Top 5 war films?

Judge Mental · 24 Nov 2008 at 23:35

My top five are:

1 Cross of Iron
2 Downfall
3 Das Boot
4 Paths of Glory
5 Beach Red

Darg · 24 Nov 2008 at 23:48

Cut out all the parts with Ryan in and SPR would have been great.

Judge Mental · 24 Nov 2008 at 23:52

Darg said:
Cut out all the parts with Ryan in and SPR would have been great.

and Ted Danson, and the nonsense of being able to stick the barrel of a Thompson smg through the observation slit of a Tiger tank.

Eddie · 25 Nov 2008 at 00:29

Mine would be...in no particular order...

Saving Private Ryan (if only for the jaw dropping, non-blinking first 20 minutes).
Kelly's Heroes (Donald Sutherland

).
Band of Brothers (a series yes, but like a 10 hour film).
Platoon (definitely the best vietnam film).
A Bridge Too Far (every top actor of the time in it, came so close to ending the war early).

There are others, but that's my top 5 atm

ONESHOTKILL · 25 Nov 2008 at 00:42

1.saving private ryan
2.Longest Day
3.A bridge to far
4.Black Hawk Down
5.We were soldiers

meghatronic · 25 Nov 2008 at 00:44

shoot1st said:
if only for the jaw dropping, non-blinking first 20 minutes

I watched that sequence about a hundred times for GCSE English.

Eddie · 25 Nov 2008 at 00:46

meghatronic said:
I watched that sequence about a hundred times for GCSE English.

I wish I could have watched something like that rather than whatever unmemorable thing I did have to watch

easyrider · 25 Nov 2008 at 00:47

City of God

One of the best war films ever.

And no, I'm not explaining why it a war film.

Eddie · 25 Nov 2008 at 01:05

easyrider said:
City of God

One of the best war films ever.

And no, I'm not explaining why it a war film.

I've just looked it up as I'd never heard of it and it says it's a Brazilian crime drama film. If this is the same film then the plot looks like it's a gang warfare type thing.

I think the OP is asking for your top 5 war films, as in war, as in World War 2 or Vietnam or something.

meghatronic · 25 Nov 2008 at 01:10

shoot1st said:
I wish I could have watched something like that rather than whatever unmemorable thing I did have to watch

Don't get me wrong, it was great. But after seeing death like that again and again it gets to you. Plus we could all switch it off and probably still recite it all in time order.

TurnipHead · 25 Nov 2008 at 01:15

1. Saving Private Ryan
2.
3.
4.
5.

Haven't seen any others.

Eddie · 25 Nov 2008 at 01:19

meghatronic said:
Don't get me wrong, it was great. But after seeing death like that again and again it gets to you. Plus we could all switch it off and probably still recite it all in time order.

Yeah I can imagine that. One of the things that makes the opening sequence so good is how realistic it looks imo. Apparently, even the vets said it was the closest they'd seen to the real thing.

The end sequence is good too, with the noise of the tanks coming, and the bit where the plane comes in, especially if you're watching it with a nice sound system. I remember the first time I watched it I just couldn't believe how good it was. Like I say, I think I sat with my mouth agape for the whole film

"andy" · 25 Nov 2008 at 02:35

ooops. worst double post ever?

Grandmaster Fap! · 25 Nov 2008 at 02:37

Johnny got his gun

"andy" · 25 Nov 2008 at 02:38

the deer hunter
the deer hunter
the deer hunter
apocolyspe now
platoon

Blanket · 25 Nov 2008 at 03:02

Atrox Moris · 25 Nov 2008 at 04:17

1: Seven Samurai.
2: Ran.
3: Platoon.
4: Apocalypse Now.
5: Grave Of The Fireflies.

Atrox Moris · 25 Nov 2008 at 04:19

Castor said:
Johnny got his gun

The film is absolutely terrible compared to the book.

Azagoth · 25 Nov 2008 at 04:22

Full Metal Jacket
Kelly's Heroes
Starship Troopers
Saving Private Ryan
The Great Escape

There are numerous others but I thought I'd throw in a few that haven't already been mentioned.

Azagoth · 25 Nov 2008 at 04:22

Atrox Moris said:
The film is absolutely terrible compared to the book.

I assume you mean the recent remake as the original 1971 film is pretty decent movie.