BEST War Movies of All Time

[FallenAngel]

here they are in no specific order...

Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Band of Brothers (yeah, its like 11 hours long...so what?)
When Trumpets Fade (HBO origional)

and last but CERTAINLY not least.

Full Metal Jacket :)

anyone else got REALLY good ones?

[TacoDelRio]

I really enjoyed Black Hawk Down. It is my favorite movie, and it is special to me because I want to be a US Army Ranger. I'm starting my quest in a few months, when I join the US Army. I hope to be able to put my knowledge to work, gaining more knowledge!

I need to go rent that movie "Winter War", as I am a Russian "stuff" collector and Mosin Nagant collector, plus I am impressed by the Finn's incredible resilience under such extreme pressure, against so many Russians.

Oorah, guys. I'm out. p-)

[Ryan94]

Band of Brothers (it´s really cool altough it looks like if germans were stupid :roll:)
Bravo Two Zero (good movie, some mistakes but doesn´t mind much :P)
Full Metal Jacket (it´s just cool... woot)

Ok, that´s my aspect, Bye, David

[arnonymous]

well, it depends how you define "war movie". does it only play in a war setting, or is it about soldiers going to war?

apocalypse now, platoon, full metal jacket, thin red line are all artistic attempts to describe the horror of war (the horror! the horror!). i enjoy watching these movies a lot.

three kings, the pianist, steiner 1 are also some favorites of mine.

black hawk down, we were soldiers, et al are action movies in a war setting. bhd is cream of the crop, but just as an action movie. life is not an action movie. movies like these can be dangerous for naive people.

i did see hamburger hill once, but can't remember if it was good or bad.

ok, your turn.

[Ryan94]

BHD is an action movie? I think it shows very good how hard and bad war is... :|

Bye, Dave

[Vance]

The Pianist is a war movie?!

[JiJoMacLE45]

No particular order:
*Black Hawk Down
*Last of the Mohiccans
*Glory
*Band of Brothers
*The Longest Day
*Das Boot
******sburg
*Bravo Two Zero
*The Dirty Dozen
*Full Metal Jacket(just the basic training half, not the Vietnam war half)

[hood]

The Pianist was a good war movie because it shows what it's like being in the middle of a war as a non-combatant. It's a view that's not often shown.

[GearGod]

Do you guys know of any MODERN US MILITARY MOVIES? Black Hawk Down is probably the most popular.... Im not talking OLD wwii/vietnam/civil war stuff.. The ones I've seen so far are:

Black Hawk Down(75th ranger regiment)
3 Kings
Clear and Present Danger(More politics than action, but the "less than 15 minutes" of action is worth to see the entire movie for the light infantry recon squad, I think the movie sucked compared to the book becuase the action in the book couldve been made into a BHD type movie)

Anything else? Remember.. MODERN US MILITARY, dont even count action movies like matrix or swat movies

[...]

What about Braveheart? Or Gladiator( at least the first scene) They actually showed us clips of those movies at OCS to fire us up. My favorite and I am pretty sure every one else in my company's was a clip they showed us before each class:
http://www.grouchymedia.com/taliban/download.cfm

[JiJoMacLE45]

I forgot to add Tigerland to my list, and while it may not be the most technically correct movie ever made, all hale Top Gun. It has to be one of the greatest films, military, action, whatever genre you choose, of all time.

[Trigger]

In that same category I'd have to vote for Crimson Tide. When Denzel took out that Akula.....Yesssssss! woot

[a. enders]

Yeah,Top Gun is a good comedy.
;)

[Ichhabe]

There are so many good movies out there from any country. One that I'm almost ashamed that I forgot is the Red band of Courage.
Ok, it is an Black and White movie, made in 1950. But so what? It is still a very good movie. Though I know all you Americans know this book/movie, maybe some of the "foreigners" doesnt. I really reccomend this movie., due to the fact that it tell us an important story about human behaviour in time of dire stress. Here is a short summary:
"Based on Stephen Crane's classic novel, this is a story about a frightened boy, Henry Fleming (Audie) who went into battle and came out of it a man with courage. He's really scared on the inside but talks tough on the outside. He finds that being in battle causes him to panic and run away. He sees his comrades wounded and regards them in an envious way wishing that he too had a red badge of courage. He gathers back his courage and leads the men on an aggressive attack carrying the colors. He is later recognized by the general for leading the charge. This movie was directed by the legendary John Huston who insisted over the protests of studio executives that Audie play the lead role. This is one of Audie's finest performances. "

[StarvingStudent47]

Modern:
Black Hawk Down
Crimson Tide

Twentieth-Century Wars:
Full Metal Jacket
Born on the Fourth of July (more about the Vietnam Vet experience than the war, though)
A Bridge Too Far
Tora Tora Tora
All Quiet on the Western Front

Pre-Twentieth Century::
Glory
Barry Lyndon

[GearGod]

does crimson even involve military infantry/sf combat?

[StarvingStudent47]

does crimson even involve military infantry/sf combat?

No. But it's a "war" movie, and it's both fun to watch and plausible. I didn't see anything in the thread about "infantry/SF only."

[GearGod]

heh i think its pretty much "implied" because some airsofters can relate to infantry/sf combat becuase they do it when playing airsoft... submarine fans however, cant say the same

[Apogee]

I think thats BS. Airsoft is a game. Nothing less, nothing more. In no way does PLAYING airsoft put you on the same level with a soldier who trains night and day to go into combat. Sure they both envolve camo and tactical gear, but I think the harsh reality of what a soldier will one day face clearly delineates (spelling?) the two. Just my thoughts as a member of the military....

[a. enders]

Not just the opinion of a military person,USMA.You got the spelling on that,too. ;)

[GearGod]

"In no way does PLAYING airsoft put you on the same level with a soldier who trains night and day to go into combat"

I dindt say that. I said airsofters can relate to infantry/sf. I dindt say they are equal.

"Sure they both envolve camo and tactical gear"

And some military tactics too, some becuase of the lack of long distance shooting-which can be fixed by using MILES in addition to airsoft

What I was trying to say was that if one was a fan of infantry/sf they could get almost all the gear and weapon, start a team, train, and play against each other military style. That kind of simulation is only 2nd to the military's MILES/Simunition systems. The same can be said about video games. They can somewhat relate to 1)some of the gear that infantr/sf wears 2)some of the tactics that infantry/sf uses.

Remember, Any airsofter who considers themself equal to infantry/sf are usually EX-military.

BTW, whats USMA? US Marines A??

[StarvingStudent47]

heh i think its pretty much "implied" because some airsofters can relate to infantry/sf combat becuase they do it when playing airsoft... submarine fans however, cant say the same

I don't play airsoft, and didn't know this was a board specifically for airsoft players ;)

[GearGod]

maybe, but most would agree the majority of the photos on this website are infantry/sf. Take US Afghanistan gallery for example:

http://www4.aixgaming.com/opend/American_Forces_In_Afghanistan

Most are photos of infantry/sf units i.e. PERSONNEL and not subs etc. So when one asks "best war movies" I BELIVE that one would expect to see infantry/sf movies listed and not sub movies.. But starving student took it as a "best war movies in general" which I agree with him that its "plausible" :D

[StarvingStudent47]

maybe, but most would agree the majority of
Most are photos of infantry/sf units i.e. PERSONNEL and not subs etc. So when one asks "best war movies" I BELIVE that one would expect to see infantry/sf movies listed and not sub movies.

Key word being "most," not "all." In the Operation Anaconda collection, there's several shots of Cobra helicopters, some variety of a heavy tank, and pictures of giant smoke plumes (B-52s? Tomahawk missiles?). In the Somalia collection, there's tons of pictures of Black Hawks. In the Israel collection, there's a Merkava battle tank and an anti-aircraft turret. In the Chechnya collection, there's an artillery piece and an AA gun. In the Kuwait collection, there are quite a few tank photos.

