(Poll) What's your favorite war movie?

[Captain90s]

The chemistry between Denzel and Gene in CT was fucking amazing.

Loved Crimson Tide.

For that matter "Behind Enemy Lines" was, as a movie, terrible IMHO. But the back and forth between McConnaughey and Hackman over the radio was great. "You still got your boots on?" "Roger. They were tied on."

It was Owen Wilson not Mathew McConnaughey

That one!

[RocketScott]

Was going to post this in the random pic thread but here seemed more appropriate.




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[HK_Dave]

12 O'Clock High
Bridge on the River Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia
Das Boot
Apocalypse Now
Tora! Tora! Tora!

and add:

Battle of Britain
Sergeant York
Paths of Glory (Kirk Douglas at his best)
Midway
So Proudly We Hail!
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
The Killing Fields
They Were Expendable
Ministry of Fear
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Beau Geste
Gunga Din
Breaker Morant
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Hogans heroes and M*A*S*H were two that I watched on tv land with my dad when I was little. Technically they aren't movies though

M*A*S*H was actually a movie in additional to a TV Show. If we are going to count it then it heads straight to #1 for watchability.

but Hogans Heroes got the prison camp idea from a movie - Stalag 17.

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[Raygun74]

My all time favorites have always been
Stalag 17
Dirty Dozen
Memphis Bell

I remember liking Platoon Leader when I was in high school. Haven't seen it since. I imagine it didn't age well. lol

[cdoniguian]

Otto Preminger's "In Harm's Way".

[deadshot2]

Otto Preminger's "In Harm's Way".

By the time that movie came out I'd already OD'd on John Wayne.

[Captain90s]

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Totally forgot about Master and Commander. Great movie, one of my favorites of all time....

[cdoniguian]

Otto Preminger's "In Harm's Way".

By the time that movie came out I'd already OD'd on John Wayne.

That would be 1965. :)
It was the last film that Duke made in black and white film.

[joao01]

I don't think I saw Glory. Great Civil War movie.

Gettysburg.

The Patriot (not exactly "histrocial", but fairly accurate I think for the era of combat). Same thing could be said for Brave heart.

A Bridge Too Far

Patton

Of them all, Band of Brothers is pretty darn accurate.

While not "technically" a war movie, The Kingdom is pretty accurate I think in regards to GWOT.

Three Kings is pretty good for the Gulf War.

Heartbreak Ridge.

[funugy]

too many good movies to choose my favorite. This one hasn't been mentioned yet-

When Trumpets Fade
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135706/

I believe it is still free for Prime members

[Sissyboy]

Spies like us.

[Captain90s]

Hogans heroes and M*A*S*H were two that I watched on tv land with my dad when I was little. Technically they aren't movies though

M*A*S*H was actually a movie in additional to a TV Show. If we are going to count it then it heads straight to #1 for watchability.

M*A*S*H the movie was far superior to the TV show IMHO. Donald Sutherland's Hawkeye is much better. Another one that I forgot to add to my list, but is totally one of my favorite movies of all time. I guess I don't really consider it a "war movie", even though it's in a war setting.

[glockgirl]

Run Silent Run Deep
Saving Private Ryan
Bridge Over The River Kwai
The Killing Fields
The Dirty Dozen
Apocalypse Now
Forrest Gump (don't laugh, the scenes in Vietnam are pretty scary)
Master and Commander

...and a few dozen others.

[quantsuff]

Zulu
Kagemusha
Galipoli
The Dam Busters
'71

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[sportsdad60]

I cannot really identify a favorite, I loved them all for their specific content, but I will tell you that I watched Saving Private Ryan moreso than any others.

Looking forward to the USS Indianapolis movie, my great uncle Walter McFall was a survivor and only spoke of his terror in the water ONCE. He died an alcoholic at age 50.