Your favourite war movies? [Archive]

California Joe

03-01-2004, 09:10 PM

http://specialistscentral.com/cdgbbs/images/avatars/upload/16484031293fe3816b08340.gif rofl

jack is f00king ghey!

One is a girl banana.

Haiw

03-01-2004, 09:16 PM

Well, the thread title sums it all up...

My favourites:

Cross of iron

Saving Ryan's privates :lol:

Black hawk down
Cross of Iron is pretty good. Now that we're talking about German POV movies anyway; Stalingrad is great too. You should definately check 'em both out if you haven't seen 'em.

James

03-01-2004, 09:21 PM

MASH.

farmgirl

03-01-2004, 09:22 PM

MASH.

YES!!!! love M*A*S*H!!!!!

Jack Mehoff

03-01-2004, 09:25 PM

MASH is not war movie, not enough blood and body parts.

James

03-01-2004, 09:31 PM

I am referring to the original MASH, not the TV show. Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould...

It is a classic.

farmgirl

03-01-2004, 09:32 PM

I am referring to the original MASH, not the TV show. Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould...

It is a classic.

Me too.... it's great :hug:

James

03-01-2004, 09:35 PM

More...

Dr. Strangelove
Paths of Glory

both by Stanley Kubrick

Gallipoli
The Guns of Navarone

Das Boot
Patton
The Longest Day

ChuckThunder

03-01-2004, 09:44 PM

Enemy Mine. :P

UkrainianAmerican

03-01-2004, 09:55 PM

CHistilische-Purgatory

flickme

03-01-2004, 09:58 PM

Saving Private Ryan

Band Of Brothers

Patton

We Were Soldiers

Uncle Sam

03-01-2004, 09:59 PM

Classic - A Bridge Too far, The Great Escape, and The Longest Day

Recent - Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan

pAt

03-01-2004, 09:59 PM

1.platoon
2.Hamburger hill
3.Saving private ryan
4.Enemy at the gates
5.Sniper I & II
6.we were soldiers
7.top gun
8.Flight of the inturder
9.final countdown

many more...

Ratamacue

03-01-2004, 10:01 PM

Band of Brothers
Black Hawk Down
Gallipoli
Platoon
Glory

Uncle Sam

03-01-2004, 10:02 PM

1.platoon
2.Hamburger hill
3.Saving private ryan
4.Enemy at the gates
5.Sniper I & II
6.we were soldiers
7.top gun
8.Flight of the inturder
9.final countdown

many more...

Final Countdown...That was pretty good.

MVSpartan117

03-01-2004, 10:02 PM

Well I don't really have list becuaseI don't feel like typing too much, but Master and Commander was a good war movie :)

Dennis G

03-01-2004, 10:12 PM

farmgirl

03-01-2004, 10:15 PM

in no particular order

Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Gallipoli
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Braveheart
Patton & Death of Patton
Full Metal Jacket
The Deer Hunter
Platoon
The Four Feathers
The Killing Fields

My wifes all time favorite movie Gone with the Wind OMG I have seen this movie like 10 times :roll:

Hellllooooo! That's a great movie! The book is better, but it's hard to beat Clark Gable. Scarlett O'Hara was a fool. Rhett Butler was my kinda man. ;)

Jack Mehoff

03-01-2004, 10:17 PM

I bet farmgirl favorite war movie is Pearl Harbor. The *** scene was great though

http://fp.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/drt100/t135/t13595khkwr.jpg?cell=200,200&cvt=jpeg

farmgirl

03-01-2004, 10:18 PM

I bet farmgirl favorite war movie is Pearl Harbor. The *** scene was great though

I haven't seen Pearl Harbor. I'll have to get it now and just FF to the *** scene. Thanks Jack.... ;)

Jack Mehoff

03-01-2004, 10:20 PM

chick flick

MVSpartan117

03-01-2004, 10:21 PM

I bet farmgirl favorite war movie is Pearl Harbor. The *** scene was great though

http://fp.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/drt100/t135/t13595khkwr.jpg?cell=200,200&cvt=jpeg

I don't remember a *** scene, must not have been THAT good...

Dennis G

03-01-2004, 10:31 PM

http://www.dallasdancemusic.com/photos/data/500/6243shake.gif

holy **** man this is making me sick rofl its so ****ed up!

Hellllooooo! That's a great movie! The book is better, but it's hard to beat Clark Gable. Scarlett O'Hara was a fool. Rhett Butler was my kinda man.

It’s a good movie but when you seen it as many times as me it gets old. You know what movie will never get old ---- Scarface I watch that movie at least once a month :)

03-01-2004, 10:34 PM

Air Force one

NcDeuce

03-01-2004, 10:37 PM

I bet farmgirl favorite war movie is Pearl Harbor. The *** scene was great though

http://fp.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/drt100/t135/t13595khkwr.jpg?cell=200,200&cvt=jpeg

BOO!!!

