Memorial Day - Best Military movies to watch over this special weekend- (Vanity)

05/26/2011 | 4everontheright

[4everontheRight]

One of my favs that I have in my collection is "The Longest Day"....I did see where the Western Channel is doing the John Wayne all day salute on Memorial Day....anybody got favs they watch over this weekend?

[PhatHead]

I love all those listed so far, but the weekend cannot pass without a screening of Patton.

[spankalib]

ping

[ex-snook]

War - Saving Private Ryan
Postwar - Best Years of our Lives.

[The Toll]

RESTREPO is amazing!

I think I just got the old Mel Gibson WW2 set ATTACK FORCE Z in the mailbox yesterday. That’s my weekend.

[N. Theknow]

To Hell And Back

We Were Soldiers

Patton

MacArthur

Midway

The Devils Brigade

12 O'Clock High

Band of Brothers

The Great Escape

Saving Private Ryan

Stalag 17

The Dirty Dozen

Sargent York

The Patriot

[corkoman]

Thanks! - Ive been seeing Restrepo as i scan thru the streaming offers on Netflix. With your recommendation I will now add it and watch this weekend.

[fish hawk]

You left out “God is my Copilot”. And on the German tanks, did you expect Hollywood to come up with a couple hundred REAL German Panzers. Get real, they had to improvise. Picky picky!

[forgotten man]

“Audie Murphy’s first film, which was a reasonably accurate portrayal of his heroics during WWII.”

That would be “To Hell and Back.” I read Audie Murphy’s biography which has the same title. Great book if you can find it.

[JoeA]

The best part of Gods and Generals is Robert Duvall's portrayal of Robt. E. Lee. It puts to shame Martin Sheen's wooden "acting" in Gettyburg.

[ConorMacNessa]

"Patton" for me.



Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[goodnesswins]

later

[Joe 6-pack]

Absolutely. Duvall is a distant relative of Robert E Lee. Similarly, the former WND Whitehouse Correspondent, Les Kinsolving, is a descendent of William Barksdale, and played him in both Gettysburg and G&G.

[SMARTY]

I hope they run an Audie Murphy movie

http://www.frankdeangelis.com/Shadowboxes/Murphy.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_siQHssnQJek/SdBrTpuPPBI/AAAAAAAAAF8/zOPjr7OGrm4/s320/audie_murphy_2.jpg

[dfwgator]

Wasn’t Sheets Byrd in G&G?

[Political Junkie Too]

Bridge On The River Kwai

The Guns Of Navarone

-PJ

[fella]

“Taking Chance” it’s what Memorial day is about.

[Lurker]

“Taking Chance” is the best movie I’ve seen in the last few years. Kevin Bacon should have been nominated for an Oscar for that performance.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Oh yeah, I forgot about those. Those two are awesome.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

So true! Sheen was totally aweful! Duvall was much better.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Wasn’t Sheets Byrd in G&G?"

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