re: In your opinion the best war movie and why?

Apocalypse Now

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patton----------patton is a boss
the longest day-john wayne
battle of midway-turning point of war in pacific
tora tora tora--
platoon-------vietnam man
full metal jacket--anyone hates this movie is a commy.

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The boot camp part is great, but the rest of the movie is meh.

Some great movies listed up to now.
A couple of movies to add to the list:

The Red Badge of Courage
Black Hawk Down


Other really entertaining war movies:

The Great Escape
The Train
The Big Red One
Von Ryan's Express


Some great movies I like that are on the fringe of being War Movies:

Mrs. Minniver
From Here to Eternity
The Best Years of Our Lives

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You guys can watch some of the ones mentioned and a lot more over on TCM today, Sunday & Monday.

TCM full schedule

All times are Central:

Tonight:

5:00 pm
Operation Pacific (1951) Dir: George Waggner Cast: John Wayne , Patricia O'Neal , Ward Bond .
A dedicated submarine commander sacrifices everything to defeat the enemy.

7:00 pm
Friendly Persuasion (1956) Dir: William Wyler Cast: Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Marjorie Main .
A peaceful Quaker family's sanctity is tested during the Civil War.

9:30 pm
Sergeant York (1941) Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Gary Cooper , Walter Brennan , Joan Leslie .
True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero.

Midnight
Men Must Fight (1933) Dir: Edgar Selwyn Cast: Diana Wynyard , Lewis Stone , Phillips Holmes .
Prophetic tale of a mother in 1940 trying to keep her son out of war.

Sunday:

1:30 am
Deep Six, The (1958) Dir: R. Maté Cast: Alan Ladd , Dianne Foster , William Bendix .
A pacifist finds his values challenged by the outbreak of World War II.

3:30 am
Foreign Correspondent (1940) Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Joel McCrea , Laraine Day , Herbert Marshall .
An American reporter covering the war in Europe gets mixed up in the assassination of a Dutch diplomat.

5:45 am
Reunion in France (1942) Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Joan Crawford , John Wayne , Philip Dorn .
A Frenchwoman tries to help a downed U.S. flyer escape the Nazis.

7:45 am
Sea Chase, The (1955) Dir: John Farrow Cast: John Wayne , Lana Turner , David Farrar .
A German freighter captain tries to elude the British in the early days of World War II.

10:00 am
Back To Bataan (1945) Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: John Wayne , Anthony Quinn , Beulah Bondi .
An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.

11:36 am
One Who Came Back (1951) SHORT
A wounded soldier tells of the efforts to evacuate and treat the injured during the Korean War.

Noon
They Were Expendable (1945) Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery , John Wayne , Donna Reed .
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.

2:30 pm
Green Berets, The (1968) Dir: John Wayne Cast: John Wayne , David Janssen , Jim Hutton .
After vigorous training, two Army detachments see service in Vietnam.

5:00 pm
Flying Leathernecks (1951) Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: John Wayne , Robert Ryan , Don Taylor .
A World War II Marine officer drives his men mercilessly during the battle for Guadalcanal.

6:50 pm
United States Marine Band (1942) SHORT
A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Marine Corps Band and famous songs of the Marine Corps.

7:00 pm
Battleground (1949) Dir: William Wellman Cast: Van Johnson , John Hodiak , Ricardo Montalban .
American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge.

9:15 pm
Battle Of The Bulge (1965) Dir: Ken Annakin Cast: Henry Fonda , Robert Shaw , Robert Ryan .
A crack Nazi unit holds off the Allies during World War II.

Monday:

12:15 am
Homecoming (1948) Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Clark Gable , Lana Turner , Anne Baxter .
A married man's wartime love affair spells trouble when peace comes.

2:15 am
Coward, The (1915) SILENT Dir: Reginald Barker Cast: Frank Keenan , Charles Ray , Gertrude Claire .
A Confederate deserter stumbles on the chance to redeem himself.

3:30 am
Cranes Are Flying, The (1957) FOREIGN Dir: Mikhail Kalatozov Cast: Tatyana Samoilova , Alexei Batalov , Vasili Merkuriev .
A Russian woman is tormented by fears that her boyfriend has been killed in World War II.

5:15 am
Bridge On The River Kwai, The (1957) Dir: David Lean Cast: William Holden , Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins .
The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma.

8:00 am
Guns of Navarone, The (1961) Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Gregory Peck , David Niven , Anthony Quinn .
A team of Allied saboteurs fight their way behind enemy lines to destroy a pair of Nazi guns.

10:46 am
Where Eagles Dare (1969) DOCUMENTARY SHORT
A short documentary providing a behind-the-scenes look at the challenging production of WWII action film "Where Eagles Dare" (1968).

11:00 am
Devil's Brigade, The (1968) Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: William Holden , Cliff Robertson , Vince Edwards .
Experienced soldiers and misfits join forces to create a World War II commando unit.

1:30 pm
Kelly's Heroes (1970) Dir: Brian G. Hutton Cast: Clint Eastwood , Telly Savalas , Don Rickles .
An American platoon tries to recover buried treasure behind enemy lines.

4:00 pm
Best Years Of Our Lives, The (1946) Dir: William Wyler Cast: Myrna Loy , Fredric March , Dana Andrews .
Three returning servicemen fight to adjust to life after World War II.

7:00 pm
Air Force (1943) Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Ridgely , Gig Young , Arthur Kennedy .
A bomber crew sees World War II action over the Pacific.

9:15 pm
Command Decision (1948) Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Clark Gable , Walter Pidgeon , Van Johnson .
A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over Germany during the last days of World War II.

11:15 pm
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Dennis Morgan , Dane Clark , Raymond Massey .
A flyer dismissed as too old fights to prove himself against the Japanese.

Tuesday:

1:00 am
Flight Command (1940) Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Robert Taylor , Ruth Hussey , Walter Pidgeon .
A cocky cadet tries to prove himself during flight training.

3:00 am
Dive Bomber (1941) Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Fred MacMurray , Ralph Bellamy .
A crusading scientist fights to prevent bomber pilots from blacking out.
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Also tonight at 7:00 pm Central on the Military channel:

Three Kings (1999) Dir: David O. Russell Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube
In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, 4 soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

Patton, Zulu, The Great Escape, Das Boot, Bridge Over the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.

Blackhawk Down and Behind Enemy Lines were both good and have research ability.

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Midway. I can not pass it when its on. I will watch it everyday. Discussed strategy, plot and wins for both sides.. Great actors as well

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my favorite too

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Lawrence of Arabia ftw.

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It takes place during WWI but I don't think of it as a "War MOvie" - it's a biography and highlights the highlights.