Favorite war movies

[gentlemanly]

The Great Escape

[Raddleman]

The Great Escape

I'll second that, classic film. Have had the DVD for a good 7 years.

[ponysoprano]

I didn't expect to like "Miracle" but Spike Lee is usually pretty awesome. I like the kid always referring to the big guy as his "Chocolate Giant" LOL 8)

[Zero]

Dr. Strangelove : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

epic.

[Raddleman]

Dr. Strangelove : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

epic.

+1 - Very funny classic. Peter Sellers (who plays most of the cast lol :lol: ) is great. Very black, especially the part where the chap tries to budge the bomb in the plane, then ends up falling with it to his doom, and his apparent glee.

[bearcat87]

I don't know if it would fit into this category directly.. but I loved the movie Miracle At St. Anna.

Awesome awesome movie.

Just saw it. Not bad. Spike Lee always makes movies worth watching. If you have not seen the movie Do The Right Thing than you need to. Spikes first and best IMO.

EDIT: Not Spikes first but one of.

[Zero]

Dr. Strangelove : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

epic.

+1 - Very funny classic. Peter Sellers (who plays most of the cast lol :lol: ) is great. Very black, especially the part where the chap tries to budge the bomb in the plane, then ends up falling with it to his doom, and his apparent glee.

Sellers was actually originally cast to play that part as well - the cowboy pilot. I think he had to admit that even he had his limits and they ended up getting Slim Pickens to do it instead :lol:

[Skimo]

Pork chop hill
hamburger hill
any movie with heavy sniper activity based on actual events.

apocalypse now. NAPALM!
to hell and back. crazy little man!
the Alvin York movie... can you say nucking futs?!
M*A*S*H was pretty darn good too.

I was privledged enough to grow up with an O-6 who was one of the very few who survived pork chop hill, so that movie holds a special place with me.

[Spikes415]

The Deer Hunter with Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken

[bearcat87]

The Deer Hunter with Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken

I didn't like this one. I respect it but it was too unrealistic for me at points. Not sure if the congs really forced POW into russian ruellet(how the f is that spelled?) or if the it was just hollywood sculpting a script.

The war movie I cannot wait to come out is Inglorious Bastards! The Coen brothers have not disappointed me yet.

[Nick99]

The Sand Pebbles

[madgar]

Dr. Strangelove : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

epic.

Dr Strangelove is the the best by far.

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."

other good ones:

Ogniem i mieczem (With Fire and Sword)
Das Boot
Patton
Nobi (Fire on the Plain)
Paths of Glory
Apocalypse Now