So while I agree that this site is *primarily* aimed at infantry issues, I don't think I can be blamed for including Crimson Tide on my best war movies list. The "majority" of my list was infantry-oriented too ;)

[suppah]

Band of brothers
Saving private ryan
Black hawk down
winter war

Band of brothers episodes was really good and if you like ww2 movies, then you should go to rent winter war, that is pretty good war movie abaut fins, who were fighting against soviet forces in 1939-40.

[Dumpy]

here they are in no specific order...

Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Band of Brothers (yeah, its like 11 hours long...so what?)
When Trumpets Fade (HBO origional)

and last but CERTAINLY not least.

Full Metal Jacket :)

anyone else got REALLY good ones?

When we were soldiers and young. Great movie.

[Alpha54]

PROOF OF LIFE

This is not an all time war movie. It's not even a war movie, but it gives an insight to what special operations soldiers, especially SAS & CAG operators do after they retire from the military. If anyone has any book titles concerning this subject can you please post them. Thanks in advance. :)

[Dumpy]

PROOF OF LIFE

This is not an all time war movie. It's not even a war movie, but it gives an insight to what special operations soldiers, especially SAS & CAG operators do after they retire from the military. If anyone has any book titles concerning this subject can you please post them. Thanks in advance. :)

Are you talking about the movie when we were soldiers???? It has nothing to do with Special Operations.. It is the 7th cavarly... Yes it was a great movie, read up on some of the reviews. Alot of Nam vets said it's one of the most accurate movies to ever portray the true battles of nam...

[seventy6er]

* das boot
* BHD
* SPR
* 3 KINGS
to name a few

[Apogee]

USMA is the United States Military Academy, aka West Point

[Merik]

Errr Dumpy,read the dudes post again.It doesnt say anything about We Were Soliders.Proof of life has Russel Crowe and Meg Ryan in it and is based on a true story.

Not in order:
BHD
Battle Of The Bulge
Flying Tigers
Top Gun
Stripes
Saving Private Ryan
Sands Of Iwo Jima
The Dirty Dozen
Kelly's Heroes
Band Of Brothers
Crimson Tide
The Hunt For Red October
Platoon
Hamburger Hill
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Gladiator
Predator(yeah its sci-fi but a good war flick for the beginning)

[papabear]

To the other movies that have been put forward, I would add Cross of Iron. I don't know how realistic it is, but it was done by Sam Peckinpah, I think.

Also, Regeneration. I think that's the title for the U.S. release, but I may be wrong--that might be the title for the original Canadian? release. It stars Jonathan Pryce as a WWI army psychiatrist at an army hospital in the U.K. and is a fictional account of the friendship between Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sasson, both of whom were poets as well as soldiers. A good movie highlighting the horros of the First World War.

[Dumpy]

Errr Dumpy,read the dudes post again.It doesnt say anything about We Were Soliders.Proof of life has Russel Crowe and Meg Ryan in it and is based on a true story.

Not in order:
BHD
Battle Of The Bulge
Flying Tigers
Top Gun
Stripes
Saving Private Ryan
Sands Of Iwo Jima
The Dirty Dozen
Kelly's Heroes
Band Of Brothers
Crimson Tide
The Hunt For Red October
Platoon
Hamburger Hill
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Gladiator
Predator(yeah its sci-fi but a good war flick for the beginning)

Err Merik dude.. What's kicking? And people don't make mistakes??? :backhand:

[littleranger]

Hey, i know ive asked this question somewhere else, but dont remember where, therefore dont know where to find the answer.

When Wollcot's bird picks up Howe (i think) off the beach after catching Atto, He says: Nice man very smooth, then the sniper Gordon says: Single shot threw the engine block, then someone says somthing like: ****, thats a _______________. Does anyone know what he says and who says it???, Thanks any help is much appreciated.

[Minjin]

This line from BHD has been discussed elsewhere. Hoot says "****, that's a shame, that was a nice jeep."

[justuser]

here are some without too much hollywood bullsh.t:

Kokoda
Odd angry shot
Silmido

Russian movies sucks, there is even more unreal superman crap than in american movies, only exception I know is Brat 1(Brat 2 is crap), and Zvezda. I like realistic movies, so maybe somebody will like something else, it´s just fine

[Snoshi]

Nice necro posting

[justuser]

Nice necro posting

and what, still better than starting thread which already exists

[Kingswat]

Sink the Bismark
Patton
A Bridge Too Far
Das Boot
Dam Busters
Saving Private Ryan
Stalingrad
Letters From Iwo Jima

[timetraveller]

In which we serve
Ice cold in Alex
Dambusters
Bridge at remagen
Battle of the bulge
Patton
the longest day
the Cruel sea - the finest Naval film ever created
the Bridge over the river kwai
Come and see [ Russian Film
Band of brothers tv series
Winds of war and war and rememberance [ early 80's tv series based on the pacific campagin starrin Robert mitchum
Lawrence of Arabia
The Hill
the Malta story
Escape from sobibor [ sp ]
The Pianist
We dive at dawn
cockleshell heros
Dive Bomber
Flying leathernecks
Flyin tigers
Fighting seabee's
Back to battan
Sands of Iwo jima
Das Boot
633 sqdn [ you can never kill a squadron spoken by Harry andrews final line of the film ]
Tirpitz
Sink the bismark
Battle of Britain
Pork chop hill
Kellys heros
WHERE EAGLES DARE ...

And good many more ..

[khukuri]

You guys need to get a grip, stop watching these rubbish hollywood movies and open your eyes on whats out there. Ok theres alot of good hollywood stuff I agree.

timetraveller is spot on!


If you can find Iranian warmovies from Iran/Iraq war they are the best! They are filmed italian neo realistic style, no heroes or famous filmstars. Just the camera, the small bou with the bayonett in the ground, the special forces commando trying to pass by iraqi soilders in the marshes. etc small stories that link together to something big. No supermen, no rambos and not much allah either. Pure ****ing quality.


My list








All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Probably one of the best war movies ever, youll never notice its from 1930. It captures the spirit of conscripts very well + reaction from wannabe civilians, simply this movie is a must watch.

Voyina awesome russian movie

Casualties of War (1989) - A bit liberal but has points.

The Desert Rats (1953) Youre not a true anzac unless you seen this

Enemy at the Gates (2001) Wonderfull cinematics of stalingrad


Framom främsta linjen (2004) Winter war basicly

Jarhead (2005) One of the few movies than can realisticly capture soilder sentiment and the "feeling in the group/unit"
'

Kagemusha (1980) Master akira kurosawas japanese wars.

No Man's Land (2001) Pure quality of balkan tragedy, un soilders see this.

Untergang, Der (2004) Quality officers and death of hitler.


Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) Insurgency, Insurgency Insurgency

Apocalypse Now (1979) I like it but few of our military fans fail to realize that this movie is a liberal bias trying to paint all soilders as nutters.


Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925) Battleship potemkin, see it!

Battle of the Bulge (1965)

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

The Bunker (2001)

Cross of Iron (1977)

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

Empire of the Sun (1987)


The Great Escape (1963)


The Killing Fields (1984)


Platoon (1986)

Southern Comfort (1981)



Xi chu bawang (1994)

Battle of Britain (1969)

The Beast of War (1988) russian



The Colditz Story (1955)

The Cruel Sea (1953)

The Dam Busters (1955)

Dunkirk (1958)


The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Kelly's Heroes (1970)


The Misfit Brigade (1987)

Reach for the Sky (1956)

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Lawrence of arabia aswell

[The_Android]

Talvisota (The Winter War)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/

A realistic and touching movie.

[Alin]

Here is a few titles that I feel are worthy of mention:

The Green Berets
The Devil's Brigade
Heartbreak Ridge
Navy Seals

[GreatWarAZUS]

What, no 'Zulu'...? Come on..!

-GreatWarAZ

[justuser]

Silmido guys, Silmido

[orange]

...
Framom främsta linjen (2004) Winter War
...
Kagemusha (1980) Master akira kurosawas japanese wars.
...
No Man's Land (2001) Pure quality of balkan tragedy, un soilders see this.
...

These movies are spot on! Gotta love "Framom Främsta Linjen".. Although, it doesn't take place during the Winterwar but instead the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944.

