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I really like watching movies in which there are acts of patriotism and heroism. I lap them up. I have a few favorites. Among them are:

"Starship Troopers." While it is not a great work of cinema, it does have a lot of flag waving patriotism in it even though the characters are not American. There are scenes of heroism galore. My favorite scene is when the Mobile Infantry Platoon is being overrun at an outpost and brave Fleet pilots risk their lives to get them out.

"Arrmegedon" There are a lot of heros in this one. The scene with the the doomed astronauts boarding the Shuttles as the President delivers a speech on what must be done. There are flags, jets on a fly by. Always leaves a lump in my throat.

"The Postman." Not a great movie, but a very patriotic one.



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1 posted on 08/22/2005 7:07:20 PM PDT by speed_addiction
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"Patton"

"The Right Stuff"

"Apollo 13"

"The Longest Day"


2 posted on 08/22/2005 7:09:09 PM PDT by Prime Choice (E=mc^3. Don't drink and derive.)
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"Yankee Doodle Dandy". Lots of flags and lots of patriotism. Great movie, too. One of Cagney's best.


3 posted on 08/22/2005 7:09:59 PM PDT by NCC-1701 (ISLAM IS A CULT!!!!! IT MUST BE ERADICATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
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"Yankee Doodle Dandy"...hands down!


4 posted on 08/22/2005 7:11:12 PM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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my brain is shot from overuse today. Gotta think on this one overnight.

Later speed!


5 posted on 08/22/2005 7:12:59 PM PDT by NonLinear ("If not instantaneous, then extraordinarily fast" - Galileo re. speed of light. circa 1600)
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The Patriot.


7 posted on 08/22/2005 7:14:03 PM PDT by lawgirl (I've got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell!)
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The Patriot is still pretty hard to beat.

Liberals still have hissy fits and chit their pants every time they see those kids shooting the Brits-God I love it when the libs do that!

8 posted on 08/22/2005 7:15:37 PM PDT by skimbell (Now in its 42nd year and still no Exit Strategy for the War on Poverty.)
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Won't say it's the most patriotic movie overall, but one of the most patriotic SCENES, in my opinion, was in Apollo 13, when Ed Harris's character overhears two NASA bigwigs talking about how Apollo 13 will be the the biggest disaster NASA's ever faced. Harris reprimanded them, and said that he believed it would be NASA's finest hour. The character's (certainly, not the actor's) don't quit attitude was a high point in American movie patriotism to me.


9 posted on 08/22/2005 7:16:04 PM PDT by cincinnati65 (Just up the road a piece.......)
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Heartbreak Ridge

Why we fight


10 posted on 08/22/2005 7:16:50 PM PDT by radar101
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And before I leave you, the most patriotic song ever written!

"Johnnie get your gun, get you gun, get your gun,
Take it on the run, on the run, on the run,
Hear them calling you and me;
Every son of Liberty
Hurry right away, no delay, go today,
Make your daddy glad to have had such a lad
Tell your sweetheart not to pine,
To be proud her boy's in line.

Chorus:
Over There, Over There
Send the word, send the word,
Over There
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum tumming everywhere
So prepare,
Say a Prayer
Send the word,
Send the word to beware
We'll be over, we're coming over.
And we won't be back till it's over over there!

Johnnie get your gun, get you gun, get your gun,
Johnnie show the Hun, you're a Son-of-a-Gun,
Hoist the flag and let her fly
Like true heros do or die
Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit,
Soldiers to the ranks from the towns and the tanks,
Make your Mother proud of you and to Liberty be true.

Chorus:
Over There, Over There
Send the word, send the word,
Over There
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum tumming everywhere
So prepare,
Say a Prayer
Send the word,
Send the word to beware
We'll be over, we're coming over
And we won't be back till it's over over there."


Written by George M. Cohan, 1917


11 posted on 08/22/2005 7:17:04 PM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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Just watched Independence Day over this past weekend and always thought it had a patriotic feel.


13 posted on 08/22/2005 7:19:00 PM PDT by borisbob69 (Old shade is better than new shade!)
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How about "Miracle"?


16 posted on 08/22/2005 7:21:05 PM PDT by repubpub
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"The Crossing" with Jeff Daniels, relates some of the events of General George Washington's famous Crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton, NJ in December 1776.

"The Patriot" with Mel Gibson, kind of plays fast and loose with some historical facts but does give an interesting perspective on life during the American Revolution.

"Glory" with Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, somewhat accurate story of the 54th Massachusetts (Colored) Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, climaxing in their infamous assault of Battery Wagner at Charleston Harbor in 1864.

"Gettysburg" with Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen and Tom Berringer, based on the novel "Killer Angels", it is a Hollywood version of history but still very interesting in that it tackles the battle from the perspective of both the North and the South. Alot of historical innacuracies, Sheen as R.E. Lee sucks and Berringer's "Longstreet beard" looks like a dead squirrel but it still has some awesome footage and story line.

"God's & Generals", the prelude to Gettysburg, not as good but better casting. Still worth watching.


17 posted on 08/22/2005 7:21:28 PM PDT by XRdsRev (New Jersey has more horses per square mile than any other U.S. state.)
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In theatres now, highly recommend, THE GREAT RAID.

About the rescue of POW's in Philippines by our soldiers just before the Japanese were going to kill them.


19 posted on 08/22/2005 7:22:19 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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Actually, I just watched 'National Treasure', and i thought Nick Cage's character's sense of honor in defending the Declaration of Independence was pretty cool.


20 posted on 08/22/2005 7:23:20 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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Saving Private Ryan.
Anything John Wayne.
The A&E movie The Crossing.. I think that is the name of the one about Washington crossing the Delaware.
1776. A great movie and one I watch every Fourth of July
Spencer Tracy in 30 Seconds over Tokyo.
Man.... now I am going to have to go to the movie pages and find some more...Wait...
The Patriot with Mel Gibson. That was it.
Good thread.


25 posted on 08/22/2005 7:27:07 PM PDT by IrishCatholic (No local communist or socialist party chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing.)
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"Team America." The acting. of course, was superb. I was on the edge of my seat for most of the movie. I laughed , I cried, The drama, the suspense was excellent. I gave it 10 thumbs up.

OK... it was OK

28 posted on 08/22/2005 7:28:33 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("Liberals are like a broken pencil.......useless with no point.")
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Perhaps straying a bit from your category, The Best Years of Our Lives.
29 posted on 08/22/2005 7:28:35 PM PDT by dighton
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The Green Berets and 1776.


30 posted on 08/22/2005 7:30:34 PM PDT by swmobuffalo (the only good terrorist is a dead one)
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Rah! Rah! USA movies, TV series and books.

Independence Day (Bill Paxton)
Air Force One (Harrison Ford)
Gettysburg (Jeff Daniels)
Alamo (Dennis Quaid)
Die Hard (Bruce Willis) (or Rah Rah Roy Rogers!)
Guns of Navarone
The Right Stuff (Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn)
We Were Soldiers (Mel Gibson)
D/C 9/11 Time of Crisis (Timothy Bottoms)
Dennis Miller-The Raw Feed, 2003
National Treasure (Nicolas Cage)

TV series:
Stargate SG-1 (seasons 1-5) (Richard Dean Anderson)
24 (Keifer Sutherland)

Books:
1776 by David McCullough (new and great!)


35 posted on 08/22/2005 7:35:26 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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"Reds"

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39 posted on 08/22/2005 7:36:45 PM PDT by motzman (It's obvious to everyone now--Bill Clinton is an absolute disgrace.)
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