Favourite war films.

[plastic penguin]

This won't attract too many, but here goes:

1) Regeneration (flopped at the box office, but very, very hard-hitting)

2) The Dam Busters

3) The Hill

4) Schindler's List

5) Where Eagles Dare.

There's my top five based on how many times I watch them.

 

[Anonymous]

not sure about an order but my list definately has to have Platoon, Great Escape, Saving Private Ryan, Glory, and Good Morning Vietnam.

Worst by far has to be We Were Soldiers or The Patriot. yes there is a theme there but not because of Mel Gibson.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

OK. Based on the amount of times I have watched them:

1. Full Metal Jacket

2. ummmh.....ummmh........I guess I don't really watch war films

Can I have Great Escape?

 

[chebby]

Lawrence of Arabia.

Cottage to let.

Mrs Miniver.

One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing.

Battle of Britain.

13 Days.

Charlie Wilson's War.

 

[plastic penguin]

"Way to the Stars" is an interesting war film. The film is told through a series of poems and is very poignant.

 

[Anonymous]

michael collins

 

[Superaintit]

plastic penguin:
This won't attract too many, but here goes:

1) Regeneration (flopped at the box office, but very, very hard-hitting)

2) The Dam Busters

3) The Hill

4) Schindler's List

5) Where Eagles Dare.

There's my top five based on how many times I watch them.

Star Wars

 

[plastic penguin]

maxflinn:michael collins

Yup, hard-hitting stuff.

Also, not strictly a war film but Ryan's Daughter shows the strained relationship (during WWI) between the locals and British Army.

 

[simonlewis]

I have a couple:-

1) windtalkers

2) assembly

 

[Andrew Everard]

A Matter of Life and Death.

 

[JamesOK]

I love war films, these are probably my favourites

1. Full Metal Jacket - absolutely brilliant, the sequence with the young girl sniper leaves you with a really awful feeling in your stomach.

2. Apocalypse Now - amazingly powerful, Brando is brilliant, that final half an hour or so where the cow gets it is sometimes too much, and have to do a fast forward.

3. Jarhead - good performances, looks great on Blu Ray.

4. Black Hawk Down - first time I saw this I didnt like it, but it really grows on you after watching a second time.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

plastic penguin:
This won't attract too many, but here goes:

1) Regeneration (flopped at the box office, but very, very hard-hitting)

2) The Dam Busters

3) The Hill

4) Schindler's List

5) Where Eagles Dare.

There's my top five based on how many times I watch them.

The Deerhunter

 

[plastic penguin]

 

[Alantiggger]

The Longest Day

The Great Escape

Dam Busters

The Wooden Horse

All Quiet On The Western Front

The Bridge On The River Kwai

Braveheart

Das Boot

Cross Of Iron

Tora Tora Tora

12 O'Clock High

A Bridge Too far

The Dirty Dozen

Force 10 From Navarone

Rommel, Desert Fox

The Guns Of Navarone

Enemy At The Gates

The Brotherhood Of War (amazing story)

Cromwell

Enemy At The Gates

Centurion

Zulu

To name a few

 

[plastic penguin]

Alantiggger:

The Longest Day

The Great Escape

Dam Busters

The Wooden Horse

All Quiet On The Western Front

The Bridge On The River Kwai

Braveheart

Das Boot

Cross Of Iron

Tora Tora Tora

12 O'Clock High

A Bridge Too far

The Dirty Dozen

Force 10 From Navarone

Rommel, Desert Fox

The Guns Of Navarone

Enemy At The Gates

The Brotherhood Of War (amazing story)

Cromwell

Enemy At The Gates

Centurion

Zulu

To name a few

Love Das Boot. Have that on Directors Cut.

Bridge on the River Kwai is a scriptwriters dream, especially at the end when Alec Guiness says: "What have I done." and then falls on to the plunger and blows the bridge up. Probably the best ending of all war films - correction, any film. Fabulous.

 

[Ravey Gravey Davy]

Got to be "Tawny Pipit".

 

[carter]

rambo

 

[carter]

anyone seen this?

 

[JamesOK]

JamesOK:
I love war films, these are probably my favourites

1. Full Metal Jacket - absolutely brilliant, the sequence with the young girl sniper leaves you with a really awful feeling in your stomach.

2. Apocalypse Now - amazingly powerful, Brando is brilliant, that final half an hour or so where the cow gets it is sometimes too much, and have to do a fast forward.

3. Jarhead - good performances, looks great on Blu Ray.

4. Black Hawk Down - first time I saw this I didnt like it, but it really grows on you after watching a second time.

Just realised I missed this:

I would thoroughly recommend to anyone who hasn't seen it.

 

[bretty]

Casualties of war. With Michael J Fox and Sean Penn.

 

[Anonymous]

A Bridge Too Far ... authenticity, cast, script, score ...what a brilliant film, virtually perfect on every level ..Good call PP!

 

[Anonymous]

the pianist is very good imo..

 

[Anonymous]

1. Saving Private Ryan

2. Schindlers List

3. Platoon

4.First Blood

5. Top Gun

6. Full Metal Jacket

8. The Hunt For Red October

9. Kellys Heroes

10. Downfall

 

[plastic penguin]

Influenced by this thread, currently watching David Leland's "The Land Girls". Anna Friel is eye-wateringly cheeky. Brilliant film.

 

[Naxos]

Nobody seems to have mentioned 'Battle of Britain' - my all-time fave

Dambusters

Schindler's List

Bridge on the River Kwai