Favorite War Films?

[notazombie]

Glad to see a couple guys mention U571. I always thought it was a bit under the radar.

 

[Oregonhunter5]

Stripes? Can we really call that a war film?

LOL

Oh hell why not. Not war, but military.

 

[USMC-03]

A recent that is surprisingly enjoyable was Monuments Men.

 

[USMC-03]

Glad to see a couple guys mention U571. I always thought it was a bit under the radar.

I used to work at a plant where the shop electrician was a 35 year retired sailor; we was in subs his entire career and ended up Master Chief of the Pacific submarine fleet. He hated U571...

 

[Carbon]

I will add a couple not yet mentioned,
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
And
Enemy at the gates.

 

[Tony617]

I liked the old Black and White movie "The Fighting Sullivans". The parents lost all of their sons on the same boat.

The Fighting Sullivans - Wikipedia

 

[DLS]

Oh hell why not. Not war, but military.

It's hard to call stripes military as well!

 

[ron]

Not mentioned yet? To Hell and Back. Staring Audie Murphy as Audie Murphy.
How many movies star a genuine medal of honor war hero?

 

[Ruger Rich]

Catch 22, and on a serious note, Heart Break Ridge

 

[Mikej]

Yeah, all of 'em! Any one mention "The Patriot" and "Shenandoah"?

The Devils Brigade was filmed around Utah, some in the Salt Lake Valley, where I lived. We used to ride our Trail 90s around the foothills and after they had done the movie there were places where they had built roads and left burned out military vehicles kind of in the middle of nowhere. It was pretty neat chugging along on a dirt road and going by a burned truck.

 

[Velzey]

There is only one real favorite for me. Just because I spent many hours of my youth doing yard work for a fellow that was a commander of a U boat. ( and no he wasn't a wanna be, his service is documented on u boat.net) As he got older he did share quite a few story's.

Das Boot!!! The original directors uncut version which is 4 hours 53min runtime. It's like a whole other movie when watching this version. Explains allot of things not detailed in the 2hr theatrical version.
It can be found on Amazon pretty cheap.

 

[Hop Sing]

Here's an excellent one for you guys: The Bridges at Toko Ri.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri - Wikipedia

If you are at all interested in early jet carrier aircraft you won't find a better movie to see the early kerosene burners.

My all time favorite movie is The Thin Red Line.
The Thin Red Line (1998 film) - Wikipedia

Great acting, so stupid special effects, and they even have a P-39 Airacobra in some of the scenes.

 

[Foamcups]

The Thin Red Line is probably my favorite.

But you can also never turn the channel when Apocalypse Now comes on.

 

[IOM]

My favorite war movies...???

The ones we WIN, decisively...!!!

 

[2ndtimer]

Maybe there is less respect for sailors, but I really like "In Harm's Way" with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. Haven't seen any mention of that one.

 

[The Heretic]

Saving Private Ryan
The Big Red One.
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
The Longest Day
The Enemy Below
The Greyhound
Battle of the Bulge
SISU
Fury
T34
Sniper: The White Raven
Litvyak
Several other Russian made WWII movies

 

[Mikej]

Maybe there is less respect for sailors, but I really like "In Harm's Way" with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. Haven't seen any mention of that one.

Any of those with the classic actors is good for me.

I don't know how many people have the channel AHC? American Hero's Channel. there is a quite a few shows on it with a ton of actual footage. It's amazing to think of the military have men with cameras out there filming during the battles.

https://www.ahctv.com/

 

[Aero Denezol]

I saw Platoon in the theater when I was a kid. The scene where they fall asleep in the jungle and the NVA set off the claymores.. man that was intense.

There are also lots of cool AR variants in that movie. CAR-15, M16, maybe a 605...

Anyway, I recently re-watched Platoon and it still holds up IMO.

 

[DirectDrive]

The old school war movies don't seem realistic to me.
My list would include :
Saving Private Ryan - this one ruined me for liking the old movies and I don't relish the idea of watching it again due to its realistic nature.
Greyhound - good depiction of the North Atlantic convoys although "Hollywoodized" in some regards
Platoon - my favorite Viet Nam movie
Hell Below - The Smithsonian Channel series - I think the best submarine warfare portrayal.
Documentary/re-enactment of actual war patrols.

 

[Jay Walk]

Full Metal Jacket. Mic drop....

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