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5 best War movies

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  1. ThorKGB ThorKGB is offline

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 4:58pm)

    Dedicated to BigGunX; nominate your 5 best war movies/series:

    1. Ken Burns "The Civil War"
    2. Band of Brothers
    3. Apocalypse Now
    4. The Thin Red Line
    5. Life is Beautiful
  2. BigGunX BigGunX is offline Mr OT Party

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 5:02pm) in reply to ThorKGB

    I LOVED Band of Brothers, but my list would be a little different.

    1. Saving Private Ryan (most realistic in terms of what battle wounds actual look like)
    2. Platoon
    3. Band of Brothers
    4. The Thin Red Line
    5. The Patriot

    So many to pick from.....if you want time period films in there, I loved Braveheart as well.
     
  3. 1.21Gigawatts 1.21Gigawatts is offline

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 5:21pm) in reply to ThorKGB

    1.) Back to the Future

    "SAVE THE CLOCK TOWER!!"
  4. jtown1010 jtown1010 is offline

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 5:51pm) in reply to 1.21Gigawatts

    Full Metal Jacket
    Saving Private Ryan
    Platoon
    Heartbreak Ridge
    Rudy(the war being the internal conflict he faced when Dan Devine wouldn't play him the last Game vs. GA Tech.)
  5. Mr. Blonde Mr. Blonde is online now Supreme Moderator

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 6:04pm) in reply to jtown1010

    The phantom menace
    Clone wars
    Revenge of the sith
    Star wars
    Empire strikes back
    Return of the jedi

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    I also like:
    Hot shots part deux
    Top Gun
    War of the roses
    The patriot
    Full metal jacket
    War games
    Behind enemy lines
    Rambo
    and a few more
     
  6. rp8289a rp8289a is offline

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 6:11pm) in reply to jtown1010

    FYI neither Ken Burns "Civil War" or Band of Brothers qualifies as being a "movie", I like a lot of the picks, might toss in Blackhawk Down, Gallipoli, and as far as realism goes I think its still hard to beat All Quiet on the Western Front even after all these years. But when it comes down to it I must agree Apocalypse Now dominates all.
  7. BigGunX BigGunX is offline Mr OT Party

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 6:24pm) in reply to rp8289a

    He said "war movies or SERIES"....therefore, Band of Brothers qualifies.

    Yes, Blackhawk Down was phenomenal and equally as realistic as Saving Private Ryan.

    I'm not a fan of All Quiet for some reason.
     
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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 8:32pm) in reply to BigGunX

    since this is a tribute to biggunx, has anyone seen the b-rated porno he was in, blackcock down? he swallows meat with the best of em....
  9. passmynuts passmynuts is offline

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 8:51pm) in reply to PittProduct

    I own Band of Brothers and am convinced I have watched it at least 10 times now. It still stands out as stunning great TV.

    so....

    1) Band Of Brothers
    2) Schindler's List
    3) Platoon
    4) Full Metal Jacket (only the basic training part of the movie, the rest sucked)
    5) The Hunt for Red October
  10. AK87 AK87 is offline

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 9:02pm) in reply to ThorKGB

    why has noone mentioned braveheart yet?
  11. z1gg1e z1gg1e is offline

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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 9:04pm) in reply to AK87

    you have to have Patton on this list too. oh and Big Red One.
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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 9:43pm) in reply to z1gg1e

    I haven't seen many but...

    1) Band of Brothers
    2) Saving Private Ryan
    3) Saints and Soldiers (low-budget and short, but I really liked it)

    Full Metal Jacket-- the beginning was amazing

    "Are you quitting on me? Well, are you? Then quit, you slimy fucking walrus-looking piece of shit. Get the fuck off of my obstacle! Get the fuck down off of my obstacle!!! Now! Move it! I'm going to rip your balls off, so you cannot contaminate the rest of the world. I will motivate you, Private Pyle, if it short-dicks every cannibal on the Congo."

