Whats the best war movie ever made???

[Jagger69]

Where is The Sands of Iwo Jima?

never even heard of that movie!!!

don't you mean letters from iwo jima?

also what about thin red line, flags of our fathers, jarhead, three kings, amongs hundreds of other war movies. we should probably narrow down the movies to which war and whether it's more action based or drama based.

No....it's a 1949 classic John Wayne movie. Sgt. John Stryker.....USMC.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041841/

None of y'all have ever even heard of it? Hoo-boy....maybe I'm getting too old to be hanging around on this board.:dunno::crying:

I will agree however about Flags of our Fathers & Letters from Iwo Jima (if you can stomach all the subtitles). Great flicks, more brilliance from Eastwood.

 

[Neutron66]

I will agree however about Flags of our Fathers & Letters from Iwo Jima (if you can stomach all the subtitles). Great flicks, more brilliance from Eastwood.

Spike Lee is gonna' be pissed Miracle at St. Anna isn't on the list.

 

[jasonk282]

John Wayne is the best period! Sands of Iwo Jima, Green Berets etc....

 

[Neutron66]

Green Berets etc....

The sunset in Vietnam never looked so good.

 

[Jagger69]

Spike Lee is gonna' be pissed Miracle at St. Anna isn't on the list.

He's probably pissed anyway just because the Knicks suck.

 

[Frame313]

The oldest film on this list is from what? 1981? Maybe 1979?

Personally I think Paths of Glory to be one of the greatest war films ever made.

And what about The Dirty Dozen?!?!?!?!?

Yeah, certainly a very narrow representation.

I would suggest adding The Great Escape, The Big Red One, A Midnight Clear, Glory and M*A*S*H, just as starters.

 

[habo9]

Where is The Great Escape? I voted Deer Hunter in the poll , its a classic

 

[JacknCoke]

Guess I have to see deer hunter...
My vote goes for black hawk down. Seen it in HD its amazing. Plus Gary Gordon was badass and hes from Maine. The quotes at the end of the movie seem to be a deliberate attack on Clinton who I think was a moron. (flame away for that last comment:nanner::nanner::nanner

 

[FreeThugz]

Had to go with Saving Private Ryan, I didnt like the Deer Hunter at all apart from when they are playing Russian Roulette when they have been captured other than that didnt like it.

 

[lolopant]

Take a look at DAS BOOT from Wolfgang Petersen...unbelievable

 

[mastagambit]

Where is Tears of the Sun?

 

[Miner69r]

Black Hawk Down by far.

 

[Mrs Jolly]

Certainly not hollywood and certainly not big budget this TV film has stayed with me. It should have played on US TV every night for a month while the debate raged about invading Iraq.


http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/439385/index.html

I can't find a clip on youtube.

 

[Friday on my mind]

In the documentary category you can't beat "Why we fight".

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9219858826421983682

 

[Magnet]

All Quiet on the Western Front

Band of Brothers

Black Hawk Down

Saints and Soldiers

Passchendaele

Three Kings

The Great Escape

Das Boot

Downfall

U-571

 

[Neutron66]

Gallipoli was also a very under rated war film.

The ending will stay with you for a long time.

 

[Eric Lindros]

Many great ones, but I'm from Arnhem/The Netherlands, so I woulds say "A Bridge too far."

But from this list: Platoon.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Saving private Ryan almost gave me post traumatic stress when I saw it in a theater. My girlfriend at the time had trouble getting me out of my seat because I was almost catatonic. I was never in a situation where there was something like a 40% attrition rate but the unfiltered lens and hand held camera perspective of the D-Day invasion was cinematically as realistic as anything I've ever seen.

Missing from the list:

Uncommon Valor
The Boys in Company C
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
Ivanhoe
Tropic Thunder
The Longest Day
Midway
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Hell in the Pacific
To Hell and Back
The Red Badge of Courage
The Alamo (John Wayne version)
Gods and Generals
Glory
The Dirty Dozen

 

[JakeSnake]

Black Hawk Down.

 

[E-Ann-Hilden]

Where is The Sands of Iwo Jima?

The best by far recently, I agree.

I vote for Apocalypse Now Now Redux though.. The visuals, acting and overall cinematic mood is unbeatable...