What was hot was the FAITH HILL - BREATHE video! Now that is great stuff! Tim McGraw...lucky...so lucky...

Skaman

03-01-2004, 10:41 PM

Last of the Mohicans
Savior
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Black Hawk Down
Stalingrad
Das Boot
No Mans Land
The Beast
Dark Blue World
Dr Strangelove
Schindlers List
The Great Dictator
Glory
All Quiet on the Western Front
When Trumpets Fade

Operation Ivy

03-01-2004, 10:55 PM

Stalingrad...best war movie ever :D

memphiz

03-02-2004, 12:03 AM

Black Hawk Down
We Were Soldiers
Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Stalingrad
Three Kings
Kelly's Hero's
Full Metal Jacket
etc.

James

03-02-2004, 01:15 AM

I bet farmgirl favorite war movie is Pearl Harbor. The *** scene was great though

I cried when, well, I don't want to spoil it for Farmgirl.

Haiw

03-02-2004, 04:59 AM

Stalingrad...best war movie ever :D
You gotta be kidding me. All tanks in that movie get shot to ****. Yet you still think it's the best movie ever? :lol:

Elmo

03-02-2004, 05:18 AM

1. Hair -demonstrates the insanity of war and conservative thinking.

2. Black Hawk Down -Combat is probably like that in urban areas.

3. Bridge on the River Kwai -who would forget the end...this guy repeating :"madness! madness!"

4. Full Metal Jacket -again the end with the song from the mickey mouse club. Clearly a childrens' crusade because of greedy politicians.

5. BoB -Great, except for the character of **** Winters, who is pretty much like some udermensch or american neo-human, no flaws.

6. Pvt. Ryan -Omaha Beach scene unforgettable.

Gringo

03-02-2004, 05:21 AM

In no particular order;

Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Band Of Brothers
The Thin Red Line
All Quiet On The Western Front
Das Boot

and that's all I can think of at the moment

Gringo

03-02-2004, 05:23 AM

Air Force one

Isn't that an action movie?

I think I might ought to watch We Were Soldiers again. I didn't like it the first time, try it a second time.

Maverick77

03-02-2004, 06:32 AM

[quote="Elmo"]

.5. BoB -Great, except for the character of **** Winters, who is pretty much like some udermensch or american neo-human, no flaws.

quote]

he was a real man

n.ignomo

03-02-2004, 06:45 AM

Where eagles dare, Thin red line, All quiet on west front

ReconNJ

03-02-2004, 08:49 AM

In no particular order.

We Were Soldiers(especially since that was my old unit)
Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan(Probably the most horrific initial 45 min. in any movie I have ever seen)
Platoon
Patton
I'm sure there are more.

Watch your Six!! :bash:

Elmo

03-02-2004, 09:27 AM

he was a real man

I have nothing against Winters himself, it's just the thing that Ambrose's book was mostly written based on interviews with Winters. The character is pretty much a saint. And in the book there nothing negative about people who were interviewed for the book. Especially as the book labels the first CO of the company as scum of the earth.

So, the objectivity of the book and tv-series is at least questionable. Those guys became celebrities and worshipped heroes based on their own stories about themselves.

Operation Ivy

03-02-2004, 09:30 AM

Stalingrad...best war movie ever :D
You gotta be kidding me. All tanks in that movie get shot to ****. Yet you still think it's the best movie ever? :lol:

hehe but in this movie the tanks actually did something, all the other movies you just see them for like a minute moving around(excpet in SPR) but that tank in the blown up town scene was fake(tank wouldnt go in first),so it gets no credit :D

Maine Finn

03-02-2004, 09:36 AM

It's been for ever since I've seen it.... but *****sburg

(The 20th Maine)

Gringo

03-02-2004, 10:21 AM

And I suppose the opening landing sequence to Saving Private Ryan was brilliant, however the rest of the film was pretty cack!

n.ignomo

03-02-2004, 01:06 PM

The Pianist ?

The Walrus

03-02-2004, 01:20 PM

Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
All Quiet on the Western Front

MolliG

03-02-2004, 01:49 PM

Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
The Beast (Ivy might like that.)
Black Hawk Down
We Were Soldiers

:)

Dalleer

03-02-2004, 02:02 PM

Well, let's make a list then:

"The longest day"

"Full metal jacket"

"Hamburger hill"

"Tuntematon sotilas"

"Kanal" (Polish, spectacular)

"Stalingrad"

"Platoon"

"Tora! Tora! Tora!"

"A bridge too far"

To name just a few, and they are in no particular "order"...

Gringo

03-02-2004, 03:02 PM

Forgot The Bridge Too Far!

Ratamacue

03-02-2004, 03:09 PM

5. BoB -Great, except for the character of **** Winters, who is pretty much like some udermensch or american neo-human, no flaws.

If you ask pretty much anyone who served in Easy Company, they would probably tell you that that's exactly who Winters was.

NcDeuce

03-02-2004, 03:28 PM

5. BoB -Great, except for the character of **** Winters, who is pretty much like some udermensch or american neo-human, no flaws.

