Favourite War Movies

[odin]

sorry about that , should be " excellent " shame on me.

 

[rmacqueen]

Does anybody remember "Sniper" with Tom Berenger and Billy Zane? From what I remember it was pretty good.

Watched for the first time on Sunday on the History channel.  Thought it was pretty good

 

[Elwood]

My favourites are the 1960's movies "Battle of Britain" and "Lawrence of Arabia". The 2000's "Band of Brothers" (not a movie, but close), "Saving Private Ryan" and "Jarhead" are just as sweet as the classics.

 

[Brixxie]

Tears of the sun was my husbands and my first ever date/movie ...LOL
I watch FMJ all the time for inspriation maybe if I watch it tonight it will help with push ups
I also really like GI Jane..I know I know
there are far to many to list but I really really wish Over there would have another season I have the DVD box set and Sgt Scream /Smoke were the best. Mind you Vanessa's story line made me really mad. I wish Dumpty would have walked away from that head case. the best for me was the medic and Angel trying to save the little boy. It was sad.

 

[from darkness lite]

Anyone remember a movie in the 80's called "The Final Option"?

Loosely based on the SAS storming the Iranian Embassy (they stormed the US Ambassador's residence in the movie).

Actual SAS Reservists used for assault scenes.

Favourite line in the movie was when the Bobby asked the breaching team to do that again since it was "a little fast" the first time.

Would love to get that movie on DVD.  If anyone can help........

FDL

 

[old medic]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083941/

Who Dares Wins
Also Known As:
The Final Option (USA)
Runtime: 125 min

Is that the one?

 

[from darkness lite]

Only available in DVD format region 2 (PAL).  Will wait for region 1 version

Thanks for link

Loved the movie though, (at least I did when I was a Pte)

FDL

 

[Haggis]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083941/

Who Dares Wins
Also Known As:
The Final Option (USA)
Runtime: 125 min

The star, Lewis Collins, was an SAS Reservist himself.  He was planning to move on to 22 SAS (THE Regiment) but the authorities felt he was too recognizable due to his "other" career.

 

[medicineman]

The Final Option is a really hard to find movie these days - a little corny at times, but a few really cool bits in it.

MM

 

[George Wallace]

I thought that it should have been used to educate people on how easily a Leftist, Hippie, Peace Movement could be infiltrated by a group such as a Communist/Socialist/Terrorist organization and how they received funding from laundered sources.  I particularly remember the assassination of the Undercover Police/SAS Agent, at the beginning, during the Protest march, using a Crossbow.  Then of course the Storming of the 'Flat' and ending in the Storming of the Embassy.  Lots of eye opening 'themes' in the plot of that movie.

 

[Red 6]

Only available in DVD format region 2 (PAL).  Will wait for region 1 version

Thanks for link

Loved the movie though, (at least I did when I was a Pte)

FDL

You know, if you have a DVD player installed on your computer, you can watch PAL format DVDs on it.

 

[Too Poor II]

All the ones that have been mentioned so far are excellent, but my favourite is “The light Horsemen”

 

[Trooper Hale]

Light Horsemen being about my regiment i'd have to agree! About the DVD player, at least in Australia i've found that most dead cheap DVD players will play Region 1 &2 dvd's. I know that i've got 4 seasons of Canadian bought Trailer Park Boys sitting in the lounge room and being watched ad-nauseum. Either that or you can go through the DVD players features and sometimes change it. Give it a crack if you can. The computer does of course work too

 

[youravatar]

Deer Hunter.

 

[Pvt. Pukepail]

What do you all think of the movie Tigerland?  (if it hasn't been mentioned already)

I thought it was pretty good, a little unorthadox (as far as war movies go) but I dunno...what do you guys in the service think about it?

 

[Gunner]

http://www.flagsofourfathers.com/

I saw an advanced screening of Flags of Our Fathers on 12 Oct 06.  The battle scenes are outstanding and the story line is good.  I highly recommend going to see it. 

 

[CanEhdian]

Saving Private Ryan as my favorite movie and Band of Brothers as my favorite TV series. I bought Stalingrad on EBay a while ago think it would be an excellent movie based on reviews and other opinions but it was just too damn cheesy.

 

[niner domestic]

My favourite subject, war films... ;D

Carve Her Name with Pride
Cockleshell Heroes
Dam Busters
Man Called Intrepid
A Bridge Too Far
Sink the Bismarck
Mrs Miniver
Battle of the Somme
Kelly's Heroes
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Battle of Britain
Guns of Navarone
Judgement at Nuremberg
The Great Escape
The Battle of Algiers
The African Queen
Battle of the River Plate
Reach for the Sky
Stalag 17
A Town Like Alice
The Naked and the Dead
Run Silent, Run Deep
Hell is for Heroes
Pork Chop Hill
The Caine Mutiny
Twelve O'Clock High
Casablanca
The Way Ahead
In Which We Serve
Farewell to the Arms
Dirty Dozen

to name a few...LOL

 

[Remius]

All the ones that have been mentioned so far are excellent, but my favourite is “The light Horsemen”

+1

 

[Timmy!]

Canadian Bacon?

Canada at Cold War the USA. Pretty funny movie. The CN Tower has a nuke missile on it...am guesing.

Must Watch..