Best War Movie - Page 9

Stan187 · 03-22-2008, 19:16 PM

I was just surprised cuz The Beast is not well known

Johnny W · 05-06-2008, 15:48 PM

My personal favorites in no particular order are

Gettysburg
Saving Private Ryan
Tora Tora Tora

I have also recently become a fan of Letters from Iwo Jima (always interesting to see things from the other side)

And although these are a little cheesy, I like Midway and In Harms Way as well.

BBwarrior · 05-12-2008, 20:32 PM

In Harms Way - cheesy but the Duke is cool. And how bout when Kirk Douglas slaps that mamby-pamby Lt not once, but twice! I lost my respect for him after he assaulted Dawn though.

cool foreign film: Downfall - fantastic portrayal of Hitler and his madness in the bunker as Berlin crumbles around him.
The film is in German, with English subtitles. You can really get a sense of Hitler's insanity listening to him rant in German. Quite powerful.

AAAO · 05-14-2008, 03:22 AM

The Battle of Algiers by Pontecorvo.

So good, so realistic that it was used, in its entirety for instructional purposes in the JFK Special Warfare Center at Ft. Bragg and the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth. The second time I saw it it was pitched to a short-course at Leavenworth and introduced by a French LTC who had not only fought in Algeria, but had been jailed for rebelling against De Gaulle (maybe he was in the 1st REP) and then rehabbed back into the French Army. Coincidentally, I just found this film on enhanced DVD last Saturday and picked it up. I strongly recommend it.

The Battle of Algiers (film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

View Poll Results: The Greatest War Movie Ever made.
Saving Private Ryan	22	26.19%
Band of Brothers	16	19.05%
Pearl Harbor	0	0%
Zulu	8	9.52%
Black Hawk Down	6	7.14%
The Boat	5	5.95%
Gettysburg	1	1.19%
The Great Escape	1	1.19%
All Quiet on the Western Front	1	1.19%
Other. [Tell us your choice]	24	28.57%
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03-22-2008, 19:16 PM	#121 (permalink)
Stan187 WAB BOUNCER *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-24-06 Posts: 2,152 Country:	I was just surprised cuz The Beast is not well known __________________ In Iran people belive pepsi stands for pay each penny save israel. -urmomma158 The Russian Navy is still a threat, but only to those unlucky enough to be Russian sailors.-highsea

05-12-2008, 20:32 PM	#123 (permalink)
BBwarrior Regular Join Date: 12-31-07 Location: Juneau, Alaska (aka Pluto) Posts: 28 Country:	Fav movies In Harms Way - cheesy but the Duke is cool. And how bout when Kirk Douglas slaps that mamby-pamby Lt not once, but twice! I lost my respect for him after he assaulted Dawn though. cool foreign film: Downfall - fantastic portrayal of Hitler and his madness in the bunker as Berlin crumbles around him. The film is in German, with English subtitles. You can really get a sense of Hitler's insanity listening to him rant in German. Quite powerful.

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05-06-2008, 15:48 PM	#122 (permalink)
Johnny W Regular Join Date: 04-30-08 Posts: 25	My personal favorites in no particular order are Gettysburg Saving Private Ryan Tora Tora Tora I have also recently become a fan of Letters from Iwo Jima (always interesting to see things from the other side) And although these are a little cheesy, I like Midway and In Harms Way as well.

05-14-2008, 03:22 AM	#124 (permalink)
AAAO Regular Join Date: 03-06-08 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 56 Country:	The Battle of Algiers by Pontecorvo. So good, so realistic that it was used, in its entirety for instructional purposes in the JFK Special Warfare Center at Ft. Bragg and the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth. The second time I saw it it was pitched to a short-course at Leavenworth and introduced by a French LTC who had not only fought in Algeria, but had been jailed for rebelling against De Gaulle (maybe he was in the 1st REP) and then rehabbed back into the French Army. Coincidentally, I just found this film on enhanced DVD last Saturday and picked it up. I strongly recommend it. The Battle of Algiers (film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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