Pong
Staff Sergeant
Quite simple thread actually, list the ten war movies you thought seemed really excellent and list ten that made you throw up in your mouth!
10. Tora! Tora! Tora!
The only movie about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that is spot-on.
9. Kelly's Heroes
Not exactly a movie based on real events, but Clint Eastwood is awesome, and is still awesome.
8. Saving Private Ryan
Spielberg's last (I think) war movie and I'm waiting for more from him.
7. The Hurt Locker
Tense scenes and excellent cinematography make this one of my favorites of the year.
6. Bridge Too Far
A bit long though certainly one worth watching.
5. Battle of Britain
Who can ever make another film about the Battle that can match the set of this?
Quite lengthy, but I love the exquisite dogfight scenes.
4. Letters from Iwo Jima
Eastwood's last film about the Marines on Iwo was good, but this one is even better.
3. The Train
A hour and a half of awesomeness in black and white.
2. Battleground
A gem I found on TCM, and a surprisingly accurate!
And I'll leave the number one spot blank, since for me there is no definitive war movie. I still have to keep searching and waiting for more!
And for the worse, I think I'll name the top three I don't really appreciate.
3. Enemy at the Gates
A couple of cheesy romantic scenes kept me from writing this on the Favorite list. A couple of excellent scenes (Especially the one with Ed Harris in the factory), but I don't really like Jude Law.
2. Thin Red Line
Somehow, I don't like this film. Great actors, great story, but I don't like it.
1. Pearl Harbor
PH is the worst of the worse. Ben Affleck is presumed dead, and then comes back, Alec Baldwin is the haired version of Jimmy Doolittle, and B-25s take off from a nuclear carrier. And the romantic scenes were the ones that blew me off the film. I bet they got a time machine from Marty McFly and helped out Doolittle with his hair problem, brought Affleck back from the Channel and helped them get a nuclear carrier. How realistic.
So, post the war films you love and hate if you have the time!
-Arlo
10. Tora! Tora! Tora!
The only movie about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that is spot-on.
9. Kelly's Heroes
Not exactly a movie based on real events, but Clint Eastwood is awesome, and is still awesome.
8. Saving Private Ryan
Spielberg's last (I think) war movie and I'm waiting for more from him.
7. The Hurt Locker
Tense scenes and excellent cinematography make this one of my favorites of the year.
6. Bridge Too Far
A bit long though certainly one worth watching.
5. Battle of Britain
Who can ever make another film about the Battle that can match the set of this?
Quite lengthy, but I love the exquisite dogfight scenes.
4. Letters from Iwo Jima
Eastwood's last film about the Marines on Iwo was good, but this one is even better.
3. The Train
A hour and a half of awesomeness in black and white.
2. Battleground
A gem I found on TCM, and a surprisingly accurate!
And I'll leave the number one spot blank, since for me there is no definitive war movie. I still have to keep searching and waiting for more!
And for the worse, I think I'll name the top three I don't really appreciate.
3. Enemy at the Gates
A couple of cheesy romantic scenes kept me from writing this on the Favorite list. A couple of excellent scenes (Especially the one with Ed Harris in the factory), but I don't really like Jude Law.
2. Thin Red Line
Somehow, I don't like this film. Great actors, great story, but I don't like it.
1. Pearl Harbor
PH is the worst of the worse. Ben Affleck is presumed dead, and then comes back, Alec Baldwin is the haired version of Jimmy Doolittle, and B-25s take off from a nuclear carrier. And the romantic scenes were the ones that blew me off the film. I bet they got a time machine from Marty McFly and helped out Doolittle with his hair problem, brought Affleck back from the Channel and helped them get a nuclear carrier. How realistic.
So, post the war films you love and hate if you have the time!
-Arlo
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