What's your top TEN "Action" war movies ever ???

[2 True Blues]

This thread was initially supposed to be a top 5. However, My top ten " ACTION " war movies would probably be (in no particular order) :-

Gallipoli
The Devils Brigade
The Battle of Britain
The Longest Day
Saving Private Ryan
A Bridge Too Far
We Were Soldiers
Hamburger Hill
Platoon
Apocylypse Now


( Black Hawk Down doesn't really count cause it wasn't set in a "war". The Great Escape isn't really action/fighting, and the "ANZAC's" and that American Airbourne Mini Series and the other billions don't really count they are not movies ).

What are you best ten ?? :crazy: ;-)

 

[newtownbluebags]

in no particular order

To Late The Hero

A Bridge Too Far

Gettysburg

The Thin Red Line

Kokoda

Hamburger Hill

The Bridge

All Quiet on the Western Front

Battle of the Bulge

Where Eagles Dare

 

[CC_Eagle]

Band Of Brothers. - I don't give a sh*t what you think, this is the best piece of wartime visual media ever made.


daylight.

 

[Phillips]

1. Saving Private Ryan

2. Band of Brothers

3. We Were Soldiers

4. Full Metal Jacket

5. Platoon


that is all.

 

[2 True Blues]

Band Of Brothers. - I don't give a sh*t what you think, this is the best piece of wartime visual media ever made.


daylight.

I saw Band of Brothers when it first came out on the box. Have the book which I have read twice, and have the entire series on DVD. It's not a MOVIE though is it. ??? The name slipped me yesterday morning as had been awake for more than 24 hrs on nightwork. LOL.....

 

[The Colonel]

Full Metal Jacket, Das Boot, Paths of Glory, All Quiet on the Western Front and Hamburger Hill.

 

[newtownbluebags]

of course! Das Boot!...the greatest submarine movie ever made imo! & Paths of Glory for sure! pour encourager les autres "to encourage the others" is the message behind that WW1 classic!

 

[Mr Angry]

Full Metal Jacket

 

[The Colonel]

Today... is Christmas!

 

[Bastard Squad]

Zulu.

I love this movie, Michael Caine and Stanley Baker are brilliant.

 

[Samwise]

some of these aren't really action but here's some good war movies: Paths of Glory, Full metal jacket, Apocalypse now, platoon, saving private ryan, hotel rwanda, the deer hunter, fateless,

 

[newtownbluebags]

The Odd Angry Shot - not so much action but at least an Australian Story.........

 

[CC_Eagle]

Zulu, great film.

Does Hotel Rwanda count? Either way it's one of the better movies of the past few years.

 

[2 True Blues]

Zulu.

I love this movie, Michael Caine and Stanley Baker are brilliant.

TOP movie. And based on true events as well.....

 

[2 True Blues]

Full Metal Jacket, Das Boot, Paths of Glory, All Quiet on the Western Front and Hamburger Hill.

Das Boot and All Quiet on the western front are both great movies from the German perspective.

Speaking of foreign movies I saw a DVD many months ago that was Korean made. Had subtitles ETC, and was about the korean war. Great battle scenes throughout and good story line as well. The name currently ecapes me though. ???

 

[newtownbluebags]

Stalingrad - made back in the 90's I think, SBS show it occasionally. Fantastic scenes in the battles through the cellars and sewers of the city. A great watch if war movies interest you. From memory it's subtitled though?

 

[2 True Blues]

Yeah. Have seen that one mate. It's ok, but would not place it amongst my top ten though. Wish I could remember the name of the korean one though. Definately worth a look. I would see it again even.

 

[newtownbluebags]

The Long and the Short and the Tall - an oldie but a goldie

 

[Samwise]

Yeah. Have seen that one mate. It's ok, but would not place it amongst my top ten though. Wish I could remember the name of the korean one though. Definately worth a look. I would see it again even.

Is this it?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386064/

 

[2 True Blues]

Plenty of truly GREAT classic old war movies, though they lack the realism for me these days. used to Love " the Green berets " and other john WAYNE classics. However the bloke would be dead a thousand times over if realistic. LOL....