Must see war films?
Discussion
Not sure if it mentioned already but I watched Glory the other night for the first time in ages. Excellent film. Von Ryan's Express is another I quite like as is Master & Commander. Two other films I try and watch when they're on are Good Morning Vietnam and Last of the Mohicans.
And for the inner child in me the rather annoying but somehow watchable Memphis Belle.
And for the inner child in me the rather annoying but somehow watchable Memphis Belle.
The usual ones have been mentioned already, so I thought I would put in some more unknown 'hidden gems':
Brotherhood (2004?)- As mentioned above, Korean, a real insight to the Korean war. Excellent.
The Black Book (2007?)- Dutch, but still big budget. Superb story about a female Jewish Dutch resistance fighter who is tasked with being a 'honey pot' to a Nazi major.
Downfall (2004?)- German film focusing on the last few weeks of Hitler's life.
Das Boot (1984?) - German mini-series following a U-boat crew. Watch the mini-series not the film, you lose a lot of the back-story. Superb pacing through their lives killing time and huge tension when being attacked.
The Counterfeiters (2007?) - German true story of a Jewish counterfeiter in WW2 tasked with copying UK banknotes in order to win the war by destroying the UK economy. A real insight.
Apart from all of the hidden gems above it would be wrong of me not to mention Band of Brothers as it is just so epic and superb I do not think it will be bettered. More rounds and explosives were used in the first two episodes than in the whole of Saving Private Ryan. Historically accurate and highly emotive true story. If you watch the documentary at the end you realise that not only is every character real, they even cast similar looking characters with similar accents.
It is totally epic over 10-12 hours and most shocking when a character you have followed for hours of storyline is just killed mid-sentence just as happened at the time.
Brotherhood (2004?)- As mentioned above, Korean, a real insight to the Korean war. Excellent.
The Black Book (2007?)- Dutch, but still big budget. Superb story about a female Jewish Dutch resistance fighter who is tasked with being a 'honey pot' to a Nazi major.
Downfall (2004?)- German film focusing on the last few weeks of Hitler's life.
Das Boot (1984?) - German mini-series following a U-boat crew. Watch the mini-series not the film, you lose a lot of the back-story. Superb pacing through their lives killing time and huge tension when being attacked.
The Counterfeiters (2007?) - German true story of a Jewish counterfeiter in WW2 tasked with copying UK banknotes in order to win the war by destroying the UK economy. A real insight.
Apart from all of the hidden gems above it would be wrong of me not to mention Band of Brothers as it is just so epic and superb I do not think it will be bettered. More rounds and explosives were used in the first two episodes than in the whole of Saving Private Ryan. Historically accurate and highly emotive true story. If you watch the documentary at the end you realise that not only is every character real, they even cast similar looking characters with similar accents.
It is totally epic over 10-12 hours and most shocking when a character you have followed for hours of storyline is just killed mid-sentence just as happened at the time.
Valkyrie - I was a amazed to see comedian Eddie Izzard among the cast.
We Were Soldiers - The definitive Vietnam War movie.
The Dam Busters - Good action sequences and the back story of Barnes Wallis developing the bombs was excellent.
Flight of the Intruder - Based on the Linebacker 2 offensive during the Vietnam War.
Gettysburg - A superb Civil War film.
Gods and Generals - Another superb Civil War movie.
We Were Soldiers - The definitive Vietnam War movie.
The Dam Busters - Good action sequences and the back story of Barnes Wallis developing the bombs was excellent.
Flight of the Intruder - Based on the Linebacker 2 offensive during the Vietnam War.
Gettysburg - A superb Civil War film.
Gods and Generals - Another superb Civil War movie.
This is a film, set during WW2, and features military types, but not a classic "War" film.
Chilling, compelling viewing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(2001_film...
Chilling, compelling viewing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(2001_film...
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