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Here is a list of some memorable war movies that I watched as a kid and
young adult:
1- The Longest Day : remember that it included an all-star cast.
2- Bridge Over The River Kwai: I really enjoyed that movie as a kid.
3- Bridges Over Tokyo-Ri: the final scene upset me, as Holden and Rooney
got killed in that Korean ditch. (viewed as a kid)
4- Dirty Dozen
5- Apocalyse Now - A realistic movie at times in a surreal way.
6- The Great Escape
7- Platoon
8- Fullmetal Jacket: A great first-half film; second half anti-climatic.
9- The Deer Hunter - A longish movie, but the Russian roulette scene is
a classic.
Addendum: Haven't seen "Saving Private Ryan" yet, read Archives so I
know it is controversial on this site; will let you know what I think
after viewing. Three movies that I saw that didn't impress me were
"Hamburger Hill"; "The Green Berets" and "Objective: Burma". - AH
There is a movie that I think was titled "The Victors". The movie was very memorable do to a scene of an exacution that takes place on Christmas eve.
A group of soldiers are rerouted to a farm house to witness the exacution
and while this whole scene takes place, Frank Sinatra is singing "Have
yourself a merry little Christmas" in the background. This movie is shown
on TV and that scene is usually removed.bjjb
A couple of oldies but goodies: "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Sergeant York". The acting can be a touch corny at times but they're still great.
I agree with all your listings, and "Paths Of Glory" as someone else mentioned. How about a couple more - "Breaker Morant" (my all time fav flick) and "Battleground."
Try "Grand Illusion", maybe the greatest anti-war War film.And howzabout Ed Zwick's "Glory" (aka "Ferris Bueller Goes To Hell"), can't forget the horror of the final massacre.
Note to Victor: if you liked the comedy "Airplane", you're gonna love "Top Secret", which spoofs WWII war movies and Elvis movies together.
***Try "Grand Illusion", maybe the greatest anti-war War film.Agreed. According to one source: "It has been said that Forbidden Games is to World War II what Grand Illusion is to World War I."
One hardly needs a stronger recommendation.
You should certainly add the Paths of Glory to that list. If you open your search wider and include the European ones, then such gems as Das Boot must be included too.On a less traditional note, I would also consider a masterpiece Seven Beauties definitely amont the best war movies ever made.
And.... my current favorite... easily one of the best... The Forbidden Games.
As far as the Saving Private Ryan... I din't realize how awful it was until I saw the Thin Red Line. While the TRL is not a masterpiece, it is also not full of phony offensive junk. If the TRL is simply a weak cheap coffee, then Saving is a cheap coffee with a very definite smell of unine in it.
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Haven't seen the movies you mentioned, but remember that "Paths of Glory"
was early Kubrick; have read good things about Das Boot, believe it won
a Cannes Film Festival Award once; "The Forbidden Games" is that domestic
or foreign? Also, never saw "Patton", did you? - AH
***Haven't seen the movies you mentioned, but remember that "Paths of Glory"
was early Kubrick; have read good things about Das Boot, believe it won
a Cannes Film Festival Award once; "The Forbidden Games" is that domestic
or foreign?It is French, 1956 I believe, by Rene Clement. It may not fit the standard definition of a war movie, but it is one of the greatest.
***Also, never saw "Patton", did you?
Ye, but long ago and don't remember being impressed. Generally, movies based in facts or biographies tend to be weak in the artistic department. Apparently, one can concentrate on either facts or artistic means, and the two approaches are orthogonal if not opposite.
Victor
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