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Fav war movies
#100025
02/24/05 06:18 AM
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Sorry if it was already discussed here, anyway.... Here is my list: my fav is Apocalypse Now (I recently watched the long version, AN redux.....it is one of my fav movies ever....a real masterpiece! I wonder why FFC doesn't make as good movies anymore ) then there are: The Deer Hunter Full Metal Jacket Saving Private Ryan The Thin Red Line From Here to Eternity
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Re: Fav war movies
#100028
02/24/05 07:33 AM
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The 'The Dirty Dozen' is definately my favorite! 'The Great Escape' 'Pearl Harbor' 'Destination Tokyo' Don Cardi
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Re: Fav war movies
#100029
02/24/05 07:50 AM
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Not a massive War Film fan (except Star Wars of course ), but I love 'The Great Escape'.
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Re: Fav war movies
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02/24/05 10:45 AM
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Actually I am not a big war movie fan. However, I have seen a few, mostly those about Viet Nam, since my ex was a Viet Nam vet, he took interest in these films, so they are mostly what I've seen. That being said I guess my very favorite would be: Apocalypse Now; with Platoon, Coming Home also in the running. I also remember liking The Longest Day (from years back) TIS
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Re: Fav war movies
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02/24/05 12:47 PM
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These are the ones that stand out the most Saving private ryan Platton Hamburger Hill Full Metal Jacket Black Hawk Down Cant remember any more
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Re: Fav war movies
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02/24/05 03:18 PM
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In order Shindlers List The Deer Hunter Platoon Patton Full Metal Jacket Thats my top 5
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Re: Fav war movies
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02/24/05 04:47 PM
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TB, I remember Pvt. Slovik too. Excellent movie. I don't think I've seen it probably when it was first on and then a repeat. It's been years, but I agree Sheen was excellent as was the entire story. I forgot about "The Great Escape". Is that considered a war movie? I loved that one too. TIS
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Re: Fav war movies
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02/25/05 02:24 AM
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My favorite war movie ever is "From Here to Eternity." All of the actors were just...amazing, IMO. When it comes to war movies, I like the ones that have more of a story to them, that don't focus just mainly on the war. For example, I think "Saving Private Ryan" is a really great war film, but it isn't one of my favorites.
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Re: Fav war movies
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02/25/05 09:56 AM
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War movies themselves should be seperated by the wars themselves. I mean different times, different views, different terms of context:
Best American Vietnam War Movie - Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. Besides being the undisputed king of Vietnam Movies by many critics, its arguably the greatest war film ever.
Runner-Ups - Stanley Kubrick's criminally underrated Full Metal Jacket and Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July, and Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter.
First Gulf War(1991) - David Russell's Three Kings. Only 3 films about that war that I'm aware of. Of those 3, this is the best(and its a decent movie in the vein of many WW2 "Men on a Mission" sub-genre films like Kelly's Heroes, Where Eagles Dare, and Guns of the Navarone).
Runner-Up - The Made-for-HBO movie LIVE FROM BAGHDAD with Michael Keaton. Fine small-scale film about the CNN crew who brought those stunning night vision-filled battle footage over in Baghdad, and their fights with the Iraqi propaganda machine.
I'll post more later today.
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