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Speedball
23 May 2005, 08:50 AM
The antithesis of the other thread. What are the best and/or your favorite anti-war movies?

firstshirt
23 May 2005, 08:57 AM
i kinda liked the movie 1969 with Kiefer sutherland and robert downey Jr

yossarian
23 May 2005, 08:59 AM
I'll say the same thing I said in the other thread....
"Paths of Glory"

bmurphyfl
23 May 2005, 09:00 AM
Stripes

Val1
23 May 2005, 09:33 AM
Stripes

In that vein, M*A*S*H

Motterman
23 May 2005, 09:34 AM
The grandaddy:

Dr. Strangelove

art
23 May 2005, 09:40 AM
ultimately, the best war movies ARE the best anti-war movies.

Val1
23 May 2005, 09:57 AM
ultimately, the best war movies ARE the best anti-war movies.

True, nothing quite like the beginning or the end of Saving Private Ryan to make you think that war is silly and nasty.

Claymore
23 May 2005, 10:00 AM
Hell In The Pacific - Lee Marvin & Toshiro Mifune

Motterman
23 May 2005, 10:06 AM
First Blood

Real Ray
23 May 2005, 10:45 AM
I think the whole Italian neorealism period stands out on this score. di Sica and Rossellini obvious picks.

talina_baby
23 May 2005, 12:58 PM
Apocolypse Now.

Achtung
23 May 2005, 01:10 PM
The Grand Illusion

Motterman
23 May 2005, 01:12 PM
Good Morning Vietnam

astabooty
23 May 2005, 02:01 PM
The Wall

Ray Luca
23 May 2005, 02:22 PM
The grandaddy:

Dr. Strangelove

"Fail safe" they both came out at around the same time.

Ray Luca
23 May 2005, 02:24 PM
First Blood

"We wanted to win but someone wouldn't let us win" Now I am on the contender where anyone can win.