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Question for combat veterans that actually watch war movies
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:53 pm
My family members that saw combat WWII, Korea, and Vietnam never talked about it, but for those of you that served, what is the most realistic combat movie?
Edit to say that all of the above family members NEVER watched any combat movie...would walk out of the room if one came on the. One family member served in all three...man was hard core. Finished out WWII, infantry in Korea, and a gunner on a Huey in Nam. Unreal what he probably saw. He was considered an “ol man” in Nam.
Edit to say that all of the above family members NEVER watched any combat movie...would walk out of the room if one came on the. One family member served in all three...man was hard core. Finished out WWII, infantry in Korea, and a gunner on a Huey in Nam. Unreal what he probably saw. He was considered an “ol man” in Nam.
This post was edited on 3/26/21 at 10:55 pm
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Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:54 pm to threedog79
I thought the consensus was Saving Private Ryan?
ETA: Does anyone here have immediate family with a Distinguished Service Cross or Medal of Honor
ETA: Does anyone here have immediate family with a Distinguished Service Cross or Medal of Honor
This post was edited on 3/26/21 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:56 pm to threedog79
Jarhead
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:57 pm to EuphoricSSP
I remember there being articles about WW2 vets having to walk out of saving private ryan during the screenings..
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:57 pm to Tygerfan
In the Army Now
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:57 pm to threedog79
Probably The Hurt Locker, long periods of boredom followed by short periods of terror.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:57 pm to threedog79
We brought my grandfather to see Saving Private Ryan in theaters. He walked out and sat in the food court before the landing scene was over.
He was a corpsman on Iwo Jima
He was a corpsman on Iwo Jima
This post was edited on 3/26/21 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:58 pm to TexasTiger90
Grandfather was at Normandy.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:59 pm to BearCrocs
quote:my dad didn't make it 30 seconds
I remember there being articles about WW2 vets having to walk out of saving private ryan during the screenings..
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:59 pm to threedog79
Ambush scene in Forrest Gump.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:00 pm to EuphoricSSP
I have heard the same about Saving Private Ryan but just curious about what combat veterans on the board think.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:00 pm to GardenDistrictTiger
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Probably The Hurt Locker, long periods of boredom followed by short periods of terror
I thought that movie was viewed as hilariously unrealistic?
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:02 pm to threedog79
The new Joe Rogan podcast with Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) is a hell of a listen. Rogan asked him his favorite war movie... though he never really answered.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:03 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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The new Joe Rogan podcast with Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) is a hell of a listen. Rogan asked him his favorite war movie... though he never really answered.
Watch it yesterday while working. Considering everything that man went through, he is one hell of an upbeat person.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:03 pm to threedog79
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what is the most realistic combat movie?
This varies largely for various reasons. But if you want real Afghanistan combat experiences watch Restrepo and Hornet’s Nest
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:05 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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Lone Survivor
Out of all war movies I've seen, this one hit me the hardest. I'm not your target group on this one, but that one got me.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:06 pm to threedog79
Movie board
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:10 pm to PrimetimeDaBoss
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Movie board
My bad. Just thought this would be more of a topic for our Veterans of the board. I couldn’t find a Veteran board. Please forgive me.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:10 pm to threedog79
Starship Troopers
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:10 pm to threedog79
My combat experience was limited to Panama and Desert Storm the first was brief and never built that long-term anxiety that many combat veterans have felt, my experiences in DS I didn't really consider combat in the traditional sense and would be a disservice to call real combat. There are no real combat movies about Panama (just Docs AFAIK) and movies about the 1993 war are far more engaging.
That being said when I first was in the military there were some Vietnam vet senior NCOs still around and all of them pointed to Platoon as being incredibly real for them. This could have been due it being a fairly new movie. In any case, it has become what I think of when I think of Vietnam. However, there are so many documentaries (with archival footage and first-person interviews in-country) about that war one need not rely on Hollywood to get a view of the war.
That being said when I first was in the military there were some Vietnam vet senior NCOs still around and all of them pointed to Platoon as being incredibly real for them. This could have been due it being a fairly new movie. In any case, it has become what I think of when I think of Vietnam. However, there are so many documentaries (with archival footage and first-person interviews in-country) about that war one need not rely on Hollywood to get a view of the war.
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