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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:21:08 PM EDT
[#1]
Black Hawk Down followed closely by Band of Brothers [BD]
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:21:36 PM EDT
[#2]
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down Midway Sands of Iwo Jima Sgt York |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:22:35 PM EDT
[#3]
band of brothers
BHD saving private ryan we were soldiers platoon (yes, platoon [;)]) |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:24:48 PM EDT
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SPR
BHD We Were Soldiers STARSHIP TROOPERS!!!!! Band of Brothers in no particular order |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:24:53 PM EDT
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All are good choices though being a mini-series gives Band of Brothers a little bit of an edge in that allows for better character development. The only movie I might add would be Midway. For whatever reason I just love that movie.
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:25:21 PM EDT
[#6]
I'm biased. But the Band of Brothers was the best thing ever put on film for entertainment.
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:28:39 PM EDT
[#7]
OK:
Band of Brothers Blackhawk Down Patton Tora Tora Tora Johnny Got His Gun |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:31:33 PM EDT
[#8]
What about Red Dawn???
Just kidding...but I do own the movie. |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:38:20 PM EDT
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The Great Escape tie for 1st
Patton tie for 1st Blackhawk Down Band of Brothers Saving Pvt Ryan Sands of Iwo Jima Tied for 5th Kelly's Heroes Tied for 5th |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:42:33 PM EDT
[#10]
1. Cross of Iron
2. Starship Troopers 3. Saving Private Ryan 4. Blackhawk Down 5. Lord of the Rings II and III ... and of course "The Guns of Navarone" [nana] |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:44:12 PM EDT
[#11]
Quoted: 1. Cross of Iron 2. Starship Troopers 3. Saving Private Ryan 4. Blackhawk Down 5. Lord of the Rings II and III ... and of course "The Guns of Navarone" [nana] AHHHHH!!!Starship Troopers is the SHIZ-NITS!!!! |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:47:31 PM EDT
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DK, thank you for reminding me of my gift to myself, I meant to order Cross of Iron on video. Believe it or not, Ihave yet to see it. Ops
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:52:01 PM EDT
[#13]
I own all of those! My #1 favorite is We Were Soldiers though. Oh yeah, Gods and Generals, I'm a big Stonewall Jackson fan!
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:54:09 PM EDT
[#14]
Band of Brothers followed closely by SPR and we were soldiers
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Posted: 12/25/2003 8:58:53 PM EDT
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*Guadalcanal Diary
*Halls of Montezuma *Flying Leathernecks *Objective Burma *PLATOON |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 9:00:55 PM EDT
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In no particular order:
[i]Battle Cry[/i] A platoon finds itself in the Battle of the Bulge. Surprisingly honest for 1955. [i]Dr. Strangelove[/i] Dark comedy about nuclear war. [i]The Dam Busters[/i] British raid on German dams with bouncing bombs. [i]Saving Private Ryan[/i] A lone surviving brother is the target if a search just after D-Day. |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 9:12:32 PM EDT
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The Longest Day
Spartacus Patton All Quiet on the Western Front Tora,Tora,Tora Band of Brothers Braveheart Lawrence of Arabia Fail Safe Full Metal Jacket The Deer Hunter Gettysburg The Bridge Over the River Kwai Alexander Nevsky Battle of the Bulge M*A*S*H Star Wars Raid on Rommel Rob Roy Dances With Wolves Blackhawk Down Cleopatra If I had to choose one it would be..... Battle of the Bulge CW |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 9:27:14 PM EDT
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Quoted: The Longest Day Spartacus Patton All Quiet on the Western Front Tora,Tora,Tora Band of Brothers Braveheart Lawrence of Arabia Fail Safe Full Metal Jacket The Deer Hunter Gettysburg The Bridge Over the River Kwai Alexander Nevsky Battle of the Bulge M*A*S*H Star Wars Raid on Rommel Rob Roy Dances With Wolves Blackhawk Down Cleopatra If I had to choose one it would be..... Battle of the Bulge CW If you're going to put Star Wars in there, where the hell is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?! |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 9:32:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: The Longest Day Spartacus Patton All Quiet on the Western Front Tora,Tora,Tora Band of Brothers Braveheart Lawrence of Arabia Fail Safe Full Metal Jacket The Deer Hunter Gettysburg The Bridge Over the River Kwai Alexander Nevsky Battle of the Bulge M*A*S*H Star Wars Raid on Rommel Rob Roy Dances With Wolves Blackhawk Down Cleopatra If I had to choose one it would be..... Battle of the Bulge CW If you're going to put Star Wars in there, where the hell is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?! Believe it or not, I haven't seen it yet. Hopefully before the new year, though. CW |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 10:21:01 PM EDT
[#20]
Battle Cry
Pork Chop Hill Gettysburg Gods and Generals Blackhawk Down I can't choose B.O.B. because it's a mini-series, not a movie. |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 10:41:14 PM EDT
[#21]
Damn... Just 5? 1. The Great Escape 2. Patton 3. Gettysburg 4. The Longest Day 5. Kelly's Heroes a couple that haven't been mentioned yet: Where Eagles Dare The Dirty Dozen The Big Red One Das Boot |
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Posted: 12/25/2003 10:48:56 PM EDT
[#22]
I can't pick just 5.
