory
Flags of Our Fathers
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Post by: Jack16 on September 11, 2010, 09:10:40 PM
Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers
Blackhawk Down
Wind Talkers
The Great Raid
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Post by: Tupac on September 11, 2010, 09:10:51 PM
1. Battle of Britain
2. The Longest Day
3. A Bridge Too Far
4. Tora Tora Tora
5. Behind Enemy Lines
6. Bismark (Sink the Bismark)
7. Dambusters
8. The Lost Batallion
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Post by: Muzzy on September 11, 2010, 09:20:58 PM
What are your top 3 war/military movies?

Personally mine are:

Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
Patriot

-BigBOBCH


We grading historical accuracy here? Because we don't live in the Gibsonverse.  Braveheart was great but a travesty of history, on a par with Pearl Harbor as far as distortions go. Patriot wasn't as good but it also glossed over a lot of the details.  "We're not slaves!" yeah, right, sure....

"Saving Private Ryan" got almost everything right and is probably my Number One.

"Platoon"

"The Dirty Dozen"


Honorable Mentions:

Gettysburg

Letters from Iwo Jima

The Longest Day

Apocalypse Now

Zulu (also badly inaccurate, but a good action film)

and not to forget the film that redefined the image of the U.S. Military:

Stripes. 

Still waiting for the ultimate WWII sea epic.
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Post by: shiv on September 11, 2010, 09:43:10 PM
12 O'Clock High
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Post by: rpm on September 11, 2010, 11:21:13 PM
Decision Before Dawn
Run Silent, Run Deep
12 O'Clock High
In Harm's Way
Das Boot
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Post by: 68Mason on September 11, 2010, 11:33:48 PM
Band of Brothers
Full Metal Jacket
Black Hawk Down
Patton
Saving Private Ryan
The Green Berets
We Were Soldiers
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Post by: BoilerDown on September 11, 2010, 11:54:59 PM
Apocalypto
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Post by: Clone155 on September 12, 2010, 12:01:03 AM
StarWars. I win.  :D
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Post by: OSU on September 12, 2010, 12:15:56 AM
StarWars. I win.  :D

 :rofl :rofl I would put Revenge of the Sith as my #1 if we were talking favorite or sci-fi movies.
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Post by: jimson on September 12, 2010, 12:59:29 AM
Platoon

Saving Private Ryan

Several others in third place
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Post by: vonKrimm on September 12, 2010, 02:48:13 AM
Stalag 17

The Longest Day

A Bridge too far


for those of you that have never watched 'Stalag 17', I highly recommend it.  After all, it was Thomas Magnum's favorite move!  (it really is a fantastic movie)
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Post by: Guppy35 on September 12, 2010, 02:51:33 AM
'Battleground"

"Kelly's Hero's"

"Air Force"

"Stalag 17"
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Post by: jdbecks on September 12, 2010, 03:52:20 AM
I hate brave heart for all its inaccuracy's

A bridge to far
Black Hawk Down
Platoon
Battle of Britain
Saving Private Ryan
Memphis Belle
The Pacific
Band of Brothers

There was a great WW1 movie about the air war, can not remember the name tho
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Post by: Chalenge on September 12, 2010, 04:04:32 AM
Battle of Britain
Dark Blue World
Fighter Squadron
For Those We Love
Memphis Belle
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Post by: minke on September 12, 2010, 04:59:46 AM
Battle of britain
Reach for the sky
Tora tora tora
Midway
The dambusters
Sink the bismark
das boot
633 squadron
Saving private ryan
Enemy at the gates
Kelly's heroes
Zulu
The red baron
The great escape
Platoon
Full metal jacket
Apocalypse now

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Post by: TOMCAT21 on September 12, 2010, 08:20:22 AM
Stripes............  :D

Band of Brothers( a miniseries but hey I am 101st Vet)


Saving Private Ryan

They were expendable

The Devil's Brigade

The Great Escape

The Longest Day

thirty seconds over Tokyo

The Bridges over Toko-Ri(check spelling, William Holden was fantastic)

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Post by: LLogann on September 12, 2010, 09:33:16 AM
Midway
Battle of the Bulge
The Longest Day

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Post by: DREDger on September 12, 2010, 10:23:47 AM
I watched a movie over the weekend called '9th Company'

It is a russian made movie about Afghanistan in the late 80's.