It is also know as:

Beyond Enemy Lines (International: English title)
Beyond the Front Line (International: English title)
Etulinjan edessä (Finland)

Another great movie that noone has mentioned yet is "Taeguk Gi" (english title: Brotherhood of War). South Korean flick about the Korean War. Awesome..

[RallyPointCebu]

mine is "Everything about Anna" !!!! hehehehe

[khukuri]

wow many tips you can gather from here. Any balkan people heard of themovie

Kapitan Mikula ?

Comments?

[timetraveller]

Cheers

I remember reading in the one of the dvd mags that " Southern Comfort " has been re released on Special Edt format ..

I never knew untill i read it when the film was first shown there was few battles between those In Reserve units and those from the Marsh areas .. because of that it got pulled from the Cinema's then re-released again in but less resentment between the two ..

Quality film .. Cult classic imo , And Guns of Navarone .. i wonder if the Guns will ever be raised .. from the Med ..or has there been under sea footage take of the Guns ..

[timetraveller]

Here is a few titles that I feel are worthy of mention:

The Green Berets +
The Devil's Brigade
Heartbreak Ridge
Navy Seals+


+The Duke may be one of my fav actors but the film is so one sided ..but still quality to watch

+Navy Seals , charlie sheen , michael Bein the film was good too far fetched .. but still entertaining ..

[RallyPointCebu]

Heres the all time down the drain favorite. DELTA FARCE!

heres the all time ROXORRR. TEAM AMERICA!

[timetraveller]

wow many tips you can gather from here. Any balkan people heard of themovie

Kapitan Mikula ?

Comments?


The problem with the film Industry .. The marketin only concentrates on UK/US financed films ..

It's very hard to find Foregin films shown in the Cinema unless there backed with US/UK money

City of God -Brazillian Film , You wouldn't see such a film made of this quality in America never mind the Uk ..
Only in the mags that foreign films get some coverage ..

Another film called " the Terrorist .." An Indian film won a few awards and the US John Malkovich made sure it got a US release ..

released thro www.tartanvideo.com (http://www.tartanvideo.com) back in 02

[bluedog]

A few others...

The Big Red One - It gets hokey and tends to overdramatization at times, but the basic truth still comes through.

Empire of the Sun - Another side to battle and combat.

Der Untergang - A dramatic view of the perverse insanity of the Nazi regime.

[Hecatonchiros]

These movies are spot on! Gotta love "Framom Främsta Linjen".. Although, it doesn't take place during the Winterwar but instead the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944.

It is also know as:

Beyond Enemy Lines (International: English title)
Beyond the Front Line (International: English title)
Etulinjan edessä (Finland)

IMO Beyond Enemy Lines is the worst finnish war movie I've seen, right after Rukajärven Tie/Ambush. Talvisota/Winter War (The longer cut) and both versions of Tuntematon Sotilas/Unknown Soldier are by far superior compared to those two.

Talvisota has typical finnish film-making clumsiness in it, but it's still better.

http://www.youtube.com/v/x5ySfEWmrLo

Åke Lindman, the director of Beyond Enemy Lines, is making a new war movie, called Tali-Ihantala, which will be in theatres this christmas. Hopefully it will be better than Beyond Enemy Lines. Apparently, it's going to be the most expensive finnish movie since Talvisota...

[Herrmannek]

The Pianist was a good war movie because it shows what it's like being in the middle of a war as a non-combatant. It's a view that's not often shown.

Na hood, all European war movies are like that, I agree Pianist is pretty damn good one compared to all this euro crap...

I myself like Thin Red Line, except letters to home part, can't stand this cheap-poor trick in any sort of movies. On other hand when it comes to favorite scene in a war movie I liked "video from home" in Jarhead, probably only decent scene in the whole movie :)

[PaulClift]

The Cruel Sea, I love that film, out of all the b+w films I sat watching on afternoon sick from school as a kid, that one sticks in my mind.

[JKD]

I don't know about "best" war movies, it's all subjective, but here are some of my favorites:

Kelly's Heroes
The Dirty Dozen
A Bridge Too Far
Saving Private Ryan
The Great Raid
Glory
Empire of the Sun
Band of Brothers
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Patton
Hambuger Hill
We Were Soldiers

[sp2c]

Kelly's Heroes ftw!

[jamesp]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TN9VWS7XL._SS500_.jpg

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/519BX3C9VAL._SS500_.jpg


I like war films, but I really don't know too many. I'll have to check some of the films listed here sometime.

[sp2c]

I thought Courage under fire was pretty good as well

http://www.impawards.com/1996/posters/courage_under_fire.jpg

[California Joe]

Christ, this thread was started before there even was an Off Topic forum.

Moved.

[gaijinsamurai]

One movie that I haven't seen mentioned, that's worth seeing, is The Sand Pebbles, with Steve McQueen.

[PsychoMantis]

Hamburger Hill. Btw are there any movies that has a Nazi Soldiers POV? I would think it would be pretty rare to find a movie like that.

[baboon6]

Hamburger Hill. Btw are there any movies that has a Nazi Soldiers POV? I would think it would be pretty rare to find a movie like that.

Cross of Iron
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074695/

[sp2c]

Hamburger Hill. Btw are there any movies that has a Nazi Soldiers POV? I would think it would be pretty rare to find a movie like that.

Das Boot?

http://www.student.dfh.dk/aktiviteter/ffk/Plakater/Das%20Boot%20plakat.jpg

[baboon6]

One movie that I haven't seen mentioned, that's worth seeing, is The Sand Pebbles, with Steve McQueen.

Hell is for Heroes is also pretty good, with Steve McQueen, Harry Guardino, James Coburn...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056062/

[drinking das boot]

Der Untergang

http://www.cineclub.de/images/2004/09/der-untergang-p.jpg

[drinking das boot]

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/europa-europa-DVDcover.jpg

[drinking das boot]

http://www.wwiilectureinstitute.com/films/stalingrad.jpg

[drinking das boot]

http://imagesource.art.com:80/images/-/The-Bridge-on-the-River-Kwai-Poster-C10292645.jpeg

[drinking das boot]

http://www.rentflix.it/img/copertine/u_3142_84_charlie_mopic.jpg

[drinking das boot]

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/paths-of-glory-DVDcover.jpg

[drinking das boot]

http://infolab.stanford.edu/~prasanna/dmc/collapse/drstrangelove.jpg

[drinking das boot]

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~ifilm/IMG-NoMansLand.jpg

http://home.blarg.net/~dr_z/Movie/Posters/Reproductions/El_Cid_Rep.jpg

http://www.shaolinchamber.com/images/covers/Cover_Scans/SevenSamurai_Neil.jpg

[PsychoMantis]

Thanks for providing the German movies. I forgot Das Boot. Great movie.

[zonk]

Monty python and the holy grail
enemy at the gates
red dawn
saving private ryan
a bridge too far
*****sburg
Of God's and Generals
platoon
operation homeland
the good the bad and the ugly
blackhawk down
hamburger hill
glory
hunt for red october
the patriot

