What is the greatest war movie?(nominate and i'll do a poll)

Discussion in 'Art & Culture' started by Joaquin, May 22, 2008.

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What is the greatest war movie?

  1. Schindlers List

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  2. Saving Private Ryan

    3 vote(s)
    12.5%
  3. The Deer Hunter

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Apocalypse Now

    5 vote(s)
    20.8%
  5. Tora Tora Tora

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  6. Full Metal Jacket

    2 vote(s)
    8.3%
  7. Gallipoli

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Born on Fourth of July

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Zulu

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  10. All Quiet on the Western Front

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  11. La Vita รจ bella

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. Stalag 17

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  13. The Damnbusters

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  14. Platoon

    2 vote(s)
    8.3%
  15. Thin Red Line

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  16. Kelly's Heroes

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  17. Hamburger Hill

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  18. The Battle of Britain

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  19. Dr Strangelove

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  20. Der Untergang (Downfall)

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  21. The Killing Fields

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  22. Enemy at the Gates

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  23. Letter From Iwo Jima

    3 vote(s)
    12.5%
  24. Legionnaire

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  25. Flags of Our Fathers

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  26. Three Kings

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  27. We Were Soldiers

    1 vote(s)
    4.2%
  28. Waterloo

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  29. The Great Escape

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  30. Where Eagles Dare

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Joaquin Sleuth Registered Senior Member

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    What is the greatest war movie?(nominate and i'll do a poll)the poll is up!

    Three of my faves for me are full metal jacket, platoon and saving private ryan. Their has been a shitload of war movies made so post you're nominations.Sorry if some didnt make it./
     
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  3. synthesizer-patel Sweep the leg Johnny! Valued Senior Member

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    I'm surprised "The Longest Day" never made the nominations list - its one of my faves.

    Band of brothers is good too - but I guess that's more of a miniseries than a film.

    I LOVE Kelly's Heroes but I don't really see it as a war movie - its more of a heist movie that just happens to be set during wwII

    Sorry for the negative waves man
     
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  5. redarmy11 Registered Senior Member

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    It should be multi-choice. I've gone with Enemy at the Gates but could easily have picked any of the ones mentioned in the OP, or Zulu. And where's The Patriot? There's, almost inevitably I suppose, a heavy WW2 bias.

    Good topic though. Should get interesting.
     
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  7. Spud Emperor solanaceous common tater Registered Senior Member

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    There was a slightly obscure one called 'Birdy' which was excellent.

    Gallipoli was very good (biased viewpoint).

    Many here I haven'y seen so I won't vote.
     
  8. LeotheLion Registered Senior Member

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    Yeah, I'm gonna have to agree with Patel. A lot of great movies missing from that list.

    Paths of Glory
    Bridge too far
    Jarhead
    Come & See
    The Sun
    Patton30 seconds over Tokyo
    Grave of the fireflies (not sure if this one really counts though)


    That's all that comes to mind right now.

    Some excellent movies in that list though.
     
  9. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    Whenever I think of a war movie, the first one that comes to mind is Memphis Belle. I also liked The Great Escape.
     
  10. Challenger78 Valued Senior Member

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    Whenever I think of a war movie. I think of Black Hawk Down, and Band of brothers. then I think of extremely biased viewpoints.
     
  11. Oli Heute der Enteteich... Registered Senior Member

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    Twelve O'clock High: about men breaking down under the strain of war.
     
  12. draqon Banned Banned

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    from the choices, Thin Red Line
     
  13. fadingCaptain are you a robot? Valued Senior Member

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    Apocalypse. Of course its not really a war movie in that it isn't necessarily about war. But its the best movie on that list.

    IMO, the best war movie ever is Come and See. Brutal and raw as it should be.
     
  14. John99 Banned Banned

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    Apocalypse Now is my favourite mainly because of Martin Sheen and the other actors too but it is tied with Das Boot.
     
  15. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    Das Boot was very good. Very good!
     
  16. iceaura Valued Senior Member

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    " The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly " belongs on this list.

    Movies in general don't seem to be the right medium for dealing with war, except in the background. The visual illusion of reality seems more misleading, and the shortcutting of analysis and imagination more crippling, than in dealing with other matters.

    Things like this: http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/minardmap.jpg

    seem more fitting.

    Explanations: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/minard

    http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~jrubarth/gslis/lis385t.16/Napoleon/
     
    Last edited: May 29, 2008
  17. oreodont I am God Registered Senior Member

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    The best is:

    "All Quiet on the Western Front" (German)

    The best naval movie (and book) is "The Cruel Sea" (British)

    The best air movie is "the Dambusters" (British)

    The best land movie is "Stalingrad" (German)

    American war movies, in contrast, tend to be westerns dressed up in army gear. Bad guys can't shoot straight, silly mission plots with cliche characters. They give a false impression of war...

    There are few 'actual' American war movies....Saving Private Ryan, Memphis Belle, and a couple others. The irony is that although Americans make few actual war movies, when they do, they are usually very good.
     
  18. Syzygys As a mother, I am telling you Valued Senior Member

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    You give me the DEFINITION of "greatest warmovie" and I'll tell you which one it is...
     
  19. lucifers angel same shit, differant day!! Registered Senior Member

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    so many of those films listed i love, platoon being the top, then saving private ryan, zulu,
     
  20. EmmZ It's an animal thing Registered Senior Member

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  21. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    I saw Platoon at the drive in. The movie was so dark, it was hard to see. I've never seen Private Ryan, and won't either.
     
  22. nietzschefan Thread Killer Valued Senior Member

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    Das Boot? Don't see it on the list. Should be there.
     
  23. Creeptology Registered Member

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    Taegukgi (brotherhood) is definately one of if not the best war film I have seen.

    I second Das Boot too, it's great film and wolfgang petersens best role I think(only seen the 3hour something directors cut, would love to see the full series, think it's closer to 6 hours).

    Not quite a war film but JSA (joint security area) is very good. Chan-Wook Park is one hell of a director.
     

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