CHAT War Movies
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Marthanoir
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Platoon & FMJ are on every few nights on TCM this side of the pond
Marthanoir
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The series "Tour Of Duty" is being rerun on one of the channel can't remember which one,
Oh and the Aussie movie about their troops in Vietnam can't remember what it was called
Full Metal Jacket is my favorite "funny" (though not meant to be) war movie. The first half is hysterical. Platoon never did much for me, and I found Apocalyse Now to be fascinating and gripping, but ultimately way too SLOW.
IMO the best war movie of all time is We Were Soldiers. If you haven't seen it, you HAVE to do so.
Oddly enough, another of my favs is 12 O'clock High.
IMO the best war movie of all time is We Were Soldiers. If you haven't seen it, you HAVE to do so.
Oddly enough, another of my favs is 12 O'clock High.
Marthanoir
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We Were Soldiers is an excellent movie, highly recommend it
night driver
ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
Based on "We were Soldiers, Once (And Young)" Which is based on Rick Rescorla's life and service, particularly the Ia Drang Valley....
What he said.. they got it RIGHT.
A couple quotes from the film:
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/show...morial-Day-weekend-let-us-remember-our-fallen
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/show...morial-Day-weekend-let-us-remember-our-fallen
The Odd Angry Shot
If you see the long version of the film after seeing the film version of Heart of Darkness with Tim Roth and John Malkovich you can really see the lifting of the story line.
Marthanoir
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That's the bunny, thanks
Marthanoir
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Hey HC , do you remember a Korean made movie set during the Korean War two South Korean brothers are "enlisted" into the South Korean army and forced to fight, one of the brothers is captured by the North Koreans and brainwashed into fighting on the Norks side,
Its in Korean with English subtitles
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War. (as released in the US); Brotherhood: Taegukgi (in UK)
This Was Also Well Done
Japanese were ok deep down ... just needed some American Pacification
Japanese were ok deep down ... just needed some American Pacification
Marthanoir
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Thanks HC , I saw it once a few years ago on TV and never saw it again, I forgot what it was called so couldn't check the net again, good movie
ARMY RANGER
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Saving private Ryan is a good one in my opinion.It is close to what war is like,although the movies never really show the bottomless hole in your gut when your away from your loved ones.It is a very strange feeling you get when someone is trying to kill you and then you reflect on your life.Like when you were a kid and growing up,the thoughts just sorta appear in your head and poof there gone just as fast.I used to wonder when you die if there was going to be a tunnel with bright lights,would I see my relatives waiting to greet me or was I gonna go to hell for doing things my job required me to do.I have lost alot of good friends very young before they could have children and I wonder why was I lucky to have 2 very beautiful and successful kids who make me proud everyday!I don't talk about my past very much or the things I have done but I do pray that God has forgiven me and I make it to the pearly gates one day!In 1985 I sustained a head injury and coma and was pronounced clinically dead twice but then was "brought back" from the dead.I did not see or remember any evidence of an after life so who really knows!Anyways I don't even know why I went on this rant,but thanks for listening my friends.Be sure to say a prayer for our men and women in the military on Memorial Day tomorrow,I know from first hand experience that it helps!God Bless America.
ArmyRanger, if you served with honor, don't worry about hell. God created warriors just like He created housewives, teachers and diplomats. Remember that there are warrior Angels in heaven too.
Army Ranger, thank you for your service to our nation. To the cause of freedom that so many have given their all to secure. You have my heartfelt thanks, and prayers for peace.
bw
Fringe Ranger
The long version of Apocalypse is a whole nother movie.
I hate to say it, but I think Poker Lips Now (Apocalypse Now) is an awful movie.
It strikes me as pretentious, disrespectful and convoluted.
The first half is barely OK with the Robert Duval appearance being the lone standout.
The second half of the movie with Marlon Brando is one of the most drug addled barges of bilge water ever to float an actor’s career down to the sewage plant for eternity.
I just didn’t get it.
It strikes me as pretentious, disrespectful and convoluted.
The first half is barely OK with the Robert Duval appearance being the lone standout.
The second half of the movie with Marlon Brando is one of the most drug addled barges of bilge water ever to float an actor’s career down to the sewage plant for eternity.
I just didn’t get it.
Probably the best scenes in the film are IMHO and not in order 1) Sheen getting picked up in his room and dragged to his briefing, 2) the briefing itself, 3) the bit with the cook going for the mangos and finding the tiger 4) the long speech/discussion around the French planter's table. 5) and of course Duval.
Most of the rest of it is trying at times. But as I stated earlier, if you can see the long version then get ahold of the film version of "Heart of Darkness" you'll see what I mean by the direct lifts of plot (for that matter the film "Lord Jim" as well).
ETA: I'd also add Dennis Hopper's performance at Kuntz's camp.
You're referring to "The Boys in Company C" right Baron?
Yup!
It predates many of the more famous Vietnam films but you can see how it set the tone for the later flicks.
The Siege of Fire Base Gloria was pretty good too IMHO....
mechanic 217
I was told there would be cookies!
Excellent list! I would add Enemy At The Gates.
OK, gonna thread drift my own thread here, but I read a book 25 years ago, I could swear it was by John McDonald, about a company dropped into the jungle, whose support gets completely cut off and they are pretty much abandoned. Supposed to be based upon a true incident, but I cannot recall the book title and am not sure of the author.
Jonas Parker
Hooligan
I would highly recommend "The Cruel Sea", a movie about a "flower-class corvette" on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic during WWII. The book is excellent, as is "The Good Shepherd" by C.S. Forester.
lgsracer
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Das Boot best submarine movie ever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/das_boot/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwc0shJ2aYc
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/das_boot/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwc0shJ2aYc
chilepotle
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We were Soldiers gets my first nod, saving Private Ryan second. Lots of runner ups: one that I really liked was "Tora! Tora! Tora!". I think Mitsubishi made a bunch of flying fake Zeros for the movie (sold them later to recoup the cost).
Dobbin
Faithful Steed
Das Boot best submarine movie ever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot
+1 on that. MOST excellent write up on it on Wikipedia too. They went to extreme levels to accurately pix the interior of the sub, including locking the cast within for up to a week before shooting (so they get the accurate claustrophobic "look" about them I guess.)
Dobbin
+1 on that. MOST excellent write up on it on Wikipedia too. They went to extreme levels to accurately pix the interior of the sub, including locking the cast within for up to a week before shooting (so they get the accurate claustrophobic "look" about them I guess.)
Dobbin