[drinking das boot]

heres a list:
1. Apocalypse Now - (1979, Francis Ford Coppola, V) (Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, M. Brando)
2. All Quiet on the Western Front - (1930, Lewis Milestone, WWI) (Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim)
3. Saving Private Ryan - (1998, Steven Spielberg, WWII) (Tom Hanks, Edward Burns)
4. Schindler's List - (1993, Steven Spielberg, WWII) (Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley)
5. Platoon - (1986, Oliver Stone, V) (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen)
6. The Bridge on the River Kwai - (1957, David Lean, WWII) (Alec Guinness, William Holden)
7. Patton - (1970, Franklin J. Schaffner, WWII) (George C. Scott, Karl Malden)
8. The Dirty Dozen - (1967, Robert Aldrich, WWII) (Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas)
9. The Longest Day - (1962,Ken Annakin, WWII) (John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum)
10. From Here to Eternity - (1953, Fred Zinnemann, WWII) (Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift)
11. Sergeant York - (1941, Howard Hawks, WWI) (Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan)
12. Full Metal Jacket - (1987, Stanley Kubrick, V) (Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin)
13. The Great Escape - (1963, John Sturges, WWII) (Steve McQueen, James Garner)
14. Das Boot - (1981, W. Ger. Wolfgang Peterson, WWII) (Jurgen Procnow)
15. The Deer Hunter - (1978, Michael Cimino, V) (Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep)
16. Battleship Potemkin (1925, Sergei Eisenstein, Odessa revolt-1905) (Alexander Antonov)
17. A Bridge Too Far - (1977, Richard Attenborough, WWII) (Dirk Bogarde, Michael Caine)
18. The Thin Red Line - (1998, Terrence Malick, WWII) (Sean Penn, Nick Nolte)
19. The Guns of Navarone - (1961, J. Lee Thompson, WWII) (Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn)
20. Open City - (1945, Roberto Rossellini, WWII) (Vito Annicchiarico, Nando Bruno)
21. Midway - (1976, Jack Smight, WWII) (Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Toshiro Mifune)
22. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - (1944, Mervyn LeRoy, WWII) (Van Johnson, Robert Walker)
23. Stalag 17 - (1953, Billy Wilder, WWII) (William Holden, Otto Preminger)
24. Tora! Tora! Tora! - (1970, Richard Fleischer, WWII) (Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten)
25. Black Hawk Down - (2001, Ridley Scott, Somalia) (Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett)
26. Where Eagles Dare - (1969, Brian G. Hutton, WWII) (Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood)
27. Battle of Britain - (1969, Guy Hamilton, WWII) (Michael Caine, R. Shaw, Laurence Olivier)
28. The Story of G.I. Joe - (1945, William Wellman, WWII) (Robert Mitchum, Burgess Meredith)
29. The Desert Fox - (1951, Henry Hathaway, WWII) (James Mason, Richard Boone)
30. Paths Of Glory - (1957, Stanley Kubrick, WWI) (Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker)
31. Wings - (1927, William Wellman, WWI) (Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Gary Cooper)
32. Battleground - (1949, William Wellman, WWII) (Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalban)
33. In Harm's Way - (1965, Otto Preminger, WWII) (John Wayne, Kirk Douglas)
34. MacArthur - (1977, Joseph Sargent, WWII, K) (Gregory Peck, Ed Flanders)
35. Pork Chop Hill - (1959, Lewis Milestone, Korea) (Gregory Peck, George Peppard)
36. The Blue Max - (1966, John Guillermin, WWI) (George Peppard, James Mason)
37. The Desert Rats - (1953, Robert Wise, WWII) (Richard Burton, James Mason)
38. The Big Red One - (1980, Samuel Fuller, WWII) (Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine)
39. Battle of the Bulge - (1965, Ken Annakin, WWII) (Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw)
40. The Train - (1965, John Frankenheimer, WWII) (Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield)
41. Back to Bataan - (1944, Edward Dmytryk, WWII) (John Wayne, Anthony Quinn)
42. They Were Expendable - (1945, John Ford, WWII) (Robert Montgomery, John Wayne)
43. Guadalcanal Diary - (1943, Lewis Seiler, WWII) (Preston Foster, Anthony Quinn)
44. Closely Watched Trains - (1966, Czech., Jirí Menzel, WWII) (Vaclav Neckar, Jitka Bendova)
45. Sink the Bismarck - (1960, Lewis Gilbert,WWII) (Kenneth More, Dana Wynter)
46. The Dawn Patrol - (1938, Edmund Goulding, WWI) (Errol Flynn, David Niven)
47. Sahara - (1943, Zoltan Korda, WWII) (Humphrey Bogart, Lloyd Bridges)
48. Soldier of Orange - (1978, Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven, WWII) (Rutger Hauer)
49. In Which We Serve - (1942, Noel Coward, David Lean, WWII) (Noel Coward, John Mills)
50. The Young Lions - (1958, Edward Dmytryk, WWII) (Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift)
51. Battle Cry - (1955, Raoul Walsh, WWII) (Van Heflin, James Whitmore, Anne Francis)
52. The Boys in Company C - (1977, Sidney J. Furie, V) (Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens)
53. To Hell and Back - (1955, Jesse Hibbs, WWII) (Audie Murphy, David Janssen)
54. Halls of Montezuma - (1950, Lewis Milestone, WWII) (Richard Widmark, Karl Malden)
55. The Lost Patrol - (1943, John Ford, WWI) (Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff)
56. Destination Tokyo - (1943, Delmer Daves, WWII) (Cary Grant, John Forsythe)
57. The Bridges at Toko-Ri - (1954, Mark Robson, K) (William Holden, Mickey Rooney)
58. The Fighting Sullivans - (1944, Lloyd Bacon, WWII) (Thomas Mitchell, Ward Bond)
59. Sands of Iwo Jima - (1949, Allan Dwan, WWII) (John Wayne, John Agar)
60. Flying Leathernecks - (1951, Nicholas Ray, WWII) (John Wayne, Robert Ryan)
61. Kelly's Heroes - (1970, Brian G. Hutton, WWII) (Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland)
62. The Bridge at Remagen - (1969, John Guillermin, WWII) (George Segal, Robert Vaughn)
63. Operation Pacific - (1951, George Waggner, WWII) (John Wayne, Patricia Neal)
64. Memphis Belle - (1990, Michael Caton-Jones, WWII) (Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz)
65. The Caine Mutiny - (1954, Edward Dmytryk, WWII) (Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer)
66. Von Ryan's Express - (1965, Mark Robson, WWII) (Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard)
67. Wake Island - (1942, John Farrow, WWII) (Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey)
68. Courage Under Fire - (1996, Edward Zwick, Iraq'91) (Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan)
69. Objective, Burma! - (1945, Raoul Walsh, WWII) (Errol Flynn, Henry Hull)
70. Twelve O'Clock High - (1949, Henry King, WWII) (Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe)
71. Run Silent, Run Deep - (1958, Robert Wise, WWII) (Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster)
72. Gallipoli - (1981, Australia, Peter Weir, WWI) (Mel Gibson, Mark Lee)
73. The Tuskegee Airmen - (1995, Robert Markowitz, WWII) (Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne)
74. 633 Squadron - (1964, Walter Grauman, WWII) (Cliff Robertson, Harry Andrews)
75. Cross of Iron - (1977, Sam Peckinpah, WWII) (James Coburn, James Mason)
76. Kanal - (1957, Andrzej Wajda, WWII) (Wienczyslaw Glinski)
77. Force 10 From Navarone - (1978, Guy Hamilton, WWII) (Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford)
78. Casualties of War - (1989, Brian De Palma, V) (Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox)
79. The Sand Pebbles - (1966, Robert Wise, China uprising 1926) (Steve McQueen)
80. Hell Is For Heroes - (1962, Don Siegel WWII) (Steve McQueen, James Coburn)
81. Too Late the Hero - (1969, Robert Aldrich, WWII) (Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott)
82. A Rumor of War - (1980, Richard T. Heffron, V) (Brad Davis, Brian Dennehy)
83. A Midnight Clear - (1992, Keith Gordon, WWII) (Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise)
84. Three Kings - (1999, David O. Russell, Iraq'91) (George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg)
85. Dunkirk - (1958, Leslie Norman, WWII) (John Mills, Richard Attenborough)
86. Behind Enemy Lines - (2001, John Moore, Bosnia) (Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman)
87. The Story of Dr. Wassell - (1944, Cecil B. DeMille, WWII) (Gary Cooper, Laraine Day)
88. The Green Berets - (1968, Ray Kellogg, V) (John Wayne, David Janssen)
89. Windtalkers - (2002, John Woo, WWII) (Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater)
90. Enemy at the Gates - (2001, Jean-Jacques Annaud WWII) (Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris)
91. Operation Crossbow - (1965, Michael Anderson, WWII) (George Peppard, Sophia Loren)
92. The Naked and the Dead - (1958, Raoul Walsh, WWII) (Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson)
93. King Rat - (1965, Bryan Forbes, WWII) (George Segal, Denholm Elliott)
94. Jarhead - (2005, Sam Mendes, Desert Storm) (Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal)
95. Stalingrad - (1992, Joseph Vilsmaier, WWII) (Dominique Horwitz)
96. Torpedo Run - (1958, Joseph Pevney, WWII) (Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine)
97. Heartbreak Ridge - (1986, Clint Eastwood, Grenada) (Clint Eastwood, Mario Van Peebles)
98. A Walk in the Sun - (1945, Lewis Milestone, WWII) (Dana Andrews, Lloyd Bridges)
99. Castle Keep - (1969, Sydney Pollack, WWII) (Burt Lancaster, Peter Falk)
100. U-571 - (2000, Jonathan Mostow, WWII) (Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton)

[Buckeye67]

The Lighthorsemen
Gallipoli
Breaker Morant
The Odd, Angry Shot

Anyone who likes a war movie should watch these, if you haven't already. If you have - watch them again. p-)

Also check out the mini-series: ANZACs: The War Down Under

[bd popeye]

Big Daddy's Popeyes all time favorite war movies...In no particular order.

