Favorite Military/War Films

[dreghorn2]

Lawrence of Arabia.

 

[quickccc]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now

Is my favorite...

I watch Band of Brother once a year at least.
Generally when it's cold outside

Lot of good mentions in the above post.

The This Red Line if not already noted...

i have to see those two Band of Brothers ..and Thin Red Line ..as i've heard that they were both great to see

 

[quickccc]

•war of the worlds
•the day the earth stood still
•earth vs the flying saucers
•the thing from another world

hmmm...from military-war to sci-fy ? ... so shouldn't Starship Troopers ... Independence Day ..or Battleship be not far behind ? LOL

 

[cowboyec]

hmmm...from military-war to sci-fy ? ... so shouldn't Starship Troopers ... Independence Day ..or Battleship be not far behind ? LOL

they involve the military....so yes.
and wars w/aliens count.

 

[CouchCoach]

OK, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!! YOU AIN'T A GOOD MURICAN POSTING ALIEN FLICKS, YOU'RE AN URANUS!!!

 

[CouchCoach]

My List:
Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
American Sniper
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
Glory
Casualties of War
13 Hours: Secret Soliders of Bengazi
Braveheart
Lone Survivor
Crimson Tide
Fury
Enemy at the Gates
Apocalypse Now
Inglorious Baasstards
Hurt Locker
Dunkirk
Troy
Gladiator
Spartacus
Valykrie
Midway
Courage Under Fire
Lawrence of Arabia
Patton

-i decided not to include Starship Troopers into this at last minute.

i've never seen these much heralded classic collectibles:
Ran
Paths of glory
Sgt. York
Thin Red Line
Hamburger Hill
Grand Illusion
Tora Tora
Guns of Navorre
Bridge on the River Kwai
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Dirty Dozen
The were Expendable
Stalag 17
Three Kings
From Here to Eternity
Story of GI Joe

Oh, my young friend, you have been sheltered from greatness. The bolded are must watch movies. If you watched either Midway, Tora! Tora! Tora! is a must watch prior to that. From Here to Eternity would be a nice add as well since all center around the same event.

Sgt York would go well with To Hell and Back.

 

[CouchCoach]

they involve the military....so yes.
and wars w/aliens count.

They do not!! My thread my rules.

 

[cowboyec]

They do not!! My thread my rules.

too bad you don't have as much faith in our military to defeat aliens as i do.
'MERICA DAMN IT

 

[Londonboy]

Fail Safe (sorry NYers).
7 days in May.
Waterloo.
Carry on up the Khyber.

 

[CouchCoach]

too bad you don't have as much faith in our military to defeat aliens as i do.
'MERICA DAMN IT

Murica ain't never beat The Body Snatchers, which is why they've made so many. They keep hoping we can beat them but nope, they win every time.

 

[Londonboy]

They do not!! My thread my rules.

So says the Grand Poobah of the PJG, harken and disobey Ye fellow travellers.

 

[cowboyec]

the patriot

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

OK, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!! YOU AIN'T A GOOD MURICAN POSTING ALIEN FLICKS, YOU'RE AN URANUS!!!

May as well throw in World War Z. Zombies are every bit as dangerous to each of us as aliens and ****'s.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory with Kirk Douglas

 

[HungryLion]

Saving Private Ryan is by far my favorite.


Glory
Enemy at the Gates
Lone survivor
Black Hawk Down

I also know that The Patriot isn’t historically accurate but I still love the movie.

Are we count 300 or not? Obviously it’s based off the graphic novel as opposed to being a historic war movie. Though it’s Very loosely based off an actual battle. But man the battle scenes in that movie are sooooo entertaining.

 

[cowboyec]

i loved the walt disney presents episodes of Swamp Fox....starring Leslie Nielsen as Francis Marion,aka The Swamp Fox.
i still think Mel Gibson's character in The Patriot was inspired by the swamp fox.

 

[Runwildboys]

Saving Private Ryan is by far my favorite.


Glory
Enemy at the Gates
Lone survivor
Black Hawk Down

I also know that The Patriot isn’t historically accurate but I still love the movie.

Are we count 300 or not? Obviously it’s based off the graphic novel as opposed to being a historic war movie. Though it’s Very loosely based off an actual battle. But man the battle scenes in that movie are sooooo entertaining.

I didn't realize it was based on a graphic novel. That explains why it was so fantastical. I may have liked it more, had I realized they weren't just taking liberties with history.

 

[HungryLion]

I didn't realize it was based on a graphic novel. That explains why it was so fantastical. I may have liked it more, had I realized they weren't just taking liberties with history.

Yes. It definitely helps to know that. Otherwise I could see why it would seem even further over the the top.


It is kind of unique in that it’s a movie, based on a graphic novel, that is loosely based on a real life battle.

It’s like 3 degrees of separation. Lol