Thread: Best War Movies

Since the academy awards are coming up just wondering what peoples thoughts were on the subject. Found this list a while back, what do you guys think? Also some movies included that dont agree with and some left out, perhaps a top 50 would be good.

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/colle...-movies#photo0

African Queen-a war movie?

Three Kings -ok but top 30?

Should be included or honorable mention;

Band of Brothers- sure technically a mini-series I guess

The Longest Day-The cast speaks for itself

A Brigde Too Far-another all star cast

The outlaw Josey Wales-Classic Eastwood set during the Civil War "Don't piss down my back and tell me its rainin.."

To Hell and Back-Autobiographical account of our nations most decorated soldier and unlikeliest hero-
Audie L. Murphy

Saving Private Ryan...........the opening 15 minutes of the movie show What D-Day Really was like. My dad has a friend that was there and saw the movie. He said the only difference was there was more smoke in the movie.
Having been to the Omaha Beach Memorial I Learned alot of the Scope of that invasion. I Suggest that everyone take a trip to Normandy. For those of you who don't "like" French people you. as was I , Pleasantly surprised to find the people of Normandy to be very Friendly Warm and very Accomodating, and most of all most of the people speak english. I was lucky enough to spend a week there in 2001 in February-March. We flew into London and took a trip across to France in the Channel Tunnel and drove down the coast road to Normandy. All the bunkers from Calais to Omaha Beach line the road and most still have gun emplacements still there.Having walked on Omaha Beach was Amazing! We tried walking up to the memorial and had a hell of a time, it had rained early in the morning,I said to my wife half way up that this would have been Hell carrying a 60lb pack with Germans shooting at you ! But the scope is what hit me. I thought 5 beaches maybe a five mile wide assault........NO WAY from Sword beach to Utah Beach its about 200 Kilometers !

Platoon.

That link doesn't work for me but I'm sure Apocalypse Now is on it. Maybe some Black Hawk Down action, Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of our Fathers (Not really war, but it's about the war)

Enemy at the Gates.

Links to other discussions about this....
http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=8083.0
http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=15370.0

black hak down is good but the classic will always be rambo
lol :4

if you never saw tunel rats it is a war movie try too loke this film it is very good