Must see war films?

[shed driver]

cuprabob said:

Halb said:

Bridge Over the River Kwai was on yesterday.

Channel 5 were showing various war films yesterday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of WW2.
I thought it was "over" too but its actually "Bridge on the River Kwai". Irrespective, its a great film.

And at the end should have been renamed Bridge In the River Kwai.

Sorry for the spoiler!

SD.

[Bright Halo]

What a superb actor Sir Alec Guinness was.
They don’t make them like that anymore.

[jas xjr]

Pesty said:

cross of iron

Saw this at the cinema,it was rated as an x. My friends mum was an usherette there and nobody cared that we were wearing our school uniforms

[Gargamel]

vixen1700 said:

Cantaloupe said:

I've lost count of the number of versions of Apocalypse Now there have been over the years

[ seriously Coppola, stop f***ing around with it, the original cut was best ]

It's probably the best War Movie ever

Agree about it being the best ever war film.

Saw the Redux version at a packed cinema years ago and remember the sense at the end of it, the whole audience were silent and shellshocked.

Incredible film.

Edited by vixen1700 on Sunday 11th August 11:31

Is it though ? Really ?

It kind of meanders about quite a bit, and Brando is pretty much incomprehensible at the end. Mumble mumble straight razor mumble mumble.

Ok bits of it are awesome. But the last hour is a waste.

Give me Sink the Bismarck anytime !

[Cantaloupe]

Gargamel said:

Is it though ? Really ?

On no I can't have that.
Brando's " pile of little arms " speech is cinematic brilliance.


We honour the poor ox who was killed [ I must admit I can't watch that bit ] during the climatic slaughter ,
the music of The Doors plus the bombing of the village over the end credits is breathtaking.....still.

[biggbn]

vixen1700 said:

Cantaloupe said:

I've lost count of the number of versions of Apocalypse Now there have been over the years

[ seriously Coppola, stop f***ing around with it, the original cut was best ]

It's probably the best War Movie ever

Agree about it being the best ever war film.

Saw the Redux version at a packed cinema years ago and remember the sense at the end of it, the whole audience were silent and shellshocked.

Incredible film.

Edited by vixen1700 on Sunday 11th August 11:31

Add my validation to above thoughts for the little it's worth. Incredible film.

[biggbn]

A few less popular but no less incredible, James Caan in Gardens of Stone. Not an action film but a very provocative war film nonetheless. Galipoli, futility personified. Glory, an incredibly powerful piece also

[TurboRob]

rdjohn said:

I am surprised that Fury has not been mentioned.

+1 for Fury

[Halb]

Bright Halo said:

What a superb actor Sir Alec Guinness was.
They don’t make them like that anymore.

Alec Guinness is certainly in my top ten of all time.

[RichFN2]

As the more obvious films have already been listed then:

The 12th Man
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3300980/

Generation War
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1883092/?ref_=nv_sr_1...

Technically not a film but a 3 part mini series, but absolutely fantastic viewing that i watched all in one go

[james-witton]

Can I suggest The Two Headed Spy with Jack Hawkins as an allied spy high up in Nazi Germany?

It’s on YouTube and is a great find.

Also The War Lover with Steve McQueen for some impressive flying shots.

[Smollet]

Kelly’s Heroes.

[Halb]

Talking Pictures: War Films on now followed by The Man Who Never Was

[cuprabob]

Halb said:

Talking Pictures: War Films on now followed by The Man Who Never Was

It'sa good film

[Halb]

It is!!

Force Ten on now...wow, forgotten how hokey the opening is/was

[cuprabob]

Halb said:

It is!!

Force Ten on now...wow, forgotten how hokey the opening is/was

Harrison Ford looks as though he's doing the film under duress. Operation Daybreak on straight after.

[wisbech]

Generation Kill for a modern version of Band of Brothers.

Grave of the Fireflies. The greatest film you will only see once...

[nicanary]

Odette is on BBC2 at the moment. I'd forgotten that Maurice Buckmaster played himself in it. He can't act, but what a legend.

[mcelliott]

Patton

[Greenmantle]

TurboRob said:

rdjohn said:

I am surprised that Fury has not been mentioned.

+1 for Fury

Went through the thread - actually one other vote for Fury and I am adding it to make it three. My all time Brad Pitt Favorite.
Two others to add

Hyena Road
13 Hours - The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
both modern warfare stories similar fire fight intensity found in Black Hawk Down.