Favorite War flick?

[herr_oberst]

Not a war flick in the dramatic sense, but here's a shout out for "The Civil War" by Ken Burns.

Watch it right before or right after you watch Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" for that extra special sense of historical significance.

[tabs]

Blah, blah, blah ifn your good you can tell me why it is good and strikes a chord within you? If you can't then your just ordinary. Part of the Plankton that will create the next oil patch.

[herr_oberst]

Plankton this, protozoa boy.

[lowyder993s]

Surprised "Gallipoli" and "The Deer Hunter" took so long to show up...SPR is a given and for a series "Band of Brothers."

Thx Richard for the heads up on the Thin Red Line...guess that's what I'ma gunna watch and raise a glass to George Washington and his ilk on this fine Independence Day!

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by dlockhart

Both great local productions.

My son was an extra in Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner.

Here he is all dressed up just before his scene. He portrayed a Turkish Boy Soldier.

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Not a war flick in the dramatic sense, but here's a shout out for "The Civil War" by Ken Burns.

Watch it right before or right after you watch Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" for that extra special sense of historical significance.

The Civil War is a true epic series.

[devodave]

Originally Posted by Baz

Edit : wrong clip attached. Should be the one for "Panzerlied."

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCEQyCkwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8JD kdc246QQ&ei=x5aZVfLQNsjk-AHl3YCgDw&usg=AFQjCNEhdRsxowASJTR81on7s2dBP1KarA&sig2=xDW4OL2fb9X4DSGMtFH_Qw&bvm=bv.96952980,d.cWw

[varmint]

farewell to the king.
written and directed by john milius.
nick nolte plays a g.i. who escapes the bataan death march to wind up a tribal king in the mountains of borneo. but then the war catches up with him.

zulu dawn
epic movie about the battle of Isandlwana that lead to roarke's drift. maybe not a great movie but good.

breaker morant
technically a war movie.

the light horsemen.
along with breaker mordant and gallipoli this completes the australians angry about ww1 trilogy.

das boot
claustrophobic nightmare.

hamburger hill
lot of garbage vietnam movies came out in the 80s. this one holds up.

the dam busters
half the extras are the real war heroes.

to hell and back
cheesy movie starring real ass kicker audie murphy.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Both great local productions.

My son was an extra in Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner.

Nice stuff.

I consider Breaker Morant to be one of the great movies of all time.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Plankton this, protozoa boy.

Here we have an ordinary response from an ordinary man.

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by lowyder993s

Surprised "Gallipoli" and "The Deer Hunter" took so long to show up...SPR is a given and for a series "Band of Brothers."

Thx Richard for the heads up on the Thin Red Line...guess that's what I'ma gunna watch and raise a glass to George Washington and his ilk on this fine Independence Day!

The English, a long illustrious line of tossing troopers to the buzz mill....a long line starting with the Irish and continuing on with the Canadians and then from OZ and NZ.

They Prolly did earlier conscripted troops, have to look it up....

[motion]

Gallipoli was very, very good. The Deer Hunter used to be one of my favorites, as well.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Not a war flick in the dramatic sense, but here's a shout out for "The Civil War" by Ken Burns.

Watch it right before or right after you watch Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" for that extra special sense of historical significance.

The Civil War was a monumental documentary. I think they got some of their history wrong, but it brought the memories alive in a way that none have before or since.

And I beat you to "The Big Red 1". Love that flick.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by rusnak

And I beat you to "The Big Red 1". Love that flick.

Who doesn't like Lee Marvin?

[tabs]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Who doesn't like Lee Marvin?

My fav Marvin line in Paint You Wagon, "Welcome to he11 Parson!"

[Black968]

"Born on the 4 th of July" is one of my favorites. not mentioned yet. The story of Ron Kovic. A movie that really touches the soul and really communicates that "war is hell". Platoon and the Deer Hunter also fantastic movies as previously stated.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Who doesn't like Lee Marvin?

And Luke Skywalker!

[Geronimo '74]

Can't believe nobody mentioned 'When trumpets fade'

pretty good film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53z5-is4pk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZsF8YsAk48

[Robert Coats]

Das Boot!

[Hawkeye's-911T]

Das Boot - for the best sub movie

One of my favourite war flicks. I thought the sub-titled version was better as it seemed to capture the esscence (drama/tension) of a war situation by creating the effect of making you part of the crew. I know only a couple of phrases in German but one didn't need to be fluent to get the basic drift of the dialogue - it made you 'work' a little bit..

Cheers
JB