Must-watch war movies?
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All the great ones have already been mentioned. But one I was surprised hasn’t been, is 1917. I thought it was a darn good movie. The whole movie appears to be done in one take.
Lone Survivor
The Gallant Hours
Sailor of the King
The Battle of the River Platte
Fighter Command
Bravo Two Zero
The Dam Busters
The Desert Fox
The Desert Rats
The Gallant Hours
Sailor of the King
The Battle of the River Platte
Fighter Command
Bravo Two Zero
The Dam Busters
The Desert Fox
The Desert Rats
Cadence
The Beast
Big Red One
The Caine Mutiny
The Last Castle
The Dirty Dozen
Dam Busters
The Cruel Sea
Enemy Below
Five Graves to Cairo
Sailor of the King
Guns of Batasi
Grey Lady Down
The Great Raid
Hamburger Hill
Iron Cross
The Beast
Big Red One
The Caine Mutiny
The Last Castle
The Dirty Dozen
Dam Busters
The Cruel Sea
Enemy Below
Five Graves to Cairo
Sailor of the King
Guns of Batasi
Grey Lady Down
The Great Raid
Hamburger Hill
Iron Cross
This one caught me off guard as it covers a more obscure tragedy that took place in German occupied Denmark, late in the war... very painful subject matter.
And Mr. Roberts. Perfect pair!!!
For a funny submarine movie, Operation Petticoat is always a good watch!
Sirhr
My old boss at the police firearms range was an artillery forward observer with 161 Battery during the Veitnam War.
At the time of the Long Tan battle he was sick in bed with malaria but helped, like everyone else, drag 105mm ammo to the gun lines.
When Chris left the range, he donated a painting of the battle.
Glad to see some of my favorite, obscure movies mentioned: (Mopic, Firebase Gloria).
One not yet listed:
Ice Station Zebra
Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown.
One not yet listed:
Ice Station Zebra
Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown.
With all its faults, I like this movie.
I quote it so I can Clavin it up a bit.... the 2002 version of the movie was, IIRC the 7th film remake of the story.
How can we not mention The dirty dozen?
While not much of a war movie, and all the multiple endings are lacking, I love... Hell in the Pacific. (Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune)
Which reminded me of.. Letters from Iwo Jima.
Edit to add: Hell in the Pacific.
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Das Boot ( in German with subtitles)
Dambusters
633 Squadron
All quiet on the western front
Great Escape
Saving Private Ryan
Dambusters
633 Squadron
All quiet on the western front
Great Escape
Saving Private Ryan
Hyena Road, A Bridge Too Far, Das Boot, The Odd Angry Shot. Those are the one that come to mind. Lots of good ones out there.
Most of the oddball ones show up on AMC or TCM. Especially around Memorial Day, Veterans Day, D-Day, etc. check channel guide for Memorial Day weekend and some really cool flix show up.
Sirhr
Doctor Strange Love
Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb
Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb
Different one: Sisu
Dark humor, I laughed a lot.
Brutal - this is not a "date movie".
www.imdb.com
Dark humor, I laughed a lot.
Brutal - this is not a "date movie".
Sisu (2022) - IMDb
Sisu: Directed by Jalmari Helander. With Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo. When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.
www.imdb.com
- Nov 3, 2010
- 10,292
- 22,320
The director's cut is a must see.
Just thought of a couple more, "Patton" and "In Harm's Way" and The Horse Soldiers.
"Lancaster" with Charles Dance on Prime.
This one is the real deal about how over 60,000 RAF kids bought it over Germany. And while we're at it, how over twice as many Germans civilians did much the same.
You don't have to be an American to hate that war. My Wife Celia was born in Bavaria. All of her Cousins and Uncles died in it, including a 14 y/o kid in the Volksturm, executed by the SS during the last few days of the war.
My Fav is Mr. Roberts. ...And In Harm's Way... As a pre-teen, I would get up early every Saturday to watch Victory At Sea.
Greg
This one is the real deal about how over 60,000 RAF kids bought it over Germany. And while we're at it, how over twice as many Germans civilians did much the same.
You don't have to be an American to hate that war. My Wife Celia was born in Bavaria. All of her Cousins and Uncles died in it, including a 14 y/o kid in the Volksturm, executed by the SS during the last few days of the war.
My Fav is Mr. Roberts. ...And In Harm's Way... As a pre-teen, I would get up early every Saturday to watch Victory At Sea.
Greg
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For those who like the arcane... the original "Seven Samurai" from 1954 is on at Midnight on May 12 on Turner Classic Movies.
Was the basis for The Magnificent Seven and so many other great movies! War movie? Western? You decide!
Sirhr
Was the basis for The Magnificent Seven and so many other great movies! War movie? Western? You decide!
Sirhr
Not really a "war" movie but great combat scenes and one of my favorite scenes, "Clear and Present Danger."
Raymond Cruz ("Breaking Bad," "The Closer," "Major Crimes,") is a sniper cadet and they are having a sneak test and the object is to ring the steel left of the judge's stand a number of times. Willem Dafoe is visiting, looking to put together a special team. So, the steel gets rung a few times and they stop the test and ask the cadet to stand up.
It is Raymond Cruz and he was just inside of 25 yards.
The sneaky bastard.
Raymond Cruz ("Breaking Bad," "The Closer," "Major Crimes,") is a sniper cadet and they are having a sneak test and the object is to ring the steel left of the judge's stand a number of times. Willem Dafoe is visiting, looking to put together a special team. So, the steel gets rung a few times and they stop the test and ask the cadet to stand up.
It is Raymond Cruz and he was just inside of 25 yards.
The sneaky bastard.
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And don’t forget The Devils Brigade!
Walked Il Longo in 2019. Along with the conflict archaeoloogy work at San Pietro. Hell of a place to fight a war!
Sirhr
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