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<blockquote data-quote="Old One" data-source="post: 2784030" data-attributes="member: 83"><p>The thread on favorite westerns got me thinking (always a dangerous thing)...</p><p></p><p>What are your favorite war movies? I am a big war movie buff (and merciless nitpicker) and some of my favorites, in no particular order, include:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Saving Private Ryan: Opening scene at Omaha Beach is excellent. Attention to detail is pretty good, although P-47 made better better tank-busters <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Black Hawk Down</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Battle of Britain</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Patton: Not the most accurate of movies, but you gotta love George C. Scott's rendition of Patton</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Duellists: While not a war movie per se, the backdrop of Napoleonic Europe was pretty cool and David Carradine/Harvey Keitel made good foils (pun intended)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Blue Max: One of the few WWI aerial combat movies around</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Kelley's Heroes: Great cast, fun plot, great quotes and very good attention to detail with equipment, uniforms, etc. I really liked the fact that they made an (very good) attempt to mock up Pzkw VI Tigers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Cross of Iron: A bloody Sam Peckinpah classic. Fun with Germans on the Eastern Front. Also very good attention to detail with equipment, although I think the T-34(85) was a bit "early" (could be wrong).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> All's Quiet on the Western Front (1930 version)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Gallipoli</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Lawrence of Arabia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Das Boot</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Tora! Tora! Tora!: Much better than that Ben Afflack "Pearl Harbor" drivel...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Longest Day</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Enemy at the Gates: I especially liked the early scenes whether the NKDV commissars were driving the troops forward. However, their Pzkw III mock-up was weak.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Memphis Belle</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Where Eagles Dare</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Dirty Dozen</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Twelve O'Clock High</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Great Escape</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Von Ryan's Express</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Empire of the Sun</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Glory</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Master and Commander</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Breaker Morant</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Bridge on the River Kwai: Despite glaring historical inaccuracies...still a great movie.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Platoon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Apocalypse Now (Extend Version)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Zulu</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Zulu Dawn</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Gettysburg</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> M.A.S.H. (Movie)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Band of Brothers: Outstanding in virtually every way</li> </ul><p></p><p>In addition to the one's that I like, there are a couple that I don't really care for on varying levels...from irritating to outright disgust, including:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Battle of the Bulge: Yuck</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Big Red One: Yuck</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Pearl Harbor: Vomitous, at every level...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> U-571: How to rip off our British friends and make a bad movie <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Gods and Generals: Really bad follow-up to Gettysburg...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> A Bridge Too Far: I have a love/hate relationship with this one...some parts are good...others are drivel.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Patriot: Another love/hate movie for me...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Midway: I usually like Chuck Heston, but this one...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Thin Red Line: I read the book and had great expectations for the movie...very disappointed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Eagle has Landed: Ditto</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Windtalkers: Yuck</li> </ul><p></p><p>Well? What are your favorites?</p><p></p><p>~ OO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old One, post: 2784030, member: 83"] The thread on favorite westerns got me thinking (always a dangerous thing)... What are your favorite war movies? I am a big war movie buff (and merciless nitpicker) and some of my favorites, in no particular order, include: [list] [*] Saving Private Ryan: Opening scene at Omaha Beach is excellent. Attention to detail is pretty good, although P-47 made better better tank-busters :p! [*] Black Hawk Down [*] Battle of Britain [*] Patton: Not the most accurate of movies, but you gotta love George C. Scott's rendition of Patton [*] The Duellists: While not a war movie per se, the backdrop of Napoleonic Europe was pretty cool and David Carradine/Harvey Keitel made good foils (pun intended) [*] The Blue Max: One of the few WWI aerial combat movies around [*] Kelley's Heroes: Great cast, fun plot, great quotes and very good attention to detail with equipment, uniforms, etc. I really liked the fact that they made an (very good) attempt to mock up Pzkw VI Tigers. [*] Cross of Iron: A bloody Sam Peckinpah classic. Fun with Germans on the Eastern Front. Also very good attention to detail with equipment, although I think the T-34(85) was a bit "early" (could be wrong). [*] All's Quiet on the Western Front (1930 version) [*] Gallipoli [*] Lawrence of Arabia [*] Das Boot [*] Tora! Tora! Tora!: Much better than that Ben Afflack "Pearl Harbor" drivel... [*] The Longest Day [*] Enemy at the Gates: I especially liked the early scenes whether the NKDV commissars were driving the troops forward. However, their Pzkw III mock-up was weak. [*] Memphis Belle [*] Where Eagles Dare [*] The Dirty Dozen [*] Twelve O'Clock High [*] The Great Escape [*] Von Ryan's Express [*] Empire of the Sun [*] Glory [*] Master and Commander [*] Breaker Morant [*] Bridge on the River Kwai: Despite glaring historical inaccuracies...still a great movie. [*] Platoon [*] Apocalypse Now (Extend Version) [*] Zulu [*] Zulu Dawn [*] Gettysburg [*] M.A.S.H. (Movie) [*] Band of Brothers: Outstanding in virtually every way [/list] In addition to the one's that I like, there are a couple that I don't really care for on varying levels...from irritating to outright disgust, including: [list] [*] Battle of the Bulge: Yuck [*] Big Red One: Yuck [*] Pearl Harbor: Vomitous, at every level... [*] U-571: How to rip off our British friends and make a bad movie ;) [*] Gods and Generals: Really bad follow-up to Gettysburg... [*] A Bridge Too Far: I have a love/hate relationship with this one...some parts are good...others are drivel. [*] The Patriot: Another love/hate movie for me... [*] Midway: I usually like Chuck Heston, but this one... [*] The Thin Red Line: I read the book and had great expectations for the movie...very disappointed [*] The Eagle has Landed: Ditto [*] Windtalkers: Yuck [/list] Well? What are your favorites? ~ OO [/QUOTE]
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