Glory(1989)...The best ever.

The Enemy Below

Das Boot

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Stalag 17

The Patriot

The Four Feathers(original 1939)

Casablanca

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Mr Roberts

The Dirty Dozen

The Guns of Navarone

The Battle of the Bulge

Patton

Sink The Bismarck

From Here to Eternity

The Sands of Iwo Jima

Flying Tigers

Pork Chop Hill

I've never seen many of the movies you fellows have mentioned. The Patriot is the newest one I have seen. Terrfic film. Rent it!

Of all those movies on that list go rent "Glory"(1989) Starring Danzel Washington, Morgan Freeman & Mattew Broderick. The best and most accurate film on the US Civil war ever produced.

[Young-kiwi]

I add a little NZ flavour... UTU (1983)

Based During the New Zealand Wars.

http://www.nzvideos.org/utu.JPG

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086497/

[helomech]

Apocolypse Now
Hamburger Hill
Saving Private Ryan
Band Of Brothers
Black Hawk Down
300(I just saw it for the first time two days ago)

[Superking]

http://www.rentflix.it/img/copertine/u_3142_84_charlie_mopic.jpg

I'd love to see it if it wasn't for the fact that every version I've found have been in italian. Downloaded all versions on eMule for 2 weeks only to wind up with every dubbed version known to mankind.

Label you crap people!

[Shadow NX]

One of the best war movies ive seen so far was definatly Letters from Iwo-Jima.

You really could feel how intense this battle was and how strong a will to survive can be.

Found it so good that i watched it again later in the original japanese subtitled version.

[SamDamon]

http://services.windowsmedia.com/dvdcover/cov150/drt100/t110/t11062233s1.jpg

[SSNordost]

Talvisota has typical finnish film-making clumsiness in it, but it's still better.


Um, could you be more precise? What are the clumsy things in Talvisota? The only thing that bothers me is the few petrol bomb explosions just before the first battle and towards the end of the film.

[justuser]

just saw "Southern comfort", pretty interesting movie, gotta love that swampy woods:-)

[Abrams_MBT]

Hi

i'm looking for a WW2 movie.

this is a Black and White movie where the whole scenario is set up in the desert. It's a tank (desert rat?) which is lost in the desert looking for water. In the search, the crew finds some lost ally and eny soldiers and decides to help them. he also takes down a nazi plane and decides to help the pilot. At the end of the movie, all eny soldiers are surrounding the lone tank, holding a well, and eny soldiers then surrender to the tank because of thirsty.

Does anybody remember what movie it was?

thank you

[JKD]

Hi

i'm looking for a WW2 movie.

this is a Black and White movie where the whole scenario is set up in the desert. It's a tank (desert rat?) which is lost in the desert looking for water. In the search, the crew finds some lost ally and eny soldiers and decides to help them. he also takes down a nazi plane and decides to help the pilot. At the end of the movie, all eny soldiers are surrounding the lone tank, holding a well, and eny soldiers then surrender to the tank because of thirsty.

Does anybody remember what movie it was?

thank you

I think you're talking about Sahara with Humphey Bogart

[matthew.manhorn]

Movies that I've watched...

American: Black Hawk Down, Band of Brothers

Russian: Ballad of a Soldier, Voyna

German: Downfall

Chinese: Assembly

British: Bridge too Far

[2T271_USAF]

A Bridge Too Far
Battle of Britain
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket
Tora Tora Tora
The Bedford Incident
Black Hawk Down
Band of Brothers
MASH (for the slightly dark lighter side)
Apocolypse Now
Hamburger Hill
The Deer Hunter

I could go on and on...

[2T271_USAF]

OOOhhhhh.... How could I forget...

ZULU!!

[Wally1967]

What about Starship Troopers?

Blood Oath

A Bridge too far

Tora Tora Tora

The Desert Rats

The light Horsemen

The Rats of Tobruk

Gallipoli

Where Eagles Dare

Waterloo

The Bedford Incident

The Bridge at Ramagen

Ice Station Zebra

Getteysburg

The Horse Soldiers

Zulu and Zulu Dawn

Wildgeese

Band of Brothers

and list goes on heh....

[Rawhide]

Zulu is one of many favorites for me

Michael Caine is amazing and so is Stanley Baker

And so is everything else in this masterpiece

[Sousuke]

Don't tell me that most of you didnt watch "We Were Soldiers". I realy enjoyed that one :)

[2T271_USAF]

Don't tell me that most of you didnt watch "We Were Soldiers". I realy enjoyed that one :)

Doh... Of course I watched that one. It is REALLY good. And as for Starship Troopers... You have GOT to be kidding me!

[Sousuke]

Doh... Of course I watched that one. It is REALLY good.
It takes the "Masterpeace" tag in my book. Also, "Saviour (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120070/)" is a definite must watch, a great movie.

[Wally1967]

Doh... Of course I watched that one. It is REALLY good. And as for Starship Troopers... You have GOT to be kidding me!

The Original Starship troopers is a good movie
but the 2nd movie is crap and I heard the 3rd movie is also crap!

[Bringer of Greater Things]

I'm going to have to say that Glory is the best war film ever.
It's a great film on so many levels, and even gets a good performance out of Matthew Broderick.

[Lokos]

'Charging Fort Wagner' - the scene and the accompanying orchestral piece make for a spine-chilling, emotional experience. If not the best, then Glory is certainly oneof the best war movies of all time.

L.

[Johnny_H02]

'Charging Fort Wagner' - the scene and the accompanying orchestral piece make for a spine-chilling, emotional experience. If not the best, then Glory is certainly oneof the best war movies of all time.

L.

Even though the movie at times has dubious historical qualities, it still represents the unit extremely well and that last battle in particular is a great scene, I agree entirely.

My favourite War Movies are.

1.Zulu
2.Bridge too Far
3.Battle of Britain

[rodin_hsu]

1. Saving Private Ryan.
2. Band of Brother. (BOB)
3. Platoon. (Oliver Stone)
-- I am surprised this movie is not so popular here. IMHO, this could be the best Vietnam War movie, though might not be political right in U.S., way better than 'We were soldiers' (a political right movie).
4. Forrest Gump.
-- Although this is not really a War movie, the Vietnam War scene in this movie had made me believed that the director were able to produce a Vietnam War version of Saving Private Ryan.
5. Tora! Tora! Tora!
-- Much better than 'Pearl Harbor'.
6. Hamburger Hill.
7. Apocalypse Now.
8. Empire of the Sun
9. Enemy at the Gates
10. Black Hawk Down.
...

[Steelersfan413]

I'm surprised it took me so long to see A Bridge Too Far, but it's by far the best War Movie I've ever seen.

[orange]

I'm surprised it took me so long to see A Bridge Too Far, but it's by far the best War Movie I've ever seen.
QFT!

I haven't seen it in a couple of years though and I do belive that I need to buy. Now!

And We Were Soldiers..? Eh... I mean, nice action movie and all that. The explosions are jolly and everything but, and this is a big but, why didn't they make it good? Crap movie.

[pogue]

A great war/spy flick is Operation Daybreak starring Timothy Bottoms. It was made in the 70's and it's about the assasination of Hydrich in WWII occupied Prauge by a group of British trained assasins. It's based on true events with only minor embelishment.

