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re: What are your favorite War movies?
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:04 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:04 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Patton
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Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:04 pm to Spaceman Spiff
30 Seconds over Tokyo= Doolittle Raiders
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:08 pm to Spaceman Spiff
The Great Raid
Gettysburg
13 Hours
Schindlers List
Downfall
Black Hawk Down
Gettysburg
13 Hours
Schindlers List
Downfall
Black Hawk Down
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:10 pm to WWII Collector
quote:watch every time I come across them
Tora, Tora, Tora... and The Longest Day both awesome and accurate.
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:10 pm to Spaceman Spiff
1917, they shall not grow old (not really a movie, more of a documentary using real WWI footage colorized and digitized), both the OG and the new all quiet on the western front are great as well.
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:10 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Apocalypse Now. Truly a beautiful picture given the tech limitiations of the era when it was shot
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:11 pm to mattz1122
quote:
Mean Girls
This reminded me of the first day in Family Law where the prof showed War of the Roses. He did it to make the point no matter how sane clients were before they started divorce proceedings they would be absolutely insane for the duration.
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:12 pm to Spaceman Spiff
we were soldiers was pretty good
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:12 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Windtalkers
Rambo III
Tropic Thunder
Full Metal Jacket
Predator
Hot Shots Part Deux
Forrest Gump
Rambo III
Tropic Thunder
Full Metal Jacket
Predator
Hot Shots Part Deux
Forrest Gump
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:13 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Zulu.
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:14 pm to Spaceman Spiff
The Longest Day
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:28 pm to Spaceman Spiff
First 45 minutes of full metal jacket.
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:31 pm to MarciMoshes
some great ones mentioned and I’ll add
Das Boot
really really good war saga
Das Boot
really really good war saga
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:34 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Anything WW2, Vietnam or Civil war. I won’t watch Blackhawk Down or anything resembling my time in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:37 pm to Spaceman Spiff
We have a movie board, for good reason.
[quote]LINK ]
[quote]LINK ]
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:39 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:39 pm to Spaceman Spiff
The Winds of War based on the novel by Herman Wouk, the prelude to WW2. Both the novel and film are excellent. He also wrote The Caine Mutiny, another classic.
South Pacific by James Michener is another WW2 classic worth reading or watching the film adaptation. His historical novel about Texas is excellent. Michener is one of the great historical novelists.
Full Metal Jacket is authentic in the sense it doesn’t over dramatize the combat scenes. The Marine boot camp section is as close as any to how it was in those days and mirrored my experience.
Apocalypse Now and the Deer Hunter are subtle anti-war films not 100% historically accurate but compelling drama. There are scenes in both I have difficulty watching, and haven’t viewed either in years.
Platoon for me had too many overly dramatic combat scenes, but a lot of truth in much of Oliver Stones narrative about his Viet Nam experience.
South Pacific by James Michener is another WW2 classic worth reading or watching the film adaptation. His historical novel about Texas is excellent. Michener is one of the great historical novelists.
Full Metal Jacket is authentic in the sense it doesn’t over dramatize the combat scenes. The Marine boot camp section is as close as any to how it was in those days and mirrored my experience.
Apocalypse Now and the Deer Hunter are subtle anti-war films not 100% historically accurate but compelling drama. There are scenes in both I have difficulty watching, and haven’t viewed either in years.
Platoon for me had too many overly dramatic combat scenes, but a lot of truth in much of Oliver Stones narrative about his Viet Nam experience.
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:40 pm to Cymry Teigr
quote:the special effects were lacking , but good story
The Dam Busters (LINK /)
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:43 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Band of Brothers** I know a series.
Movies:
Fury
Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers
Black Hawk Down
13 Hours
Movies:
Fury
Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers
Black Hawk Down
13 Hours
This post was edited on 12/1/23 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:52 pm to Mr Breeze
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The Winds of War based on the novel by Herman Wouk, the prelude to WW2. Both the novel and film are excellent.
Had no idea there was a movie about this, I know a mini series exists. I heard Seth McFarlene was working on a project for this and war and remembrance. That was 3 years ago. Maybe Covid slowed him down.
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