In no particular order:
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pfarnell — 11 years ago(August 06, 2014 12:27 AM)
I know that the intention and spirit of these incessant best war movie lists is not to berate each other's picks, but U571???
seriously?
sorry, there is no way I could let that pass unremarked.
oh, jesus christ, you have also included "Pearl Harbor" ??
maybe you have a thing for stinkers so long as they are navy stinkers..??
by Generation War, do you mean "Generation Kill" or is there now a movie called that?
on the other side of the coin, you have some actually interesting less common picks such as Murphy's War -
PR-7 — 11 years ago(August 08, 2014 03:50 PM)
in alphabetical order:
The Big Red One
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Longest Day
Patton
Saving Private Ryan
Why We Fight
was one of the best documentaries I've ever seen if I'd have seen it just before being shipped off to war, I'd have gladly killed every German, Italian, and Japanese person I met.
Special mention:
Casablanca
would be at the top, but I'm not sure it constitutes a war movie.
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hiddenagenda1 — 11 years ago(August 10, 2014 08:01 AM)
10/10
- Haven (2001). This is my second favorite movie. My most favorite is Alice in Wonderland (1985).
- Rome, Open City (1945)
- Foreign Correspondent (1940)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- The Monuments Men (2014)
HM:
10/10 - Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
- Halls of Montezuma (1950)
- Casablanca (1942)
9/10 - The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
- Straight Into Darkness (2004)
8/10 - Australia (2008)
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BertramWilberforceWooster — 11 years ago(September 26, 2014 12:30 PM)
Here is my top ten:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls057253942/
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drystyx — 11 years ago(December 03, 2014 11:10 AM)
- Jungle Fighters (The Long the Short and the Tall)
- The 49th Parallel
- Then There Were Three
- The Bridges at Toko Ri
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Just missed:
Platoon
The Bridge on the River Kwai
They Fought For Their Country
Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time
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MsELLERYqueen2 — 11 years ago(January 05, 2015 11:40 PM)
The Horizontal Lieutenant
(
)A League of Their Own
based on a women's baseball team which existed during WWII and for a bit afterwardsThe Best Years of Our Lives
three soldiers returning home after WWIIGreen for Danger
a mystery set during WWII
-HmmmI guess I'll include
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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darryl-tahirali — 11 years ago(February 25, 2015 08:40 PM)
Top 5 WWII movies - dreaddy2-982-911416
Tough choices here, and I'll take "top 5" as my top five and not an attempt to be "objective" or "authoritative."
Even then, though, it's tough to determine my favorites. The big-ticket ones such as
The Longest Day
,
The Great Escape
, and especially
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(one of my desert island picks) are great but are really taken as given. Then there are the cheeky ones such as
Kelly's Heroes
and
The Americanization of Emily
. Or ones such as
Casablanca
or
Lifeboat
that are set during the war but are not standard war films.
So I'll go with ones whose themes or atmosphere still resonate with me. In reverse order.
5.
The Big Red One
(1980). Not really one of my top favorites, but director Samuel Fuller, who was a World War Two combat veteran, got to put into a big-budget picture the vision and attitude that informed his two modest classics from the Korean war,
Fixed Bayonets!
and especially
The Steel Helmet
.
4.
Sink the Bismarck!
(1960). Taut naval action interspersed with Kenneth More and Dana Wynter directing the action from London. No-nonsense, but the understated approach still works well.
3.
Sahara
(1943). A modest Thermopylae story that still retains force for its plainspoken approach, and for a surprisingly bold attitude toward race. Plus Bogey's speech is pretty good still.
2.
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946). Probably the first World War Two film to deal with the impact of the war on those returning from war and those waiting for them to return. Still fresh.
1.
Mister Roberts
(1955). One of the best studies of the tedium and monotony that informs much of war, and one that demonstrates that the fighting isn't always on the front line. Unforgettable.
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OldAussie — 11 years ago(February 25, 2015 11:06 PM)
By Sub-genre:
Asia - Bridge on the River Kwai / King Rat
North Africa - Play Dirty / Ice Cold In Alex
Historical - A Bridge Too Far / Patton
Western Europe - The Victors / Attack
Pacific - The Thin Red Line [1998] / In Harm's Way
Naval - The Cruel Sea /The Caine Mutiny
Russian Front - Enemy At the Gates / Cross of Iron
Spy/Occupation - Casablanca / 5 Fingers
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