Some of my favorites (keep in mind that this is just entertainment)

BHD
Saving Private Ryan
Tears of the Sun
The Beast
Tora Tora Tora
We Were Soldiers...
Bat 21
Uncommon Valor
A Bridge Too Far
Dirty Dozen
Kelly's Heros
Rambo 1-4 (yes I said Rambo)
Commando (I just can't help it)
Red Dawn
Men of War (better than you would think)
A Bright Shining Lie
Enemy at the Gates
Sniper 1 + 2 (2 is actually better than it should be, 3 was crap)

That's all I can think of right now

[Pommelhorse]

I'm going to have to say "Glory".

I mean come on. Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Ferris Buller. Best cast ever.

Denzel won his first Oscar for this movie, one which he rightly deserved.

[Jaguar]

'Charging Fort Wagner' - the scene and the accompanying orchestral piece make for a spine-chilling, emotional experience. If not the best, then Glory is certainly oneof the best war movies of all time.

L.

Add to that the regiment's gospel party before the battle and I completely agree.

Edit: Sam Peckinpah´s Cross of Iron also deserves a mention.

[Polygon]

I'd say Apocalypse Now is my personal all time favorite. Not accurate, anti-war, but still a brilliant piece of film making with many memorable scenes.

[smalltownboy911]

Downfall
Letters from Iwo Jima
Windtalkers
Flags of our Fathers
Conspiracy
All are worth watching more than once.

[mr. kurien]

bridge too far
pearl harbour

[Arfah]

In no particular order, except for "ZULU"

1. Zulu (alot of inaccuracies though)
2. Saving private Ryan
3. A bridge too far
4. 9th Company (Russian language)
5. The Star (Russian language)
6. Ice Cold in Alex (Sir John Mills)
7. The Dambusters (Richard Todd)
8. Went the day well
9. The way ahead (David Niven)
10. Dunkirk (Sir John Mills)

Although not in my top ten, I'll give the "Kakoda Trail" a special mention.

Personally, I think alot of the Vietnam War films are lame.

My "Worst War Film" would be 'The Green Berets.' Sorry Duke.

As a footnote, any film with Sir John Mills is excellent but that's just my opinion.

[sinophile]

I need something new to watch or I'm never going to use the treadmill I just bought. Any suggestions for the 10 best war movies of all time?

[J4ckRy4n]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=172&highlight=movies

There should be few suggestions..

[Fisker]

..........

[Fisker]

Das Boot
Stalingrad
When Trumpets Fade
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930 version)
The Thin Red Line
Assembly
No Man´s Land
9th Company
Letters From Iwo Jima

[Jµµso]

Cruel Sea
http://www.youtube.com/v/8OMcV3qgI08

[antiallegory]

Tropic Thunder

[wicked_hind]

My opinion is that this topic should've been put in Off-Topic & Humor instead of the Photos & Videos section. Just my two pennies.




But....if you can find it, I reccomend The Wild Geese

[Laconian]

I've moved this to OT & H, although the other thread focused on a magazine's list. This one will be for your picks for a top 10.

Here's my list not in order of merit:
1. Northwest Passage (French & Indian War)
2. The Longest Day - maybe not the most historically accurate but ginormous in scope
3. Sands of Iwo Jima
4. The Dirty Dozen
5. The Devil's Brigade
6. A Bridge Too Far (same as Longest Day)
7. Hell is For Heroes
8. We Were Soldiers
9. Blackhawk Down
10. Twelve O'clock High

[sinophile]

awesome... looking forward to more suggestions. thanks.

[Digital Marine]

1. Band of Brothers ( i know it isn't a movie but it's amazing)
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Blackhawk Down
4. Apocalypse Now
5. A Bridge Too Far
6. Full Metal Jacket
7. We Were Soldiers
8. Where Eagles Dare
9. Platoon
10. The Longest Day

[Vehemence]

Stalingrad
Der Untergang (Downfall)

[Johnny_H02]

Best war movie of all time, Zulu (1963) with Jack Hawkins, Michael Caine, Stanley Baker.
Seek this movie out, watch and enjoy!

[Bro Jangles]

no particular order

platoon
great escape
Apocalypse now
Von Ryan Express
To hell and Back
Mr Roberts
The Caine Mutiny
The Green Berets
Red Dawn
we were soilders

[Dinges]

The Deer Hunter.

[kramer]

In no order.

Apocalypse now
Full Metal Jacket
The thin red line
Stalingrad
Vinterkriege(finnish movie about the winter war)
Platoon
Der Untergang
The ninth legion
Bravo Two Zero

and many more

[12oclock]

Here's my list........


Platoon
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Stalingrad
The Longest Day
Glory
The Thin Red Line
Memphis Belle
When Trumpets Fade
Full Metal Jacket

[TOWguy]

Stripes.............

[Izmirlian]

#1 Thin Red Line (Best war picture made to date)

#2 Black Hawk Down

[California Joe]

Last of the Mohicans

Lac, I can't believe you left off Kelly's Heroes. :)

[Laconian]

Last of the Mohicans

Lac, I can't believe you left off Kelly's Heroes. :)

DOH! *bangs head on computer desk* "WOOF, WOOF. That's my other dog imitation."

I can probably make about 2 or 3 top ten lists for this topic.

[kuttless]

Saving Private Ryan

Black Hawk Down

The Longest Day are the ones that come to mind.

[quinsen]

Still missing: Das Boot.

[Eknytz]

The Deer Hunter.
you have got to be kidding me.

[Ought Six]

In addition to others already mentioned....

Lawrence of Arabia
Midway
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Sargent York
To Hell and Back
30 Seconds Over Toyko
Patton
McAuthur
The Dawn Patrol
Bridge On the River Kwai

[dlat83]

Rob Schneider in "Naked Dawn"...

[Migs]

http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg140/scaled.php?server=140&filename=200pxernestarmy.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480 (http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4553/200pxernestarmy.jpg)

[Bia]

Der Untergang (Downfall)
A very well made film IMHO.
I DLed a copy after renting it.





I also really loved "Where Eagles Dare"... I have played Castle Wolfenstein for years and saw Eagles.... and saw where many of the games ideas/schemes came from.

[Johnny_H02]

A very well made film IMHO.
I DLed a copy after renting it.





I also really loved "Where Eagles Dare"... I have played Castle Wolfenstein for years and saw Eagles.... and saw where many of the games ideas/schemes came from.
That is a fantastic movie, every time I watch it I get lost in it.
That Castle they filmed it at is possibly one of the best film/locations I've ever seen. Richard Burton & Clint Eastwood is pure win all across the board.

[Laconian]

I have to amend my list. Not sure what I'm taking off but Battleground and The Best Years of Our Lives must go on the list.

[Marsuitor]

I'm surprized to see The Thin Red Line only mentioned twice in this thread so far. My favorite film to date, and no, don't start comparing it with any other warfilm out there. It's not supposed to be an action-packed film full of realistic gore and sexy scenes like BHD or whatever.

[12oclock]

I'm surprized to see The Thin Red Line only mentioned twice in this thread so far. My favorite film to date, and no, don't start comparing it with any other warfilm out there. It's not supposed to be an action-packed film full of realistic gore and sexy scenes like BHD or whatever.
I counted atelast 3 times including mine. But ya you're right, it is a moving picture. Especially the scene where Woody Harrelson Blows his ass off with the frag.

[PeterRJG]

In no particular order..

Hell in the Pacific
The Odd Angry Shot
Apocalypse Now
BHD
Patton

[CG51]

Cross of Iron
Das Boot
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
Flags of Our Fathers
Black Hawk Down
Enemy at the Gates
Letters from Iwo Jima
Saving Private Ryan

The Beast

Platoon use to be in there, got replaced by Letters from Iwo Jima.

Also, if you like black and white movies, seek, The Bedford Incident.

[Dinges]

you have got to be kidding me.

No , I am not kidding. Last time I heard , war is about people and people have lives after war.

Instead of contributing you just flame. Let me guess? Your fav must be Battlefield Earth.

[dlat83]

Thin Red Line
Das Boot

Two of the greats!!!

