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When Hell Unfreezes
18 May 2005, 03:39 PM
In a poll of Channel 4 viewers, we have just seen the top 100, the top 5 were:
5. Full Metal Jacket
4. Schindler's List
3. The Great Escape
2. Apocalypse Now
1. Saving Private Ryan
Don't know about you, but Sophie's Choice would have been in my top 5 somewhere, what do you think???
Brainodo
18 May 2005, 03:43 PM
what do you think???
I'd have Black Hawk Down, A Bridge Too Far (personal fave) and Hamburger Hill in there and how Das Boot isn't #1 is completely beyond me. Is there a list of the whole 100? I imagine all those I've listed are in there. SPR is good but it's no #1.
Speedball
18 May 2005, 03:52 PM
In a poll of Channel 4 viewers
Channel 4 of what?
Off the top of my head, my favs. would include:
Kelly's Heroes
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Red Badge of Courage
Casablanca (if that counts)
Stalag 17
CHICO13
18 May 2005, 03:53 PM
Enemy At The Gates should be somewhere on that list. Brutally realistic film...
Placid Casual
18 May 2005, 03:53 PM
The Longest Day.
Ice Cold in Alex
Anything with John Mills in - Seems like he won the war singlehandedly.
Spartak
18 May 2005, 03:56 PM
The Thin Red Line, The Deer Hunter, and Full Metal Jacket are my three personal faves.
No one likes Bridge Over the River Quai?
bojendyk
18 May 2005, 03:59 PM
No one likes Bridge Over the River Quai?
I do.
"Come and See" absolutely wipes the others off the plate.
"Saving Private Ryan" sucked ass.
Real Ray
18 May 2005, 04:13 PM
Roma cittą aperta (Open City)
Thin Red Line
Das Boot
Platoon
Der Untergang (Downfall)
These are some of my favorites.
Black Rain and Umberto D are my top post-war films.
GringoTex
18 May 2005, 04:15 PM
"Saving Private Ryan" sucked ass.
Earn it! Earn it!
Stupidist line in movie history.
Claymore
18 May 2005, 04:18 PM
http://www.orizzontikubrickiani.it/images/hartmantojoker.jpg
firstshirt
18 May 2005, 04:19 PM
Love this topic!!! my personal favorites in no particular order:
WWII:
None but the brave
battle of the bulge
the longest day
big red one
merrils mauraders
kelly's hero's
sands of iwo jima
saving private ryan
hell is for heros
the devils brigade
to hell and back (the audie murphy story)
Korea:
Bridge at Toko ri
pork chop hill
Vietnam:
Platoon
go tell the spartans
full metal jacket
we were soldiers
Pints
18 May 2005, 04:20 PM
Enemy at the Gates was great, I would also have to back you all up with The Big Red One, The Longest Day, A bridge to far, Bridge over the River Quai, Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, The Deer Hunter, Hell, even the TV mini series Band of Brothers was pretty good.
Oh and let us not forget Mr. Peckinpah's Iron Cross.
And...almost forgot The Guns of Navarro.
Growing up in a military family did have it's perks ;)
CHICO13
18 May 2005, 04:23 PM
Alright, somebody's gotta say it...."The Dirty Dozen"
What's your name soldier?
11 Sir
:D
anticheese
18 May 2005, 04:28 PM
My favorite is 'Red Badge of Courage' because I can relate to the lead character.
Mr Fish
18 May 2005, 04:51 PM
Victory? :)
bmurphyfl
18 May 2005, 05:00 PM
Stripes
firstshirt
18 May 2005, 05:08 PM
no time for sergeants!! Andy Griffith was funny as hell in this movie
IASocFan
18 May 2005, 05:13 PM
Victory? :)
That's my immediate choice!
Schindler's List was also a favorite - though I didn't consider it a war movie.
ruudboy
18 May 2005, 05:42 PM
Tears of the Sun
I think Bruce Willis acts and looks the best when he is dragged through hell and back, he looks good beat up, and plays the roll perfectly.