Breaking them down to campaign and/or conflict (20th Century/present) they are as follows for me: WWI: The Blue Max All Quiet on the Western Front. WWII (European Theater): Saving Pvt Ryan (D-Day) A Bridge Too Far (Operation Market Garden) Band of Brothers (D-Day, Bulge) When Trumpets Fade (Hurtgen Forrest) Das Boot (subtitled version) Tuskeegee Airmen Memphis Belle The Bridge at Remagan (sp?) Battle of Britain WWII (Pacific Theater): Midway Tora Tora Tora Viet Nam: Go Tell the Spartans Green Berets (even with its hokey acting/fx) We Were Soldiers Hanoi Hilton Gardens of Stone (I was at Ft. Myer when it was made) BAT 21 Modern War (Post Viet Nam): Black Hawk Down The Beast (Soviets in Afghanistan) K-19 (After getting past Harrison Ford sounding like Boris Baddinoff) Heartbreak Ridge Others that are favorites: Kellys Hero's Von Ryans Express Catch-22 The Dirty Dozen A Midnight Clear The Big Red One Zeppellin (WWI) Desert Fox Platoon Appoclypse Now Guns of Navarone |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 2:50:21 AM EDT
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-All Quiet on the Western Front (1935 version)
-Pork Chop Hill (Gregory Peck - Korean War) -Battle Ground (Van Johnson, etc - Battle of the Buldge) -Black Hawk Down -Platoon Haven't yet seen all of "Band of Brothers" so I can't comment other to say that what I saw, it was very good. Book was excellent. |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 3:38:40 AM EDT
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OK
for the saving private ryan suck-fest, the first 30 minutes were incredible film making. The rest was ridiculous. Sorry. And that final defence was the dumbest thing I had seen since the Ronin ambush. Dye may be a great detail guy, but he sucked as a planner. I also don't buy hanks as a Ranger company commander. I've known too many. I loved band of brothers, but the acting was atrocious. There is a reason you won't see most of those guys again. A shame because the movie making (spielberg knows his shit) was great. So, without further ado, the definitive list. Patton (the battle scenes are lame by today's standards, but war is about leaders and patton was the man) The Longest Day (cheesy, but captured the spirit of the age) Black Hawk Down (One word: Intense) Cross of Iron (war ain't pretty, and this movie reflected it) All Quiet on the Western Front (Even in the 1930s, best reflection of small unit dynamics that I have ever seen, would love for them to do a remake. Fantastic book as well) i just realized that my favorite movies I have read the book (exception being cross of iron) hmmm. Subliminaly carrying over my love for the books into the movie? Who knows? |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 5:14:09 AM EDT
[#25]
For those who are a little less American-centric than Steyr
1) Lawrence Of Arabia 2) Cross of Iron 3) Das Boot But the one that really affects me most emotionally is: Blackhawk Down |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 7:29:09 AM EDT
[#26]
Definitely need The Longest Day in the top 5 list.