[kk111]

- Thin Red Line
- Black Hawk Down
- Platoon
- Stalingrad
- The Longest Day

[SrB-23Q]

Hot Shots ................

[SrB-23Q]

1.(1998) Saving Private Ryan
2.(1986) Platoon
3.(1996) Pretty Village Pretty Flame - Serbo-Croatian Language
4.(1969) Battle of Neretva - Serbo-Croatian Language
5.(2001) Enemy at the Gates
6.(2002) We Were Soldiers
7.(1964) Mars na Drinu (Battle of Cer) - Serbo-Croatian Language
8.(2001) No Mans Land - Serbo-Croatian Language
9.(1989) Casualties of War
10.(2001) Black Hawk Down

[davey2187]

I just watched The Lost Battalion, it was excellent

[Britishhawk]

I've never seen many of the movies you fellows have mentioned. The Patriot is the newest one I have seen. Terrfic film. Rent it!


I thought The Patriot was bloody awful, the only good thing was the soundtrack!

[Bia]

I thought The Patriot was bloody awful, the only good thing was the soundtrack!
It was great... watching the redcoat officers confused and insulted with guerilla tactics.

The love story parts were lame... great battle scenes though.

[Anthony91]

Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers (not really a movie)
Generation Kill (same as above)
The Longest Day
Full Metal Jacket

And i'm still waiting for a Red Storm Rising adaptation.

[Soldat_Américain]

1.(1998) Saving Private Ryan
9.(1989) Casualties of War

Don't know many who like Casualties of War, definitely a moving film.
Black Hawk Down is good, but the book is better, as for series Generation Kill wasn't like Band of Brothers, but it was different and amazing.

I thought The Patriot was bloody awful, the only good thing was the soundtrack!
Which one Mel Gibson or Steven Seagal?
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305428158.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif
IMHO this is one of his better movies, I think there's a ton of humanity involved, yet he's still a BAMF. And yes it was a joke, Mel Gibson's Patriot was an interesting family story and the battle sequences were great except for Yorktown not being historically accurate.

[Britishhawk]

It was great... watching the redcoat officers confused and insulted with guerilla tactics.

The love story parts were lame... great battle scenes though.

Could have been good if some of the scenes where historical, however it was wildly exegerated and unrealistic, ultimately bias and absolute poop :)

[Bia]

Could have been good if some of the scenes where historical, however it was wildly exegerated and unrealistic, ultimately bias and absolute poop :)Yeah I wasnt there so it's hard to say....or care.

All I know is that cannonball whoooshing along the fields into a crowd of meat was kickarse.

[Bro Jangles]

ultimately bias and absolute poop :)
Hmm, an American movie, about the American Revolution.

[LineDoggie]

I always was Partial to the "Immortal Battalion" aka "The Way Ahead" with David Niven. Very understated film taking Civilians through training and into Battle in Tunisia.

Battleground
The Hunters
Pork Chop Hill
A Walk in the Sun
Go For Broke

[pascalywood]

Platoon
Commando

[GRIFONUS]

Black hawk down is the best! 5 *

[Laconian]

I always was Partial to the "Immortal Battalion" aka "The Way Ahead" with David Niven. Very understated film taking Civilians through training and into Battle in Tunisia.

Battleground
The Hunters
Pork Chop Hill
A Walk in the Sun
Go For Broke

All great pics, LD. Paths of Glory has not been mentioned. It should be included.

[MrNevets55]

havent seen it you should watch it

[Blue387]

In addition to the usual selections of Band of Brothers and Black Hawk Down, I recommend watching certain scenes of Taegukgi (a Korean War movie) which are pretty good.

[BearInBunnySuit]

In addition to the usual selections of Band of Brothers and Black Hawk Down, I recommend watching certain scenes of Taegukgi (a Korean War movie) which are pretty good.

Interesting choice

[mr. kurien]

Apocalypse Now ( that awesome huey scene )
Bridge Too Far
Enemy Down Below
Crimson Tide
Eagle Has Landed
Where Eagles Dare
The Longest Day
The Iron Cross
The Big Red One
Empire Of The Sun
Full Metal Jacket
We Were Soldiers
Taegukgi
Pork Chop Hill
Hamburger Hill
Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan
Jarhead

[VP72]

The Odd Angry Shot
Cross of Iron
The Light Horsemen
Zulu
The Devil's Brigade
Wild Geese

[LineDoggie]

Light Horseman was quite good, better than Gallipolli in many ways

[12oclock]

From a military perspective, Casualties of war is inaccurate as hell. They patrolled practically the entire country of Vietnam with what? A freaking squad? ok. And Marty McFly doesn't make a very good Infantryman IMO

[Soldat_Américain]

Apart from Frenchmen anyone seen Indigènes aka Days of Glory?

[matthew.manhorn]

Black Hawk Down, no contest

[Shel]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=577&pictureid=6500

[Anthony91]

Glory, one of my favorite movies of all time. Saw it for the first time in history class, and i've loved it since.

[ayanami_tard]

let me see...........
1-the patriot
2-rambo 2/3/4(rambo 1 is sux)
3-thin red line(the main protagonist is ghey if i'm not mistaken)
4-an old film about brits vs zulu people(i think the movie's title is zulu)

[Maxdray]

don't for get "9 Company" a russian film about a group of paratroopers fighting a loseing war in Afganistan its very good

[LineDoggie]

"Gods and Generals".....

I've had it since 2004 and still havent finished watching that ponderous film. The producers bit off too much.

*****sburg was great because it had time for the Battle, G&G had 2 years fighting lumped into 3 hours,51 minutes run time

[12oclock]

Thanks for mentioning Der Undergang. Watched about 3/4 of it now and it's really good. Way better than that Valkerie BS with Cruise's fairy ass.

And I strongly recommend 'When trumpets Fade' if you haven't seen it. Very hardcore movie from 1998 about the Siegfreid Line.

[Soldat_Américain]

"Gods and Generals".....

I've had it since 2004 and still havent finished watching that ponderous film. The producers bit off too much.

*****sburg was great because it had time for the Battle, G&G had 2 years fighting lumped into 3 hours,51 minutes run time
Yeah they kind of screwed it up, good acting though overall I think.
The Thin Red Line
Actually in the movie you can't really tell that Fife is bi******, really weird, in the book you find out but there's a lot of homo******ity and even beastiality talked about in the book.

[Karpov360]

9 РОТА, black hawk down, saving private Ryan, band 'o brothers and gates to groznyy

[Ought Six]

Gods and Generals was grossly overacted, ridiculous trash. I could not watch more than an hour of it. I laughed out loud when one character started chatting with his wife, sounding like a cross between a really bad British Shakespearean actor and a pompous politician trying his worst to sound noble and full of gravitas. Nobody talks that way. It was a bad farce, and excruciating to try and view.

[Pappy]

let me see...........
...
3-thin red line(the main protagonist is ghey if i'm not mistaken)
....

The Thin Red Line sucked a yak's ball hair. I wish I had those, what was it, 2.5 hours of my life back. It glorifies someone who went AWOL. On top of that, it tried to be artistic and throw in metaphores everywhere. But it failed in that aspect. F*ck that movie.

[Gleipnir]

Come and See by Elem Klimov is hands-down the best war film I have ever seen, in fact, it is one of the best films I have ever seen. I can not recommend this enough, the first time I saw it I was absolutely blown away.
I am a pretty cynical guy, especially when it comes to cinema, but this film made me believe that cinema is a worthy pursuit.
See it as soon as possible. I don't have enough words to praise it.

I also really like Afghan Breakdown - directed by Vladimir Bortko.
When I was a kid I loved a Bridge too far (Richard Attenborough) Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen) and the Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean)

oh yeah, I also really like Soldier of Orange (Paul Verhoeven) even though it is inaccurate- it's still awesome!

/EDIT/ oh yeah, also Regeneration (Gillies MacKinnon) - incredible film with outstanding performances from the cast, very moving.
I also really enjoyed Stalingrad (Vilsmaier)
The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino) and the Wild Bunch (Peckinpah) will always be dear to me because these were shown to me by my Father (his two favourite movies).

