ferg981 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hey Channel 4 are doing a list of the 100 greatest warfilms this weekend, so which warfilms would make your top 10?! Here's mine (in no particular order.... basically cos I couldnt be bothered to think of one) Saving Private Ryan Zulu Dam Busters Sink the Bismarck Great Escape A Bridge too Far Tora Tora Tora Battle of Britain Apocalypse Now BlackHawk Down Whats your opinions? Cheers FERG Link to post Share on other sites
Qhs Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Does Band of Brothers count as a film? Link to post Share on other sites
SilentScope Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 My favorites: All Quiet on the Western Front The Grand Illusion Das Boot The Battle of Algiers Lawrence of Arabia The Bridge on the River Kwai Apocalypse Now Schindler's List Link to post Share on other sites
ferg981 Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Band of Brothers is a TV series, so unfortunately it wasnt on the list of nominees, although it was excellent. I want to buy the box set, im too much of a cheap skate to pay full whack for it tho. Silent Scope - good choice, Bridge over the River Kwai is a classic, I didnt include it on my list though, simply because its on every year at Xmas over in the UK, and to be quite frank its doing my nut! I've seen it so many times!! LOL Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Here's my list, well more or less. http://www.imdb.com/chart/war Link to post Share on other sites
SilentScope Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Well you Brits should be proud of it and play it over and over. David Lean was a fantastic director! Ive got two of his movies on my list and its hard to impress me. *beep* I should have put Paths of Glory on my list, Im a huge Kubrick fan. Which reminds me, I forgot Barry Lyndon too! Also forgot Battleship Potyomkin! Eisenstein was a total genius for his time. War is a great subject for film. Link to post Share on other sites
Qhs Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hoply Smokes! How could I forget The Pianist by Roman Polanski. Thats my #1 Link to post Share on other sites
FL_Racer Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 band of brothers is the #1, that movie kicks so much god damn *albatross* Link to post Share on other sites
Qhs Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 band of brothers is the #1, that movie kicks so much god damn *albatross* <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well BoB is technically a series (reason why I put The Pianist as first) but its also a movie cut into episodes so BoB is my Real #1. Link to post Share on other sites
FartSnatcher Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 These are in no paticular order. Also I love Band of Brothers. Sgt Gunnear is my favorite and Major Winters. Heartbreak Ridge [Clint Eastwood] Full Metal Jacket [Michael Modine, R. Lee Ermey] BlackHawk Down [Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor] Behind Enemy Lines [Oen Wilson,Gene Hackman] We Were Soldiers [Mel Gibson] Saving Private Ryan [Tom Hanks] NavySeals [Charlie Sheen,Michael Biehn] Platoon [Tom Berenger,Willem Dafoe,John C. McKinley] Windtalkers [Nicholas Cage] The Dirty Dozen Link to post Share on other sites
ferg981 Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 ah yeah, windtalkers and we were soldiers. Both good films! So many! Could just buy millions of films!! Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 i havent seen Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War yet but i hope its as good as i hear it is. otherwise, war films, listings wise have been done before here. i dont think the 100 greatest war films will be unpredictable tbh, especially as its by a western audience, and possibly a recent generation thats voting too.. personally its easier for me to say which ones i'd leave out rather than ones i'd leave in: windtalkers we were soldiers heartbreak ridge behind enemy lines oh and then theres been countless low budget cruddy flicks too.. hmm.. Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Does Band of Brothers count as a film? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is a film, simply because I'd hate to see Saving Private Ryan anywhere near the top of the list... Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I wonder if 'Downfall' came too late to get in. Link to post Share on other sites
FL_Racer Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 anyone remember "thin red line"??? Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Got it on DVD - a really good film, way underrated. Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 the thin red line is one of my favourite movies, and for me ranks higher than saving private ryan. Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Aye, too true. It came out at the same time in cinemas, and any film going up against a Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks movie is going to get whooped, ratings-wise. Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 it was also nice to see a movie that was so beautiful, yet brutal at the same time. and its amazing to see stars ego's not dominating the film, but just playing their parts. rare for a hollywood flick these days. malick got some good performances out in this film. Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hmmm, I think I'll have to watch this again now I picked it up in a set along with 'Men Of Honor' and 'Tigerland', both decent films. Men Of Honor, especially, is a really touching and interesting film. Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 i loved tigerland - first time i noticed colin farrell, soon to become infamous colin.. Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie182 Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Rant mode on- I cannot belive people have been putting Behind Enemy Lines in their lists. That is without a doubt the most comical "war" film ever. AAM's do not follow jets around for 5 mins!! And it doesn't matter who you are, you can't out run shrapnel. Rant mode off- Hmmm, mine would be as follows. In no specific order Apocalypse Now Full Metal Jacket Hamburger Hill We Were Soldiers The Great Escape Bridge Over The River Kwai Blackhawk Down Platoon Link to post Share on other sites
Duff Beer Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 In no particular order (apart from Das Boot which is the best) Das Boot Enemy at the Gates Platoon We Were Soldiers Band of Brothers (I count it as a film, Das Boot was also a series) Saving Private Ryan The Dam Busters Battle of Britain Black Hawk Down (only for the finger safety wiggle) Bravo Two Zero I hope that they remake the Dam Busters. I don't want them to change it, but just perhaps put it in colour, and change the effects. They have to, and mean seriously, not use any actors other then English actors. Noone, and I mean noone is allowed to be American even if they put on a English accent. See now my point about Band of Brothers is this; if Das Boot (which in it's original form is as long as BoB) is able to be shown on the BBC in series form, but still count as a film then so should BoB. I know it is a series, and that every hour or so the titles come up, but if you fast forward through the credits then it becomes on big film. it is on a film scale, with film actors, and film quality. "Would a rose by any other name still smell as sweet?" In this case, yes. Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Star Wars Trilogy Episode 2 Where Eagles Dare Transformers: The Movie War films kinda suck compared to other genres. Link to post Share on other sites
FL_Racer Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 enemy at the gates is an insanely good movie. there arent many good sniper movies. *slowly unsheaths bayonet* "sniper" is not a good sniper movie...either is "sniper 2" Link to post Share on other sites
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