War Movies on DVD [Archive] - Movie Fan Central Discussion Forums

pod2010

08-22-2002, 02:38 PM

I now own a couple war movies on DVD and would like to get more, this is what i have:

We were Soilders
Black Hawk Down
Pearl Harbor (r-rated)
the Patriot
Saving Private Ryan
Platoon
Patton
Forest Gump (does that count?)

those are all i got, do you other schmoes have any suggestions on what else to get in the war movies department, also with good special features?????

Thank you all in advance

[SD] Bob Plisskin

08-22-2002, 02:44 PM

All quiet on the Western Front is a great movie, the DVD is lacking on the extras side though. The same is very true of Apocalypse Now Redux, but both discs are worth buying simply because the movies are awesome.

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Tarantino

08-22-2002, 02:58 PM

Casualties of War and Tigerland.

robman795

08-22-2002, 04:46 PM

Das Boot - The Director's Cut
Stalingrad
The Thin Red Line
The Deer Hunter
The Lost Battalion
The Tuskegee Airmen
Three Kings

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Goosey

08-22-2002, 05:45 PM

Full Metal Jacket and Paths of Glory are two of my favorites. Also, I've always thought Memphis Belle was quite good

B-ball Dude

08-22-2002, 07:16 PM

The only one I have is Black Hawk Down.

Tarantino

08-22-2002, 07:54 PM

The Thin Red Line is a horrible movie.

Very boring, very long, and barely any special features.

Highly UN-recommended.

adidas12185

08-23-2002, 03:16 PM

Three Kings
Enemy at the Gates

Both good war films on DVD.

APzombie

08-23-2002, 03:56 PM

Tora, Tora, Tora
Full Metal Jacket
Das Boot
The Dear Hunter

Riddick

08-24-2002, 02:24 AM

Three Kings
Tigerland

Great movies with great DVDs.

Enemy At The Gates

A little long and slow for my liking but still a good movie. Some good extras on the disc.

Behind Enemy Lines

A lot of fun, more a straightforward action movie than a war movie, but it stilll qualifies. Good special features on the DVD.

bmain77

08-24-2002, 10:14 AM

I think all of you have hit the main ones. One I own that I think is highly underrated is the Big Red One. It starts Lee Marvin and Luke Skywalker. The DVD is barebones and grainy as hell, but also very cheap. The movie is quite entertaining. It has some very funny moments, some emotional moments, and some pretty intense action scenes. It's not in the same class as Apocalypse Now or Saving Private Ryan, but a good war flick.

DaMovieMan

08-24-2002, 01:21 PM

Full Metal Jacket
excellent movie but just a trailer

The Bridge On The River Kwai
excellent movie and good features. 2-discs.

im planning to get the SE of Platoon which is an amazing war movie http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif

DaMan

Weezer

08-24-2002, 02:11 PM

Three Kings and Tigerland with Colin Farrel.

Psychocandy

08-24-2002, 09:26 PM

I highly recommend the slightly obscure masterpiece "A Midnight Clear" directed by Keith Gordon. A wonderful movie.

bankholdup

08-25-2002, 11:19 PM

I figure I'll name the extremely few war movies I own on DVD:

The Deer Hunter
Saving Private Ryan

I want Apocalypse Now.

FT13TH Addict

08-31-2002, 10:24 AM

Hamburger Hill, The Hunt for Red October, We were Soldiers, and Jacobs Ladder (more horror than war).
Ones with drama would be Courage Under Fire, and Men of Honor.