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Best war film ever? - Dave - 03-17-2009

im putting the windtalkers up there
also platoon.
this includes any wars ever

so
space troopers is allowed
and the patriot

all good films.


Re: Best war film ever? - Eschatos - 03-17-2009

Kelly's Heroes


Re: Best war film ever? - CaffeinePowered - 03-17-2009

Gettysburg (all 4+ hours of it)
Saving Private Ryan
Sands of Iwojima
Zulu



Honorable Mention:
Band of Brothers - Because its a series and not a movie Sad


Re: Best war film ever? - Mission Difficult - 03-17-2009

Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket


Re: Best war film ever? - ScottyGrayskull - 03-17-2009

Definitely not the best by any stretch of the imagination, but TAPS is noteworthy at the least because it predicted the level of crazy that Tom Cruise would eventually reach.


Re: Best war film ever? - Surf314 - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 12:29 PM)Mission Difficult link Wrote: Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket

This


Re: Best war film ever? - MrGrey - 03-17-2009

windtalkers? lol jesus christ you have no taste Sad

full metal jacket and saving private ryan


Re: Best war film ever? - copulatingduck - 03-17-2009

IMO Full Metal Jacket was good for the first 30-45 minutes, after that it was nothing noteworthy. Saving Private Ryan and Apocalypse Now were great films throughout.

Surprised Mr Grey didn't mention Fahrenheit 9/11 and the War On Terror  8)


Re: Best war film ever? - x - 03-17-2009

Not really into war films. 300 is probably the closest to the genre amongst my favourites. I'll second Caff's shout for Band of Brothers though, that was ace. Although, weirdly enough, I hated Saving Private Ryan.


Re: Best war film ever? - zaneyard - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 01:26 PM)Arnies Right Bicep link Wrote: Not really into war films. 300 is probably the closest to the genre amongst my favourites. I'll second Caff's shout for Band of Brothers though, that was ace. Although, weirdly enough, I hated Saving Private Ryan.
Band of Brother's, though not technically a movie. It's prolly the best there is.


Re: Best war film ever? - cannedpeahes - 03-17-2009

Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
Letters from Iwo Jima/Flags of Our Fathers
Band of Brothers
The Wind the Shakes the Barley
Dr. Strangelove (Cold War)

Does Lord of the Rings count?



Re: Best war film ever? - CaffeinePowered - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 03:52 PM)peaches link Wrote: Does Lord of the Rings count?

Only if we are doing a list of the 'best movies about people walking'  :Smile


Re: Best war film ever? - Scary Womanizing Pig Mask - 03-17-2009

Metal Gear Solid 4 *rimshot*

My favs:
Apocalypse Now
Patton
The Longest Day (Which has Sean Connery as a Scottish bagpiper)
Bridge Over the River Kwai


Re: Best war film ever? - Eschatos - 03-17-2009

Have any of you even seen Kelly's Heroes?


Re: Best war film ever? - cbre88x - 03-17-2009

I'm glad there is a lot of appreciation for the BoB. I love that series. And if you don't already know, another series by exec producers Tom Hanks and Spielberg is coming out on HBO later this year called "The Pacific" It covers the lives of three marines and battles of Pacific arena including: Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, and Okinawa.


Re: Best war film ever? - fyre - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 03:52 PM)peaches link Wrote: Dr. Strangelove (Cold War)

Does this count? If so, I agree.

(03-17-2009, 04:23 PM)Scary Womanizing Pig Mask link Wrote: Bridge Over the River Kwai

This is great too. Also....

The Great Escape.




Re: Best war film ever? - Tragic Hero - 03-17-2009

Star Wars?

Just kidding.  My vote would have to go towards Platoon. 


Re: Best war film ever? - cannedpeahes - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 06:05 PM)fyre link Wrote: [quote author=peaches link=topic=2507.msg71845#msg71845 date=1237323161]
Dr. Strangelove (Cold War)

I'm going to go ahead and say it does count. There's a scene where the Earth succumbs to nuclear armaggedon, for Chrissakes.


Re: Best war film ever? - Benito Mussolini - 03-17-2009

Does Forrest Gump count?

Pretty awesome movie.


Re: Best war film ever? - KarthXLR - 03-17-2009

(03-17-2009, 09:52 PM)Benito Mussolini link Wrote: Does Forrest Gump count?

Pretty awesome movie.
That was on TV the other day.



lol nixon. He's been in everything I've watched lately.