Best War Movies.

[TxRad]

Of all the movies made about Vietnam, MOPAC 8 is about the closest to reality of any of them. Too many of the others try to instill morality where there was none or rather no place for any.

You may not find many atheists in foxholes but you sure find a lot of agnostics.

 

[sr71plt]

I'm amazed that no one has mentioned Operation Petticoat yet.

 

[TxRad]

I'm amazed that no one has mentioned Operation Petticoat yet.

McHale' Navy

 

[TE999]

For sheer realism, 'Das Boot' (The Boat) about German U-Boats in WWII tops them all. Do not view it if you're the least claustrophobic.

If you want action, excitement and doses of patriotisim, you can't beat films made during or immediately after WWII. Among them are:

'Twelve O'Clock High'

'Sands of Iwo Jima'

'The Moon is Down'

'So Proudly We Hail'

'Back to Bataan'

'Guadalcanal Diary'

'A Guy Named Joe'

'Flying Tigers'

They may not be for everyone since they contain politically incorrect language and aren't suffused with anti-war sentiments, but for slam-bang action, adventure and intrigue they're well worth a view.

 

[DG Hear]

So many good ones when you stop to think about them.

From Here To Eternity (1953)-
The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957
I also liked the 'Missing in Action' and
'Rambo' series

I know I'm missing some good ones but these sure do stand out.
DG

 

[jomar]

Of all the movies made about Vietnam, MOPAC 8 is about the closest to reality of any of them. Too many of the others try to instill morality where there was none or rather no place for any.

You may not find many atheists in foxholes but you sure find a lot of agnostics.

You mean 84 Charlie Mopic? You should read the Amazon comments on it.

 

[Dianthus]

Mrs. Miniver

 

[Bobby_3111]

The Boys in Company C, loved that one.

 

[rgraham666]

paths of glory

Oh yeah. The end of that movie makes me cry every time.

Rambo
DG

I liked the part in the second one where the 'Hind' fired empty rocket pods at Rambo's chopper for five minutes. Then Rambo takes it down with a LAW, firing it from the pilot's seat. None of the men in the troop compartment got urned or anything.

I love superhero movies.

 

[TxRad]

You mean 84 Charlie Mopic? You should read the Amazon comments on it.

The original DVD version was MOPAC 8. I think I still have a copy of it somewhere.

 

[TE999]

The original DVD version was MOPAC 8. I think I still have a copy of it somewhere.

The title is 84C MoPic also '84 Charlie MoPic'.

Here's the Wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/84_Charlie_Mopic

 

[TxRad]

The title is 84C MoPic also '84 Charlie MoPic'.

Here's the Wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/84_Charlie_Mopic

Yes you are right for the tape version.

The DVD version I have is MOPAC 8.

I served in Vietnam and that movie brought the nightmares back, so I'm not likely to ever forget it's name. I'll never watch it again that's for sure.

 

[R. Richard]

Easily the best war movie of all time was Zulu, a 1964 release.

The Battle of Rorke's Drift was a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War. The movie is a fairly realisatic re-enactment of the defence of Mickey Rorke's supply station just after the British Army's defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana earlier that morning on 22 January 1879. The battle continued on the following day, 23 January 1879. One hundred and thirty-nine British soldiers successfully defended their garrison against an intense assault by three to four thousand Zulu warriors. The massive but ill co-ordinated Zulu attacks on Rorke's supply station came very close to defeating the tiny British garrison, and the British success is held as one of history's finest defences. Eleven Victoria Crosses (roughly equivalent to the Congesssional Medal of Honor) were awarded to the defenders.

Check it out.

 

[ishtat]

"Oh! What a Lovely War

Easily the best war movie of all time was Zulu, a 1964 release.

