What is your favorite war movie?

[Shpira]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

All of you that think band of brothers is good need to watch a much better Russian series called "Strafbat" about a USSR squad of man which was made up of prisoners and deserters. They were basically used as suicide squads from clearing up mine fields to being human shields and diversions and they were shot if they retreated.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425715/

There is no grandiose portrayal of war and there is no "this is what happened to the Jews" episode which really got on my nerves. I honestly thought band of brothers was pathetic because I had seen this before hand. Its like comparing a summer vacation on Hawaii with going to Afghanistan.

Anyway have a watch and tell me I am wrong.

[Jenks]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

Patton

[ddr]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

band of brothers

was just going to say the same... just an incredible series. it is a must watch/own.

[mgabrielm]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

Platoon
A bridge too far
Kelly's heroes
The dirty dozen

[nick007]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

Forgot: Lion of the Desert

[dusk]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

Not sure if I've posted in this thread before.... but the one that comes to mind now is Saving Private Ryan.. I loved that movie and also the soundtrack was fantastic...

I rarely watch war movies anymore.... too much sadness..

[i!!ustrious]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

I just saw a really good movie about the Civil War called Gods and Generals. It's really long, but worth it.

yes, i thought that was really well done too. should have added that to my list. nice one.

[i!!ustrious]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

^ ya, the war scenes in gladiator were amazing.

saving ryans privates was good, never really got attached to it tho.

[AchtungBaby!]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

Saving private Ryan + Braveheart ... Gladiator was amazing too but maybe is not considered a war movie

[i!!ustrious]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

^ kelly's heroes forsure! love watching that, so fun.


can't decided favorite war movie, but here's ones i have always liked a lot,

memphis belle
enemy at the gates
midway
in harms way
the longest day
we were soldiers
sands of iwo jima
tuskeegee airmen
platoon
bravehreart
the messenger
hunt for red october (cold war i guess)
k-13 widowmaker ( " " )
dirty dozen
the great escape
tora tora tora
patton
the purple heart
run silent, run deep
all the old rambo
deer hunter


and a few others i can't remember names to.

i even thought that spike lee film, miracle at st anne, was good too.

[hambino21]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

A bridge too far

Saving private ryan

Band of Brothers series

Glory

Kelly's heroes

Bat 21

[Shpira]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

Just a few...

Apocalypse now
Platoon
Dirty Dozen
The Great Escape
Thin Red Line
Letters From Iwo Jima
Deer Hunter
Rambo: First Blood
Dr Strangelove
Lawrence of Arabia
The bridge on the river kwai
The great dictator....

I could go on...but these are like of the top of my head...

[nick007]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

1) Band of Brothers
2) Gallipoli
3) Breaker Morant

[speciale]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

^^^ good one since it was based off true events.

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[floridaorange]

Re: What is your favorite war movie?

band of brothers