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In Reply to: Favorite War Films posted by mikenyc on March 17, 2002 at 08:40:03:
I can't improve on your list. I've seen them all and agree they are all fab.IMHO, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES is one of the finest films ever produced. I first saw it in the 70s after I had returned from SE Asia and it really got to me. I'd say that the scenes with Harold Russell and his fiance, especially when he admits his shame over losing his independence because of his prosthetic arms, are among the most touching and humanly real scenes I've ever seen in a Hollywood movie. Besides a great cast (Dana Andrews, Frederick March, Myrna Loy, Theresa Graves, Harold Russell) it had a great script and a brilliant director. It was one of the few "Best Picture" Oscars that was truly deserved.
I would like to add a few films to your list:
1. Paths of Glory - Stanley Kubrick, director
2. Platoon - Oliver Stone, director
3. Das Boot - Werner Fassbender, director
4. Full Metal Jacket - Stanley Kubrick, director
5. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930) - Lewis Milestone, director
6. Apocalypse Now - Francis Ford Coppola, director
7. Schindler's List - Steven Spielberg, director
8. M*A*S*H - Robert Altman, director
9. The Longest Day - Daryl F. Zanuck, and others, directors
10. Sophie's Choice - Alan J. Pakula, directorSome are about war and some about the effects of war. I stopped at ten but there are many more worthy contenders. To name just a few:
CASABLANCA
THE DAY AFTER
THE KILLING FIELDS
SHOAH
ON THE BEACH
TORA-TORA-TORA
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
SALVADOR
HAMBURGER HILL
BAD COMPANY
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE
RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP
BATTLE CRY
THE SANDS OF IWO JIMA
GONE WITH THE WINDThat's enough.......
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Follow Ups
- Re: Favorite War Films - danj 11:50:22 03/17/02 (12)
- Re: Favorite War Films - mikenyc 15:20:15 03/17/02 (11)
- Not sure if this counts - JAD 06:38:56 03/18/02 (10)
- Re: Not sure if this counts - danj 20:30:48 03/18/02 (0)
- Re: Not sure if this counts - mikenyc 09:19:11 03/18/02 (3)
- Palance in Attack-- - Des 23:25:57 03/18/02 (0)
- Re: Not sure if this counts - danj 20:34:15 03/18/02 (1)
- Re: Not sure if this counts - mikenyc 13:08:09 03/19/02 (0)
- Re: Not sure if this counts - Victor Khomenko 07:06:44 03/18/02 (4)
- Kanal - JAD 08:25:56 03/18/02 (3)
- Got it, thanks! - Victor Khomenko 08:55:05 03/18/02 (2)
- Agreed - JAD 09:23:26 03/18/02 (1)
- Re: Agreed - Victor Khomenko 09:49:08 03/18/02 (0)
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