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re: - Rank your TOP 5 War Movies -
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:26 pm to The Rancor
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:26 pm to The Rancor
1. Glory
2. Apocalypse Now
3. Platoon
4. The Patriot
5. Saving Private Ryan
2. Apocalypse Now
3. Platoon
4. The Patriot
5. Saving Private Ryan
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Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:29 pm to DanMullenIsOurMan
1. Come and See (Klimov, 1985
2. Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
3. The Thin Red Line (Malick, 1999)
4. The Cranes Are Flying (Kalatazov, 1957)
5. Rolling Thunder (Flynn, 1977)
Dan you should really check out Come and See. You might love it.
2. Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
3. The Thin Red Line (Malick, 1999)
4. The Cranes Are Flying (Kalatazov, 1957)
5. Rolling Thunder (Flynn, 1977)
Dan you should really check out Come and See. You might love it.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:30 pm to The Rancor
The best 5 war movies of all time
1. Battleground
Long before Band of Brothers, there was this fine movie about the 101st at Bastogne.
2. 12 O'Clock High
The best movie on World War II bomber command and air combat.
3. Das Boot
The best submarine movie of all time.
4. Glory
Great Civil War movie, only Gettysburg comes close; with Birth of a Nation a close third.
5. Seven Samurai
Really a cross between war movie and a Robin Hood myth type movie, the best of any forgien movie ever made and one of the top 10 movies of all time. Remade many times since 1954.
Tora, Tora, Tora should not be counted out of the top 10 war movies of all time.
Unknown war movie that is good:
Arn part 1 & 2, not the cut version on ebay.
1. Battleground
Long before Band of Brothers, there was this fine movie about the 101st at Bastogne.
2. 12 O'Clock High
The best movie on World War II bomber command and air combat.
3. Das Boot
The best submarine movie of all time.
4. Glory
Great Civil War movie, only Gettysburg comes close; with Birth of a Nation a close third.
5. Seven Samurai
Really a cross between war movie and a Robin Hood myth type movie, the best of any forgien movie ever made and one of the top 10 movies of all time. Remade many times since 1954.
Tora, Tora, Tora should not be counted out of the top 10 war movies of all time.
Unknown war movie that is good:
Arn part 1 & 2, not the cut version on ebay.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:31 pm to Turkey Burger
I may check it out. Looks like it may be good but I'm not a big fan of subtitles.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:39 pm to Turkey Burger
Turkey Burger I like your list...
Come and See is a good movie.
as is The Cranes Are Flying, the sub titles are a little off in both.
Paths of Glory is a fine anti war movie, which does get across the total lack of good commanding officers in the French Army in WWI.
The Thin Red Line is the only pick I would disgree with on your list.
Have you seen:
Ballad of a Soldier
Father of a Soldier
I rank those two above your Soviet movies.
Come and See is a good movie.
as is The Cranes Are Flying, the sub titles are a little off in both.
Paths of Glory is a fine anti war movie, which does get across the total lack of good commanding officers in the French Army in WWI.
The Thin Red Line is the only pick I would disgree with on your list.
Have you seen:
Ballad of a Soldier
Father of a Soldier
I rank those two above your Soviet movies.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:43 pm to DanMullenIsOurMan
this is very very hard
1. The Great Escape
2. Platoon
3. Stalag 17
4. Inglorious Basterds
5. Saving Private Ryan
Can i give hon. mentions? ok, thanks.
apocalypse now, FMJ, paths of glory, the longest day, das boot, and a bridge too far.
1. The Great Escape
2. Platoon
3. Stalag 17
4. Inglorious Basterds
5. Saving Private Ryan
Can i give hon. mentions? ok, thanks.
apocalypse now, FMJ, paths of glory, the longest day, das boot, and a bridge too far.
This post was edited on 1/14/10 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:48 pm to yeanheard
quote:
4. Inglorious Basterds
I've been waiting for someone to mention this. I'm surprised it took this long but I'm glad only one person has it as their top 5. I didn't care much for it myself.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:49 pm to Babalugats
1. Glory
2. All Quiet On The Western Front
3. Full Metal Jacket
4. The Battle of Algiers
5. Apocalypse Now
2. All Quiet On The Western Front
3. Full Metal Jacket
4. The Battle of Algiers
5. Apocalypse Now
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:59 pm to The Rancor
bridge over river kwai
Red Dawn..... !
Red Dawn..... !
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:01 pm to DanMullenIsOurMan
yeah i loved it.
havent seen hurt locker. its coming on blu ray via netflix but has a "long wait". cant wait to see it
i
'd when i saw you had windtalkers in your list 
to each his own
havent seen hurt locker. its coming on blu ray via netflix but has a "long wait". cant wait to see it
i
'd when i saw you had windtalkers in your list to each his own
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:07 pm to yeanheard
quote:
4. Inglorious Basterds
I've been waiting for someone to mention this. I'm surprised it took this long but I'm glad only one person has it as their top 5. I didn't care much for it myself.
I totally forgot about it. For some reason, I still don't think of it as a war movie, even though it's probably more of a war movie than Courage Under Fire, which is a favorite of mine. So if it is a war flick, sorry Dan, it'd be in my top 5.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:12 pm to Lacour
people, the title is The Bridge ON the River Kwai
The Bridge OVER the River Kwai is the book.
carry on
The Bridge OVER the River Kwai is the book.
carry on
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:13 pm to tigger1
quote:
Have you seen:
Ballad of a Soldier
Father of a Soldier
I rank those two above your Soviet movies.
Haven't seen either but Ballad is on my netflix queue. I can't see how they can be better than Come And See, though. That movie hits you right in the gut and the ending tracking shot with Mozart's Lacrimosa playing is one of the most haunting endings I have ever seen.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:14 pm to Lacour
quote:
12 O'Clock High and The Great Escape
Great picks. They definitely would crack my Top 10.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:18 pm to DanMullenIsOurMan
quote:
I'm not a big fan of subtitles.
You are really limiting yourself and missing out on an incredible amount of mindblowing cinema. We are talking about countries that have completely different perspectives on the world. Can you imagine a Russian filmmaker looking at the Second World War the same way as an American filmmaker? That's the beauty of world cinema and subtitles is a minor MINOR setback.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:23 pm to Turkey Burger
<---is going to go out and get "Come and See" ASAP!
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:25 pm to CTexTiger
quote:
-is going to go out and get "Come and See" ASAP!
Let me know what you think
Posted on 1/14/10 at 6:29 pm to Turkey Burger
quote:
people, the title is The Bridge ON the River Kwai The Bridge OVER the River Kwai is the book. carry on
*cough* nerd *cough*
sorry buddy, I'm just messing. won't jack up the title again
Posted on 1/14/10 at 7:13 pm to vilma4prez
1. All Quiet on the Western front
2. Tae Guk Gi
3. Patton
4. Enemy at the Gates
5. Stalingrad
Windtalkers was overlooked b/c it was bad. Real bad.
2. Tae Guk Gi
3. Patton
4. Enemy at the Gates
5. Stalingrad
quote:
It was released only in select theaters then went to DVD which is why it is kind of overlooked.
Windtalkers was overlooked b/c it was bad. Real bad.
This post was edited on 1/14/10 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 1/14/10 at 7:14 pm to DanMullenIsOurMan
quote:
Apocalypse Now
Never saw this. Any good?
I see on OnDemand they have it...the "redone" version.
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