Favorite War Movies

[bored1]

What are your favorites? What movie left a real impression? The opening scene in Private Ryan got to me. But my favorites in no particular order. The Longest Day... 12 Oclock High....Memphis Belle...FullMetal Jacket....Platoon....Saving Private Ryan...The Enemy Below....King Rat....Strategic Air Command....The Deer Hunter....Apocalypse Now.

 

[Kalyn]

Easily, Full Metal Jacket, Braveheart right off the top off my head

 

[Juspar Emvan]

Gallipoli; Deer Hunter; Platoon; Apocalypse Now . . .

Mind drawing a blank . . .

 

[Monazwx]

BORED1

You already named most of the good ones.

Would "Bridge on the River Kwai" qualify?

 

[nasty]

Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, and, Apocolypes Now, in no particular order.

 

[Juspar Emvan]

Re: BORED1

You already named most of the good ones.

Would "Bridge on the River Kwai" qualify?

*grin* I almost added that

 

[mistressastra]

I loved Battleground 1950 with Van Johnson and James Whitmore. Very good view of the soldiers fighting in Europe during winter. I liked the scene where they question a jeep of soldiers about who won the world series etc and they turn out to be Germans.

Another good oldie is 30 seconds over Tokyo.

 

[MrKinkMaster]

Full Metal Jacket and Platoon... Battle of the Bulge-the part where the Panzer tank commanders sang the fight song for their general gave me chills

 

[bored1]

Re: BORED1

You already named most of the good ones.

Would "Bridge on the River Kwai" qualify?

Absolutely! Im whistling the tune now.

 

[SleepingWarrior]

Gotta add "Glory" to the films already listed. Oh, and that all-time classic " All Quiet on The Western Front".

 

[Weird Harold]

Tora! Tora! Tora! -- the most historically accurate depiction of the events leading up to December 7th, 1941.

Glory -- definitely should be on the list.

The Tuskeegee Airmen -- made for TV, but still a very good movie that brought black history to life.

The Bridges at Toko Ri -- A very good movie about a nearlyforgotten war.

 

[Gord]

Full Metal Jacket and Platoon... Battle of the Bulge-the part where the Panzer tank commanders sang the fight song for their general gave me chills

Actually watched Battle of the Bulge over the weekend - just flicking the channels and got hooked. It was quite good Henry Fonda , Telly Savalls, and the German Panzer comander was - shit cant remember he was also in Jaws and the Sting whats his name ??

 

[Gord]

Just remembered

Actually watched Battle of the Bulge over the weekend - just flicking the channels and got hooked. It was quite good Henry Fonda , Telly Savalls, and the German Panzer comander was - shit cant remember he was also in Jaws and the Sting whats his name ??

It was Robert Shaw - with blonde hair - if anyone is interested !!

 

[SilverVeil]

Battle of the Bulge
Kelly's Heros
Dirty Dozen
The Guns of Navarone
Tora! Tora! Tora!

My dad liked watching war movies. I grew up on them pretty much.
I am trying to get them on DVD now. I just picked up Kellys Hero's last week.

 

[1hotjob]

All the best ones were named.
I liked "The Big Red One" also.

 

[Cheyenne]

Patton!

 

[sexy-girl]

the longest day because my granddad is protrayed in the film (as a pretty minor character but still there )

 

[koalabear]

Silver wings upon their chest, these young men, were America's best!

 

[Starblayde]

Actually watched Battle of the Bulge over the weekend - just flicking the channels and got hooked.

Me too! Didn't know what it was 'til the title came up at the commercial break. Good Film

Hmm Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Bridge on the River Kwai, Zulu, with Michael "stop frowin' those blaady spears at me! you could ave someone's eye aht!" Caine, of course. Tora! Tora! Tora! is cool aswell. Battle of Britain also

All those off the top of my head, can't think of many others i really enjoyed

 

[bored1]

Tora! Tora! Tora! -- the most historically accurate depiction of the events leading up to December 7th, 1941.

Glory -- definitely should be on the list.

The Tuskeegee Airmen -- made for TV, but still a very good movie that brought black history to life.

The Bridges at Toko Ri -- A very good movie about a nearlyforgotten war.

Good Choices WH I forgot about Tora Tora Tora, And I remembered The Bridges of Toko Ri after I signed off last night.

 

[Secret Kate]

 

[Secret Kate]

 

[His_kitty]

Green Berets with John Wayne.. great movie.






kitty

 

[Azwed]

since just about all the good factual based ones have been listed i am putting up Red Dawn.

 

[Gord]

War movies with a difference

Sound of Music there are germans

Bed Knobs and Broomsticks again there are some germans floating around

Spring Time in Germany - Mel Brooks ( ? ) I think