Mike Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Every war has been depicted in film! War film have been popular in the 40's and 50's then the 60's there was The Green Berets and The Good, the bad and the ugly was centered around the civil war. The 70's brought us some staunch classic films on the subject like Patton, M*A*S*H, The Deer Hunter, Midway and Apocalypse now. The 80's was getting serious with Rambo, Full Metal Jacket, Good Morning Vietnam and Platoon. Then the 90's brought us Saving Private Ryan and Schindlers List. In this millenium we've seen Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down. I know there is a lot more than this, these are just some of my personal favorites and key classics. We seem facinated, as a culture, with war. It's seems. What do you think about war films? Do you have a favorite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 The Sands Of Iwo Jima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Breaker Morant... about the Boer War in South Africa and how the Aussies got jipped in the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 What about The War On Terror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Paths of Glory (1957). Basically anti-war... was banned in some European countries for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 From Here to Eternity (1953) with great performances by Ernie Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Cliff, Donna Reed, Burt Lancaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Platoon damn near pulled my guts out. Saving Private Ryan was very good, although there were some flaws. I've read literally hundreds of books on WWII, and there weren't any medics out there without weapons. They portray them as angels of mercy, risking life and limb completely unarmed. You bet your a$$ they had sidearms. Also, there's no way a squad of soldiers go wandering through open fields across the French countryside in broad daylight. Other than that, it was top notch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzcat Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Some of these may seem cornball or old fasioned in the face of the current crop of movies that show guys heads getting blown off etc. But some of my favorite war movies are: Dawn Patrol Dr. Strangelove Zulu Mr. Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictedtoclassic Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Windtalkers (Nicolas Cage) Tears Of The Rising Sun (Bruce Willis) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behindblueeyez Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Catch-22... :coolio:very cool movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillianne Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Schindlers List was horrific :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 'Zulu' or 'Zulu Dawn'-- I think they pitted two types of mankind: one cocky. industrial and sure-footed with that of conservative and content, in a fairly balanced way. One can feel both sympathy and support for either side--which I think is the goal of any balaced war-flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Roger, I'm assuming your joking as there cannot infact be a war on terror---'terror' being an intangible concept and thus as reasonable as a war on god/sloth/wickedness/this damn cold, if you will ,or whatever. If your're going to pick a fight...name your enemy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 for balanced (reasonably) viewing and variety, I would suggest: 98(?) Days at Peking- Charleton Heston Cross of Iron - James Cogburn Tora, Tora, Tora Gallipoli - Mel Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I'm at a disadvantage. I read so much about it, I'm always picking the movies apart in their accuracy. I wish I could just sit back and enjoy the damn movie. "The Longest Day", for instance...They depict the Luftwaffe strafing the beaches. It's a know fact that there were no Luftwaffe on the shores of Normandy. They were almost completely wiped out by that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Jr. your right, the luftwaffe had been knocked out as an effective force by then (June 6, 1944), at least over the landing beaches. Hey, love your Victorian photo, guessing you might like some of the colonial flicks I mentioned before. Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 That's Barnabas Collins, from the late 60's program, "Dark Shadows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Holy Smokers ! Canadians never had that show on T.V. at least during the '70s and '80s and couldn't pick him out in a police lineup ! I do know the character though and , if you would'nt mind, give me a little more info on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 AMC (American Movie Classics) is showing war movies Thursday (Veteran's Day) through Saturday. Here is the list of the movies...not too shabby... Apocalypse Now Battle of the Bulge Castle Keep Flying Tigers Hamburger Hill Hell Is for Heroes In Harm's Way None But the Brave Patton Pt 109 Stalag 17 Strategic Air Command The Enemy Below The Fighting Seabees The Green Berets Three Came Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Hey dumbass, they call it the war on terror. Name my enemies? Obviously the enemies are the terrorists if it's a war on terror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 "Full Metal Jacket" rocks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Prisoners Of The Sun (WWII in Pacific theatre) Under Fire (Nicaraguan revolution of 1979) Soldier Of Orange (WWII) The Boat Is Full (WWII) Europa Europa (WWII) Stalingrad (WWII) Das Boot (television miniseries and compiled film about WWII) Johnny Got His Gun (WWI) All Quiet On The Western Front (WWI) The Killing Fields (Cambodian revolution/genocide of 1977-1979) Idi Amin Dada (Ugandan genocide) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody_home Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Braveheart is basically a war movie. I also like Glory and Thin Red Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 There was one called Pride, or Glory, with Matthew Broderick about the Civil War. That was a good one. Also, All Quiet On The Western front. Those are the only two war movies I've seen. (Unless you count Victory as a war movie). Schindlers List too, but I don't know if that is necessarily a war movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 LOL...You're right, Roger, I am a bit of a dumbass. The reason I posted was that I recalled you being a bit of a Bush-guy in an earlier thread, and I was just trying to get your goat. Anyway, no harm intended; hopefully none done. :happybanana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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