+1 for The Bridges at Toko-Ri.
Midway including the latest version.
Richard Jewell is surprisingly good.
Battle Ground and Pacific. I knew men and worked with them that did the things in those movies. They told me in 1971 not to go, I went Navy anyway. The things that they told me rang true through my time. Bless them and their families. The young people serving now are great people. I’ll say prayer for all. Great boys and girls going in harms way.
BEACH RED
Yes indeed— remember our daily dwindling numbers of WWII Veterans from any theater of that war.
Cried with my wife to watch Pres.Trump and Melania lay a wreath on V-E Day at the World War II Memorial. There was a line of WWII Veterans (a few, and one in particular who was wearing a Paratrooper uniform from Normandy!) whom Trump saluted and they saluted back.
You could see how Trump (and they) wanted to get close to them and shake hands.... but no-— it’s coronavirus distancing (and to be fair they are all high risk age group— but have survived much worse- just saying). It was a beautiful solemn moment (and Melania has kin who died fighting nazis and commies both). Just beautiful.
Salute to our Veterans— of ALL wars. God Bless You All!
Patton
The Longest Day
The Big Red One
Heartbreak Ridge
We Were Soldiers
“Tora, Tora, Tora” is a great movie. It tried to show the thinking on both sides leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. It showed the code breakers working diligently to get that last bit of intel that could make the difference. I like that it had no computerized special effects.
IN Harm’s Way
Bkmk movies
And of course Band of Brothers, and The Pacific.
Midway
Pearl harbor
Green berets
Hacksaw ridge
Saving Private Ryan
The big red one
TCM is showing The Dirty Dozen on Monday at 2pm.
Bttt.
5.56mm
The 2019 movie Midway. $5.99 to rent on Amazon. Otherwise, it may be available at Walmart $9.99 Blu-ray version.
I agree with some that have already been mentioned (Bridges at Toko Ri for sure). Others I plan to “binge” watch:
Ike
Memphis Bell
Bridge on the River Kwai
Battle of Britten
Crimson Tide (I know, but it’s a good movie)
Strategic Air Command
Unbroken
Glory is also good...not sure you could make the movie nowadays.
Unbroken
Great picks!
BYOOL and its director William Wyler both are my #1 all time favorites. Wyler himself returned from WWII severely crippled; he had lost most of his hearing, and it never improved much.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri is the most accurate depiction of carrier aviation ever filmed. I know because I was a carrier aviator. The production crew had the full cooperation of the U.S. Navy (despite the movie’s ending) which added to the realism.