Top 3 War Movies

[conraddobler]

Saving Private Ryan

The Bridge over the river Kwai

The Dirty Dozen

 

[Renz]

Does anyone know when the Pacific Theatre Band of Brothers is going to be on?

Not until March 2010, or so, but you are going to have to sign up for HBO again.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

I'm going to name some that haven't been mentioned

Guns of Navarone

Battle of Britian

Mephis Belle

 

[Mathew81]

OT: For those of you who like Civil War stuff, make sure to read Killer Angels. A book about Gettysburg. Fantastic.

The movie "Gettysburg" is based on this book. Both very good.

I would have Gettysburg in my top 3 with "Patton" and "The Great Escape."

If "Band of Brothers" was a movie, it would be my number 1.

 

[Mulli]

Too many to narrow it down to three. I'm surprised nobody mentioned All Quiet On The Western Front.

excellent call

 

[Bada0Bing]

My favorites:
1)Saving Private Ryan
Opening 30 minutes blew me away, then what followed was an amazing story capped by a gut wrenching finale. Fantastic movie all around.

2)Apocalypse Now
Surreal and epic. "Never get outta the boat,absolutely ******* right."
I prefer the full length version released in 2001.

3)Black Hawk Down
Ridley Scott nailed this.

This is my list too.

And the first half of Full Metal Jacket is as good as it gets.

 

[Skkorpion]

The movie "Gettysburg" is based on this book. Both very good.

I would have Gettysburg in my top 3 with "Patton" and "The Great Escape."

If "Band of Brothers" was a movie, it would be my number 1.

Mathew, you must be serious history buff. Why? Because I asked my buddy, who is fascinated with history of war and reads voraciously, to give me his list of three.

After a day of narrowing down his list, he came up with a top two and couldn't choose a third:

1. If "Band of Brothers" was a movie, it would be his number 1.
2. Gettysburg.

 

[ajcardfan]

I've never seen "Gettysburg" or "Band of Brothers". Sounds like that is something i should rectify over the summer.

 

[Mathew81]

I've never seen "Gettysburg" or "Band of Brothers". Sounds like that is something i should rectify over the summer.

Yes you should. Set aside a good chunk of time. Gettysburg is around 3 hours. Band of Brothers is 10 episodes, each around an hour.

Mathew, you must be serious history buff.

Yes I am.

 

[Shane]

I've never seen "Gettysburg" or "Band of Brothers". Sounds like that is something i should rectify over the summer.

If you havent seen Band of Brother's you dont know what your missing. Just go ahead and buy the box set. Its about 49.00 now. You wont regret it.

 

[dodie53]

black hawk down,
the patriot,
we were soldiers

 

[Lefty]

Another good one is Stalag 17.

 

[Mulli]

Good call on Stalag 17. "Young Lions" is another good WWII movie. Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando. Great show. I think Dean Martin is even in it.

 

[Linderbee]

Ugh...hard to narrow it down to 3...my top 2, though, are

Glory
Full Metal Jacket


Just can't pick a 3rd.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

My top 2 are Saving Private Ryan and Glory. My 3rd one would probably change depending on the day you asked me.

 

[Gee!]

Braveheart

 

[Mulli]

Anyone ever heard of a decent American Revolutionary War movie?

Only one I can think of is The Patriot but that was kind of mediocre.

Seems like a perfect idea for a film. Even just a miniseries (not named John Adams).

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Anyone ever heard of a decent American Revolutionary War movie?

Only one I can think of is The Patriot but that was kind of mediocre.

Seems like a perfect idea for a film. Even just a miniseries (not named John Adams).

I really liked the Patriot.

 

[Mulli]

I really liked the Patriot.

I liked it, but there should be more than just the movie about the Revolutionary War. I guess it would just so hard to make because the war lasted roughly eight years.

 

[Chaplin]

I liked it, but there should be more than just the movie about the Revolutionary War. I guess it would just so hard to make because the war lasted roughly eight years.

Not a great movie, but definitely a precursor to The Patriot:

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[Chaplin]

Personally my favorite war movies are:

Glory
They Were Expendable
The Longest Day
Saving Private Ryan
Patton
Bridge on the River Kwai

Maybe not called "war movies":
Lawrence of Arabia
Schindler's List

 

[Shane]

Mulli you are right! It's amazing how few really good revolutionary war movies there are. Especially considering it is the single most important historical event in this nations history.

That being said I loved The Patriot.

 

[Mulli]

Mulli you are right! It's amazing how few really good revolutionary war movies there are. Especially considering it is the single most important historical eventvin this nations history.

Darn Tootin! No George Washington movie, no Thomas Jefferson (cepting the in Paris dopiness), no Hamilton?

Not even an Andrew Jackson!

Yet, we have two movies about Truman Capote in two years? Come on now!!

 

[Dr. Jones]

Can I get some love for how BAD ASS Glory is!!!???!!!

"""Tear it up!! Tear it up!!!"""

 

[Shane]

Can I get some love for how BAD ASS Glory is!!!???!!!

"""Tear it up!! Tear it up!!!"""

Fantastic movie!

Just not top 3 material