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What is the Best War Film all time?

 
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What is the Best War Film all time?
Name the best war movie ever, and please not that piece of shit Saving Private Ryan -



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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
war is a racket

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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
Apocalypse Now!
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon

And…
Kelly’s Heroes

Midway, Tora Tora Tora, and Sgt. York for honorable mention.
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
Don’t be stupid…..it’s The Goonies obviously

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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
Saving Private Ryan is the answer.

"Earn This" was a message for all of us, not just Private Ryan, and boy how we failed that entire generation of Americans. What an absolute shame... it's almost hard to watch now because it's a reminder of how badly we let them down.

Other choices...

Platoon
Patton
Full Metal Jacket
The Deer Hunter
Hacksaw Ridge
All Quiet on the Western Front
Kubrick's 1st war film - Paths of Glory (1957)

However if you want a recommendation that never gets brought up try to sit through the Soviet Anti-War film "Come and See" (1985)

Many people cannot finish the movie and those that do tend to have many sleepless nights afterward. It never made it to America - for obvious reasons - but no other war film in history has depicted the absolute brutality of war itself - the film centers on Nazi atrocities and general brutalities against the civilian populations during the invasion of Belarus in 1943.

It's quite an awful experience.
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
The longest day ....and Battle of the Bulge
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
All Quiet on the Western Front was pretty good

I prefer Vietnam war movies because I raised
during that time and it profoundly affects
my way of thinking.

Platoon
Apocalypse Now
The Thin Red Line
Full Metal Jacket
Casualties of War

all great films...
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All Quiet on the Western Front was pretty good

I prefer Vietnam war movies because I raised
during that time and it profoundly affects
my way of thinking.

Platoon
Apocalypse Now
The Thin Red Line
Full Metal Jacket
Casualties of War

all great films...
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You should have stopped after naming 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.
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Technically not a movie but Band of Brothers is my favorite
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Midway
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Kelly’s Hero’s
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
EVERY Red Cell Movie
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Lawrence of Arabia. O'Toole was incredible. The musical score, the acting, the settings, everything.

See it for free on utube.

In foreign films, RAN by Kurosawa was as good as Shakespeare.
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
99% of Hollyweird military movies are absolute bullshit. They have a very hard time in getting anything right.

There were a very few that held to the truth, along with good actors and actual war footage to make them good. The original Tora, Tora, Tora! is one, and The Longest Day is likewise great.

The series of a Band of Brothers was pretty good. As for Vietnam flicks (most of my military era) most are pathetic. However, some are still quite entertaining aside from the sicko bullshit.

Hollywood sucks because it tries hard to suck. I believe that when they do make a halfway decent film regarding the USA military it is because some important participant refuses to go along with their mini mouse, perverted ideas.
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
The Thin Red Line
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
One of the best - The Deer Hunter
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Lawrence of Arabia. O'Toole was incredible. The musical score, the acting, the settings, everything.

See it for free on utube.

In foreign films, RAN by Kurosawa was as good as Shakespeare.
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Who gives a sh!t, war movies SUCK, who wants to see that nonsense propaganda, depressing GARBAGE.
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
when trumpets fade
fantastic movie

and one other worth mentioning is the iron triangle
when i was young i really enjoyed that one
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Which war was 'best'?
I like Kelly's Heroes, Josie Wales, and any movie
which teaches whom the true enemy is.
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
World War II Era Films - Released in 1977 the A-list actors at that time were in this film.

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Kelly is a girl's name. That ruined Kelly's Heroes for me.
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
One of the best - The Deer Hunter
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Yes

Forgot that one!

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PLATOON FOR ACCURATE DEPICTION OF INFANTRY COMBAT

APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX FOR ITS PORTAYAL OF THE HUMAN COST OF WAR

FURY FOR ITS UNDERSTANDING OF THE BONDS BETWEEN MEN IN COMBAT AND THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE FOR ONE ANOTHER.

COME AND SEE FOR THE PURE HORROR THAT IS TOTAL WAR.
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
Probably Peckinpah's Cross Of Iron

Patton is excellent, except for Karl Mauldin's performance.

The Battle of the Bulge was incredible to see in Cinerama, great role by Shaw.

Porkchop Hill is a good reality wake up; all those soldiers dying just for bargaining position.

Hamburger Hill is another great film about futility and waste of soldiers by the big brass. Also have to include We Were Soldiers; great role by Sam Elliot.

Blackhawk Down is urban warfare at its most intense. Try to imagine it without any air support.

The Alamo with John Wayne is a great film.

Henry V w/Ken Branagh is a great film.

Fury is a pretty good tank movie.


As much as I despise Saving Pvt Ryan, the D-Day landing scene is excellent. Movie really gets shitty when Spielburg has the rangers walking in file, across open fields, and yacking incessantly. So stupid.

Das Boot remains a classic, as does Breaker Morant.
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Cross of iron
The young lions
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Platoon.

Glad to see how many times it was mentioned.



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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
#1 - Gettysburg
#2 - Das Boot
#3 - Gallipoli
#4 - letters From Iwo Jima (Japanese Version)
#5 - Yamato
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Re: What is the Best War Film all time?
Patton
Glory
Blackhawk Down
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