[12oclock]

The Thin Red Line sucked a yak's ball hair. I wish I had those, what was it, 2.5 hours of my life back. It glorifies someone who went AWOL. On top of that, it tried to be artistic and throw in metaphores everywhere. But it failed in that aspect. F*ck that movie.
Ya he went AWOL, but towards the end he made himself bait for the Japs and saved several other Marines.

[LineDoggie]

The Thin Red Line sucked a yak's ball hair. I wish I had those, what was it, 2.5 hours of my life back. It glorifies someone who went AWOL. On top of that, it tried to be artistic and throw in metaphores everywhere. But it failed in that aspect. F*ck that movie.

Dude, I actually asked for my money back after sitting through that ****.

Took perfectly good combat scenes and all of a sudden some dudes cheating wife is looking at you through a curtain or on a swing
WTF?

get back to slaughtering the Japanese.

By the way, the Woody Harrelson Grenade amputation of his ass scene was true. James Jones related how a Sergeant in his unit had that exact thing happen during a Fight.

[gaijinsamurai]

Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
The Sand Pebbles
Ran
Zulu
Zulu Dawn
Black Hawk Down
The Battle of Algiers
Gallipoli
The Light Horsemen
Bridge on the River Kwai
Barry Lyndon (sort of a war movie)
Enemy at the Gates
Glory
We Were Soldiers
Letters from Iwo Jima
Saving Private Ryan
Cross of Iron
Das Boot
The Big Red One
Sands of Iwo Jima
Paths of Glory
All Quiet on the Western Front (both the original and the one with John Boy and Ernest Borgnine)

and some more I can't think of right now!

Oh, and by the way, The Patriot sucked! That part at the end where the British officer was about to kill Mel Gibson with his sword, and Mel sees Old Glory waving and through his daze, suddenly gets the inspiration to turn around and kill the guy, is one of the cheeziest movie scenes I've ever seen.

And I liked The Thin Red Line, too.

[Gleipnir]

The Big Red One is pretty great, especially the scene where Luke Skywalker is telling Lee Marvin how he can't kill anyone and at the end he just unloads a clip into a dead German soldier.

[BearInBunnySuit]

It is my belief that recent war movies cannot live up to the grandeur of epics like "The Bridge Over River Kwai" or "A Bridge Too Far." But if I had to choose, I liked "Glory" and I thought "Black Hawk Dawn" was well done. As for "The Thin Red Line," I fell asleep in the middle of it. :oops:

[LineDoggie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/0LsNzFJEVG8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/yVbnDBBtg3I

[AroundTheCorner]

Band of Brothers was and still is the best 10 hour war movie out there.

[gaijinsamurai]

I never really considered Band of Brothers to be a movie, but yeah, it's excellent.

By the way, Around the Corner, you gotta add another post, somewhere soon. That "669" is going to freak some people out.

[Soldat_Américain]

Dude, I actually asked for my money back after sitting through that ****.

Took perfectly good combat scenes and all of a sudden some dudes cheating wife is looking at you through a curtain or on a swing
WTF?

get back to slaughtering the Japanese.

By the way, the Woody Harrelson Grenade amputation of his ass scene was true. James Jones related how a Sergeant in his unit had that exact thing happen during a Fight.

The truth is if you read the book, it's weirder than the movie and all these strange ass things that happen in the movie happen in greater frequency in the novel, so if you got issues with the movie I really think you need to speak with the Author about his time in the Army, because he's relating what happened to us through fiction. And btw it's taken me a long time to read the book and I'm still not done.

[Wally1967]

There's a good WW2 also after war ended Australian movie 'Blood Oath' bases on true story behind the wartime atrocities and controversial trials held in 1946.

http://bloodoath.com.au/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100414/

[Blue387]

Gods and Generals was grossly overacted, ridiculous trash. I could not watch more than an hour of it. I laughed out loud when one character started chatting with his wife, sounding like a cross between a really bad British Shakespearean actor and a pompous politician trying his worst to sound noble and full of gravitas. Nobody talks that way. It was a bad farce, and excruciating to try and view.

The worst moment for me was when one young Union soldier was heading off to the war and after the hugs and tears, his mother began to give a speech. That movie seriously needed an editor.

[Soldat_Américain]

delete this please

[Soldat_Américain]

The worst moment for me was when one young Union soldier was heading off to the war and after the hugs and tears, his mother began to give a speech. That movie seriously needed an editor.
Ted Turner and Ron Maxwell were being extremely ambitious with the project and there are pieces that they didn't put in which I'm still wanting a directors cut so I could see it all.
The trailer made me think it would be amazing, I enjoyed it though.
The scene you're talking about is a Confederate mother and in the town of Fredericksburg.
The scene should be in this 10 minute clip. At about the five minute point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKLmyuS6sMg

[BAF]

It is my belief that recent war movies cannot live up to the grandeur of epics like "The Bridge Over River Kwai" or "A Bridge Too Far." But if I had to choose, I liked "Glory" and I thought "Black Hawk Dawn" was well done. As for "The Thin Red Line," I fell asleep in the middle of it. :oops:


lol yeah i fell asleep watching it to, i was ashamed for falling asleep during a so called classic :p but there are 2 of us ;)

[HK in AK]

Anybody see the documentary, "brothers at war"?

[Incoherent]

Apart from Frenchmen anyone seen Indigènes aka Days of Glory?

Hey, I saw Days of Glory. I particularly liked the firefight at the very end.

Has anyone seen Operation Daybreak aka Seven Men at Daybreak? It's an old film from about 1975 about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. Some of the scenes were filmed on location. I thought that it was pretty good although a lot of inaccuracies.

[Skutatos]

I've seen Days of Glory, quite liked it actually.

[skyeye]

Can't believe I just scrolled through 13 flippin pages.

Cain Mutiny
84 Charlie Mopic

[jazzywazzy]

here they are in no specific order...

Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Band of Brothers (yeah, its like 11 hours long...so what?)
When Trumpets Fade (HBO origional)

and last but CERTAINLY not least.

Full Metal Jacket :)

anyone else got REALLY good ones?

Saving Private Ryan and Blackhawk Down! \m/

[ISMilREP]

>BHD (Good Lord knows how many thousands of black Pro-tech helmets were sold to be used in hi-speed OMGDelta Loadouts)
>We were soldiers
> Letters from Iwo Jima
> Band of Brothers series
>Braveheart?
>Bridge on the River Kwai
>Castle Keep
>The Longest Day
>The Big Red One
> Does "The Last Castle" count?
> Enemy at the Gates
> Apocalypse Now
> The Patriot

And, has anyone seen the movie "Stauffenberg"? It's like Valkyrie, but it doesn't have Tom Cruise in it, and is more historically accurate... well, if anyone knows, ive been trying to find it for four years.

[tluassa]

And, has anyone seen the movie "Stauffenberg"? It's like Valkyrie, but it doesn't have Tom Cruise in it, and is more historically accurate... well, if anyone knows, ive been trying to find it for four years.

There are several German movies on the topic, is it this one ? (director Jo-Baier from 2004)

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/f_dTvIIhbfI/

I liked that one also, although it drew quite some criticism from historians and Stauffenbergs family for overdramatisation, on the other hand ignoring important facts or simply making up stuff.

[Arnie100]

One of my favorites:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFmVtZLnHio

[MN_Air]

I don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but the Star Wars movies are pretty good war flicks.

[Vostok]

I don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but the Star Wars movies are pretty good war flicks.


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Hamburger Hill
Master and Commander
Platoon
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Zulu
Tigerland

[was21]

Did everybody forget "The Enemy Below" with Robert Mitchum and Kurt Jurgens and surprisingly, "The Wakiest Ship in the Army" with Jack Lemon and Ricky Nelson

[Arnie100]

^^I remember those two movies! "The Enemy Below" was awesome!

[matthew.manhorn]

Black Hawk down, it showed the action, confusion, brutality and tragedy of warfare in a very face pace, sending a heavy anti-war message despite being action-packed.

[PressCheck]

Sands of Imo Jima