Favourite War Movie(s)

[perth seagull]

The German film about Hitler's last days, 'Downfall'.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Zulu , Waterloo, charge of the light brigade

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

There is one, the six hour version of Das Boot (with sub-titles) which is so far ahead of all the others it is ridiculous.

Das Boot (The Boat) - Rotten Tomatoes

The shorter versions lack the suspense, but are still good. If you have not seen go for the longer version.

 

[PFJ]

Apocalypse Now (Easily my favourite)
Kellys Heroes
Brotherhood - (Totally amazing Korean film about two brothers fighting on either side during the Korean war)
Battle Of Britain

 

[JJ McClure]

Black Hawk Down
SPR
Platoon

All great films

 

[Smith DID score]

Great Escape
Dambusters
Kelly's Heroes
A Bridge too Far
Reach for the Sky - no script writer could have made up such a story

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

Jarhead (based on the autobiographical book of the same name). It accurately portrays a soldiers emotions in war.

Black Hawk Down. It accurately portrays 'modern' asymmetric warfare.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

The Deer Hunter and Full Metal Jacket

 

[pastafarian]

Why does a film with the word " War" in the title not count as a war film ?

Bride Wars?

 

[banjo]

Battle of the Bulge......... Who loves yer baby !!

 

[Lindfield by the Pond]

Bridge too Far & Kelly's Heros for me.

 

[moggy]

Has anyone ever seen "come and see." Amazing but disturbing.

Yeah, got the DVD, good film

 

[moggy]

Gallipoli, Apocalypse Now, Private Ryan, Flame and Citroen, 9th Company (Ruskies in Afghanistan) and Max Manus Man of War

Flame & Citroen ..... Good call

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Zulu, Gallipolli and Oh What A lovely War as the ideal anti-war film.

 

[BlockDpete]

Kind of a war film but how about Dr Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?

 

[GreersElbow]

Black Hawk Down and Letters from Iwo Jima (Clint Eastwood is a fantastic director)

 

[seagull1981]

i know these aren't movies, but war miniseries are also pretty great!
Generation Kill (Iraq 2003)
The Pacific (WW2)
Band of Brother (WW2)

Band Of Brothers is DEFIANTLY the best war 'Thing' I've Seen, AND up there with one of the best things I've seen, reccomend it to anyone, has a bit of everything!

 

[BHA Swiifty]

The Pacific? or doesn't that count as a movie

 

[wunt be druv]

Battle of Britain
The Dambusters
Apocalypse Now!
633 Squadron (love those Mosquito's)
Any film where the dirty bosch get a dam good beating!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The Seven Samurai
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Zulu
Memphis Belle
Malena
A Very Long Engagement