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You can pick one War Movie as the best and/or your favorite, what is it?
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There are some legit masterpiece war movies out there. My faves are Ryan and Platoon. Watching Ryan in the theater was an unreal experience.
Das Boot, because it is the only war movie that I can watch that just fills me with utter despair while watching it. A lot of war movies suffer from what I believe Truffaut was one of the first to point out, namely that by depicting war many movies end up glamorizing it. I love movies like Saving Private Ryan and Apocalypse Now but I usually end up reflecting on the artistry of them. Das Boot just leaves me feeling disgusted and with a feeling of emptiness that no other war film I have found can replicate.
For me Apocalypse now, and it's not even close.
That film is a goddamn masterpiece. For reasons already stated by others.
And the stories behind the film make it all the more intriguing: FFC's breakdown, Sheen nearly dying, Brando turning up fat with a God-Complex, production delays and costs, country opposing production and wanting sets destroyed... The list goes on.
That film is a goddamn masterpiece. For reasons already stated by others.
And the stories behind the film make it all the more intriguing: FFC's breakdown, Sheen nearly dying, Brando turning up fat with a God-Complex, production delays and costs, country opposing production and wanting sets destroyed... The list goes on.
I don't like war movies but there are two which I actually did like when I watched them.
Good Morning Vietnam
Heartbreak Ridge
Good Morning Vietnam
Heartbreak Ridge
Watch 'Come and See' if you haven't already.
Edit: I should of read ahead, I see a lot of you have. What a devestating movie.
Forreal. To hell with the plantation. The original cut is an excellent film tho
My choice as well. The film captures the existential dread of war and fear of being in battle really well. Plus the soundtrack is also the Zimmer GOAT
Yep, Thin Red Line then Apoc Now for me.
Does Inglorious Basterds count? It's behind these two for me.
The original book of The Thin Red Line is brilliant too, although not much like the film in tone.
Lots of good stuff in this thread - Full Metal Jacket, Strangelove, Paths of Glory, Glory, Last of the Mohicans. Platoon and Private Ryan are both solid.
Gotta see that Come and See movie sometime.
Does Inglorious Basterds count? It's behind these two for me.
The original book of The Thin Red Line is brilliant too, although not much like the film in tone.
Lots of good stuff in this thread - Full Metal Jacket, Strangelove, Paths of Glory, Glory, Last of the Mohicans. Platoon and Private Ryan are both solid.
Gotta see that Come and See movie sometime.
I would go with Full Metal Jacket. It's a really great exploration of the military because the two halves of the film are so distinct. Amazing contrast between austere discipline and the total chaotic hellscape of real war.
Apocalypse Now is a great choice as well. You could really make a case for either as the "ultimate" war movie.
Apocalypse Now is a great choice as well. You could really make a case for either as the "ultimate" war movie.
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A man that enjoys more pointless meandering and political discussion. My only gripe is that the plantation scene does not transition well after they leave. They arrive with Lance all spaced out in space camo, only for him to remove it and mellow out to eat dinner, and then when they leave it cuts back to him in face camo spaced out. Still, I liked a lot of the added scenes and dialogue.
This only got mentioned once? This really should be top 3 at least.
For the FMJ fans, there's a '57 boot camp movie called 'The D.I.' that is worth a watch IMO.
Haven't seen it in a long time but for a 50s movie it's a pretty solid drama, with a great performance by the DI. Like a somewhat less vulgar R Lee Ermey. It does have a sappy ending, though.
I remember thinking Kubrick and/or Ermey must have been influenced by it for the first half of Full Metal Jacket due to a bunch of stylistic similarities. Similar to the obvious style influence the Japanese Funeral Parade of Roses had on Clockwork Orange.
Haven't seen it in a long time but for a 50s movie it's a pretty solid drama, with a great performance by the DI. Like a somewhat less vulgar R Lee Ermey. It does have a sappy ending, though.
I remember thinking Kubrick and/or Ermey must have been influenced by it for the first half of Full Metal Jacket due to a bunch of stylistic similarities. Similar to the obvious style influence the Japanese Funeral Parade of Roses had on Clockwork Orange.
I can't list a favourite of all time.
So here we go:
Pre-WW2/Historical:
Paths of Glory
Waterloo
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lawrence of Arabia
WW2 British film industry
Dambusters
633 Squadron
A Bridge Too Far
WW2 Hollywood classic
The Longest Day
Cross of Iron
WW2 Hollywood modern
Saving Private Ryan
Thin Red Line
Fury
Dunkirk
Vietnam (in preference order)
Apocalypse Now
FMJ
Platoon
Hamburger Hill
Causualties of War
Non-English
Come and See
Das Boot
If I had to choose it'd be between Apocalypse Now and Come and See. AN is a lot more watchable though.
So here we go:
Pre-WW2/Historical:
Paths of Glory
Waterloo
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lawrence of Arabia
WW2 British film industry
Dambusters
633 Squadron
A Bridge Too Far
WW2 Hollywood classic
The Longest Day
Cross of Iron
WW2 Hollywood modern
Saving Private Ryan
Thin Red Line
Fury
Dunkirk
Vietnam (in preference order)
Apocalypse Now
FMJ
Platoon
Hamburger Hill
Causualties of War
Non-English
Come and See
Das Boot
If I had to choose it'd be between Apocalypse Now and Come and See. AN is a lot more watchable though.
I allready mentioned I can't pick between Saving Private Ryan, Apocalypse Now and Paths of Glory, but my out of category nominee would be The Best Years of Our Lives by the way. The most beautiful movie ever made about coming home and picking your life back up after the war.
Life is Beautiful.
I'll probably have to say this one too. I watched this at at young age and it left an everlasting impression me to say the least.
If I had to pick something more traditional it would easily be Das Boot.
Easy pick for me.
ERA knows what's up!
I was pretty impressed that so many people mentioned Paths of Glory. ERA knows film.
I could be mistaken, but has anybody mentioned Hell's Angels? I suppose the point here is that most of us have not seen any film that dropped out of circulation before we were old enough to watch them. The saving grace is that videotape and later formats enabled a wider dissemination. So many people are able to watch films, again and again, that earlier generations would miss if they weren't there at the time.
I could be mistaken, but has anybody mentioned Hell's Angels? I suppose the point here is that most of us have not seen any film that dropped out of circulation before we were old enough to watch them. The saving grace is that videotape and later formats enabled a wider dissemination. So many people are able to watch films, again and again, that earlier generations would miss if they weren't there at the time.
Easy pick for me.
I can't get the whistling tune out of my head.
The good, the bad, the ugly rules but maby it is not a war movie but just takes place during the civil war..
All Quiet on the Western Front was the most impactful for me, I think, but god damn do I love Glory.
Breaker Morant:
Gallipoli
Master and Commander
Downfall
Das Boot
Saving Private Ryan
The correct answer is of course Zulu:
Gallipoli
Master and Commander
Downfall
Das Boot
Saving Private Ryan
The correct answer is of course Zulu:
Thin Red Line was the first movie to ever make me leave the theater film unfinished. It was so damn boring and It seemed more interested in cameos than actual plot.
Come amd See is insane. Love it.I guess you are right, if I had to choose a full war movie it would be either Saving Private Ryan, or an incredible russian film called Come and See
Dunkirk is beautifully done. It dives right in with a strong story, minimal dialogue and a color grade that makes me cream.
