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Toro -> Fav War Films (7/1/2004 3:55:02 AM)
AaaaaaarrrrrrgggghhhH! Sorry, had to get that out. Now, to continue occupying ourselves, how about a round of fav war films (let's keep it to our top three, no special order). Mine: In Harm's Way (grand Surface Navy film), Tora Tora Tora, Patton.

cpt_Venomous -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:15:07 AM)
Tora Tora Tora is good, Alexander Nevsky is another one so is Ran

goodwood -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:26:19 AM)
a Bridge too far [:)]

52nd Lowland -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:28:39 AM)
The Longest Day and Mister Roberts,The Thin Red Line..

von Murrin -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:28:40 AM)
Tora! Tora! Tora! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Don't you all hate me now for ruining the distraction?[:D][sm=00000946.gif]

Rendova -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:34:02 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: 52nd Lowland The Longest Day and Mister Roberts. Mister Roberts is a GOOD movie What about Kelly's Hero [:D][:D] Don't forget Midway

Aelbric -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:39:08 AM)
PTO: Midway ETO: Bridge Too Far or Patton WWI: The Lost Battalion Civil War: Gettysburg Overall: Patton. I'm an ETO junkie. Extreme Honorable Mention: Band of Brothers. Not a movie but my current absolute favorite story about armed conflict. Even my wife loves BoB.

cpt_Venomous -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:43:05 AM)
Gods and Generals was the best war movie of the year when it came out

CMDRMCTOAST -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:46:24 AM)
Bridge over the river quia. full metal jacket apocolypse now. I love the smell of napalm in the morning, smells like victory.

diesel7013 -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:47:10 AM)
Gods and Generals was the ONLY war movie when it came out!! LOL [:D][:D] Patton In Harm's Way Gettysburg All Quiet on the Western Front For Whom the Bell Tolls Band of Brothers And the all time best - Starship Troopers!! [:D]

rogueusmc -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 4:53:29 AM)
Saving Private Ryan The Eagle Has Landed Dirty Dozen

AlbA -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:00:52 AM)
It sooo has to be "A Bridge Too Far" which also gets my vote for the best score as well.

Rendova -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:01:12 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rogueusmc Saving Private Ryan The Eagle Has Landed Dirty Dozen THe Eagle has landed the movie was terrible compared to the book... it left out about half the book. But thats to movies for you. [8\|]

rogueusmc -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:11:00 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rendova quote: ORIGINAL: rogueusmc Saving Private Ryan The Eagle Has Landed Dirty Dozen THe Eagle has landed the movie was terrible compared to the book... it left out about half the book. But thats to movies for you. [8\|] True but It was so cool to see Larry Hagman get dogged....lol

Gyrene -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:17:49 AM)
OK, besides from the few great ones that have already been mentioned, here's some of my favorites. First To Fight Battle Cry Halls of Montezuma Sands of Iwo Jima Platoon Hamburger Hill Siege of Firebase Gloria

rogueusmc -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:20:32 AM)
To Hell and Back has got to be one of the greatest as was Sgt. York

gunnergoz -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:24:15 AM)
Pork Chop Hill. Gregory Peck as a company commander. Superb.

Bob Young -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:24:22 AM)
Two fine films I have not seen mentioned; from the other side of the pond: The Cruel Sea (Toro: good WWII ASW action on the 2nd Fleet side of the world) Das Boot

gunnergoz -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:31:33 AM)
Oh, Oh, I almost forgot...The Bridges at Toko-Ri! Run Silent, Run Deep Gettysburg

Belphegor -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:32:23 AM)
Cross of Iron "We are attacking! We are defending! We are counterattacking!"

TexasLt -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:41:28 AM)
Tora Tora Tora Saving Pvt Ryan The Band of Brothers Series

brisd -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:42:05 AM)
Some good choices above, some not so good IMHO. These films are among my favs, some repeats: Glory Platoon Das Boot Gettysburg Battle of Britain A Bridge Too Far The Blue Max Zulu Saving Private Ryan Master and Commander Waterloo 12 O'clock High Sink The Bismarck The 300 Spartans edit: I forgot Tora Tora Tora!

Giap -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 5:49:00 AM)
Tuntematon sotilas (1955 version) [:D] Cross of Iron Das Boot

Jorm -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 6:05:41 AM)
A good WWi is the miniseries ANZAC's, 5 x 2 hour episodes and not just about galipolli, but much time spent on the western front. You can even see Paul Hogan ( crocodile dundee0 in one of his much better rolls other than that "A bridge to far" is a true classic

freeboy -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 6:49:09 AM)
ok.. I thought the Bridges at To Ko Ri might have been the most faithful war movie.. somewhat unpopular do to the deaths of charactors we liked..

Copper -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 6:53:51 AM)
Bridge over the river kwai. Zulu. Patton. Dr. Strangelove. Midway. War and Peace (Greatest Achievment in recent History) Best movie has to be War and Peace though. It's a Soviet made film about the Franco Russian war of 1805-1812 Because it was made in 1969 there was no way of using computers to generate all the men needed to fight a battle, so the soviets gathered some 250,000 extras from their army and taught them to act, they each had authentic uniforms and were all nicely clothed. The battle scenes are just fantastic with 250,000 men slugging it out on film, and then insane camera angles were great. I think something like 200 horses actually died while filiming and so it was banned in some states by those Animal Rights Groups.

gunnergoz -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 7:17:05 AM)
Not to nitpick, but isn't "Dr Strangelove" more of a sci-fi film or even a satire? I never think of it as a war film, though it has that as a background.

pad152 -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 8:16:31 AM)
Some of the best 12 O'clock High Battle of Britain In Harm's Way The worst: Pearl Harbor Ben Aflack edition (looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, its a duck!) Full Metal Jacket (all marines are zombie killing manics AKA DOOM) Apocolypse Now (war movie on drugs set to doors music)

ZOOMIE1980 -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 8:24:22 AM)
Recently, Enemy at the Gates was a pretty good one. And the original Alamo with John Wayne is a personal favorite. Memphis Belle was pretty good. And a favorite of mine, not a real "War" movie, but For the Boys was pretty good.

Maliki -> RE: Fav War Films (7/1/2004 8:25:32 AM)
Just to keep it on a pacific theme and in no particular order: Merrills Marauders The sands of Iwo Jima Guadacanal Diary The fighting Seabees Wake island There was a movie about Ira Hayes that i watched but i can't remember the name,it left an impression though. Back to Bataan Bataan That movie about Carlsons raiders and Makin Island(?) Midway basically anything about the Pacific because it is such an interesting theater of war.

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