Don't bother, it is cliche filled with aweful acting and b rate war scenes.
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Post by: jdbecks on September 12, 2010, 10:54:24 AM
o and dont forget a great film

" The Hunt For Red October"

thats a great film
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Post by: Dago on September 12, 2010, 01:37:57 PM
Ummm, ive done fav movies, haven't seen fav war movies lol >.>

-BigBOBCH

A few related threads:

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,83927.0.html (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,83927.0.html)

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,61558.0.html (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,61558.0.html)

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,43593.0.html (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,43593.0.html)

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Post by: 321BAR on September 12, 2010, 04:14:03 PM
Not a single one of you guys said The Lost Battalion! Shame on you all!!! :lol

But Band of Brothers my #1
Battle of Britain #2
The Great Escape #3
The Lost Battalion #4
Das Boot #5
A Bridge too Far #6
Many others #7-100000
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Post by: Penguin on September 12, 2010, 06:27:57 PM
The Dirty Dozen
Force Ten at Navarone

-Penguin
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Post by: Pigslilspaz on September 13, 2010, 01:20:55 AM
Wow, only the third to mention Memphis Belle, but here's my list

1. Saving Private Ryan
(1.5) Band Of Brothers (Not really a movie, but a series)
2. We Were Soldiers
3. Memphis Belle
4. Platoon
5. Apocalypse Now! (Actually my favorite movie over all, but I'm ranking my war movie list)
6. Full Metal Jacket
7. Black Hawk Down
8. Flyboys
9. Jar Head
10. Great Escape
11. Good Morning Vietnam (It's set in Vietnam, lol)
12. Zulu
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Post by: uptown on September 13, 2010, 07:18:56 AM
DrStrangelove! It's arriving in the mail today  :x Can't believe I forgot that one.  :lol
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Post by: Talon07 on September 13, 2010, 07:49:02 AM
i've enjoyed many of the movies listed and other's I haven't even heard of. but i'm surprised the movie Dark Blue World hasn't come up by anyone. tells the story of Czech pilots escaping to britain and fighting the air war in spitfires. Quite a film IMO
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Post by: Chewie on September 13, 2010, 07:51:07 AM
12 oclock high
the longest day
full metal jacket
tora tora tora
flags of our fathers
band of our brothers
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Post by: Tupac on September 13, 2010, 08:21:16 AM
Not a single one of you guys said The Lost Battalion! Shame on you all!!! :lol

But Band of Brothers my #1
Battle of Britain #2
The Great Escape #3
The Lost Battalion #4
Das Boot #5
A Bridge too Far #6
Many others #7-100000

Read mine again, becaus I picked the lost battalion.
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Post by: -tronski- on September 13, 2010, 08:34:32 AM
Saving Private Ryan
Gallipoli
A Bridge too Far
Breaker Morant
The Odd Angry Shot
Battle of Britain
Hell in the Pacific

 Tronsky
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Post by: Muzzy on September 13, 2010, 08:44:01 AM
Did nobody see Enemy at the Gates?  I thought it was an interesting look at the Soviet side of the war.
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Post by: xbrit on September 13, 2010, 08:51:45 AM
1. Reach For The Sky
2. Tora Tora Tora
3. The Longest Day
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Post by: Slash27 on September 13, 2010, 08:54:04 AM
Band of Brothers
Generation Kill
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Hamburger Hill
1941
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Post by: Shuffler on September 13, 2010, 10:14:11 AM
Sergeant York

To Hell And Back

In Harms Way
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Post by: 68Mason on September 13, 2010, 11:23:14 AM
I hate brave heart for all its inaccuracy's

There was a great WW1 movie about the air war, can not remember the name tho

Are you referring to "The Blue Max"?
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Post by: Pigslilspaz on September 13, 2010, 11:49:31 AM
Did nobody see Enemy at the Gates?  I thought it was an interesting look at the Soviet side of the war.

