Compilation of good war movies

[The Deer Hunter]

I'm not looking for your favorite movie but i am looking for a compilation(list) of good war movies. I am tired of watching the same ones over again and am looking for some different flicks.

List so far:
Band of brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Platoon
The Deer Hunter
Jarhead

From watching so many good war movies, all other somewhat crappy ones are ruined for me.

War-related movies count too.

 

[dlcrouch]

What - no John Wayne?

The Longest Day
In Harm's Way (my favorite)
Sands of Iwo Jima
Flying Leathernecks

and so on ........

 

[The Deer Hunter]

Not my generation so its hard to get recommendations i guess

 

[rugbyer81]

We Were Soldiers and Black Hawk Down are a couple of personal favorites.

 

[SMLE]

I would add:

Zulu
Zulu Dawn. (This came out after Zulu, but portrays the events leading up to Islandlawana and Roark's Drift).
The Longest Day
A Bridge to Far
Breaker Morant
Sands of Iwo Jima
Battleground
Flags of Our Fathers, and its counterpoint, Letters From Iwo Jima.
Wind Talkers
Midway
Gettysburg
Gods and Generals
The Desert Rats

I would delete:

Jarhead sucked in both print and movie versions.
Platoon and the deer hunter were both hollywierd propaganda.

 

[The Deer Hunter]

I was going to say something about not trashing Jarhead, I liked it.

 

[308win]

John Wayne and the draft.

The fact remains that the man who came to symbolize American patriotism and pride had a chance to do more than just act the part, and he let it pass.

Source The Straight Dope

All time favorite: We Were Soldiers Once and Young
Other good ones: Band of Brothers, Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, Go Tell the Spartans, Blackhawk Down, Dogs of War, Longest Day, Bridge Too Far, The Boat, The Enemy Below, Zulu, Glory, Sgt. York. Too many to remember.

 

[ATAShooter]

Full Metal Jacket

Patton

 

[RH822]

Glory
Pearl Harbor
Tora, Tora ,Tora
Big Red One
Memphis belle
Enemy at the Gates
Tuskegee Airmen
Patriot


RH

 

[SMLE]

I was going to say something about not trashing Jarhead, I liked it.

I'm sure there are folks who would trash some of my recommendations. That's America, we don't HAVE to like the same movies.

Cheers.

RH822 also named a few I forgot.

 

[The Deer Hunter]

Glory

Part of that was accually filmed in my town(cool points!)

 

[SMLE]

Glory...

I knew a few of the reenactors who were in that. I heard that the Black extras were offered their unifirms, rifles and kit as part of their compensation. Many of them took the offer and became active reenactors.

 

[AK Sapper]

Yet more

Paths of Glory- early Kubrick, one of the few WWI movies around. Ethics and leadership.

Kelly's Heroes- yeah, yeah a comedy, but check out the details of weapons, vehicles, ambush setup, minefields, and the interactions of a platoon of infantry. Best cast movie ever.

The Rough Riders- John Milius directing.

More to come, I'm going to look through the collection.

 

[The Deer Hunter]

I thought the lost patrol was pretty good. It was really underrated, made for A&E movie but good nonetheless.

 

[RH822]

Kelly's Hero's is one of my favorites, I can't believe I forgot to put in my list.


RH

 

[Ala Dan]

My Favorites

Hamburger Hill
Gardens Of Stone
Seige At Firebase Gloria
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
When Hell Was In Session
The Green Berets

 

[AK Sapper]

Re: Lost Patrol

Yes, a very well done movie about a phenomenal battle. Little Ricky Schroeder has matured into a pretty good actor.

More filums:

The Lost Command - based on Larteguy's "The Centurions" Very hard to find, but opening Dien Ben Phu sequence worth the rest of the movie.

The Steel Helmet - directed by Sam Fuller Very few Korean conflict movies, this one from the early days. Refurbished several years ago for AMC's annual movie celebration, why is it not out on DVD or tape yet?

Hell is for Heroes - another well cast movie, Don Siegal directed. Bob Newhart in his first movie role, Steve McQueen, Fess Parker.

Attack - Gritty film that the Army refused to help with. Once seen, no wonder. Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Eddie Albert

 

[lamazza]

I was just scanning netflix for good ideas for war movies and came across this. I was so shocked I thought I'd share..
The Seige at Ruby Ridge
In this dramatization of actual events, white supremacist Randy Weaver (Randy Quaid) and his wife, Vicki (Laura Dern), think they're above the law, amassing guns without permits. When the feds issue an arrest warrant, the couple, with their children, retreats to a cabin in the woods. Tailed by the authorities, the Weaver family holes up with their weapons, triggering an 11-day standoff watched closely by Americans across the country.

 

[tbtrout]

Have to have Full Metal Jaket and Apocolypse Now. Also To Hell and Back

 

[oweno]

"Das Boot", director's cut, in German with English subtitles.

The English-dubbed version is nowhere near as good.

 

[JohnL2]

Last of the Mohicans?
A bit over-romanticized but solid movie. Movie a guy and girl can watch together and both be satisfied.
Loved the part where Hawkeye clobbers that one Indian with his tomahawk.

And one movie that is forgotten but has so many levels to it:
A Soldier's Story
Black soldiers, WWII, enmity, entropy, bigotry, and pride. Fine acting. No battle scenes.
But you come away from it with a wider view.

I have been meaning to watch Master and Commander. Must get around to doing that.

 

[SSN Vet]

Das Boot (see the origonal German with subtitles, not The Boat with the cheasy accent English dubs)

Run Silent Run Deep

The Guns of Navarone

and a must see.....Galipoli.....with a very young Mel Gibson (who's still one of my favorite actors, despite his recent drunken foo-pahs)

and yes Master and Commander is VERY good.....

 

[Gator]

The Steel Helmet - directed by Sam Fuller Very few Korean conflict movies, this one from the early days. Refurbished several years ago for AMC's annual movie celebration, why is it not out on DVD or tape yet?

It is on VHS!

and........

I was just scanning netflix for good ideas for war movies and came across this. I was so shocked I thought I'd share..
The Seige at Ruby Ridge....

Why the shock? Its cheesy, but not all that bad a movie.

 

[antsi]

These three are originally in German. Watch them in German with English subtitles (don't get dubbed English versions):
Das Boot
Stalingrad
Downfall
These are among the best war movies ever made, IMO

Honorable Mention:
We Were Soldiers
Enemy at the Gates
A Bridge too Far
Saints and Soldiers
Guns of Navarone
Master and Commander
Sahara

 

[-terry]

Letters from Iwo Jima