Top Ten War Movies

I'd put Patton in there.

 

My list would include many films already mentioned along with The Enemy Below from 1957. Also, if you haven't seen the "Redux" version of Apocalypse Now (2001), it's well worth it. As a grade schooler who loved our dashing young President, I enjoyed PT-109 (1963); saw it with my parents at the drive-in. Finally, because it was the turning point in the Pacific War, Midway (1976) is required viewing.

 

Glory
Gettysburg
Battleground
Apocalypse Now
Paths Of Glory
Das Boot
Twelve O'clock High
Bridge on the River Kwai
Lawrence Of Arabia
Dr. Strangelove (for comic relief)

And a very honorable mention to the two HBO miniseries, Band Of Brothers and The Pacific.

 

The Thin Red Line
Das Boot
Gallipoli
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Dr. Strangelove
Midway
Zulu
No Man's Land
Paths Of Glory

 

Heck, this thread wouldn't make it to my list of top 10 threads about the top 10 best war movies!

 

Von Ryan's Express

love this movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059885/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

My favorite:

The Longest Day
The Great Scape
Zulu
Bridge On The River Kwai
Apocalypse Now
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
The Thin Red Line
Black Hawk Down

 

The Train - 1964. A very underrated war movie, in black and white.

 

My top 10, in no particular order:

- Saving Private Ryan
- The Longest Day
- Tora, Tora, Tora
- Platoon
- Apocalypse Now
- Cross of Iron
- Das Boot
- Stalingrad
- Hunt for Red October
- Patton

 

Breaker Morant
Gallipoli
Paths Of Glory
Enemy At The Gates

 

Have to add Die Brücke (The Bridge)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Brücke_(film)

 

Because it involves soldiers, even though they're inept National Guardsmen, and they're being killed, even though the enemies are Americans, I'll sneak in a long-time favorite from Walter Hill's golden years and nominate Southern Comfort.

I had a friend from Lafayette, Louisiana, which is in the heart of Cajun country. He told me that they made a big deal out of the premiere there, with all the prominent townsfolk gathered to appreciate being featured in a big movie. He said there was a steady exodus from the theatre as the casualties mounted and afterward the remaining crowd soundlessly streamed out of the theatre and went home. They don't use any clips in their promotional videos.

 

I can't believe I left out tropic thunder

 

If you're going to include five hours of Das Boot (no argument from me), then you may as well consider the ten hours of Band Of Brothers.

I'd also cast a vote for Lawrence, and River Kwai. We recently watched Battle of Britain, and that certainly needs to be considered. Maybe not in the top ten but near.

 

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp.

 

Most of the best ones have already been mentioned and Apocalypse Now is my numero uno. I would like to add, Born On The Fourth Of July' and 'The Eagle Has Landed'.

 

Any love for Letters from Iwojima?

 

It's got love from me. It's the better half compared to "Flags Of Our Fathers".

 

Much better.

 

I've realised that I've missed out They Were Expendable - and there are a couple more that other posters have reminded me about, so:

All Quiet on the Western Front
They Were Expendable
Catch 22
Apocalypse Now
Cross of Iron
Paths of Glory
Rome, Open City
La Grande Illusion
The Way to the Stars
Battle of Algiers

The Train
The Great Escape
A Bridge Too Far (which I've come to appreciate more)
The Longest Day
Das Boot
Salvador
A Canterbury Tale
The Way Ahead
Went the Day Well
Letters From Iwo Jima

And I now have another ten:

Saving Private Ryan
M*A*S*H
A Matter of Life or Death
Full Metal Jacket
Thin Red Line
Platoon
Gallipoli
The Bed Sitting Room
Schindler's List
Casablanca

 

Take these Ed...

 

Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
The Big Red One
The Young Lions
The Steel Helmet
Saving Private Ryan
Paths Of Glory
Battle Of Algiers
Lawrence Of Arabia
Gods And Generals

 

For those interested, 'Gallipoli' is playing tonight on TCM.

 

The 1979 version with Richard Thomas was just released this week on DVD/BR in its uncut form for the first time.

 

I just picked this up yesterday, and I'm a little ticked off. It claims to be the "uncut edition", and while it does restore about 28 minutes of footage, there's a glaring edit made to a particular scene that was intact on the previous DVD!! It's the scene where the French soldiers are cutting through the barbed wire and get killed by a German grenade... in the previous DVD, you see a French soldier's hand reach up and grab the barbed wire just before the grenade explodes.... when the explosion clears, all that remains of the soldier is part of his arm and his hand, still grasping the barbed wire. It's a grisly image and has always stuck with me. But on the new DVD, this shot is edited and the scene ends just before the explosion clears! The shot of the disembodied arm & hand is missing completely! As soon as I saw it, I knew something looked wrong, so I immediately compared it to the older disc, just in case I was confusing things with the similar scene from the original 1930 film. But sure enough, it was intact on the previous DVD.

What a bunch of ridiculous nonsense! They've got a lot of nerve calling it the "uncut edition" when it's blatantly obvious that it's been edited. It's only a second or two of footage, but still... if they're going to advertise something as being "uncut", then it shouldn't be censored in any way! I'm thinking of writing an angry email to Timeless Media and/or Shout Factory to express my disappointment.