Favourite War Movies

[1feral1]

Hey Wes: Platoon is an outstanding picture. It definitely has my vote for one of the best ever! It works on a lot of levels that you want in a movie.

Those last scens of hand to hand etc, that stands out in my mind. The soundtrack is good too.

Cheers,

Wes

 

[Red 6]

I got a copy of the 20th anniversary edition of Platoon and watched it with commentary by Oliver Stone and Dale Dye. It really brought a huge amount of insight to the movie for me. The first time I saw Platoon was at the theather in Camp Aachen located in sunny Grafenwoehr. It was packed and you couldn't hear half the movie. Whenever something exploded, half the audience would yell "HOOAH!" and the other half would yell "SHUT THE **** UP!"

Anyway, the conflict between Barnes and Elias is one of the best ever created on screen. Plus, the supporting cast did an outstanding job.

Keep your powder dry, over there, Wes.

 

[Danjanou]

You know I don't think I've ever seen the words "sunny" and "Grafenwoehr" used in the same sentence before?  ;D

 

[Red 6]

five...point...five...six...millimeter...FULL...METAL...JACKET...

Negative Ghostrider, that's "seven point six millimeter, FULL METAL JACKET." Gomer Pyle wasted himself & Gunny Hartmann with an M14 rifle.

 

[MARS2INF]

Negative Ghostrider, that's "seven point six millimeter, FULL METAL JACKET." Gomer Pyle wasted himself & Gunny Hartmann with an M14 rifle.

Correction to my last. I'll drop and give you 25. But not for the jelly donut...

 

[Kat Stevens]

"Seven-six-two millimeter. Full metal jacket."

On your face and start pumpin' em out, Red.... ;D

 

[rmacqueen]

This one is a little out there but watched Operation Petticoat today.  Not exactly a heavy war movie but always enjoyable.

 

[Red 6]

You know I don't think I've ever seen the words "sunny" and "Grafenwoehr" used in the same sentence before?  ;D

I remember seeing the sun at Graf once... remember how the trees on the tank trails were all that light gray color from all the dust. You got so used to seeing them like that. When it'd rain and wash off all the dirt, the leaves were so green it almost hurt your eyes.

 

[Red 6]

"Seven-six-two millimeter. Full metal jacket."

On your face and start pumpin' em out, Red.... ;D

"Seven-six-two millimeter. Full Metal Jacket, aye aye, sir."

All together in cadence.... "1…2…3…4… I LOVE THE MARINE CORPS!"

 

[MARS2INF]

"Seven-six-two millimeter. Full Metal Jacket, aye aye, sir."

All together in cadence.... "1…2…3…4… I LOVE THE MARINE CORPS!"

One for the commandant... one for the corps...

 

[Trooper Hale]

How about a post war movie? a movie like...MAD MAX! Now theres a post apocolyptic classic. RecceByDeath loves this film and lets face it, whats not to love?

On a serious not though, theres a movie about a bunch of blokes stuck out in a little fort in the African desert during the war while the Germans try to capture a well in the fort. I think its called Sahara but i'm not sure. Theres a Grant tank, an Australian who gets shot in the head by a sniper and it was made in the 80's or so. American saves the day i think but then that could be any one of a million movies! I just remembered watching that a while ago but i cant think of the name now, or what its really about. Any ideas?

 

[navymich]

Hale, is it "The Desert Tigers"?  The plot seems to be along the line you are talking about:

...On a mission in the African desert, during the second world war, a group of British and American soldiers attack and destroy a German compound..

 

[Red 6]

"Sahara" was made in World War II and starred Humphrey Bogart as a TC on an M3 tank after the fall of Tobruk.

 

[LCIS-Tech]

A Bridge too Far. One of the best movies ever, not to mention the war movie aspect. I actually had the opportunity to do a "Market-Garden" Tour when I was posted to Germany in the early 90's. We followed the route right up to Arnhem. It was actually pretty cool, since we had copies of all of the orders and the map traces that all of the Unit COs were given.

 

[Trooper Hale]

I reckon Red's right with Sahara, although i could have sworn it was a HELL of a lot more recent, maybe a recent version? Desert tigers sounds good though! I reckon i'll look that one up.

 

[Kalatzi]

84 Charlie MoPic 
set in nam
Just did a google to on the title to see if anyone else thought it worth a look
lowbuget - handheld camera follows a recce patrol in Nam
In my view sorta the precursor to the Blair Witch

Bonus question: How many Nam Flics did Francis Ford Coppola put Out?

 

[Danjanou]

On a serious not though, theres a movie about a bunch of blokes stuck out in a little fort in the African desert during the war while the Germans try to capture a well in the fort. I think its called Sahara but i'm not sure. Theres a Grant tank, an Australian who gets shot in the head by a sniper and it was made in the 80's or so. American saves the day i think but then that could be any one of a million movies! I just remembered watching that a while ago but i cant think of the name now, or what its really about. Any ideas?

Hate to break it to ya mate but the guy in the bush hat was “Stegman”  a South African not an Australian. Sahara is a great movie, mind it’s hard to find a bad Bogey movie. I own a rather battered VHS copy and was watching it for the umpteenth time last week.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036323/

 

[Blindspot]

Breaker Morant http://imdb.com/title/tt0080310/
"What rule did you apply?"
"Rule 303!"

The Hill http://imdb.com/title/tt0059274/
Connery's best performance. What NCO doesn't aspire to be like Harris? 

Das Boot http://imdb.com/title/tt0082096/
A classic.

Stalingrad http://imdb.com/title/tt0108211/
Much better than Enemy at the Gates although a little melodramatic at times.

The Bofors Gun http://imdb.com/title/tt0062746/
Hasn't everyone had an O'Rourke in their platoon?

The Duellists http://imdb.com/title/tt0075968/
Ridley Scott's first movie. Love the Napoleanic uniforms.

The Bridge http://imdb.com/title/tt0233386/

Master and Commander http://imdb.com/title/tt0311113/
The 2nd Lt. must be an ancestor of mine.

Ran http://imdb.com/title/tt0089881/
What's cooler than samurai and Akira Kurowsawa?

 

[sleeman]

Der Untergang (The Downfall) Really good movie about Hitler's last days.  Definitely worth a look.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/ 

Band of Brothers has got to be my favourite so far.

 

[Shec]

Tri-service WW2 era Brit flicks:

One of Our Aircraft is Missing:   A Wellington crew is spirited home by the Dutch resistance

The Captive Heart:  Army PoWs endure after being captured when France fell.

In Which We Serve:  RN destroyer and crew from commissioning to sinking.

And there is another army story about the proverbial squad of recruits who are molded into infantrymen.   Follows them from depot to the closing scene - an advance with fixed bayonets in North AfricA.  Can't remember the name but it had cameo appearances by Trevor Howard, Peter Ustinov, and David Niven.  Ring any bells ? Danjanou??