    "You look like you could suck a golf ball through a garden hose!"

    "5 foot 9? I didn't know they stacked shit that high!"

    "Who's the slimy little communist shit, twinkle-toed cocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant?"

    "I'll bet you're the kind of guy that would fuck a person in the ass and not even have the goddam common courtesy to give him a reach-around."
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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 9:47pm) in reply to Cyclone15

    boondox saints war on terrorism
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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 10:04pm) in reply to Ma Zi Yi

    1941
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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 10:07pm) in reply to zugg

    anybody see pearl harbor? i didn't.....
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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 10:12pm) in reply to PittProduct

    Band of Brothers is way above anything else.
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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 10:19pm) in reply to AceRunner

    Glory
    Saving Private Ryan
    Blackhawk Down
    Enemy at the Gates
    Three Kings
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    Feb 27th, 2006 (2/27/2006 11:36pm) in reply to AceRunner

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 12:20am) in reply to ThorKGB

    some other good war movies that haven't been mentioned yet:
    Last of the Mohicans
    Catch 22
    The Great Escape

    war movies my dad has made (or tried to make) me watch:
    Bridge on the River Kwai
    Das Boot
    Tour of Duty tv series

    worst war movies:
    pearl harbor
    the patriot
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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 10:45am) in reply to ThorKGB

    Couple other notables:

    We Were Soldiers-Decent Mel Gibson flick

    Guns of Navarone-It's older, but it's still pretty solid compared to today's crap

    And award for "Most Unintentionally" funny war film-Red Dawn
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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 10:52am) in reply to blueraider

    88 mph Marty!!!
  22. passmynuts passmynuts is offline

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 10:57am) in reply to IceCremMnstr

    lol

    I went with my then GF to see Pearl Habour when it came out. She was going through an Affleck phase, I was going through an "I'll do anything to get laid" phase.

    I lasted 15 mins then told her to enjoy...I couldn't take it anymore.

    I ended up seeing another flick i had already seen and waited on her, as that movie clocked in at almost 3 hours.

    The conversation we had to have over my dating faux pas was another 3 hours...or so it felt like
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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 12:33pm) in reply to ThorKGB

    1. Band of Brothers
    2. The Thin Red Line
    3. Full Metal Jacket
    4. Platoon
    5. Black Hawk Down

    nomination to: A bridge on the river Kwai
  24. ShakyGoodnss ShakyGoodnss is offline

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 12:45pm) in reply to ThorKGB

    1. Kelly's Heroes
    2. The Great Escape
    3. Operation Petticoat
    4. To End All Wars
    5. Patton

    There are a few more but I cant think of them right now.
  25. PRIVATEPILE PRIVATEPILE is offline

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 12:48pm) in reply to ShakyGoodnss

    full metal jacket, obv
     
  26. steely steely is offline

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 3:22pm) in reply to ThorKGB

    gotta throw in the whole Lord of the Rings Trilogy. i love that shit.
     
  27. BubbaKGB BubbaKGB is offline The Canadian Goose

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 3:40pm) in reply to steely

    1. Platoon
    2. The Deer Hunter
    3. Saving Private Ryan
    4. Apocalypse Now
    5. Band of Brothers
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  28. BOW2YURSENSEI BOW2YURSENSEI is offline

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 4:05pm) in reply to ThorKGB

    1. Saints and Soldiers
    2. Saving Private Ryan
    3. Platoon
    4. The Patriot
    5. Full Metal Jacket

    Don't remember who it was that mentioned Saints and Soldiers, but it is an EXCELLENT movie. Just saw it a few weeks ago, and I highly recommend it.
  29. largebrad44 largebrad44 is offline

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 4:30pm) in reply to BOW2YURSENSEI

    Sgt. Bilko or Major Payne
  30. ronkend ronkend is offline

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    Feb 28th, 2006 (2/28/2006 5:39pm) in reply to largebrad44

    I'm gonna nominate, "We Were Soilders" its definitely a favorite of mine.
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