Your top-5 favorite war movies

[Mikey]

We did this some years ago but I thought i'd revisit the topic.

Could be any war, just so long as war is dominant thoughout the picture.
Example, Forrest Gump wouldn't count.

Futurist wars, (Star Wars) don't count.

Comedy's are ok.

If you want to list more or less than 5 that's fine ...
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Mine .......

1. The Great Escape
2. Sergeant York
3. Stalag 17
4. Bridge on the River Kwai
5. Sands of Iwo Jima
6. Glory
7. Taras Bulba
8. Tuskegee Airmen
9. Mr Roberts

[babycyclops]

Here are my top 5

Thin Red Line (1998)
Platoon
Kelly's Heroes
Come and See
Apocalypse Now

The folowing are films that I consider to be 'must sees'

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket
The Beast of War
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt009
4716/
The Great Escape
Stalag 17

[toys2cool]

1-Glory
2-Platoon
3-Saving Private Ryan
4-Black hawk down
5-Behind enemy lines

[megoapesnut]

Wow, this is a tough one as I am not a huge war movie fan. However Black Hawk Down really got to me. That is one of the first Blu-Ray discs I ever bought. Se here goes

1-Black Hawk Down
2-Stalag 17 (which I never would have seen if it hadn't been prominent in one of my favorite Magnum PI episodes)
3-Apocalypse Now
4-Platoon
5-Saving Private Ryan

[david_b]

1-Patton
2-Saving Private Ryan
3-Bridges at Toko-Ri..: If you're a vintage GI Joe collector, you will LOVE this movie ~ Lots of vehicles and Naval uniforms were designed with this movie in mind.. Huge budget, great acting, very interesting viewpoints, James Michener was reportedly VERY pleased with this adaptation of his book. Please read this review..:

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/revi...B766838E649EDE

4-Missiles of October..: Technically, not a 'war movie', but we were on the brink of WWIII. Excellent CBS play, done MUCH better than '13 Days'
5-The Green Berets


Sorry, I NEVER liked 'Blackhawk Down'.. Saw it with a fellow Army pal, and it was too depressing. Obviously, I know it documented actual events, but regardless, not a fav.

[thunderbolt]

The Longest Day
Battleground
The Flying Tigers
Flying Leathernecks
Great Escape
Back To Bataan
Patton

[The Bat]

#1)Saving Private Ryan(BEST Dammed war movie EVER made!)
2.) Gladiator(it starts with the War in Germania)
3.) The Fighting 69th(Jimmy Cagney!)
4.) Band of Brothers(does a 10 long HBO mini-series count?)
5.) 300

[DocDrako]

I typically don't like war movies, which is odd because I love GI Joe (although I won't be marrying him). I do like some war movies though. Since my favorites vary by mood, these are in no particular order...

Von Ryan's Express
Saving Private Ryan
Apocalypse Now
The Patriot
Braveheart

[jessica]

[jessica]

It was hard to pick...I just love war movies...

Mike, is this the Taras Bulba you recommend or the older one?

[Donkey Hoatie]

1. Glory
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. Das Boot
5. Letters from Iwo Jima

[jwyblejr]

What about No Time For Sergeants? That count?

[Mikey]

Mike, is this the Taras Bulba you recommend or the older one?
http://karchadm.com/dvd/image/taras_bulba.jpg

The older one with Yule Brenner and Tony Curtis is the only one i've seen

The new one is spoken in Ukrainian and I hate subtitles

[jessica]

I love subtitles!! Plus I love to listen to other languages...

[Mikey]

I love subtitles!! Plus I love to listen to other languages...

It's kind of embarrassing to be half Ukrainian but can old speak English