May 28, 2011
— DrewM This weekend is when cable channels dig into their library and see what war movies they have in there.
That got some of us thinking about our favorite movies. Here in no particular order are what some of the co-bloggers came up with:
Dave:
Patton
A Bridge Too Far
Tora Tora Tora
Andy:
Bridge On the River Kwai
Apocalypse Now
We Were Soldiers
Drew:
The Longest Day
Glory
The Best Years of Our Lives (close enough)
rdbrewer:
Apocalypse Now
The Hurt Locker
Full Metal Jacket
Laura:
Ah, let's just say she tried her best but chicks and war flicks generally don't go together.
In fact, I think you can generally tell how good a war movie is by how many women have speaking roles. Generally, the more female characters, the worse it is as a war movie. Exceptions that come to mind are also three of my favorite and under appreciated...In Harm's Way, They Were Expendable and The Horse Soldiers. Interestingly, all are John Wayne flicks.
We also kicked around war comedies as a separate category and came up with a few...Kelly's Heroes, Dr. Strangelove and one I just saw, Imitation General.
Anyway, we figured we throw it open for discussion. This is a great opportunity if any lurkers want a chance to ease into the commenting thing.
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Posted by: Betaphi at May 28, 2011 09:47 AM (JdwfN)
Lawrence of Arabia, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Dirty Dozen and Zuli.
I'm in South Africa right now so I had to throw that one in.
Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 28, 2011 09:48 AM (A2Dqs)
1. Fort Apache... John Wayne at his best...
2. Kellys Heroes... because you can't kill no Tiger Tanks with no negative waves, Moriarity...
3. The Patriot... because its one of the very few movies which shows what type of impact Moral had in that era of combat...
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 28, 2011 09:48 AM (NtXW4)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 28, 2011 09:48 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: RightWingProf at May 28, 2011 09:48 AM (avT4H)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 28, 2011 09:50 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: Sorry, just woke up at May 28, 2011 09:51 AM (JEvSn)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 28, 2011 09:52 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: CoolCzech at May 28, 2011 09:52 AM (kUaEF)
Operation Petticoat with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at May 28, 2011 01:51 PM (tf9Ne)
LOL.... and of course... "Father Goose"... another Cary Grant film...
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 28, 2011 09:52 AM (NtXW4)
"12 O'Clock High" is the best war movie ever made......bar none. Some others are good, but nothing comes close
'war comedies' are led by "Catch-22", of course
"It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees"
No, young man, it's better to live on your feet than die on your knees"
Posted by: SantaRosaStan, only occasionally wrong at May 28, 2011 09:53 AM (UqKQV)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 28, 2011 09:53 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: sTevo at May 28, 2011 09:53 AM (VMcEw)
Posted by: robtr at May 28, 2011 09:53 AM (MtwBb)
When chicks fight wars they get more speaking parts in war movies. Want a glimpse of the future: Starship Troopers.
And The Best Years of Our Lives has women speaking roles, but that is a return from war movie, not a war movie. There is a difference.
Posted by: Joe at May 28, 2011 09:56 AM (AxdeT)
"Twelve O' Clock High" is far better.
"Full Metal Jacket" swings back and forth from very good to pathetic. Adam Baldwin as 'Animal Mother' reminds me of two different guys I served with there.
"All he needs is someone to throw hand grenades at him for the rest of his llife". Yeah; like that.
Posted by: SantaRosaStan, only occasionally wrong at May 28, 2011 09:57 AM (UqKQV)
-Saving Private Ryan
-The Patriot
-Glory
Honorable mentions:
-Patton
-Bridge on the River Kwai
-Gettysburg
Posted by: paranoidpyro at May 28, 2011 09:58 AM (zvvNX)
Posted by: sTevo at May 28, 2011 09:58 AM (VMcEw)
Posted by: catmman at May 28, 2011 09:58 AM (DTzwU)
Posted by: Redoubt10 at May 28, 2011 09:59 AM (HsLLi)
Sophie Scholl - the Final Days. If you guys haven't seen it, you've missed a powerful reflection on personal courage and idealism. A young woman who told the Third Reich to shove it. And no, it's not a chick flick.
