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Favorite Military Movies
The Washington Times ^ | Oct. 10, 2003 | John McCaslin, Inside the Beltway

Posted on 10/10/2003 9:01:51 PM PDT by EdJay

 Our item on retired and active military members being asked by USAA Magazine to rank their all-time favorite military movies (the most popular, in order, were "Twelve O'Clock High," The Bridge on the River Kwai," "The Longest Day," "Patton," "The Deer Hunter," "Saving Private Ryan" and "We Were Soldiers") generated considerable response from within the ranks.

 "I saw that article ... and wondered how they came up with those movies. Then I saw the writer was a retired Air Force officer. Well, no wonder," writes retired Army officer Bob Thomas of Guthrie, Okla.

 "Soldiers would choose a different set of favorite war movies, as would sailors and Marines. I can't believe no one mentioned 'Black Hawk Down,' 'Flight of the Intruder,' 'Gettysburg,' 'Memphis Belle,' or 'Full Metal Jacket.' "

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KEYWORDS: johnmccaslin; military; movies; war
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I'm curious which movies Freepers would add, and why. Myself, I liked "Glory."

How about: "A Bridge Too Far," "Platoon," "Zulu," "The Great Escape," "Paths of Glory," "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Das Boot," "Gallipoli."

1 posted on 10/10/2003 9:01:51 PM PDT by EdJay
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LOL...I guess its vanity night...that works for me.

Favorite military movie is Patton.

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2 posted on 10/10/2003 9:03:18 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (If it weren't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all!!!)
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Patton is a classic.
3 posted on 10/10/2003 9:03:59 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (If it weren't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all!!!)
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4 posted on 10/10/2003 9:04:14 PM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: EdJay
I have several that come to mind immediately:

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Tora, Tora, Tora
Guns of Navarone
The Longest Day

I'll think of more, I am sure. As you can see, though I'm 35, my taste in movies runs a bit 'old.' ;-)
5 posted on 10/10/2003 9:06:21 PM PDT by HitmanLV (I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.)
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To: EdJay
Twelve O'Clock High
Doctor Strangelove
Operation Petticoat
Father Goose
Down Periscope
Patton
The Big Parade
Darling Lili
Fort Apache

6 posted on 10/10/2003 9:06:44 PM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: EdJay
bump
7 posted on 10/10/2003 9:08:25 PM PDT by kimosabe31
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To: EdJay
Does Braveheart count?

This all sounds like a list of our family movie nights if you add in Stalag 17.
8 posted on 10/10/2003 9:09:01 PM PDT by lizma
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"Patton is a classic."

Yep. My other favorites are Blackhawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, We Were Soldiers, Dirty Dozen, and the quasi war movie "Red Dawn". The Patriot gets an honorable mention.

Favorite war movie ping.

9 posted on 10/10/2003 9:10:22 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen (Game on in ten seconds...http://www.fatcityonline.com/Video/fatcityvsdemented.WMV)
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To: EdJay
Battlefield. I liked that one. Some bits seemed a bit contrived or Hollywood-ish, but there were a lot of neat scenes that seemed very realistic. There was an old one (made during the war) about Doolittle's air raid, and Pork Chop Hill with Gregory Peck. "The Longest Day" was nothing more than a chain of big name cameos, but I liked "Tora Tora Tora". The best new war films nowadays all require the willingness to read subtitles. Anyone see "Captaine Conan"? Good one, I thought.
10 posted on 10/10/2003 9:10:27 PM PDT by dr_who_2
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To: EdJay
"The Enemy Below"----fantastic!
11 posted on 10/10/2003 9:11:09 PM PDT by Mears
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To: EdJay
Flight of the Intruder
Hell in High Waters
Pork Chop Hill
The Enemy Below
13 posted on 10/10/2003 9:11:38 PM PDT by OrioleFan
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I like Von Ryan's Express.
14 posted on 10/10/2003 9:12:01 PM PDT by Shethink13
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To: EdJay
Patton and The Hunt for Red October. (Note that in The Hunt for Red October, Alec Baldwin's appearance is offset by Fred Thompson.)
15 posted on 10/10/2003 9:12:42 PM PDT by July 4th
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To: EdJay
My personal favorites are Lawrence of Arabia, and the Bridge over the River Kwai. Growing up pre-cable I have a special fondness for The Big Red One with Lee Marvin. I think they must have showed that every year on network TV when I was kid.
For pure realism and integrity of the experience there is nothing like Black Hawk Down and Band of Brothers.
16 posted on 10/10/2003 9:13:01 PM PDT by azcap
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17 posted on 10/10/2003 9:14:07 PM PDT by Pro-Bush (Homeland Security + Tom Ridge = Open Borders --> Demand Change!)
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To: EdJay
A couple of foreign additions...Soldiers of Orange, The Lighthorsemen. Also, The Duelists (Ridley Scott's first movie, I believe, and visually stunning).
18 posted on 10/10/2003 9:15:30 PM PDT by clintonh8r (A gentleman should know something about everything and everything about something.)
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