Top 10 War Movies of all Time

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 10/31/2017 | J Hines

[rlmorel]

I agree with others on Apocalypse Now...I “enjoyed” it as I would enjoy a sci-fi movie. But the picture it paints is quite disrespectful of our men who served.

[dfwgator]

[Sans-Culotte]

On Netflix they have “The Longest Day”, but what I didn’t know was that they filmed the scenes with the foreign actors speaking English instead of in their native language, I couldn’t watch it. I’d much rather have the Germans speaking Germ

There are two versions of The Longest Day. One has everybody speaking English, one has everybody speaking their own language. Obviously Netflix has the version that was meant for those living in Rio Linda.

[wbill]

Fury? Maybe. But the audience sure looked pretty miserable by the time the movie was over.... ;-)

I paid money to go see Fury in the theater. Wasn't the wisest investment I've made, of late.

I'd put Band of Brothers at the top of the list, I think. There are a right fair number of other decent ones listed in the thread.

[catnipman]

and “Midway”

[catnipman]

“I liked Zulu.”

me too

[Phlap]

From Here to Eternity.

[catnipman]

“Das Boot”

indeed, an awesome movie.

and another great German WWII movie is “Downfall”.

[itsahoot]

Sgt York
A Bridge too Far
To Hell and Back
The longest Day

Can't be all that good, not a single fBomb in any of then.

[BlueLancer]

Oh, I wouldn't consider "Fury" as even one of the top 100 war movies. I just meant as far as mud and dirt and misery ...

My favorite military-themed movies would be "In Harm's Way" and "Kelly's Heroes".

My favorite action/war movies would be "Cross of Iron", "Zulu", and "We Were Soldiers".

[morphing libertarian]

Then the film was unrealistic

[beergarden]

I agree. Underrated film from Mel Gibson.

[Radagast the Fool]

Red Dawn
On the Beach
Day One ( a very good TV movie about the Manhattan Project)

[Jim Noble]

I really take issue with the top four, and I’m surprised more here don’t.

Let me deal with #1 first. The first 24 minutes of SPR are great. No question. And the plot twist at the end is very well done. But what’s in between is escapist garbage.

#s 2-4 are anti-American antiwar propaganda. R. Lee Ermey’s caricature of a DI is funny, but that’s about it.

So, what four belong that aren’t there?

Twelve O’Clock High
Enemy at the Gates
Patton
Run Silent, Run Deep

JMO. YMMV.

[sparklite2]

Patton
In Harm’s Way
Apocalypse Now
Catch-22
Biloxi Blues
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
The Hunt for Red October
Black Hawk Down
Failsafe

[princeofdarkness]

Battleground(1949) starring James Whitmore and Van Johnson.

[ifinnegan]

“Apocalypse Now was basically “Heart of Darkness” in Vietnam.”

Yes. I’ve always heard that.

[rlmorel]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s great!

[mcshot]

Plus: The Bridges of Toko-Ri

[rlmorel]

Forgot one that I liked, just saw recently:

“Silent Night”, based on a true story about a Belgian woman who had an American patrol and German patrol stay in her house on Christmas Eve.

True story, and very interesting, too. All the parties somehow kept in touch after the war.