What's your favorite war movie?

2005-09-22 20:42:14

#26

mikeshw: Radioactive Glo; +130|7055|A Small Isle in the Tropics

tF-afrojap wrote:
two words; Space Balls.

What? Of course it's a war movie!

Space Balls??? now..that is what i call a blast from the past..

A Bridge Too Far
Battle of Britain (only because of those silly props they stuck to the camera to make up the numbers in the air..)
Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Memphis Belle
Das Boot Director's Cut (watch it in German..all 2 DVDs worth of it)
The Longest Day
The Big Red One (need to get the updated one..my wishlist )

2005-09-22 21:30:05

#27

bluehavoc8686: will frag for food; +11|7057|Pittsburgh, PA, USA

ok so i'll add my collection to the mix even though there are a lot of repeats (bear in mind, these are only about 1/30th of my full collection):

M*A*S*H: Seasons 5-8
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Terminator 1-3
Kelly's Heroes
Saving Private Ryan
Predator
Apocalypse Now: Redux
A Bridge Too Far
Platoon
We Were Soldiers
The Deer Hunter
Black Hawk Down
Band of Brothers
Bravo Two Zero
Basic
Tigerland
The Rock
The Guns of the Navarone
The Beast
Full Metal Jacket
Hamburger Hill
Soldier
Sgt. Bilko

and that's all i can recall from memory w/o getting my DVD's out.

Last edited by bluehavoc8686 (2005-09-22 21:32:44)

2005-09-22 21:32:17

#28

Greenie_Beazinie: Aussie Outlaw; +8|7031

Apoc Now Redux and FMJ.

2005-09-22 21:40:12

#29

zeppelin: BenCunningham <3; +1|7061|Seattle, WA

Indiana Jones Indiana Jones Indiana Jones Indiana Jones Indiana Jones Indiana Jones

2005-09-22 22:48:01

#30

=[4th]=SlayThem: Destroy Noob Cannons; +96|7051

Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down

2005-09-22 22:59:36

#31

Guruz: Sir; +20|7056|government yard in trenchtown.

Has to be Full Metal Jacket.
Those couple of scenes are unforgettable.

2005-09-22 23:09:46

#32

Greenie_Beazinie: Aussie Outlaw; +8|7031

Dunno if it counts, but Dr Strangelove is too damn funny to pass up.

2005-09-22 23:12:27

#33

B.Schuss: I'm back, baby... ( sort of ); +664|7059|Cologne, Germany

Good Morning Vietnam
Full Metal Jacket
Black Hawk Down
Hamburger Hill
We were Soldiers ( the one will Mel Gibson in 'Nam, hope I remember the title correctly )
Rambo ( only the first though )
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Tears of the Sun

btw, would The Rock and Terminator count as War movies ?

2005-09-23 01:21:47

#34

Ag3nT-()r@ng3: Another German Mod; +6|7025|Lake Constanze, Germany

Almost all of the films mentioned, taste my suit!
So, i won't post 'em again...
I would like to add "good old style" war like:

Gladiator (or the "original" Ben Hur)

Troja

Asterix

Greetz,
Agent

PS: Not a war movie, but "Hidalgo", anyone?

2005-09-23 04:16:26

#35

McCullough: Member; +7|7056

A bridge Too Far with Antony Hopkins. an´d thre best movie ever. The Brotherhood Of War!!

2005-09-23 04:21:49

#36

CMDR_Dave: Redneck; +66|7059|Missoula, MT

A few more Vietnam Era...
Missing in Action
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Platoon (what a cast)
Air America

My two favorite post apocalyptic movies:
Red Dawn
The Postman

2005-09-23 04:22:09

#37

TriggerHappy998: just nothing; +387|7065|-

I forgot Downfall. That was a damn good movie.

2005-09-23 04:33:30

#38

mort4u: Artillery catcher; +5|7056|Munich, Germany

modern war movies for me are:

band of brothers
platoon
saving private ryan
full metal jacket

historic:

troya (best sword fights ever)
gladiator
the good, the bad and the ugly
the patriot (gotta bring this since iworked on it )
seven samurai
the last samurai

Last edited by mort4u (2005-09-23 04:34:09)

2005-09-23 04:35:20

#39

TriggerHappy998: just nothing; +387|7065|-

mort4u wrote:
modern war movies for me are:

band of brothers
platoon
saving private ryan
full metal jacket

historic:

troya (best sword fights ever)
gladiator
the good, the bad and the ugly
the patriot (gotta bring this since iworked on it )
seven samurai
the last samurai

You can't tell me you didn't like or even see Downfall. Hell it's a German movie!

2005-09-23 05:18:18

#40

ArkAng37: Member; +1|7062|San Antonio, TX

Band of Brothers
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Privete Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Enemy at the Gates
Windtalkers
Tears of the Sun
Does The Quick and the Dead count? It had blood and guns and shit flying....well at least it had whiskey!

