Best modern war film

[slap ed]

Without wanting to carp on about it, even though "A Bridge Too Far" is thirty years old I urge people to watch it. There will NEVER be a film of it's like ever again.

I watched the DVD on Sunday night and I'm currently reading the Cornelius Ryan book upon which it was based. I'm frankly amazed that one film could encompass so much of what happened on those nine fateful days of September 1944.

indeed truly a classic

 

[Morba]

does 'the last samurai' count?

 

[Beerbaron]

Before anyone else says it (although not strictly a film) Band Of Brothers

band of brothers for the win

 

[Bony Maloney]

Outside of the 20 years, there can be only one.....











































ZULUor maybe 2 if you count The Great Escape

 

[GSXRMovistar]

Another vote for Black Hawk Down.

 

[mysticsniper]

Kelly's Heroes
Where Eagles Dare

A couple of classic Clint Eatwood films

 

[xander_uk2]

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (if you don't mind subtitles)

Yep, an amazing film. Glad you posted that

 

[HangTime]

I'm struggling to think of a really good war film made in the last 20years. The strange thing is the best ones for me are often not really your traditional combat films, based more on civvies i.e. maybe:

La Vita E Bella
The Pianist
Empire of the Sun

However I'm gonna have to go for Full Metal Jacket, in spite of the fact that it's not even my favourite Vietnam movie.