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Greatest War Film of All Time?

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  • AZDuck
    AZDuck Member Posts: 15,468
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  • theknowledge
    theknowledge Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,924 Founders Club
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    Glory and Patton are my write in votes. Taken in the first two replies. Well done gentlemen.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,860 Founders Club
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    I tired to watch the Deer Hunter again and couldn't. I just forwarded to the Russian Roulette scene and called it good
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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,076
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    AZDuck said:

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    My grandmother was Christopher Lee's German dialogue coach on 1941.

    Really, the Director's Cut of Apocalypse Now is pretty much as good as it gets.

    People forget that Platoon and Full Metal Jacket came out at about the same time and were compared to each other. Platoon lays it on thick but it made me absolutely hate Tom Berenger for years.

    Saving Private Ryan shows that you can have both the best and the worst of Steven Spielberg in the same film.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,815 Founders Club
    Das Boot
    Some notable omission and/or fuck ups:

    Enemy at the Gates - Not the greatest script, but there just aren't enough good options about the Eastern Front where most of war happened.

    Master and Commander - There are some corny parts, but there's no other film out there that rivals the sea battles between sailing ships.

    Lawrence of Arabia - prolly should have made the cut here, but Peter O' Toole creeps me out much of the time.

    Kelly's Heroes - Even though it's an action/comedy, this might be my favorite WWII of all tim.

    Inglorious Bastards - I hate Tarantino sometimes, but Waltz plays the best Nazi officer ever on film.

    Braveheart - Should have clarified this was about war movies from the 1754 to the present.

    Spartacus - Slave revolts aren't really about war.

    Hunt for Red October - Cold war thrillers are not war movies.

    MASH - Race is right on this one. Terrific film.
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
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    FYFMFE that it took until paige 2

    Black Hawk Down
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,730 Standard Supporter
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    Enemy at the Gates had a nice scene where Rachael Weisz gave Jude Law a handie through his wool commie soldier pants.

    The Longest Day was a good war flick, too. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, lots of cameos by Brat Pack era stars.

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  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,605 Founders Club
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    I can't believe one of the greatest modern war movies didn't make the cut.


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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
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    GrundleStiltzkin said:

    FYFMFE that it took until paige 2

    Black Hawk Down

    Almost mentioned it, does'nt quite belong at the very top for me but very, very good.
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