Favorite War Movies

[cubbiebluestew]

This thread was inspired by some of the comments in the Letters From Iwo Jima  thread. 

My two personal favorite war movies are "Paths of Glory" (Kirk Douglas) and "Red Badge of Courage"  (Audie Murphy version).  The "Red Badge of Courage" is faithful to the novella.  The author had never been a soldier, much less in battle, yet the book was described by Civil War veterans as a flawlessly accurate depiction of what they went through.  But the important theme is "what would I do if I were a front line soldier?"  "Paths of Glory" is ironically titled because it is about nothing but the ugliness of the motivations behind war.  I is set in World War I.  The French General Staff, having just called for a suicidal and pointless attack, randomly chooses three ordinary soldiers to be tried and executed for cowardice which the General Staff has decided should be given as the reason for the failure of the offensive.  Rent these movies.

[Slaky!]

I love Zulu. I think it's a guy movie. Almost every guy knows it and every girl hates it.

But seriously, what a cool movie. I love the Zulus and the way they fought against the British. Cocky imperialist bastards.

[Huey]

Sargeant York

[Apexx]

Winds of War/War and Remembrence

[Kermit]

Does Braveheart count as a war movie?

[Apexx]

Does Braveheart count as a war movie?

Every bit as much so as Star Wars or Flash Gordon.

[Kermit]

Does Braveheart count as a war movie?

Every bit as much so as Star Wars or Flash Gordon.

Okay, then Braveheart and Star Wars.

[Taylor]

The Longest Day
Sands of Iwo Jima
Zulu
The Grand Illusion
Apocalypse Now
Patton
Stalag 17
Lawrence of Arabia
Casablanca (maybe not technically a war movie, but still outstanding)
Back to Bataan
They Were Expendable

[James Westfall]

War of the Roses


Ok...
Pvt Ryan
Dirty Dozen
Where Eagles Dare


and Flash Gordon.

[EG]

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.  Thank goodness for the Wyld Stallyns.

[Taylor]

Battleground

Duck Soup (Hail, Hail Freedonia!)

[CPT]

Bridge on the River Kwai
The Dirty Dozen
Kelly's Heroes

It's not a movie, but I love the Band of Brothers miniseries.

[Huey]

Full Metal Jacket. 

It's Kubricxellent.

[Slaky!]

Bridge on the River Kwai
The Dirty Dozen
Kelly's Heroes

It's not a movie, but I love the Band of Brothers miniseries.

Kelly's Heroes is great. Uncle Leo is in it.

[CPT]

Bridge on the River Kwai
The Dirty Dozen
Kelly's Heroes

It's not a movie, but I love the Band of Brothers miniseries.

Kelly's Heroes is great. Uncle Leo is in it.

Yup, as were Archie Bunker and Don Rickles.  Rickles was great, he looked exactly the same in that movie as he does now.  Was the guy ever young?