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war movies.... - Hard Canadian - 01-17-2007

....i've been watching quit a bit of movies lately and most recently i've been watching war movies. the last two i watched were full metal jacket and apocalypse now. i must say, i was a bit dissapointed with apocalypse now. i thought it was supposed to be the greatest war movie of all time? i liked full metal jacket and saving private ryan better. i have yet to seeplatoon so that one is probably next. anyways, what war movies are your favourites and any suggestions are appreciated.

thanks. :rambo:

- joshwayy - 01-17-2007

The Big Red One- All time fav. Lee Marvin Rules

The Dirty Dozen- close 2nd

and of course Forest Gump...I love that opening scene with CCR blaring as the Huey screams by...

- tigerthelion - 01-17-2007

Well, "Stripes" was great but I have a feeling you're talking more about serious war movies and not comedies. Big Grin

- Summiteer - 01-17-2007

Das Boot...
U-571...

I'm partial to the Submarine flicks....

- NegPhil - 01-17-2007

The thing with Apocalypse Now is you have to see the original cut and not the "redux". It was the first major American film to address the war in Vietnam although some would argue it's not really a Vietnam movie but a interpretation of Conrads "Heart Of Darkness". I recommend you check out "Band Of Brothers" "BlackDown" "Gallipoli" and Kubrics "Paths OfGlory".

- prairieman - 01-17-2007

Band of Brothers is something i can and do watch over and over, very well done, and the documentary with all the surviving men of the Easy Co. is very touching....in a manly sort of way.

Read Conrad's Heart of Darkness, or watch the Hearts of Darkness: The Making of Apocolypse Now and you may come away with a better appreciation of the film.

Windtalkers is pretty good, as is Thin Red Line

- opiated - 01-17-2007

personally my faves are the original 3 Star Wars Tongue

- laliber - 01-17-2007

Catch-22 and Platoon come to mind as does All Quiet on the Western Front - for a good listing see: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_film">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_film</a><!-- m -->

- Hard Canadian - 01-17-2007

NegPhil Wrote:The thing with Apocalypse Now is you have to see the original cut and not the "redux". It was the first major American film to address the war in Vietnam although some would argue it's not really a Vietnam movie but a interpretation of Conrads "Heart Of Darkness". I recommend you check out "Band Of Brothers" "BlackDown" "Gallipoli" and Kubrics "Paths OfGlory".

yeah i rented the original cut. the redux version was just way too long for me to sit through. over 3 hours, no thanks. i just personally didn't enjoy the movie as much i thought it was hyped up to be.

- Hard Canadian - 01-17-2007

Summiteer Wrote:Das Boot...
U-571...

I'm partial to the Submarine flicks....

isn't das boot german with english subtitles?

- skippy the wonder dog - 01-17-2007

NegPhil Wrote:The thing with Apocalypse Now is you have to see the original cut and not the "redux". It was the first major American film to address the war in Vietnam although some would argue it's not really a Vietnam movie but a interpretation of Conrads "Heart Of Darkness".

I would say that it is not really a war movie, per se, and this is why it disappoints people. They expect a movie about the Vietnam War, and what they get is a movie that simply uses the Vietnam War as a setting.

I'd pick:
Apocalypse Now
The Thin Red Line (which was unfairly overshadowed by....)
Saving Private Ryan
A Bridge Too Far
The Battle of Britain, for all the georgeous planes!
The Naked and the Dead

And others previously mentioned.

I haven't seen Jarhead, but it's meant to be good.

So now we've had the War Songs and War Movies threads ... when do we get War Novels and War Poems? Smile

- opiated - 01-17-2007

thehip420 Wrote:
Summiteer Wrote:Das Boot...
U-571...

I'm partial to the Submarine flicks....

isn't das boot german with english subtitles?

do you have a problem reading? Tongue

- tigerthelion - 01-17-2007

thehip420 Wrote:
Summiteer Wrote:Das Boot...
U-571...

I'm partial to the Submarine flicks....

isn't das boot german with english subtitles?

I saw that U-571 movie with a girl (believe it or not) when it came out. The theatre was freezing cold. I remember Matthew Mcconaghay (sp?) being in it and that's about it. Subtitles? Yeah, I think so. My memory is muddy though.

- Summiteer - 01-17-2007

opiated Wrote:
thehip420 Wrote:
Summiteer Wrote:Das Boot...
U-571...

I'm partial to the Submarine flicks....

isn't das boot german with english subtitles?


do you have a problem reading? Tongue
:lol:

Yes, the version I seen of Das Boot I had to read, but it was still great, oh and I forgot Shindlers List....

- opiated - 01-17-2007

what was the movie with sean penn and michael j. fox..i seem to remember that being not bad