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Posted: 12/26/2003 8:35:49 AM EDT
[#27]
Black Hawk Down
The Patriot Saving Private Ryan Platoon Apocalypse Now Midway |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 8:42:50 AM EDT
[#28]
Midway
The longest day We were soldiers Patton Battle of the Bulge TXL |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 8:45:26 AM EDT
[#29]
Quoted: i just realized that my favorite movies I have read the book (exception being cross of iron) hmmm. Subliminaly carrying over my love for the books into the movie? Who knows? For the most part I have usually hated with a passion movies of books I have all ready read. |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 8:48:18 AM EDT
[#30]
Patton
The Longest Day The Green Berets Sands of Iwo Jima BTW - Anything John Wayne, now that was a real man/hero that kids should look up to. Not these NBA/NFL/MLB pussy. The way he carried himself in movies and in life. - Nuff said. Tied for 5th Blackhawk Down * Battle of Midway * |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 8:48:32 AM EDT
[#31]
Quoted: I own all of those! My #1 favorite is We Were Soldiers though. Oh yeah, Gods and Generals, I'm a big Stonewall Jackson fan! It really was a great movie, and probably would be my #6. |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 8:56:06 AM EDT
[#32]
Quoted: All Quiet on the Western Front (Even in the 1930s, best reflection of small unit dynamics that I have ever seen, would love for them to do a remake. Fantastic book as well) While nowhere as impressive as the orignal there was a 1979 remake. And I think those in Band of Brothers did a fine acting job. Guys like Winters and Nixon were just as I pictured them in the book. Perhaps the actual person being depicted were not as exciting as we are accustomed to in a movie but just soldiers acting like real soldiers act. |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 9:32:21 AM EDT
[#33]
Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan FMJ Patton We Were Soldiers |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 9:49:56 AM EDT
[#34]
Didn't we just do this a few months ago? [BD]
1. Saving Private Ryan. 2. Platoon. 3. Das Boot. 4. A Bridge Too Far. 5. Kelly's Heroes (for fun) Dances With Wolves??? WTF!? [%|] And what - no one picked "Pearl Harbor"??? You guys got something against Ben Afflick? [LOL] |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 10:16:24 AM EDT
[#35]
I still think we need a movie/video game forum.
But that is just me. think of the possibilities! |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 10:23:14 AM EDT
[#36]
Quoted: And what - no one picked "Pearl Harbor"??? You guys got something against Ben Afflick? [LOL] They are still deciding between that and Captain Corelli's Mandolin |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 1:00:25 PM EDT
[#37]
I can't beleive nobody named [u]the[/u] best war movie, ever....
[size=4]MEGA FORCE !![/size=4] [LOL][ROFL][ROFL] oh, it could have been good, it had a huge stunt budget, lots of custom and military hardware and a great filming location. It also had Barry Bostwick and a bunch of fags running around in tight satin jumpsuits and headbands, spewing really lame dialog. [puke] |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 1:03:17 PM EDT
[#38]
Quoted: Didn't we just do this a few months ago? [BD] 1. Saving Private Ryan. 2. Platoon. 3. Das Boot. 4. A Bridge Too Far. 5. Kelly's Heroes (for fun) Dances With Wolves??? WTF!? [%|] And what - no one picked "Pearl Harbor"??? You guys got something against Ben Afflick? [LOL] Yeah, Dances with Wolves. The Civil War scenes and the war against the Native Americans (yes, I know, they came from Asia, yaddy-yaddy-yaddy...). The rest of the movie was cool, too. Same thing with Lawrence of Arabia, one of the best pictures ever made. If I didn't think Gone With the Wind was a bit hokey as a war movie, I would have put it in my list as well. CW |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 1:06:37 PM EDT
[#39]
N.p.o.
Battle of the bulge, Midway, We were soldiers, Gettysburg (with Of Gods and Generals as a coda), And one of my favorite Navy flicks (I'm surprised noone said it yet), In Harm's way Think my All Quiet review had anything to do with this thread? |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 1:07:12 PM EDT
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Quoted: I can't beleive nobody named [u]the[/u] best war movie, ever.... [size=4]MEGA FORCE !![/size=4] [LOL][ROFL][ROFL] oh, it could have been good, it had a huge stunt budget, lots of custom and military hardware and a great filming location. It also had Barry Bostwick and a bunch of fags running around in tight satin jumpsuits and headbands, spewing really lame dialog. [puke] [LOLabove] I coughed up part of a lung laughing!!! [LOL] How about the ending? The macho comraderie made me cry....FROM LAUGHING TOO HARD!!![ROFL2] CW |
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Posted: 12/26/2003 2:21:03 PM EDT
[#41]
Patton
Heartbreak Ridge Twelve o'clock High Midway A Bridge too far Kelly's Hero's The battle of the Bulge Sands of Iwo Jima Braveheart Red Dawn Pork Chop Hill |
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