Jagdwyrm Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Hmmm...well "RAN" is awesome but as far as WW2 thats a tough one but im gonna go with 82nd Airborne on this and give a plug to "Midnight Clear" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagdwyrm Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Id also like to add 2 other nonboxofficesmashes "When Trumpets Fade" and "Tuskegee Airmen" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualfreak Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 well lets see.... Das Boot- Just the best WW2 movie ever made U-571- Not realistic but I liked it, Lots of action! Saving private ryan-Duh a no brainer here My vote for the worst war movie ever made would have to go to The Thin Red Line, Whenever I cant seem to fall asleep I watch about half and hour of that film and it gives me the best nights sleep I would have in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen. Sosaboski Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Too many to list! (No order) SPR Das Boot A Bridge Too Far The Longest Day Battleground, etc., etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SS Peiper Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 In order: Stalingrad (1993) Das Boot The Winter War Saving Private Ryan Cross of Iron The Bridge Stalingrad (1958) SS Peiper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 "From Hell to Victory" starring George Peppard, George Hamilton, Horst Bucholtz and Capucine. Every war movie rolled into one. ------------------ "One must gratefully acknowledge that the real reason for Allied victory over Germany in World War II was the superior skill of the enormous army of lawyers filing suit against Hitler in the Federal courts of the United States." Churchill -- 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MantaRay Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 1. SPR. Best opening scene in the history of war films. 2. Sands of Iwo Jima. I know it is a stupid film as far as realism goes, but John Wayne is the patriotic symbol of just how Americans were back then. 3. Siege of Fire Base Gloria. R. Lee Ermey plays a tougher military figure than my RI's did. 4. Midway First film I saw that didnt make Japanese into typical stereotypes. Epic movie with lots of real footage. 5. The Green Berets. Still the only decent movie about SFOD. Little Hoakey, but captures some of the spirit of GB's. Also not very PC for the time period. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsixteen Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Absolutely, positvely, Thin Red Line. I absolutely loved every aspect of it. Of course, Saving Private Ryan was great, as was The Longest Day. I am especially looking forward to Tom Hanks' and Steven Speilberg's upcoming WW2 miniseries, 'Band of Brothers' (based on the excellent book by Steven Ambrose). ------------------ "Are you righteous, kind? Does your confidence lie in this? Are you loved by all? Know that I was, too. Do you imagine your sufferings will be less because you loved goodness, truth?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muldune Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Battle of the Bulge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Saving Private Ryan is the best war film made. However, anybody remember "Porkchop Hill" based on S. L. A. Marshalls book of the Korean War? One of the most realistic battle scenes I've seen before SPR. ------------------ Blessed be the Lord my strength who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curih Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Midway Kelly's Heroes The Great Escape and, despite all the inaccuracies Battle of the Bulge (gotta love the chocolate cake scene) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compassion Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 [duplicate] [This message has been edited by Compassion (edited 10-12-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compassion Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Night & Fog Paths of Glory ABTF Kelly's Heroes ------------------ "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" - G.W. Bush, January 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasd Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 The worst film of all time would have to be The Thin Red Line, if you can sit through that without falling asleep you gotta have something wrong with you. Wasnt it supposed to be about the horrors of war? The only thing that made me cringe was Jon Travlota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Oh Man!!! Oh Man! You gotta look deeper in that film. Forget about John Travolta and the hollywood shceme. The movie is very deep. It is a very auditory and visual view that dipicts lots of truth in war. Of course this is my take on the film. This is more of an inner more pshycological film. I thought it was quite good. I especially liked the scenes of the two fellows (soldiers) who found paradise in the local villagers. The ones who were (americans) captured back by the americans. It was a an interesting view of the real sense of what war is. Insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Death Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 The Bridge (1959) very impressive movie about realities of war. There are no winners - just losers. Thin Red Line is also one of my favourites, but I think it loses a lot if you watch it on a video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansibar Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Steiner, das eiserne kreuz (maybe "cross of iron" in english) Das Boot Stalingrad Die Brücke (the bridge) Die Brücke von Arnheim (the bridge of arnheim?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdit Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TankDawg: Whether you liked the movie or not, simply the greatest war scene of any movie, anywhere.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Not to mention what must be one of the most heartbreaking death scenes ever committed to film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdit Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Das Boot* All quiet on the Western Front (either version) Twelve O'Clock High Paths of Glory The one with Gregory Pack as a B-17 group commander (it's on the tip of my tongue, honest) SPR (mainly for the beach scene and the accurate hardware) *the original tv series; six fifty-minute episodes. And you through the director's cut was good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Fredriksson Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 A bridge too far (book better), Das Boot, SPR (technically the best), Kelley's Heroes, *are* all good movies. But you if you have not seen the following, do so: - Winterwar. A better film than SPR, you can actually feel something for the guys. And the trench-scenes with the Russians charging seem very realistic. - Unknown soldier. Another Finnish film. Made in two versions, I think the later (color) one is the best. - Cross of Iron. Excellent casting. And Sam Peckinpah's action-scenes are just great. - When trumpets fade. Showing the ordinary soldiers as most of them must have been. Non-heroes, frightened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JigVictor07 Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 1. Saving privat Ryan. No need to explain, I think. 2. Charlie MoPic84. Not much action in this movie, but I really felt a bit shaken after this one. 3. Winter war. It's been twice on TV here in Finland and I still don't have it in video tape... 4. The unknown soldier. The older B&W version is better than the newer version, IMHO. JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Fredriksson Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JigVictor07: 3. Winter war. It's been twice on TV here in Finland and I still don't have it in video tape... 4. The unknown soldier. The older B&W version is better than the newer version, IMHO. JV<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I ordered my copy from Boxman. Took me more than 3 months to get it. No wonder they (Boxman) have had to close down. IMO, served them right, due to their lousy service. Must admit it was a while since I saw either of the Unknown Soldier versions, but I remember I for certain fancied the later one. Why do you think the b&w version is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Fredriksson Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 I'm getting senile, forgot: Hamburger Hill Without question the best ever made Vietnam-war movie. And for out-standing fighting-scenes, I must add: Braveheart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacX Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 Having caught it on TV the other day, it has to be another vote for: Battleground A far better account of the Battle of the Bulge than the 'Battle of the Bulge' was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfgardner Posted October 12, 2000 Share Posted October 12, 2000 1. 12 O'Clock High 2. Das Boot 3. Hell is for Heroes 4. The Dirty Dozen 5. The Blue Max 6. Stalag 17 7. King Rat 8. Ft. Apache Those are my tops for storyline. For action: 1. SPR 2. Cross of Iron 3. Zulu 4. Memphis Belle 5. Battle of the Buldge (only for the Panzerlied scene...I was ready to fight after watching them sing the song). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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