Best War Movies

**Sandman** · May 29, 10, 01:07 AM

Memorial Day weekend, which means a lot of war movies on cable this weekend. What are the best/your favorite war movies of all time?

A few of mine to get the ball rolling, in no particular order:

Apocalypse Now

We Were Soliders

Black Hawk Down

**Zoot Soup** · May 29, 10, 07:44 AM

Saving Private Ryan, obviously. And I think a really overlooked aspect of that movie is the beginning and ending, showing Ryan in old age.

**DragonFire** · May 29, 10, 08:36 AM

Glory. That is a movie that often I will stop whatever I'm doing to sit down and watch it.

I also enjoy We Were Soldiers, Saving Private Ryan, and Black Hawk Down. I HATE Apocalypse Now. However, I think that's due to watching it in English class where they made us analyze it as a comparison to Heart of Darkness.

The Patriot is another enjoyable one.

Bluto · May 29, 10, 10:03 AM

To Hell & Back (Audie Murphy)
Patton
We Were Soldiers
Saving Private Ryan

**RomanEmpire** · May 29, 10, 10:07 AM

Gotta go with Platoon. Great flick.

**Mack The Knife** · May 29, 10, 11:40 AM

Apocalypse Now
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Stalag 17
The Longest Day
The Deer Hunter (if one considers this a war movie)
Paths Of Glory

**nWo** · May 29, 10, 01:48 PM

I watched Stalag 17 on TCM last night. The Battle of Britain will be on in about an hour.

Sink the Bismark
Battle of Britain
Gettysburg
Gods and Generals

**The Professor** · May 29, 10, 06:21 PM

Saving Private Ryan (I still can't believe it lost the Best Picture Oscar to Shakespeare In Love

Patton
All Is Quite On The Western Front
The Longest Day
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Bridge On The River Kwai
Casablanca
Sergeant York
Midway
Glory
The Deer Hunter
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
MASH
The Great Escape
Gettysburg

**dolamite** · May 29, 10, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by RomanEmpire

Gotta go with Platoon. Great flick.

Love Platoon.

Some other personal favorites.

Behind Enemy Lines
Saving Private Ryan
The Patriot
Jarhead
Black Hawk Down
Full Metal Jacket

I know its not a movie but does anyone else love the series they had on the History Channel, WWII in HD? Actual footage, actual storys from eyewitness accounts from those in the action. Follows the lives of like 11 or 12 who had a part in the war, on all fronts. If you haven't seen it I recommend catching it when it comes on, it was on today as a matter of fact.

**mcpapa** · May 29, 10, 10:30 PM

Dr. Strangelove
Kelly's Heroes
The Killing Fields
Schindler's List
Good Morning Vietnam

**sweet16** · May 29, 10, 10:37 PM

Did anybody watch the mini-series The Pacific on HBO?

Very good.

**Sandman** · May 30, 10, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by RomanEmpire

Gotta go with Platoon. Great flick.

Forgot about Platoon, very good movie. Certainly belongs on the list.

**Sandman** · May 30, 10, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by DragonFire

Glory. That is a movie that often I will stop whatever I'm doing to sit down and watch it.

I also enjoy We Were Soldiers, Saving Private Ryan, and Black Hawk Down. I HATE Apocalypse Now. However, I think that's due to watching it in English class where they made us analyze it as a comparison to Heart of Darkness.

The Patriot is another enjoyable one.

Had to do the same thing with Apocalypse Now, so I understand. I'd seen the movie before though, so I didn't mind it nearly as much as you obviously did.

**nWo** · May 30, 10, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by The Professor

Saving Private Ryan (I still can't believe it lost the Best Picture Oscar to Shakespeare In Love

Patton
All Is Quite On The Western Front
The Longest Day
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Bridge On The River Kwai
Casablanca
Sergeant York
Midway
Glory
The Deer Hunter
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
MASH
The Great Escape
Gettysburg

I loved Full Metal Jacket! People thought I was nuts when I watched it at the theater. I laughed so hard during the scene with R Lee Ermey when introduced himself as the Senior Drill Instructor.

I saw some of the same stuff when I was in boot camp at MCRD.

**dolamite** · May 30, 10, 06:41 PM

I forgot about a couple.

Letters from Iwo Jima
Pearl Harbor
Stripes

**coldweatherfan** · May 30, 10, 07:52 PM

Lots of great movies mentioned, here's a few more.

The Green Berets
The Sand Pebbles
The Big Red One
Gallipoli
Dirty Dozen
In Harm's Way

**DragonFire** · May 30, 10, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by mcpapa

Kelly's Heroes

This is one of my father's favorites. I actually just finished watching it. Great movie.

**mcpapa** · May 30, 10, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by dolamite

I forgot about a couple.

Letters from Iwo Jima
Pearl Harbor
Stripes

Don't know HOW I missed that one.

Recruiter: Now, are either of you homosexuals?
John Winger: You mean, like, flaming, or...
Recruiter: Well, it's a standard question we have to ask.
Russell Ziskey: No, we're not homosexual, but we are willing to learn.