Black Hawk Down
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Saving private ryan gets my vote too. I didnt even like black hawk down so no way is it the best for me.
I cannot decide on which one, but I would put those 3 on the top (in no particular order)
- Black Hawk
- Saving Private Ryan
- Letter from Iwo Jima
- Black Hawk
- Saving Private Ryan
- Letter from Iwo Jima
Agreed, Saving Private Ryan is the best war film ever, but don't forget about Platoon and that black and white classic, Ice Cold in Alex.
Jan Hibma:Big Chris:No. 'Saving Private Ryan' is.
No. Apocalypse Now is. ;-P.
Well, "Apocalypse Now" or "Full Metal Jacket" anyway. Probably "Full Metal Jacket" for me as the end bit of "Apocalypse Now" in all its cow chopping glory I find a little bit heavy.
No. Apocalypse Now is. ;-P.
Well, "Apocalypse Now" or "Full Metal Jacket" anyway. Probably "Full Metal Jacket" for me as the end bit of "Apocalypse Now" in all its cow chopping glory I find a little bit heavy.
southdownswolf
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Smell that? You Smell that?
What?
Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Can't beat a bit of Apocalypse Now, although Black Hawk Down and Saving Private Ryan are very good films
What?
Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Can't beat a bit of Apocalypse Now, although Black Hawk Down and Saving Private Ryan are very good films
avnut:sorry, but its got to be "we were soldiers" , my first bluray and still the best
Must agree, the second half of the movie is non stop battle.
I do like Casualties of war and the Thin red line.
Must agree, the second half of the movie is non stop battle.
I do like Casualties of war and the Thin red line.
I like most of the ones posted I bought Black Hawk Down on Blu-ray last week. Another one I do like is Enemy at The Gates. One fantstic film I happened to come across on Sky a couple of weeks ago was a Chinese film with subtitles called Assembly now that would compete with the very best
Definitely no Black Hawk Down for me. Just another Hollywood action movie as far as I'm concerned.
The Longest Day possibly. Must have seen that film at least a dozen times.
Apocalypse Now obviously is a pure classic.
Hamburger Hill? Or whatever it's called is another one that'd get my vote.
And Saving Private Ryan.
The Longest Day possibly. Must have seen that film at least a dozen times.
Apocalypse Now obviously is a pure classic.
Hamburger Hill? Or whatever it's called is another one that'd get my vote.
And Saving Private Ryan.
I guess the answer to the original question depends on your perspective. From a home cinema point of view, great war films like All Quiet On The Western Front, Paths Of Glory or Cross Of Iron wouldn't necessarily set the pulse racing, but artistically, they've got everything you'd wish for.
Purely from a cinematic point of view, I love the epic, all-star productions, especially on a big screen. You can't beat classics like Battle Of Britain, The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far for an extended Sunday afternoon in. They're just so grandiose, so unlike many modern films in their ambition, even if they're also more than a little flappy around the edges historically (examples? How long have you got? One personal fave is the scene in The Longest Day where a cigar-chomping Mitchum calmly saunters around the beach, nary a care in the world for those pesky ol'Germans and their big bad MG42s).
But from a technical perspective - both the effort put into achieving technical veracity from a historical perspective, and the achievement in delivering authentic sound - nothing comes close to Saving Private Ryan. Years ago I was fortunate enough to interview the film's Oscar-winning Sound Effects Designer Gary Rydstrom (look him up on imdb.com - he's cinema royalty) and came away amazed at the lengths he (with Spielberg's encouragement) had gone to so as to deliver the most realistic sound possible.
Years later I've seen the film an unhealthy amount of times, and I fully appreciate its artistic strengths and weaknesses. But I maintain that technically, no other film has ever managed to deliver such an uncomfortably realistic depiction of the full intensity of combat as Ryan managed, especially in those first 20 minutes. It might be flawed, but it's still a diamond.
Purely from a cinematic point of view, I love the epic, all-star productions, especially on a big screen. You can't beat classics like Battle Of Britain, The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far for an extended Sunday afternoon in. They're just so grandiose, so unlike many modern films in their ambition, even if they're also more than a little flappy around the edges historically (examples? How long have you got? One personal fave is the scene in The Longest Day where a cigar-chomping Mitchum calmly saunters around the beach, nary a care in the world for those pesky ol'Germans and their big bad MG42s).
But from a technical perspective - both the effort put into achieving technical veracity from a historical perspective, and the achievement in delivering authentic sound - nothing comes close to Saving Private Ryan. Years ago I was fortunate enough to interview the film's Oscar-winning Sound Effects Designer Gary Rydstrom (look him up on imdb.com - he's cinema royalty) and came away amazed at the lengths he (with Spielberg's encouragement) had gone to so as to deliver the most realistic sound possible.
Years later I've seen the film an unhealthy amount of times, and I fully appreciate its artistic strengths and weaknesses. But I maintain that technically, no other film has ever managed to deliver such an uncomfortably realistic depiction of the full intensity of combat as Ryan managed, especially in those first 20 minutes. It might be flawed, but it's still a diamond.
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I'd have to agree with that. The plot is dubious, but no other film I've seen conveys the horror of a battle so realistically.
Band of Brothers was fantastic.
I also enjoyed Enemy at the Gates and Dark Blue World.
How about Humphrey Bogart's "Sahara"?
We Were Soldiers was so cringingly poor I had to sell the DVD!
Band of Brothers was fantastic.
I also enjoyed Enemy at the Gates and Dark Blue World.
How about Humphrey Bogart's "Sahara"?
We Were Soldiers was so cringingly poor I had to sell the DVD!
Indeed. I'd imagine the picture will be sharp and noise-free but not necessarily as clean or colourful as some more modern films, because (as I'm sure you well know) it was deliberately made with a grainy, desaturated feel intended to evoke a period look. But the sound? I'll bet right now that it'll be genuinely extraordinary: Spielberg will demand nothing less for one of his favourite films. So, it'll feature the best available audio transfer carried out by the best available people of a soundtrack engineered (in its day) using the best available technology and the best available person (Rydstrom).
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Come on guys!! the one the only...KELLY'S HEROS!!
That has got to be up there- Aslo what about THE EAGLE HAS LANDED?
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