Your top-5 favorite war movies

[Blue Meanie]

Not a big War Movie fan...but the one that is one of my all time favorite movies out of any movie I've EVER seen is The Great Escape. It's just one of those movies that whenever I find it on TV I HAVE to watch it. Other war movies that are good are The Big Red One, Apocalypse Now, and Saving Private Ryan.

[toys2cool]

when I think war movies I think Gi type ones, I guess i would also have to include Braveheart,the Patriot and one of my faves "Troy"

[mego maniac mark]

This is a good one..
Here's mine:
Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
The Boys in Company C
Platoon
Stripes

[Joe90]

Lots of great movies mentioned here.

I'm a big fan of vintage war movies, and a lot of the modern ones. Some of the 1970 era war movies are kind of anachronistic -- Oddball in Kelly's Heroes seemed more at home at Woodstock than the European Theatre -- but the modern ones seem to be influenced by the great elements in the classics.

[madmarva]

1. Sgt. York (I'm a sucker for Gary Cooper. Pride of the Yankees is my favorite sports film)
2. Sands of Jima (Hard to beatJohn Wayne in my book)
3. Saving Private Ryan (Speilberg and Hanks great combo)
4. Glory (loved the dignity of Morgan Freeman and the anger of Denzell Washington)
5. Midway liked how it gave both sides of the story

Also like Dawn Patrol, Patton, Dirty Dozen, Battle of the Bulge, From Here to Eternity and dozens of others.

Man, there are so many good ones. Heck nobody has mentioned Gone With the Wind.

[torgospizza]

Has anyone mentioned The Bridge on the River Kwai yet? One of the best films ever made, IMO.

[Joe90]

Has anyone mentioned The Bridge on the River Kwai yet? One of the best films ever made, IMO.

Mikey called it in the first post of the thread. Great movie.

[Hector]

1)Saving private Ryan
2)The Great Escape
3)full metal Jacket
4)300
5)The good the bad and the ugly!!! best movie ever!!!

So if that one is the best movie ever.

Why is it number five in your list?

[Hector]

Too many to list...but I'll list five that I can watch over and over again.

1. Full Metal Jacket
2. Braveheart
3. Glory
4. Apocalypse Now
5. Inglorious Basterds

I also like the German movies...Das Boot and Downfall.

P.S. Band of Brothers is the best war mini-series of all times.

The old school war movies are good too...but they are a bit too "one-sided"...if you know what I mean.

[Gorn Captain]

The Great Escape.
The Eagle has landed.
The Longest Day.
Inglorious Basterds.
Return of the King.

[Gorn Captain]

The Great Escape.
The Eagle has landed.
The Longest Day.
Inglorious Basterds.
Return of the King.

Too many to mention, really.
A Bridge too far, Eye of the Needle, Von Ryan's Express, Kelly's Heroes...


Hmmmm, I seem to be quoting myself....

[wilbs518]

Bullet in the Head
Big Red One
Platoon
Fighting See Bees
Great Escape

[Mikey]

Tora Tora Tora was pretty good.

I don't think anybody mentioned that one yet.

[Brad]

Schindler's List
Apocalypse Now
Deer Hunter
Platoon
Saving Private Ryan

As mentioned there are far too many to list. Not sure if Hart's War has been mentioned but it is also a pretty good movie.

[samurainoir]

Bullet in the Head

What I loved about Bullet in the Head besides the usual John Woo bullet ballet was the other POV outside of American, and Vietnamese for that matter.

John Woo's best film IMHO.