The Battle of Rorke's Drift was a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War. The movie is a fairly realisatic re-enactment of the defence of Mickey Rorke's supply station just after the British Army's defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana earlier that morning on 22 January 1879. The battle continued on the following day, 23 January 1879. One hundred and thirty-nine British soldiers successfully defended their garrison against an intense assault by three to four thousand Zulu warriors. The massive but ill co-ordinated Zulu attacks on Rorke's supply station came very close to defeating the tiny British garrison, and the British success is held as one of history's finest defences. Eleven Victoria Crosses (roughly equivalent to the Congesssional Medal of Honor) were awarded to the defenders.

Check it out.

It is a great film and the defenders were heroic but the secondary reason so many medals were awarded was because the Generals wanted to avert the public's attention from the utter disaster at Isandlwana.

Ultimately too the Zulus should have overrun the defenders but for some unaccountable reason late in the day they just packed up and went home. Some people believe that they feared reinforcements were going to arrive but the dispatches indicate the surprise of the British defenders.

Great film though.

and how about "Oh What a Lovely War" 1969, phenomenal cast

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh!_What_a_Lovely_War

 

[driphoney]

Yes you are right for the tape version.

The DVD version I have is MOPAC 8.

I served in Vietnam and that movie brought the nightmares back, so I'm not likely to ever forget it's name. I'll never watch it again that's for sure.

 

[Handley_Page]

I'm amazed that no one has mentioned Operation Petticoat yet.

I do like that film.
There's also "Don't go near the Water".

Added:
"Reach for the Sky" (Kenneth Moor, B&W)

 

[jomar]

Yes you are right for the tape version.

The DVD version I have is MOPAC 8.

I served in Vietnam and that movie brought the nightmares back, so I'm not likely to ever forget it's name. I'll never watch it again that's for sure.

VHS vs DVD then.

You echo the Amazon comments.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Easily the best war movie of all time was Zulu, a 1964 release.

The Battle of Rorke's Drift was a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War. The movie is a fairly realisatic re-enactment of the defence of Mickey Rorke's supply station just after the British Army's defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana earlier that morning on 22 January 1879. The battle continued on the following day, 23 January 1879. One hundred and thirty-nine British soldiers successfully defended their garrison against an intense assault by three to four thousand Zulu warriors. The massive but ill co-ordinated Zulu attacks on Rorke's supply station came very close to defeating the tiny British garrison, and the British success is held as one of history's finest defences. Eleven Victoria Crosses (roughly equivalent to the Congesssional Medal of Honor) were awarded to the defenders.

Check it out.

I own ZULU and ZULU DAWN; both are superb. But I give them 4 1/2 STARS not 5. WAR & PEACE wins 5 STARS.

 

[Pure]

? letters from iwo jima

eastwood's, letters from iwo jima,... anyone seen it?

 

[ishtat]

Potemkin

Many people may dislike "The Battleship Potemkin " for its politics and I suppose you could argue that it is propoganda rather than a war movie but it is a very great movie with an awful lot of killing.

Even 85 years after it was made the Odessa steps scene is still one of the all time greats in cinema.

 

[trysail]

eastwood's, letters from iwo jima,... anyone seen it?

Yup.











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[Verdad]

I'm amazed that no one has mentioned Operation Petticoat yet.

For some reason, that made me remember The Scarlet and the Black, where Gregory Peck is a Catholic priest who uses his position in Vatican to save people from Nazis. I suppose the train of thought had to do with the disguises he employed, including that of a nun.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

WHAT MAKES A GREAT WAR MOVIE?

There are obviously many nominees for the honor.

 

[sr71plt]

For some reason, that made me remember The Scarlet and the Black, where Gregory Peck is a Catholic priest who uses his position in Vatican to save people from Nazis. I suppose the train of thought had to do with the disguises he employed, including that of a nun.

Haven't heard of that one. Gregory Peck as a nun. Hmmmm.

 

[Verdad]

Haven't heard of that one. Gregory Peck as a nun. Hmmmm.

Based on a real person of a Monsignor O'Flaherty. Purely a digression, though. It's more of a wartime movie than a war movie, in the sense I think is discussed here.