Author Topic: Your top five war movies (Read 1322 times)

Rich46yo · « **on:** March 02, 2008, 04:13:12 PM »

OK if you had to pick 5 of your all time favorite war movies what would they be?

I just screened "Das Boot" over the weekend, "actually made me think of starting this thread". This is an absolutely great war movie and is definitely in my top 5. Others would be "The Bridge Over the River Kwai". "Tora Tora Tora" is my fave all time flight movie. "All Quiet On the Western Front" is a gem. And last would probably be "Platoon".

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #1 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:14:50 PM »

You mean besides Patton, Kelly's Heroes, The Great Escape, MASH and Pvt Ryan?

I'll have to think.

edit>> and what's with all the air quotes?

Rino · « **Reply #2 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:19:37 PM »

Battle of Britain United Artists 1968

"repeat please"

trax1 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:25:35 PM »

Not sure it would be considered a movie but Band Of Brothers, a close second would be Patton.

C(Sea)Bass · « **Reply #4 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:29:03 PM »

Full Metal Jacket anbody?

Gixer · « **Reply #5 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:32:39 PM »

Das Boot and the Great Escape. That's it.

~~...-Gixer~~

trax1 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:33:46 PM »

"Casualties Of War" would be another.

USRanger · « **Reply #7 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:38:12 PM »

Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Platoon
The Longest Day
Gettysburg

Angus · « **Reply #8 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:55:22 PM »

HOW ABOUT 10?
In no particular order..
Dark Blue world
Das Boot
SPR
Flags/Letters from Iwo
Battle of Britain
The Big Red ONE
Enemy at the Gates
The Iron Cross
And..
Too late the Hero

Ooops, never got out of WW2. Should have said 15

Redlegs · « **Reply #9 on:** March 02, 2008, 05:24:29 PM »

Pvt. Ryan
Band of Bros.
Black Hawk Down
Battle of Britain
Letters from Iwo

Dace · « **Reply #10 on:** March 02, 2008, 05:54:59 PM »

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Originally posted by trax1
"Casualties Of War" would be another.

John Hynds · « **Reply #11 on:** March 02, 2008, 06:00:09 PM »

Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
We Were Soldiers
Stalingrad- from the same people who made Das Boot
Patton- although the combat scenes leave a litle bit to be desired. Would
actually tie this with The Longest Day
There's alot of good war flics out there kinda hard to narrow it down to five.

justguess · « **Reply #12 on:** March 02, 2008, 06:09:33 PM »

battleground
a midnight clear

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #13 on:** March 02, 2008, 06:15:38 PM »

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Originally posted by John Hynds
Patton- although the combat scenes leave a litle bit to be desired.

Patton is about the man, not the battles.

When he kisses the Captain on the forehead after the night battle and then goes on to explain about the carts and then says "I love it! God help me I do love it so"

When he says, "We're gonna keep fighting. Is that CLEAR? We're gonna attack all night, we're gonna attack the next morning. If we are not VICTORIOUS, let no man come back alive!"

His aide says, "You know General, sometimes the men don't know when you're acting... he replies "It's not important for them to know. It's only important for me to know."

These are the battle scenes.

Latrobe · « **Reply #14 on:** March 02, 2008, 06:17:14 PM »

#5 - Hot Shots!

#4 - Memphis Belle
#3 - Black Hawk Down
#2 - A Bridge too far
#1 - Pearl Harbor (yes it's a love story, but it's an awesome one!

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