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Big Sarge 11-11-2008 10:35 AM

Favorite Military Movies
 
In honor of Veteran's Day, what are your favorite war movies? My top five are:

1. Zulu
2. Blackhawk Down
3. Gettysburg
4. The Lost Battalion
5. Saving Private Ryan

Pico and ME 11-11-2008 10:49 AM

In no particular order and randomly remembered...

Kelly's Heroes (I Love the song!)
Castle Keep
Apocalyse Now
The Bridge on the River Kwai (More Cool Music)
Schindlers List
Das Boot
The Great Escape

Bullitt 11-11-2008 11:27 AM

saving private Ryan
The band of brothers series
The generation kill series
Kellys heroes (workin on the railroad!)
Enemy at the gates

Beest 11-11-2008 11:51 AM

not to repeat those above.

The Battle of Britain (133 minutes of stiff upper lip)
(on a similar vein but not quite as awesome Angels One Five)

Where Eagles Dare (theres even an American in it) "Broadsword to Danny boy...". Put me off cable cars for life.

The Battle for the River Platte, British WWII naval battle, been a long time but it came to mind easily so must have made an impression.

wolf 11-11-2008 01:08 PM

Full Metal Jacket
Gardens of Stone
Good Morning Vietnam
Forest Gump
Von Ryan's Express
The Great Escape
Apocalypse Now
Das Boot

Big Sarge 11-11-2008 05:32 PM

Am I the only one that likes "Zulu"?

TheMercenary 11-11-2008 06:12 PM

Apocalypse Now Re Dux is at the top of my list, always has been even before the Re Dux release.

A bridge to far
Das Boot
The Great Escape
Good Morning Viet Nam
Green Berets
Kelly's Hero's
Band of Brothers
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Schindlers List
Wild Geese
Zulu
Blackhawk Down
The Lost Battalion
We Were Soldiers Once
The Pianist
Bridge at Remagen
Braveheart
Last of the Mohicans
Exodus
The Manchurian Candidate
Battle of Britan
Enemy at the Gates
1915 (Aussie Mini series)
Battle of Algiers
The Sea Wolves
12 O'Clock High
Saboteur
The Dogs of War
Gallipoli

I know I am missing a few... I have these on DVD.

Elspode 11-11-2008 07:18 PM

Father Goose
Operation Petticoat
The Hunt for Red October (Cold War Movie)
Stalag 17
The Great Escape

There's zillions more.

toranokaze 11-11-2008 07:18 PM

Saving Prv Ryan (scared me half to death I singed up for the draft before watching it)

Rules of Engagement
(more latter)

TheMercenary 11-11-2008 08:03 PM

Father Goose
The Hunt for Red October
Stalag 17

Forgot those! Good ones too!

And add:

Patriot Games

Griff 11-11-2008 08:16 PM

Platoon
Glory
Kelly's Heroes
Bridge over the river Kwai
Apocolypse Now
A Bridge too Far
das Boot
M*A*S*H
Guns of Navaronne
The Great Escape

I watched Flyboys tonight. It was better than advertised. Real plane stunts would have been cool but no stunt men were splattered in the making of this film.

richlevy 11-11-2008 08:21 PM

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Pico and ME 11-11-2008 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy (Post 503304)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Awwww...I loved that movie when I was a kid. I need to see it again.

Clodfobble 11-11-2008 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toranokaze
Saving Prv Ryan (scared me half to death I singed up for the draft before watching it)

Ah, yes. My boyfriend at the time had filled out his selective service card just days before we went to see it in the theatre. Fucked him up real good, for at least a week afterwards.

zippyt 11-11-2008 10:32 PM

FMJ
Apockalips now ( redux )
Dirty dozen
Great escape
Guns of Naverone
1949 ( the Belushie pic )
red dawn
Dr Strange glove ( YEEEEEE HHHHHAAAWWWWW !!!!!!)
bridge over the river Quie
and MANNNNNY more


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