100 Greatest War Film -- What is your favorite war movie?

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[dfwgator]

I keep leaving out Band of Brothers, since it wasn't a theatrical release, but it definately deserves being near the top.

[MotleyGirl70]

"We Were Soldiers"

Good movie. I saw that one in the theater.

[dfwgator]

I would have to add " Master and Commander".

Great flick, that should have gotten more notice, I am still hoping for a sequel.

[Bender2]

Re: Now, my husband could go toe-to-toe with you on this list.

Hi ya, Beachy! Yes, We Were Soldiers and Blackhawk Down were excellent films... The scene of the wives delivering the telegrams in 'Solders' still haunts me when I think about it... And likewise at the end of 'Blackhawk' when Eric Bana's Detla guy was telling Josh Hartnett's character why he was going back out...

Yet many such moments in 'Saving Pvt. Ryan' also effected me, too!

Well, you pays your nickle and takes your chances, right?

However my main intent was to list war films made before 1970 for our younger FReepers.

Now, as to me going toe-to-toe with your hubby, how tall is he? I don't want any Brokeback moments happening during our tussle!

Like that would matter!

[smug]

Enemy at the Gates, should get a few stars.

[MikefromOhio]

Yeah...

it was a mini-series, but it was a very well done miniseries....

[dfwgator]

I enjoyed "War and Remembrance" as well.

[Bender2]

Re: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe"

Well, when Bender and I saw it... Liz Taylor scared the hell out of me!

Me, too!

[Bender2]

Re: My past: "Starship Troopers the novel by Robert A. Heinlein is one of the best military books every written past, present or future!"
anti's It's on the reading list at all four military academies, the only sci-fi novel to get that distinction, plus on the Army and Marine Corps reading lists.

Now, if we could only get it into the public schools as required reading, half the battle would be won!

[razorback-bert]

No kidding, a very well made, acted and with great effects film.

[Bender2]

Re: "I love to watch it with someone really young who look askew when the characters all rise at the dance when they play "God Save the Queen."
My daughter caught that they were in Britain during WWII. I explained what was happening.
Her question: "Dad, why are they standing? They're playing 'America.' I thought they were English.

Kids! What ya gona do?

Beat 'em with a crowbar, that's what!

[beachn4fun]

Brokeback? I won't touch that one with a 10-foot pole.

I meant when it comes to old films. Mr. Beachy is a war buff and loves to watch movies. So, of course, he knows a lot about those old war films.

[Bender2]

Re: "Twelve O'Clock High"

"Now I am not one for this 'Why Are We Fighting' stuff, but we are in a war. And some of us are going to die. Consider yourself dead already. Put it behind you. Fear is normal, but we have a job to do." - paraphrasing Peck's General Savage in his first talk to the Group.

I think the attitude along those lines is why you were watching the film for leadership. When you have to send men under your command into sometimes certain death, it is called command.

Greg Peck was a raging liberal, but he was one hell of an actor and was never, ever better than in '12 O'clock' and 'Pork Chop.'

BTW Peck was one mean SOB in The Bravados (1958).

[Bender2]

Re: I don't like war movies so...

Gad! For someone who is always poking us with a Q-Tip over and over again, you'd think they loved war movies!

[Bender2]

Ya'll have all mentioned fine war films, but...

Remember... my main intent was to list war films made before 1970 for our younger FReepers.

Sooooooooo... I want to see each and ever FReeper under the age of 40 to watch all the films and make 7-page reviews on each one. This assignment will be 60% of your final grade. All "Slackers" will have their failures put into their permanent records!

Those falling behind will be given over to tuffydoodle and her Q-tip for punishment...

[43north]

No source. I noticed several similarities that lead me to believe this, i.e. Tanz commands tanks in battle / Heydrich goes flying in a combat aircraft and nearly gets killed, both are tall blond models of Aryan manhood, both are sociopathic killers, etc. Maybe the author didn't mean to model Tanz on Heydrich but there are sure a lot of coincidental likenesses.

[beebuster2000]

GETTYSGURG

never been a better war movie

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[beebuster2000]

GETTYSBURG

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[Bender2]

Re: Brokeback? I won't touch that one with a 10-foot pole.

What is it with you and the tall Polish guys? Does you hubby know about this?