oikoik Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 lol, how about sniper 3? Link to post Share on other sites
Krazy L Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I like in order: tears of the sun BHD Band of brothers saving private ryan thin red line COMBAT (television series) 24 (television series) U571 enemy at the gate Transformers the movie (sledge you and I ave' something in common) great escape platoon das boot we were soliders and some more I cant think of. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 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. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was talking about this the other day funnily enough The difference is Das Boot was a film first (albeit a four hour one!), and then it was serialised. BoB was written as a series of course. The thing is, BoB isn't quite a serial. Several of the episodes dwell on specific characters, and if you showed BoB back -to-back with no credits, it would keep jumping about all over the place. But yes, the budget of BoB, and it's obviously cinematic style means I think it's fair to class it as a film. It's not like 'Soldier Soldier' or something else less grand, is it? Link to post Share on other sites
Marlowe Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Finally, people who have heard of Tigerland. I keep trying to convince people in the irc channel that Tigerland was a good film, but no-one ever has heard of it... Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 i loved tigerland. colin farrel was so convincing i thught he was american [i didnt watch anything on tv with him in so i didnt knwo about his tv past] its rare that schumacher can make a decent film that i like [he needs to burn for those bloody batman movies] , but tigerland was top notch Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 its rare that schumacher can make a decent film that i like [he needs to burn for those bloody batman movies] , but tigerland was top notch <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'd stand up here and say "Yeah, and I liked Phone Booth too!" but I'd be killed, probably. Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 i really wanted to see that - and then the highway sniper thing happened and phone booth got pulled from everywhere. i havent been bothered to see it since.. worth seeing? i like keifer & co so..? Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 It took me a while to realise it was even Kiefer, but yeah, I liked it. Some of it was just plain daft (the main storyline, for example... ), but it's a fun film, an that's what counts. I think I'll go watch it now. Link to post Share on other sites
ApeMan Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Not technically a war film, but Buffalo Soldiers is pretty good. "war is hell, but peace is f*cking boring" Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 This on now, but I missed numbers 100-97. What were they? Link to post Share on other sites
ferg981 Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 This on now, but I missed numbers 100-97. What were they? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Rambo, Cold Mountain, Colditz, Big Red One cant remember the others! Link to post Share on other sites
ferg981 Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 yeah, Memphis Belle. Awsome Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Rambo? In what way is Rambo a war film?! Link to post Share on other sites
ferg981 Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 dunno, but it was number 100 Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Heroes of Telemark, anyone? Guns of Navarone? Ice Cold In Alex? Raiders of the Lost Ark? (maybe not) Pearl Harbour? M.A.S.H.? Catch 22? The Sound of Music? (unlikely) Sobibor? All classics, but maybe not all in the top 50. Edit: Just remembered "When The Wind Blows". Oh, and Dr Strangelove. Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 I spy Dr. Strangelove in the top 50 preview. If it doesn't make the top 10 I'll break something valuable. Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Belonging to someone else, I hope? Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Aye - I may stamp on a chav's Burberry cap, or smash the windows of his Nova. Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 So NOT valuable then? Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Good point. Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Good point. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Burberry caps and Nova windows beware, it's gone in at 18. Link to post Share on other sites
ferg981 Posted May 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 I spy Dr. Strangelove in the top 50 preview. If it doesn't make the top 10 I'll break something valuable. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Start Smashing Here is the top 10 (in reverse order) for your viewing pleasure ladies and gentlemen FERG 10 - Bridge over the River Kwai 09 - Blackhawk Down 08 - Zulu 07 - A Bridge Too Far 06 - Platoon 05 - Full Metal Jacket 04 - Schindlers List 03 - Great Escape 02 - Apocalypse Now 01 - Saving Private Ryan Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Ammendments: 1 - Remove Zulu, and push the others down the list by one, leaving the no.1 spot free. 2 - Add 'Band Of Brothers' in the no. 1 spot. 3 - Swap 'The Great Escape' for 'Dr. Strangelove'. 4 - Swap 'Bridge Over The River Kwai' with 'Thin Red Line' Seriously, The Great Escape even being in the top 20 was a travesty. And where exactly were 'We Were Soldiers' and 'Hamburger Hill', eh? Eh? EH?! Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 And where exactly were 'We Were Soldiers' and 'Hamburger Hill', eh? Eh? EH?! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll tell you where they weren't; in the top 100, that's where Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Christ, you'd have thought a bunch of monkeys compiled that list... "The top 100 war films, as voted for by Channel 4 viewers!" Ah, right, voted for by the people who actually watch Big Brother (OMFG!!1 12 dayzorz left til teh neu sereez!!!11//). That would explain a lot... Link to post Share on other sites
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