Top 10 war films

[Puck Bond]

Since I am stoked and looking forward to Pearl Harbor andEnemy of the gaes this year, I put forth my favorite war movies...

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Platoon
3. The Great Escape
4. The Bridge on the River Kwai
5. Apocalypse Now
6. The Longest Day
7. Patton
8. Where Eagles Dare
9. Paths of Glory
10. Full Metal Jacket
11. Three Kings
12. The Deer Hunter
13. Gallipoli
14. The Thin Red Line
15. M*A*S*H
16. Glory
17. The Dirty Dozen


add stuff like The Patriot, The Guns of Navarone, From Here to Eternity

[loner]

You seem really stoked on WWII movies. I love 'em too and did you ever see Soldier of Orange? It was a Paul Verhoeven movie made in the late 70's.It's about the Dutch resistance in occupied Holland and I think it is the best film about WWII of all time. It is definitely worth finding in your local video store. And with Mr. Violence as the director you know the carnage factor will be high.

[Puck Bond]

loner... Ive never actually heard of this movie but it sounds interesting. Yeah WW2 movies are my favorite war movies, mainly because its my favorite part of history. It just had everything, a true world war, famous battles, historic leaders and figures. plus i like the board game axis and allies...

P.S. my dad was born on VJ day, victory over Japan, and my mom was born in a japanese concentration camp in china, so that stuff interests me

[loner]

puck: I've also played Axis & Allies. It's a great game. Kind of like a more detailed version of Risk.

[AntonioDelLago]

THE BEST WAR FILMS
1. Apocalypse Now (1979) Francis Ford Coppola
2. Empire Of The Sun (1987) Steven Spielberg
3. Stalag 17 (1953) Billy Wilder
4. From Here To Eternity (1953) Fred Zinnemann
5. Platoon (1986) Oliver Stone
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998) Steven Spielberg
7. Born On The Fourth Of July (1989) Oliver Stone
8. Hope and Glory (1987) John Boorman
9. Gone With The Wind (1939) Victor Fleming
10. Schindler's List (1993) Steven Spielberg



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[HomerSimpson]

1.Apocalypse Now
2.Braveheart
3.Platoon
4.The Deer Hunter
5.Paths of Glory
6.Three Kings
7.Spartacus
8.Full Metal Jacket
9.The Thin Red Line
10.uh... uh... Hot Shots Part Deux /ubb/smile.gif

Haven't seen enough war movies /ubb/smile.gif

[DaN]

If I see ANYONE put down Hamburger Hill, bad bad BAD things will happen.

1. Platoon
2. Apocalypse Now

[mafia]

~1 Apocalypse Now
~2 Platoon
~3 The Deerhunter
~4 Three Kings
~5 Where Eagles Dare

[playgames]

The Boys in Company C.

[Gore 4 All]

1. Full Metal Jacket
2. Saving Priave Ryan
3. Braveheart
4. Platoon
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Glory
7. Apocalypse Now
8. Three Kings
9. Das Boot
10. The Bridge on the River Kwai

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[McBain]

1. Apocalypse Now (by far)
2. Platoon
3. Glory
4. Zulu
5. Top Secret!
6. The Thin Red Line
7. Paths Of Glory
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. Starship Troopers
10. All Quiet On The Western Front

AntonioDelLago - good on you - Empire Of The Sun is an underrated beast

[Ld Shier]

I like the first list, but if you wanna have Private Ryan's greatness lessened a wee bit, then check out THE BRIDGE by Bernhard Wicki you will see that Spielberg DEFINITELY screened this before he began Ryan. (He also had to have seen Paths of Glory, of which the influence is really obvious).He combined the two, added some stars, and made his own masterpiece. NOTE: in NO way am I accusing Spielberg of ripping anything off! He HONORS those old war flicks, if anything. I love Saving Private Ryan- wanna make that clear. Also nobody has mentioned Europa Europa or Stalingrad. What gives?

[thingsgoinon]

As far as my favorites I would have to say Boys in Company C and ...believe it or not...Red Dawn.....

[Mezzanine]

It isn't really a movie but: A Band of Brothers is incredible. Like one big long saving private ryan. It is my favorite next to Apocolypse Now redux(which completely changes the tone of the film for the better I might add).

[max]

TOPE TEN WAR MOVIES (in no particular order):

FORBIDDEN GAMES
HOPE AND GLORY
SCHINDLER'S LIST
APOCALYPSE NOW
THE DEER HUNTER
THE GREAT ESCAPE
THREE KINGS
FULL METAL JACKET
A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

[SteveSzyk]

I'm not a big war film fan, and haven't seen many of the classic war flicks, but I loved three very recent war films: No Man's Land, Black Hawk Down, and We Were Soldiers.

[This message has been edited by SteveSzyk (edited 05-02-2002).]