Always wanted to, just havent got time
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Post by: Shuffler on September 13, 2010, 11:59:21 AM
I enjoyed Enemy At The Gates and The Blue Max.

There are a lot of good movies out there.... some accurate some not so much. I just posted three I like. There are many more that I just can't put in any order.
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Post by: 321BAR on September 13, 2010, 01:28:47 PM
Read mine again, becaus I picked the lost battalion.
ahh...missed that <S> great movie.


Anyone know the name of the movie about the Russian sniper vs. the German sniper in Stalingrad? i've been wanting to watch it again but i don't remember the name
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Post by: Obie303 on September 13, 2010, 01:40:17 PM
Invasion USA.   :aok

Seriously, way too many good ones out there. 

Besides the classics, here's a few that I haven't seen on the lists....

Saints & Soldiers
The Great Escape
A walk in the Sun
The Story of G.I. Joe
In Harm's Way
When Trumpet's Fade

Just to name a few.
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Post by: Shuffler on September 13, 2010, 02:11:13 PM
ahh...missed that <S> great movie.


Anyone know the name of the movie about the Russian sniper vs. the German sniper in Stalingrad? i've been wanting to watch it again but i don't remember the name
Enemy At The Gates
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Post by: L0nGb0w on September 13, 2010, 02:47:29 PM
Glory

Black hawk Down (Love the 160th, Rangers, and Deltas.  All those high speed guys in one place is great.)

Saving Private Ryan

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Post by: Curval on September 13, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Not one mention of Kokoda.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481390/

It is a shame because it is the best war movie I have ever seen.  You guys would like this movie I guarentee it.

Trailer here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6_DKFPZxdQ
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Post by: 321BAR on September 13, 2010, 07:38:35 PM
Enemy At The Gates
Thank you <S>
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Post by: USRanger on September 13, 2010, 08:21:02 PM
You boys & your war movies.  You'll pee the bed! :P
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Post by: fbWldcat on September 13, 2010, 09:06:54 PM
Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart and that is about it.

Oh, and favorite series, either Band of Brothers or The Pacific.
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Post by: lowZX14 on September 14, 2010, 09:07:25 AM
Thank you <S>

Check your local Wally World BAR, I picked that movie up there the other week for $5.
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Post by: Pigslilspaz on September 14, 2010, 11:14:55 AM
Check your local Wally World BAR, I picked that movie up there the other week for $5.

or TPB for nada, zilch, Никто. My torrent just finished,  :neener:
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Post by: Baggy on September 14, 2010, 04:26:38 PM
Just a few!

The Cruel Sea
Ice Cold in Alex
Battle of Britain
Battle of the River Plate
Reach for the Sky
Angels One Five
12 O'clock High
Cockleshell Heroes
In which we serve
Sink the Bismarck
Dark Blue World
Dunkirk
Das Boot

Again, I think remakes shouldn't be made - especially BoB - there aren't the aircraft or the actors! I also like films in black and white! ;-)
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Post by: Scherf on September 15, 2010, 07:45:16 AM
Stalingrad (the German-made movie)







Das Boot
All Quiet on the Western Front
Cross of Iron, with Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaames Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaason


My Name is Ivan (aka Ivan's Childhood) is supposed to be very stark.




Apocalypse Now can't go unmentioned, but it ain't really about the war.
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Post by: Hajo on September 15, 2010, 08:37:33 AM
1969s Battle of Britain.  The most original aircraft I've seen in a WWII movie.
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Post by: Halo on September 15, 2010, 09:27:15 PM
The Beast (Russian tank takes wrong turn in Afghanistan)
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Post by: Guppy35 on September 16, 2010, 02:17:59 AM
Enemy At The Gates

Exactly two pages out of the book of the same name.  And then they changed it up.  Could have been a great film had they actually read the book.  Instead it was awful.