2005-09-23 07:12:07

#41

bluehavoc8686: will frag for food; +11|7057|Pittsburgh, PA, USA

B.Schuss wrote:
btw, would The Rock and Terminator count as War movies ?

The Rock=yes
Terminator=no, but enough action to be

I can't believe I forgot Air America... Robert Downey Jr. what a fuck up!

2005-09-23 08:21:11

#42

CMDR_Dave: Redneck; +66|7059|Missoula, MT

Almost forgot about this little gem...has a great BF42 feel!

Force 10 from Navarone

2005-09-23 08:34:13

#43

mort4u: Artillery catcher; +5|7056|Munich, Germany

TriggerHappy998 wrote:
mort4u wrote:
modern war movies for me are:

band of brothers
platoon
saving private ryan
full metal jacket

historic:

troya (best sword fights ever)
gladiator
the good, the bad and the ugly
the patriot (gotta bring this since iworked on it )
seven samurai
the last samurai
You can't tell me you didn't like or even see Downfall. Hell it's a German movie!

lol i actually know the guy who made the make up for the one who played hitler, i actually watched the progress since hes a colluege and friend of mine and i knew about the movie a year ahead of its release
but i havent seen it yet :LOL: but i will soon

2005-09-23 08:37:04

#44

Doyley: Member; +1|7026|Australia

FMJ
Bridge on the River Kwai
Kelly's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes (although a tv series - I love it)
Where Eagles Dare
The Eagle has Landed
The Bridge at Remagen
The Big Red One
Platoon
(that's about it, without repeating all of the above, even though I have with a couple, but I wanted to)

2005-09-23 08:43:32

#45

CMDR_Dave: Redneck; +66|7059|Missoula, MT

Please list all your fav's, this will get them a vote in the top 10 list I'm compiling!

2005-09-23 08:51:22

#46

Ronball9: Sleep Deprived; +8|7065

Just a side note:

Guns of Navarone
Force 10 From Navarone
Where Eagles Dare

were all based on books by Alistair MacLean, an old favorite of mine, so if you liked those movies you would probably enjoy reading his rather substantive number of books - or his other movies - many of which you may be familiar with.

2005-09-23 09:01:32

#47

Miakei: Member; +1|7040|Los Angeles, CA

Of COURSE Full Metal Jacket
Naturally Apocalypse Now *haven't seen Redux*
Platoon? It's the staple.
Blackhawk Down is a new classic.
3 Kings wasn't bad either.
80's classic Red Dawn.

The Fox TV series 'Over There' is pretty cool. *I know one of the main actors*

But you guys are forgetting a few GREAT ones.

Stripes w/ Bill Murray.
Spies Like Us w/ Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd.
Hot Shots 1 & Deux summarizes the typical BF2 session.
Good Morning Vietnam, because EVERY war goes better when Robin Williams is involved.

So yeah...that's a small list.

2005-09-23 09:42:09

#48

Synister: Member; +0|7060|Charleston, SC

Apocolypse Now - Original
Full Metal Jacket
The Patriot - part of movie was filmed where I live and went to college.
Red Dawn - even though a cheesy 80's movie. <--- agress w/ miakei
Platoon
Navy Seals
Enemy at the Gates

forgot Iron Eagle (the first one, sequals sucked)

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2005-09-23 09:47:25

#49

mikeshw: Radioactive Glo; +130|7055|A Small Isle in the Tropics

Ronball9 wrote:
were all based on books by Alistair MacLean, an old favorite of mine, so if you liked those movies you would probably enjoy reading his rather substantive number of books - or his other movies - many of which you may be familiar with.

Ron.. you are talking to the MTV and Videogame generation.. they will go "alistair who?".. .. just kidding..

I enjoyed his novels btw..cos in my "younger days" we spent time reading as the fastest PC then was an Apple IIe

2005-09-23 10:52:48

#50

Ronball9: Sleep Deprived; +8|7065

mikeshw wrote:
Ronball9 wrote:
were all based on books by Alistair MacLean, an old favorite of mine, so if you liked those movies you would probably enjoy reading his rather substantive number of books - or his other movies - many of which you may be familiar with.
Ron.. you are talking to the MTV and Videogame generation.. they will go "alistair who?".. .. just kidding..

I enjoyed his novels btw..cos in my "younger days" we spent time reading as the fastest PC then was an Apple IIe

I know exactly what you mean, I had an Apple IIc myself, so at least I was not stuck using CAPS ONLY on my luminous green monitor. However, I think WE are the videogame generation. It may have started way back with Pong, but I'm still playing a quarter of a century later, and looking forward to what tomorrow brings.

Speaking of old and movies, what about the (sort of) war movie Southern Comfort?

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