Best War Movies

**Potemkine** · 02-01-09, 01:28 AM

Bravo,

I am affraid I have to disagree with your selection of Pearl Harbor. That movie was a waste of time and money. All it was, was an update of Tora, Tora, Tora with some gratuitous love story that I feel detracted from the larger picture and event.

As for Black Hawk Down; Walker is correct in stating that BHD is based on true events. I have seen several documentaries as well as actually reading BHD and it is one of the more accurate portrayals of what occurred in Somalia. This movie showed the people of the US WHY we were there, and with some reasoning you can understand WHY we currently have the problems with pirates off of Somalia.

Saving Private Ryan was a decent movie and REALLY showed what it was like to storm Omaha beach. Even then, the timing is not quite accurate. See the Longest Day for a more accurate time line of when the soldiers on Omaha ACTUALLY broke through. It had some great battle scenes but they were mostly fictitious.

That is why BHD will always be better than Saving Private Ryan. One was based in fact, the other fiction.

**killdeer** · 02-01-09, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by -Sauso-

one i recently seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6WYHagWdeE

don't even know if it was available to you guys down south

but comes out on DVD feb 3rd.

great movie about Canadians in WW1

.... And one of actors in this movie recently died while serving in Afghanistan.

Seems pretty good from the trailer.

You guys seen or remember this Mel Gibson early flick?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8e7ECdG69U

**Axeager** · 02-01-09, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by Potemkine

Bravo,
I am affraid I have to disagree with your selection of Pearl Harbor. That movie was a waste of time and money. All it was, was an update of Tora, Tora, Tora with some gratuitous love story that I feel detracted from the larger picture and event.

Very true, Pearl Harbor was easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen, ever.

Originally Posted by Potemkine

That is why BHD will always be better than Saving Private Ryan. One was based in fact, the other fiction.

But I'll have to disagree with this, like I said before I see BHD as just a straight shooting action thriller that easily captures peoples attentions with the guns blazing and shells exploding every second. Maybe I see SPR as being better because it was based during WWII which was a very emotional and patriotic war. The incident in Somalia doesn't really compare or fall in the same category at all.

**-Sauso-** · 03-03-09, 07:06 PM

i watched " The Hurt Locker" last night...was pretty good since i went into it not expecting much at all....

a must see in my opinion.

anyone else seen this?

**WorstPE** · 03-04-09, 06:54 AM

I like most of the movies that people have posted.

Also adding:

Gettysburg
Gods and Generals

**jmw_man** · 03-04-09, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by BuddyLee.

Originally Posted by w4jchosen

Enemy at the Gates.

2nd.

BL

I have seen them all and this one is by far my favorite movie out of all categories.

Major König: "He isn't dead, and do you know why? Because I haven't killed him yet."