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| Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:20 pm)
With AMC showing Braveheart the last few nights, it got me thinking about the best war movies. What's your top 5.
My top 5:
1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Braveheart
3. Band of Brothers
4. Black Hawk Down
5. 300
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:21 pm to Davie Crocket)
apoc now
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:28 pm to Davie Crocket)
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Braveheart
This is my favorite movie of all time, but I don't really consider it a war movie necessarily.
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Band of Brothers
This also doesn't qualify as a "movie", but man I love this series. I have it on dvd and watch it at least once a year.
My favorite war movie is "We were soldiers". You can't beat Mel in those movies. The Patriot was another great war movie.
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:34 pm to shiftworker)
I like We Were Soldiers and The Patriot. Those would be 6 and 7 on my list.
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This is my favorite movie of all time, but I don't really consider it a war movie necessarily
I have to disagree. The whole movie has to do with the Scots fighting for their freedom. Braveheart has the some of the best fight scenes ever in a movie along with Saving Private Ryan
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:35 pm to Davie Crocket)
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The Patriot
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:36 pm to Davie Crocket)
Saving Private Ryan is a really good movie.
Never seen Black Hawk Down.
Full Metal Jacket has to be in the conversation.
I agree with the other poster, Braveheart really doesn't fit the norm as a "war" movie, even though there are medieval war scenes. Great movie though, I just got it the other day on blu ray.
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:41 pm to Davie Crocket)
Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers
The Boys from Company C
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
Longest Day
Paths of Glory
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:41 pm to Carson123987)
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:44 pm to la_birdman)
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Never seen Black Hawk Down.
Damn dude you need to watch this movie.
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:48 pm to Carson123987)
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:49 pm to Davie Crocket)
Lord of War.
Doesn't focus on combat as much as it does on the arms dealings. But overall, great movie and apparently very realistic to what goes on for arm dealers.
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:51 pm to shiftworker)
the patriot sucks cock. i was laughing at it when it was on tv the other day.
it does have one really good scene though. the one where he and his sons own the convoy
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:54 pm to Carson123987)
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the patriot sucks cock. i was laughing at it when it was on tv the other day.
it does have one really good scene though. the one where he and his sons own the convoy
You're not American if you don't like this movie
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:54 pm to Carson123987)
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it does have one really good scene though. the one where he and his sons own the convoy
Mel went completely off the reservation in that scene. The crazy was undeniable. 
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:55 pm to Carson123987)
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it does have one really good scene though. the one where he and his sons own the convoy
I do like how Mel takes the ax and goes ape shite on that British soldier
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/22/13 at 11:58 pm to Davie Crocket)
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You're not American if you don't like this movie
I'm American
The way they portrayed the british was just stupid. redcoats never senselessly executed people like emmerich has them do in the movie. and burning people in churches???
The music was dreadful as well
I forgot what poster said it on here months ago, but I'll try and paraphrase. "With the way the movie was going, I'm shocked that mel gibson didn't stab isaacs with an american flag and say 'America.'"
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/23/13 at 12:00 am to Davie Crocket)
Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
The Guns of Navarrone
The Dirty Dozen 
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
Last of the Mohicans (kind of counts since it was the French and Indian War)
Enemy at the Gates
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/23/13 at 12:00 am to Carson123987)
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I'm American
You sure because you sound Canadian to me
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/23/13 at 12:02 am to Davie Crocket)
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You sure because you sound Canadian to me
nope.
It's just not a well-made movie. Directed by one of the worst living filmmakers with disturbingly inaccurate history. Its like Emmerich (a German) tried to portray the British with Nazi characteristics.
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| re: Top War movies (Posted on 1/23/13 at 12:02 am to jmarto1)
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The Bridge Over the River Kwai
Last of the Mohicans
now we're talking
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