What is your favorite War movie

[TripleDigitRide]

Apocalypse Now

Deer Hunter

[enfield]

Yeah, Gettysburg is a good movie. I went to the premiere in Michigan - half the audience were re-enactors in costume. It was surreal.

[Will Carry]

My only problem with Gettysburg was that of all the Confederate reenactors they used in the movie, they seem to put the fat ones in front. When the Army of Northern Virginia went to Gettysburg, they were thin and hungry. Look at some of the photographs taken of Confederate POWs after the battle. They looked like scarecrows. Otherwise it was a good movie.....I just wish we'd won.

[Guest BEARMAN]

Braveheart.........."Erin go Bragh".........and, yes I know it was about Scotland.......but, the Irish fought and died side by side with the Scots too!

And besides.....I have Scots-Irish ancestry....

[bubbiesdad]

Full Metal Jacket

Apocalypse Now

The Deer Hunter

We Were Soldiers

The Great Escape

Hamburger Hill

Real sad listening to the radio traffic at 3:50

[wjh2657]

Band of Brothers.

It covered war from the lowest rank to the senior ranks. It took in the Medics and the REMFs as well as the combat soldiers. I am a combat vet and it was one of the few war movies I actually could relate to.

[ftncityfatboy]

The Green Berets with John Wayne

[Guest mustangdave]

There are so many excellent WAR movies...I think though I would have to go with Tora Tora Tora...

[trblmkr13]

The Green Berets with John Wayne

That was my favorite growning up

[eapking]

Braveheart.........."Erin go Bragh".........and, yes I know it was about Scotland.......but, the Irish fought and died side by side with the Scots too!

And besides.....I have Scots-Irish ancestry....

If you like Braveheart, you should check out Rob Roy. Came out around the same time as Braveheart. Similar theme: Scots vs. Brits. Tim Roth is a great villian. The sword fight at the end is fantastic.

[Garufa]

Looks like all the good one have been taken so I'll add a few to the mix...of the top of my head....

Das Boot

Enemy At The Gates

The Great Escape

Kelly's Heroes

Where Eagles Dare

The Guns of Navarone

A Bridge Too Far

Inglorious Basterds

The Patriot

etc, etc, etc...

[Guest gcrookston]

DAS BOOT

[Guest Muttling]

Lots of great ones mentioned. My favorites...

Patton,

Letters from Iwo Jima, and

Flags of Our Fathers

While Patton didn't stay as true to history as the later two, Biograpy interviewed one of his WWII aids who commented that the movie wasn't all that accurate but did a really good job of capturing his personality.

Oh yeah.....All the ones based on Tom Clancy's stuff.

[Guest rystine]

Lots of great ones mentioned already. I'm surprised no one has said Red Dawn.

[Bubba0031]

Midway for a single movie

Band of Brothers for a series

[Luckyforward]

Like my avatar . . . PATTON!

[McAllyn]

Raiders of the Lost Ark?

[LA_357SIG]

Dead Presidents

Courage Under Fire

Rules of Engagement

BHD

and

Death Before Dishonor (Remember that one)

[Guest db99wj]

Saving Private Ryan

BlackHawk Down

Full Metal Jacket

Hamburger Hill

GI Jane...:dirty:

[bubbiesdad]

I almost forgot,

The Boys From Company C

[Guest Bronker]

Flags of Our Fathers...

Great movie. One of my patients was one of the historical / technical consultants on that movie. He personally met with Eastwood a few times, and spoke highly of him.

R.I.P. Mr. Bob

I also had the pleasure of meeting Michael Durant at a steakhouse in Clarksville, TN about a year after the "Blackhawk Down" incident occurred. Quite the humble gentleman.

Edited January 31, 2010 by Bronker

[Guest Bonedaddy]

Sageant York

The Deer Hunter

Apocalypse Now

Kelly's Heroes

Saving Private Ryan

Full Metal Jacket

The Dirty Dozen