Best War Movies

[ScarletBlood31]

i think that Saving Private Ryan has to be up there, along with a lot of John Wayne's movies (i like "The Green Berets" personally). I also really liked "Enemy at the Gates".

i know theres still a lot out there that i havent seen or mentioned, so feel free to add movies or comments.

 

[NFBuck]

I really dug "Three Kings".

 

[BrutusMaximus]

The Longest Day has always been my fav. Excellent cast. Does a great job of explaining how screwed up the Normandy landings were and whatnot.

 

[jlb1705]

All Quiet on the Western Front
Band of Brothers (while technically not a movie, I consider it one for purposes of comparison)
Hamburger Hill
Full Metal Jacket

 

[808 Buck]

Patton. (Wayne Woodrow Hayes would be proud.)

 

[BUCKYLE]

we were soldiers
band of brothers was great
longest day
full metal jacket
glory
last of the mohicans

 

[BUCKYLE]

Patton. (Wayne Woodrow Hayes would be proud.)

damn, forgot that one, I loved that one. george c. scott. nice call.

 

[BrutusMaximus]

damn, forgot that one, I loved that one. george c. scott. nice call.

My god did he do an excellent job at Patton or what?

"I'll never drink with you or any Russian son of a bitch"

 

[Lazlo]

Apocalypse Now needs mentioned

 

[stxbuck]

Blackhawk Down-#1 in my book
Paths of Glory-maybe the best "message" film ever. Kirk Douglas is great
Full Metal Jacket-read the book The Short-timers by Gustav Hasford, more stuff happens........
Saving Private Ryan-I appreciated it a lot more after watching it for the first time in several years last spring
The Deer Hunter-I just love this movie-even the hour long wedding

Clint Eastwood is making a movie version of Flags of Our Fathers, about the 6 flag raisers on Iwo Jima. I am reading the book right now, and it is something else-right up there w/ Stephen Ambrose's best stuff, it is written by James Bradley, the son of one of the flag raisers. I am sure the movie will be phenomenal. Also, Eastwood is simultaneously making a movie called Lamps Against the Wind, about the Japanese on Iwo Jima.

 

[BUCKYLE]

Blackhawk Down-#1 in my book
Paths of Glory-maybe the best "message" film ever. Kirk Douglas is great
Full Metal Jacket-read the book The Short-timers by Gustav Hasford, more stuff happens........
Saving Private Ryan-I appreciated it a lot more after watching it for the first time in several years last spring

Clint Eastwood is making a movie version of Flags of Our Fathers, about the 6 flag raisers on Iwo Jima. I am reading the book right now, and it is something else-right up there w/ Stephen Ambrose's best stuff, it is written by James Bradley, the son of one of the flag raisers. I am sure the movie will be phenomenal. Also, Eastwood is simultaneously making a movie called Lamps Against the Wind, about the Japanese on Iwo Jima.

if books come up, then Fallen Angels has to be mentioned.

 

[stxbuck]

if books come up, then Fallen Angels has to be mentioned.

Never heard of it. What is it about?

 

[BUCKYLE]

Never heard of it. What is it about?

viet nam. its a great book. it was required reading when i was in HS. ill find my copy in the next couple of days. it followed a platoon of guys from being drafted, to their return home (some). from what ive heard, very realistic. walter dean myers, is the author.

 

[Guy Incognito]

A Thin Red Line. Really looking forward to Malicks next movie, New World.

 

[BUCKYLE]

never seen thin red line, but that reminds me of another good one.

The Big Red One