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What is the BEST war movie you have ever seen?
- Dec 2, 2012 9:33 pm GMT
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- Dec 2, 2012 9:36 pm GMT
The difference between you and me? I run towards gunfire.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -Ambrose Redmoon
We Were Soldiers and Tears of the Sun.
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- Dec 2, 2012 9:37 pm GMTDunno, I never see War movies, but if I was a War Movie fan, I've a hunch I may go with Saving Private Ryan.
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- Dec 2, 2012 9:40 pm GMT
Then Saving Private Ryan, The Pianist, City of Life and Death, and Schindler's List in that order.
Then Saving Private Ryan, The Pianist, City of Life and Death, and Schindler's List in that order.
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- Dec 2, 2012 9:44 pm GMTsammyjenkis898 wrote:
.One of my favourite films and I can't praise it enough, but in terms of "war movie", I'm a little conflicted. It's as much a war movie as The New World is about portraying the history of Pocahontas accurately--in which, it isn't (though I really like The New World as well). If just taking place in a war counts, then I'm right there with you.
Though not quite conventional, one that's really stuck with me for the past few years:
Battle of Algiers (1966)
Otherwise I'm pretty partial to Band of Brothers, criticisms against Stephen E. Ambrose aside.
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One of my favourite films and I can't praise it enough, but in terms of "war movie", I'm a little conflicted. It's as much a war movie as The New World is about portraying the history of Pocahontas accurately--in which, it isn't (though I really like The New World as well). If just taking place in a war counts, then I'm right there with you.
Though not quite conventional, one that's really stuck with me for the past few years:
Battle of Algiers (1966)
Otherwise I'm pretty partial to Band of Brothers, criticisms against Stephen E. Ambrose aside.
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A lot of good ones already represented, one of my favorites
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- Dec 2, 2012 9:55 pm GMT
Saving Private Ryan, but Apocalypse Now is also damn good, and I did like THe Hurt Locker despite a few inconsistincies.
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- Dec 2, 2012 9:55 pm GMT
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One of my favourite films and I can't praise it enough, but in terms of "war movie", I'm a little conflicted. It's as much a war movie as The New World is about portraying the history of Pocahontas accurately--in which, it isn't (though I really like The New World as well). If just taking place in a war counts, then I'm right there with you.
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I only posted the film because of TC's [url=http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29324925/what-is-the-worst-war-movie-that-you-have-ever-seen]other[/url] thread.
It's certainly up there, though. Paths of Glory, Apocalpyse Now, and Ballad of a Soldier are as well.
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- Dec 2, 2012 9:57 pm GMT
Glory
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- Dec 2, 2012 9:58 pm GMT
Xbox, go home. You're drunk.My favorites: Deer hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Thin Red Line, Paths of Glory- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Dec 2, 2012 10:01 pm GMT
Red Cliff is also awesome if you love large scale battles
Be sure to watch the full 4 and a half hour cut of it instead of the 2 hour international one. (Dont worry its broken up into parts 1 and 2)
Red Cliff is also awesome if you love large scale battles
Be sure to watch the full 4 and a half hour cut of it instead of the 2 hour international one. (Dont worry its broken up into parts 1 and 2)- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Dec 2, 2012 10:01 pm GMTsammyjenkis898 wrote:.
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:06 pm GMT
Letters from Iwo Jima
Flags of our Fathers
We Were Soldiers
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:07 pm GMT
[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]
I only posted the film because of TC's [url=http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29324925/what-is-the-worst-war-movie-that-you-have-ever-seen]other[/url] thread.
It's certainly up there, though. Paths of Glory, Apocalpyse Now, and Ballad of a Soldier are as well.
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Ahh, haha. Yeah, it's something. When I was thirteen I made the mistake of watching Private Ryan right before I watched TTRL and as a result, I was really put off of Malick for years. But after gaining an appreciation for auteurism and especially his style (his philosophical/spiritual musings in particular), I re-watched TTRL and now I think it's just so damn special and good. IMO it's one of those movies you just have to grow up to really like.
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- 300 LOTR The Two Towers and RotK Troy Not modern or realistic but technically war movies.
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:09 pm GMT
You do realize that Band of Brothers isn't a movie, right?
My picks would be Apocalypse Now and The Thin Red Line. Fires on the Plain would be my absolute favorite, but I'm not sure how loose of a definition "war film" has.
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- All Quiet on the Western Front, Paths of Glory, Full Metal Jacket, The Battle of Algiers, Ivan's Childhood
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:40 pm GMT
"If you're going through hell, keep going." ~ Winston Churchill
Apocaylpse Now, Saving Private Ryan, Letters from Iowa Jima, Tears of the Sun, 9th Company....
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