Read the book Elmo

James

03-02-2004, 04:05 PM

Behind Enemy Lines was a great movie, a fair and honest portrayal of the conflict in Bosnia.

Elmo

03-02-2004, 04:12 PM

Read the book Elmo

I did, check my post at Mar 2 9:27 am...that explains what I mean.

Rantanplan

03-02-2004, 04:21 PM

Best war movie ever!

http://victoryatseaonline.com/war/ww2/images/kellys-heroes.gif

California Joe

03-02-2004, 04:22 PM

James is wicked funny.

FallenAngel

03-02-2004, 04:33 PM

http://ultra.cto.us.edu.pl/pub/Multimedia/Pictures/Posters/star%20wars.jpg

'nuff said :lol:

Nondescript

03-02-2004, 04:34 PM

My list in no particular order

Band of Brothers. And I have no reason whatsoever to doubt Richard Winters actions, I do believe that he is one of the greatest leaders ever.

The Deer Hunter

Bridge over river Kwai

Canons on Navarone (not sure about the title)

Black Hawk Down

We were soldiers

No mans land

Saving Private Ryan

The Thin Red line

Apocalypse Now (Redux)

This is what I think of behind enemy lines :cantbeli: :fork: :-*$ :slap: :bash: :backhand:

Hullebullen

03-02-2004, 04:35 PM

I thought Donald Sutherland was super cool as a Hippie-before-there-were-any-hippies. And Clint, well, is there anyone with a better stone-face than him. Me thinks not.

Long Trang

03-02-2004, 04:42 PM

In no order:

Black Hawk Down
Sniper
Saving Private Ryan
Tears of the Sun
Memphis Bell
Heart Break Ridge - was just funny
We were Soldiers
cant think at the moment

The BEST movie of all time is Boondock Saints.

Ratamacue

03-02-2004, 06:09 PM

Behind Enemy Lines was a great movie, a fair and honest portrayal of the conflict in Bosnia.

:lol:

AK-Lover

03-02-2004, 09:19 PM

Band Of Blondes! :P

Gringo

03-03-2004, 04:04 AM

Why have u people got such problemss with films like Behind Enemy Lines and Tears of the Sun?
I think they're quite enjoyable.

gaz

03-03-2004, 11:12 AM

Tears of the sun was watchable but nothing more. The writing, acting or directing were not what you'd really call top notch stuff. However, from my limited knowledge it did have some"realism" to it, I assume the actors went through some sort of training to make them look like they could handle weapons and such.

Behind enemy lines was similar. Distinctly average writing, acting and directing, but it didn't have the realism. Admittedly it's been a long time since I watched it but I vaguely remember missiles making near right angle turns.

Bottom line is that both films were the kind of things we've seen dozens of times before and better done as well.

Haiw

03-03-2004, 11:13 AM

BEL & TOTS are fairly good action movies, but to class 'em as 'war movies' is simply an insult to the REAL war movies.

Marsuitor

03-03-2004, 12:53 PM

I'm astounded that so few has mentioned The Thin Red Line... Has to be my all-time favorite flick. The scenery, acting, music, story (which is based on actual events)... everything perfect!

Apart from that,
The Longest Day
Blackhawk Down
We Were Soldiers
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket

Gringo

03-03-2004, 03:54 PM

BEL & TOTS are fairly good action movies, but to class 'em as 'war movies' is simply an insult to the REAL war movies.

We could do with some classification of what is a war movie and what isn't. If BEL & TOTS aren't war movies, then neither is BHD. And in my opinion TOTS is as good as BHD.

Haiw

03-03-2004, 04:40 PM

BHD is kind of in the gray area. On one hand it's based on true events and all, but on the other hand it's often far from realistic, and it's romanticized up to a point where it becomes rated PG for Patriotic Garbage.

Schwabo Elite

03-03-2004, 06:13 PM

Tears of the Sun was kinda rofl :bash: :-*$ if you know what I mean...

A soldier insubordinating a direct order AND going AWOL... Yeah sure! Up to this point his life was ****, but enjoyable and now he is going to give himselve the boot, just because of these pair of breasts??
Neither the topic is new, nor the actors... the movie was crap.

A very good movie is the German "Die Brücke", English "The Bridge". Not to confused with "A Bridge too Far", though a good movie, too.

"All Quite on the Western Front" maybe wasn't named before.

Yesterday I saw M*A*S*H again. TOP! As ever.

I liked the Bosnian film, "Nomans Land" and of course several others named before.

Band of Brothers (wasn't it a series actually?) wasn't good, as far as I have heard. But I propably will never know...

SE

Salty Dog

03-03-2004, 06:19 PM

does "In the Army Now" starring paully shore, and andy **** count? p-)

Ratamacue

03-03-2004, 06:24 PM

Band of Brothers (wasn't it a series actually?) wasn't good, as far as I have heard. But I propably will never know...

You heard wrong. Very, very wrong. ;)