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Oculus Spirit [83064]
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Best War Movies of all time:
Jun 11, 2014, 12:10 PM
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When we were growing up, "war movies" were considered movies involving battles during WWI and WWII. I'm going to expand this and count all movies where the main characters are involved in fighting a war on the battle field or are in some type of POW camp during a war. Casablanca and Schindler's list could technically be war movies but they wouldn't count here:
1. Braveheart
2. Bridge on the River Kwai
3. The Deer Hunter
4. Empire of the Sun
5. Patton
6. Saving Private Ryan
7. Gallipoli
8. The Hurt Locker
9. Last of the Mohicans
10. Stalag 17
11. Full Metal Jacket
12. The Great Escape
13. Glory
14. Apololyspe Now
15. Platoon
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Oculus Spirit [78865]
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Midway, A Bridge Too Far***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:12 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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Red Dawn, Goonies, Karate Kid
Jun 11, 2014, 12:12 PM
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Wars against russians
Wars against intrusive development corporations
Wars against Cobra Kai Dojo
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Rock Defender [53]
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Of course Road House
Jun 11, 2014, 12:20 PM
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War vs Brad Wesley (and evil of all kinds everywhere)
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CU Guru [1321]
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Dan Patrick's favorite movie.
Jun 11, 2014, 3:30 PM
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A great flick!
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All-In [26968]
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Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:17 PM
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All-In [27403]
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Home Alone***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:17 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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War vs the Water Bandits.***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:19 PM
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All-In [26968]
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That's another one that should've been mentioned
Jun 11, 2014, 12:22 PM
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As the sequel being as good or better than the original. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is one of America's greatest cinematic achievements.
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Orange Blooded [2429]
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Re Hamburger Hill and Green Berets***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:19 PM
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Paths of Glory
Jun 11, 2014, 12:21 PM
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We Was Soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
Breaker Morant
The Great Excape
Stalag 17
Stalingrad (Deutsch)
Das Boot
The Hurty Locker (mebbe)
Full Metal Jacket
Gettyburg
Dr. Strangelove 
Bridge On the River Kwai (Oh My God, Magnum!)
Master and frickin' Commander!
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Hall of Famer [23693]
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Oh...
Jun 11, 2014, 12:22 PM
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and Zombieland
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Rock Defender [53]
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Oh Brother Where Art Thou
Jun 11, 2014, 12:29 PM
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Wars vs the law, sirens, the KKK, Bible Salesmans, and ex-wife's husbands.
its got it all.
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Hall of Famer [23693]
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And many, many obstackles to hinder them on they path.
Jun 11, 2014, 12:32 PM
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Kinda like Saving Private Ryan's opening.
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Rock Defender [53]
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None of them boys on Omaha beach got turned into a toad.***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:34 PM
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Hall of Famer [23693]
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Naw.
Jun 11, 2014, 12:37 PM
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Just assaulted right and left by people from a soitin' 'secret society'...
Well, maybe not so secret, just as rassis' and fun lovin'. Lowered how they do like to march and sang.
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The Bridges of Toko-Ri***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:46 PM
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Hall of Famer [23693]
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Of course. Of course.
Jun 11, 2014, 12:58 PM
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You just can't pass on a good Mickey Rooney flicker show.
"Where we git dese dudes from at, huh?"
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La Grande Lebowski***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:29 PM
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Oculus Spirit [75709]
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Periscope Down.***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:39 PM
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CU Guru [1599]
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Really anything Kelsey Grammer***
Jun 11, 2014, 7:23 PM
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Heisman Winner [137847]
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War of the Roses, WarGames, War of the Worlds,
Jun 11, 2014, 12:40 PM
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Charlie Wilson's War, Lord of War, and of course...Star Wars.
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CU Medallion [60207]
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The Patriot
Jun 11, 2014, 12:45 PM
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thought I'd throw a Revolutionary War one in there
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Grumpy Old Men***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:45 PM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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great great movie
Jun 11, 2014, 1:55 PM
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AND sequel....since relevant
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The Longest effing Day***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:47 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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You like movies about Gladiators Joey?***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:47 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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Clear and Present Danger-War on Drugs***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:48 PM
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110%er [9785]
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Oskar Schindler's movie
Jun 11, 2014, 12:50 PM
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the one that Jerry made out watching
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Band of Brothers....***
Jun 11, 2014, 12:52 PM
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Orange Blooded [2522]
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^^^^^^ This and "The Big Red One"***
Jun 11, 2014, 1:23 PM
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CU Medallion [53230]
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War Games
Jun 11, 2014, 12:55 PM
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Bueller???????
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Re: Best War Movies of all time:
Jun 11, 2014, 1:05 PM
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MIDWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! simply great!!
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Great list. They may not be considered "great movies"
Jun 11, 2014, 1:09 PM
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but I loved "The Dirty Dozen" and "Kelly's Heroes".
While it wasn't a war movie in the classic sense, it was certainly about war: Dr. Strangelove was a great movie.
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Oculus Spirit [83064]
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From Strangelove:
Jun 11, 2014, 4:30 PM
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Strangelove's plan for post-nuclear war survival involves living underground with a 10:1 female-to-male ratio]
General "Buck" Turgidson: Doctor, you mentioned the ratio of ten women to each man. Now, wouldn't that necessitate the abandonment of the so-called monogamous sexual relationship, I mean, as far as men were concerned?
Dr. Strangelove: Regrettably, yes. But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.
Ambassador de Sadesky: I must confess, you have an astonishingly good idea there, Doctor.
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Starship Troopers***
Jun 11, 2014, 1:23 PM
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Star Wars
Jun 11, 2014, 1:43 PM
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Empire Strikes Back
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Re: Breaker Morant
Jun 11, 2014, 1:50 PM
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Little known flick about the Brits during the Boer War. Pretty intense stuff. Not sure if it falls within the Top 25, but it is still worth looking up.
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Dirty Dozen; Eagle Has Landed; Run Silent Run Deep***
Jun 11, 2014, 1:52 PM
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Oculus Spirit [83064]
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I watched Run Silent, Run Deep last Sunday.***
Jun 11, 2014, 2:35 PM
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Gettysburg and Gods and Generals were pretty good
Jun 11, 2014, 1:53 PM
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Probably not up there with Apocalypse, Saving Private Ryan, Patton, or Full Metal Jacket though.
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I also really like The Thin Red Line
Jun 11, 2014, 1:59 PM
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but Terrence Malick isn't for everybody.
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No.
Jun 11, 2014, 2:03 PM
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Just no.
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Tree of Life is the only Malick I like
Jun 11, 2014, 3:03 PM
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but I never did finish Thin Red Line, so I should probably revisit it someday.
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We Were Soldiers***
Jun 11, 2014, 2:32 PM
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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Memphis Belle?***
Jun 11, 2014, 3:06 PM
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All-In [32637]
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The opening 15 mins of Saving Private Ryan . . .
Jun 11, 2014, 3:07 PM
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a whole movie's worth of emotions in that first bit.
Had to remind myself to keep breathing the first 10 times I saw it.
Band of Brothers . . . not sure this counts.
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Re: Best War Movies of all time:
Jun 11, 2014, 7:03 PM
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Generation Kill, while not a movie, nailed what it was like to be in a combat arms unit. I thought it was a great miniseries.
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