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Fox
10-03-2004, 02:02 AM
"Platoon"

Easily the greatest war movie about Vietnam ever made, directed by a guy who'd been on the frontlines and seen the wreckless and horrible nature of this war first hand, Oliver Stone. The character development of Charlie Sheen's Chris Taylor is the clencher, but there is so much to this movie that it has to be seen at least twice to really get the full effect. Not to mention the way this movie took America by storm in 1986, winning an Emmy for best picture, and being critically acclaimed as the first Vietnam movie to truly capture the nature of the war. A timeless, fantastic movie.
House of Pancakes
10-03-2004, 02:29 AM
Apocalypse Now, Platoon, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Deer Hunter, and a bunch more I'm leaving out.
DaveWadding
10-03-2004, 02:37 AM
All Quiet :love:
Supreme Olajuwon
10-03-2004, 03:12 AM
Platoon
Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket
Bo
10-03-2004, 03:24 AM
We Were Soilders really kicked ass.
John la Rock
10-03-2004, 04:00 AM
Saving Private Ryan
CosaNostra
10-03-2004, 04:54 AM
What, no classic lovers? Just H.O.P.?

The Battle of Britain
Das Boot
Patton
The Battle Of The Bulge
The Dirty Dozen
Boondock Saint
10-03-2004, 05:02 AM
Saving Private Ryan
The Dirty Dozen
The Great Escape
The Longest Day
The Thin Red Line
Patton
All Quiet On The Western Front
Red Dawn :shifty: It is about WW3...
Ian
10-03-2004, 11:14 AM
The Dirty Dozen
The Great Escape
The Longest Day

yep.

Also add Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket
El Capitano Gatisto
10-03-2004, 11:36 AM
Escape to Victory.
Ian
10-03-2004, 12:07 PM
forgot aboout that one.
What Would Kevin Do?
10-03-2004, 12:50 PM
Catch-22 (Along with everything else said)
Supreme Olajuwon
10-03-2004, 12:56 PM
What, no classic lovers? Just H.O.P.?

The Battle of Britain
Das Boot
Patton
The Battle Of The Bulge
The Dirty Dozen
Have you seen Paths of Glory? If not then don't talk about classics like you know something. :y:
OssMan
10-03-2004, 01:00 PM
Von Ryan's Express
Ninti the Mad
10-03-2004, 01:28 PM
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Ian
10-03-2004, 02:16 PM
Kelly's Heroes
Gertner
10-03-2004, 03:38 PM
Hot Shots
Dark Kane
10-03-2004, 04:34 PM
Schindler's List
The Thin Red Line
The Longest Day
Patton
The Patriot (with Mel Gibson, yes, it's a war film)
Glory (with Mathew Broderick and Morgan Freeman)
Bridge on the River Kwai
Tora, Tora, Tora
Rain Man
10-03-2004, 05:05 PM
Saving Private Ryan
The Miz
10-03-2004, 05:29 PM
1. Platoon
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Enemy at the Gates
DegenerationY
10-03-2004, 08:01 PM
Everything mentioned in this thread is great.

The Longest Day is an awesome movie, one that I really didn't expect to be. It's really old, only a little over a decade after the war ended. Something about that just gives a little more credibility to the film, to me...
CosaNostra
10-04-2004, 07:18 PM
Have you seen Paths of Glory? If not then don't talk about classics like you know something. :y:

Of course I've seen it. Its the only World War I movie I really liked.........so far.

So I, uh, do know something. :p
loopydate
10-05-2004, 06:31 PM
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If you liked "Bridge," you should read Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman. There are some really interesting anecdotes about making that movie.
OssMan
10-05-2004, 06:49 PM
is Johnny Got His Gun any good?

it looked pretty interesting in that Metallica video.
The Mackem
10-17-2004, 08:07 PM
Saw an opportunity too good to pass up today. The Longest Day, Patton and Tora Tora Tora for £20 in a 3 in 1 DVD box type effort. Haven't see Patton yet, looking forward to watching it.
Innovator
10-17-2004, 08:53 PM
Bridge over the River Kwai
Full Metal Jacket
Catch-22
Buzzkill
10-17-2004, 09:01 PM
band of brothers
Dave Youell
10-18-2004, 09:42 AM
Why has no one mentioned the Dam Busters!!!!

For shame on you all!
CosaNostra
10-18-2004, 06:58 PM
Saw an opportunity too good to pass up today. The Longest Day, Patton and Tora Tora Tora for £20 in a 3 in 1 DVD box type effort. Haven't see Patton yet, looking forward to watching it.

You'll love it.
The Mackem
10-18-2004, 07:03 PM
Watching it right now. Band is playing at the moment, good times for breaks. :D
Requiem
10-18-2004, 07:05 PM
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
We Were Soldiers
The Patriot
Braveheart (although not modern war.. for when it was made, the battles were some of the best, and it's based on true stuff)
Saving Private Ryan
Enemy at the Gate
tucsonspeed6
10-18-2004, 07:38 PM
Blackhawk Down.
Shawshank
10-18-2004, 08:11 PM
i liked troy but im a sucker for the greek legend films. Lawrence of Arabia was good if that could be classed as a war film.

ill go with the dirty dozen as my fav tho