Greatest War / Action Movie?

With the new Modern Warfare 3 on the way, It got me to thinking about War / Action movies..
And what is the Greatest of them all, So I thought i'd put it out there.

My personal Favourite Is Saving Private Ryan... Absolutly love that movie.
So whats your Fav Guys and Gals.

It might not count but Band of brothers is my favourite war movie/series of all time.

Big Red One



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Apocalypse Now (but that's more of headfuck movie, isn't it)

agree on big red one and similar scenes when they find the camps. Lee marvin was a great actor

Loved him explaining why we have 2 balls

Generation Kill was good, not a movie but mini-series.

Off the top of my head, other than cosigning "Saving Private Ryan"
- Full Metal Jacket. The first 30-40 minutes in particular is so quotable.
- Glory
- Blackhawk Down
- Platoon
- The Thin Red Line
- The Great Escape

FMJ - cool as fuck

Saving Private Ryan - My favourite war film

Saving Private Ryan and Blackhawk Down are my two favorites.

Apocalypse Now

The Deer Hunter

Das Boot

All Quiet on the Western Front

The Longest Day

Jay and Fran named some really good ones that I enjoy. Saving Private Ryan is number 2 on my list, but my all-time favorite is The Longest Day. The Pacific is another good series

some great movies listed here, you named all mine but i gotta add we were soldiers and full metal jacket. hunt for red october so classic and courage under fire and rules of engagement even though they arent really considered war movies

Two others that are not about the war action but were awesome movies are Schindler's List and Deer Hunter.

Platoon,We were Soldiers, and Hamburger Hill are a few good ones as well. Saving Private Ryan is my fav though with Blackhawk Down a close second.

Always loved Red Dawn! TAPS was a close second growing up (not really war but a lot of action).

Don't forget about Forrest Gump. lol

Dont mention forest, it makes me cry.

Wow I forgot about some of these movies mentioned. I'll have to get downloading..
What was that film with Jude Law in as a Russian sniper? That was really good.

And what about erm Commando haha

JenoJay wrote:

Wow I forgot about some of these movies mentioned. I'll have to get downloading..
What was that film with Jude Law in as a Russian sniper? That was really good.

And what about erm Commando haha

Wasn't Enemy at the Gates or something like that was it?

Ahhuahhuuahh.......Get to the choppa! Anything with the governator/Arnie is gonna be an amazing movie!

Let's not forget Rambo flicks too.

On a serious note, most of my favorites have been named, tv series and movies.

Only the brave {A searing portrait of war and prejudice, 'Only the Brave' takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd, During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars - making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history}

Sergeant York

The Guns of Navarone

The Great Escape

The Train

Zulu

The Dirty Dozen

Battle of Britain

Cross of Iron

The Big Red One

Glory

Letters From Iwo Jima/Flags of Our Fathers

The Hurt Locker


And more love the war films specialy ones best on fact.

I used to love military movies as a kid. Now I can't stand them. No offense to anyone who enjoys them, but every movie that tries to be "real" I have seen is complete and utter horseshit. Been there, got the t-shirt. For fun, action thoughtless movie I would have to say my favorite was last years The Expendables. Not a true war movie, but a very nice, campy action flick. Can't wait for the sequel.

MANIC wrote:

Apocalypse Now (but that's more of headfuck movie, isn't it)

This movie is based on Conrad's book "Heart of Darkness" Book is really good. Kubrick does a great job of translating the themes of that story.

BigDaddyN8 wrote:

Been there, got the t-shirt.

We are thankful. While the movies are likely to be cartoonish representations of what was really going on I think they are at least better about getting civilians to have a slightly better understanding of what servicemen are going through. While we will never really know, it al least helps us to be more clued into what kind of sacrifice people are making even if they do make it home in one piece.

Cant believe these two werent mentioned so I'll give them some love.

Letters from Iwo Jima. (If you havent seen this I suggest you do) This is the battle of Iwo Jima on the Japanese side. It is in english subtitles)

Flags of our Fathers. (This is the American side of the Battle of Iwo Jima)

Full Metal Jacket just because Robert Lee Emery is a fucking savage in any movie he plays in.

My favorite character from Saving Private Ryan

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