Favorite War Movie

[2prnot2p 1,066]

It's so difficult to choose a favorite movie.  But, it's easier to choose one for each type of film.  We could do that.  Categories could be: War, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Action-Adventure, and Documentary.  Feel free to suggest other categories too.   Let's start with war films.   Sound good?

For me, it's a tie: Paths Of Glory and Full Metal Jacket.  (Both Stanley Kubrick films.)

What's your favorite war movie?   Do you have one?  I realize this topic may appeal more to the males than the females.  We could even have a Chick Flick category too. 🙂

 

[kewet 1,720]

no doubt, Platoon.

[Gotah 2,382]

I have to go with a classic and say Saving Private Ryan

[spywareonya 37,962]

7 hours ago, 2prnot2p said:

Let's start with war films

 

Difficult for me

I love war movies on a morbid stance and chose one is Beyond my capabilities

 

If I have to drunk-reply so up to quickness more than well pondered reflections, well Apocalypse Now but it's not a war movie, just among my favourite for a deep list of reasons

Another I loved morbidly is The Enemy Below

 

Also Enemy at the Gates and The Thin Red Line

 

Jarhead too, though it's different

I also adored Midway and on a general stance I prefer war movies from old times rather than modern ones

The last I really found realistic and touching is Fury

 

Have to admit I have not yet saw Dunkirk

 

7 hours ago, 2prnot2p said:

I realize this topic may appeal more to the males than the females

Not necessarily ahahahhahahah

I have saw maybe half of all war movies ever produced!!!

 

7 hours ago, 2prnot2p said:

Full Metal Jacket

The Sniper part at the end of the movie is GLORIOUS

and the "Micky Mouse Death March" is the apotheosys of the madness that war can generate

great choice

 

5 hours ago, kewet said:

no doubt, Platoon.

Ok, yes, I dig that!!!

 

2 hours ago, Gotah said:

Saving Private Ryan

Marvellous but sometimes… the Director is too emphatic

I love the acting more than the direction

 

12 minutes ago, peeingone said:

If You change it to Your Favorite Movie then both males and females will reply a lot to this thread

You are right on the technical part, yes

It says war movies and then "let's just START with war movies"

 

But I wanna tell you one thing:

if the title was "favourite movie", I would have not entered this thread. It was the WAR movie that caught my attention

[Peefreak99 3,722]

Black hawk down and full metal jacket 

[spywareonya 37,962]

42 minutes ago, Peefreak99 said:

Black hawk down and full metal jacket 

Yes, great movies!!!

[speedy3471 10,655]

Band of brother's, full metal jacket, black hawk down, 13 hours the secret soldiers of bengazi, das boot, jarhead there are more lol

[speedy3471 10,655]

Enemy at the gates, fury

[spywareonya 37,962]

17 hours ago, speedy3471 said:

Band of brother's, full metal jacket, black hawk down, 13 hours the secret soldiers of bengazi, das boot, jarhead there are more lol

 

17 hours ago, speedy3471 said:

Enemy at the gates, fury

I listed almost them all in my own list!!!

So touching!!!

[speedy3471 10,655]

2 hours ago, spywareonya said:

 

I listed almost them all in my own list!!!

So touching!!!

I noticed that Haha. We must have similar tastes in war movies. I didn't mean to copy all your movies but these truly are my favorites 

[spywareonya 37,962]

1 hour ago, speedy3471 said:

I noticed that Haha. We must have similar tastes in war movies. I didn't mean to copy all your movies but these truly are my favorites 

War movies are great

They make you remember a world we forget about, lost in expensive clothes, cars, and phones

I would find myself more at ease in a trench than in an office, you know me

I just have a different Destiny… but in itself… I respect that world too much

[mickymoist 3,515]

Wow pretty much all my favourites are here, did love Kelly's Heroes though 😂

[spywareonya 37,962]

9 minutes ago, mickymoist said:

Kelly's Heroes

Missed it...

When I have some spare time I'll take a look

[mickymoist 3,515]

5 minutes ago, spywareonya said:

Missed it...

When I have some spare time I'll take a look

old funnier one from the 70s

[spywareonya 37,962]

11 minutes ago, mickymoist said:

old funnier one from the 70s

It's one fo those half serious half funny?

[mickymoist 3,515]

2 minutes ago, spywareonya said:

It's one fo those half serious half funny?

More funny and action, Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland

[Sophie 24,413]

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Black Hawk Down 

[spywareonya 37,962]

18 minutes ago, Sophie said:

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Both you and my great friend Speedy mentioned it

I missed this one and indeed I will have to check mandatorily

[spywareonya 37,962]

39 minutes ago, mickymoist said:

More funny and action, Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland

Ok I see now ahahah

[2prnot2p 1,066]

22 hours ago, speedy3471 said:

Band of brother's, full metal jacket, black hawk down, 13 hours the secret soldiers of bengazi, das boot, jarhead there are more lol

Das Boot is awesome!  Great choice!

[2prnot2p 1,066]

The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape are also fantastic!  Man, I cannot pick just one.  Oh well...

[2prnot2p 1,066]

1 hour ago, spywareonya said:

War movies are great

They make you remember a world we forget about, lost in expensive clothes, cars, and phones

I would find myself more at ease in a trench than in an office, you know me

I just have a different Destiny… but in itself… I respect that world too much

My grandpa fought in the trenches in France in WWI against the Germans.  He was from England and lived in the USA.  He enlisted in Canada's army as the USA was not involved in WWI yet.  It was hell, he told me.  They got gassed by the Germans, just awful.

[spywareonya 37,962]

9 minutes ago, 2prnot2p said:

The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape are also fantastic!  Man, I cannot pick just one.  Oh well...

YES YES YES 

Holy fuck how did I forgot that, The Dirty Dozen is AMAZING

[spywareonya 37,962]

8 minutes ago, 2prnot2p said:

My grandpa fought in the trenches in France in WWI against the Germans.  He was from England and lived in the USA.  He enlisted in Canada's army as the USA was not involved in WWI yet.  It was hell, he told me.  They got gassed by the Germans, just awful.

THANK YOU for telling this to us

THANK YOU

[F.W 5,734]

I like most war movies.

A Bridge too far is awesome,it tells a real story quite well,if a little patchy.A lot of cameos which detract from it.Robert Redford probably the best as Maj Cook,capturing Nijmegen bridge.

Battle of Britain,when a plane crazy 12 year old.

Saving private Ryan of course.

Full Metal Jacket puts YOU in the marine section in Hue in '68.

Other war movies like Dirty Dozen,Kellys Heroes are excellent,if just adventures.