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Evil Chris
03-03-2008, 09:23 PM
I enjoy a good war movie. What are some of your favourites?
Here are a few of my top ones:

Apocalypse Now
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Das Boot
S P A N N O W
03-04-2008, 02:12 AM
All great films, also noteworthy:

Platoon
Clear & Present Danger
Spy Game
Hamburger Hill
NetWerk GUrl
03-04-2008, 05:12 AM
Full Metal Jacket
Visualad
03-04-2008, 06:58 AM
Thin Red Line.

Itīs about war, but its done in a special way, and I would say its a very poetic movie aswell. think I watched it for 5th or 6th time a couple of days ago.

Platoon is a golden oldie aswell. Im in me PRE morning coffee state, so cant remember any else. ;-)
Funbrunette
03-04-2008, 08:02 AM
Saving Private Ryan
Platoon
We were Soldiers
Crak_JMan
03-04-2008, 08:18 AM
Apocalypse Now
Schindlers list
Platoon
Casa Nova
03-04-2008, 09:45 AM
I feel ashamed to say I haven't seen more then half of these movies that you guys have listed.. I should really take a day to watch Saving private Ryan.
Evil Chris
03-04-2008, 09:56 AM
The Thin Red Line is indeed a good one.

I think I prefer a war movie that captures the spirit of the soldier, whether it's good or bad. (it's usually bad)

Another example of one of my favourites is The Deer Hunter.
Not really about the war itself, but more about how the war affected a group of friends. I still find that movie incredibly powerful.
Panky
03-04-2008, 10:03 AM
Full Metal Jacket is definitely my favorite. Then Clear and Present Danger, followed by Platoon.
GoodChris
03-05-2008, 06:12 AM
Across the Universe - ... it's a musical based on beatles music based around the time of the Vietnam war. It's not a war movie as the ones previously listed, however, the storyline is based on the war.

As far as an outright war movie, I'd go with Saving Private Ryan and Platoon..also The hunt for Red October was awesome(Cold War).
Evil Chris
03-05-2008, 10:24 AM
Across the Universe - ... it's a musical based on beatles music based around the time of the Vietnam war. It's not a war movie as the ones previously listed, however, the storyline is based on the war.

As far as an outright war movie, I'd go with Saving Private Ryan and Platoon..also The hunt for Red October was awesome(Cold War).Across the Universe is a musical with the Vietnam war in the background for half the movie. It's not a war movie at all. :viking:
Crak_JMan
03-05-2008, 11:10 AM
Across the Universe - ... it's a musical based on beatles music based around the time of the Vietnam war. It's not a war movie as the ones previously listed, however, the storyline is based on the war.

As far as an outright war movie, I'd go with Saving Private Ryan and Platoon..also The hunt for Red October was awesome(Cold War).

Sorry buddy but I don't think Across the Universe as anything to do with war movies.

But with that said it's probably the best movie I seen in 2007.
Rochard
03-05-2008, 12:26 PM
Full Metal Jacket

I saw this in boot camp at Paris Island......
TheEnforcer
03-05-2008, 02:30 PM
We Were Soldiers

Full Metal Jacket- brings up fond memories of USMC boot camp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1zGjiqV5cE
B O B
03-05-2008, 03:40 PM
Band of Brothers was an incredible series
Xrated J
03-10-2008, 08:37 PM
i think we were soldiers and saving private ryan are my favs.
Stinger
03-11-2008, 10:56 AM
Platoon
Apocalipse Now ( Redux)
Schindlers List
Band Of Brothers ( it's a TV show Still it's fucking AWSOME)
Saving Private Ryan ( for the first 45 Min this one is a Dandy )
Vid Vicious
03-11-2008, 12:04 PM
Full Metal Jacket

had Full Metal Jacket come out before Platoon .. it would of done much better.

FMJ was way better then Platoon but it was missing one important factor .. Star power
GregE
03-11-2008, 01:24 PM
Band of Brothers was an incredible series

Not really a movie but the best depiction of WWII I've seen bar none.

Less well known (and not without its faults), but an excellent film nonetheless, is Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074695/).
Strickie
03-11-2008, 04:24 PM
I liked "Black hawk Down"
Slippery
03-13-2008, 11:35 AM
Platoon would probably be my favourite, but I haven't seen most of the ones that have already been mentioned here. I should do a "war movie weekend" soon!
McKidd
03-13-2008, 11:37 AM
Braveheart!
TheLegacy
03-13-2008, 03:03 PM
My war movies go back further

1) Tora Tora Tora
2) CrossBow (1965)
3) The Devil's Brigade (1968)
4) Where Eagles Dare (1969)
5) DamBusters
6) Midway
7) The Man Who Never Was (1956)
8) DasBoot
9) Desert Fox
10) Patton
11) Flying Tigers
12) Kelly's Heros

http://www.dvd-online.be/images/KellysHeroes.jpg