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100 Greatest War Movies (As voted by UK public)
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Another one of Channel 4's "100 Greatest Lists" 100 GREATEST WAR MOVIES Here are the Top 15: 15. The Killing Fields, 1984 14. The Guns Of Navarone, 1961 13. Braveheart, 1995 12. The Deer Hunter, 1978 11. The Dam Busters, 1954 10. The Bridge On The River Kwai, 1957 9. Black Hawk Down , 2001 8. Zulu, 1964 7. A Bridge Too Far, 1977 6. Platoon, 1986 5. Full Metal Jacket, 1987 4. Schindler's List, 1993 3. The Great Escape, 1963 2. Apocalypse Now, 1979 1. Saving Private Ryan, 1998 If you'd like to see the full 100 list here is a link: Channel 4\'s - 100 Greatest War Films - as voted by the UK Public
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Re: 100 Greatest War Movies (As voted by UK public)
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Wow you guy's have made me want to really watch it now!
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Re: 100 Greatest War Movies (As voted by UK public)
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It may be a great list indeed, but the order isn't. Saving Private Ryan is a fantastic film, ultra-realistic (as regards presenting war on celluloid for what it is), but it offers nothing new to the genre of war films. I find The Killing Fields a much more gutwrenching and emotional film.
And topping the list (by some distance) is, for me, The Battle of Algiers (1965). The Great Escape at number 3? La Grande Illusion (1937) is way better, the ultimate PoW film. Zulu's great too, but it's all just one big battle. Triumph over adversity trajectory. Over and over again.
Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, The Battle of Algiers would be very high on my list. Only one of them got anywhere near respectable on here. (Some may say The Deer Hunter is respectable, but not as long as it's ranked behind Black Hawk Down, which is a technically accomplished but emotionally dull and very unremarkable effort.
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Re: 100 Greatest War Movies (As voted by UK public)
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Originally posted by Lavinia from Italy: It's surprising that "The thin red line" is not listed in the top 15. I found it to be a very particular war movie. Deeper and more intellectual of many of its genre, I believe. And Greter than most war films I might add. Personally, I am glad "A Bridge Too Far" is meantioned, as I really think it's one of the underrated films. My pick for greatest war film is either "The Bridge on the River Kwai" or "Apocalypse Now"... both are neck and neck. I don't consider dramas like "Schindler's List" and "The Pianist" as war films...
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GOLD - GOLD - GOLD - GOLD. Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold, Molten, Graven, Hammered, Rolled, Hard to Get and Light to Hold; Stolen, Borrowed, Squandered - Doled. - Greed
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