Iron Cross, Sam Peckinpah's only war movie.
Guns of Navarone.
Posted by: LAO at May 28, 2011 09:59 AM (p6m0g)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at May 28, 2011 10:00 AM (tf9Ne)
.......second-best war movies every made. Only one woman talks; very briefly.
google "Rorke's Drift" for some good Memorial Day Weekend reading
Posted by: SantaRosaStan, only occasionally wrong at May 28, 2011 10:00 AM (UqKQV)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 28, 2011 10:01 AM (UlUS4)
Gettysberg
Midway
Apocalypse Now has one of the best opening scenes ever filmed. Napalm going off to the tune of "The End" by The Doors.
Posted by: bigred, Cheesehead at May 28, 2011 10:01 AM (weBtw)
Posted by: Betty Boop at May 28, 2011 10:03 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Ken at May 28, 2011 10:03 AM (dvQqE)
Posted by: sTevo at May 28, 2011 10:05 AM (VMcEw)
Ummm...'scuse me? I'm watching Tora! Tora! Tora! as we speak...my very favorite war movie. Also "The Sands of Iwo Jima", "Midway", "Patton" (but it's so damn LONG!), "Stalag 17" (not exactly a war movie, but a POW movie), and "Battleground".
As to women with speaking parts, I think of war movies about the same way as I do cowboy movies - if there's a woman figured prominently in the cast, I'm not going to like the movie. The fewer love scenes, the better.
Posted by: antisocialist at May 28, 2011 10:06 AM (Rwudm)
Posted by: Racefan at May 28, 2011 10:06 AM (ZCI/r)
Posted by: catmman at May 28, 2011 10:06 AM (DTzwU)
Posted by: like crap through a goose at May 28, 2011 10:07 AM (sftFb)
Posted by: Rocks at May 28, 2011 02:03 PM (th0op)
This! I'd almost forgotten Sergeant York!
Posted by: antisocialist at May 28, 2011 10:07 AM (Rwudm)
Posted by: clint eastwood at May 28, 2011 10:08 AM (4nxhP)
As a child, on a 12 inch black and white TV, I remember the following line from a WWII war in the pacific movie...
"One of these days some hot shot Jap/Japanese pilot is going to burn your butt!!!"
As a retarded youth, as soon as I heard this, I hooted with laughter. Due to the use of the forbidden word "butt".
Honestly, I can't remember if the word was "Jap" or "Japanese". I don't want this to turn into some bullshit racial thing.
ANYWAY...
Does any moron here know what movie this line came from?
Posted by: ed at May 28, 2011 10:08 AM (Y2WVW)
Posted by: catmman at May 28, 2011 10:08 AM (DTzwU)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 28, 2011 10:09 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: clint eastwood at May 28, 2011 02:08 PM (4nxhP)
"Letters From Iwo Jima"...I just couldn't get into it.
Posted by: antisocialist at May 28, 2011 10:09 AM (Rwudm)
Let me rephrase: the parts about Medal of Honor winner John Basilone were pretty good.
I disagree. Band of Brother was great--in part because it was about the experience of one unit.
But there wasn't a comparable story from the Pacific theater, so the producers cleverly, IMO, wove together the stories of three Marines from different units: John Basilone, Eugene Sledge, and Robert Leckie (each of the latter two having written well-regarded war memoirs). Using that device, they were able to cover both the well-known and some obscure battles of the Pacific. (And just as the Band of Brothers had their time at the Eagle's Nest, so too The Pacific depicted some leave time in Australia.)
I think The Pacific is much underrated. The savagery of the Pacific theater made Europe look like a vacation--and I think The Pacific captured some of that.
Posted by: Leo Ladenson at May 28, 2011 10:10 AM (mAm+G)
SantaRosaStan, only occasionally wrong at May 28, 2011 02:00 PM (UqKQV)
Are you sure you aren't talking about "Defense of Dufffer's Drift"?
Posted by: ed at May 28, 2011 10:10 AM (Y2WVW)
"47 Cross of Iron"
Agreed, except for the part when Coburn bangs the nurse (outside of wedlock), which we all know is totally unrealistic and never never happened before 1968.
j/k. Good choice, Ken.
Posted by: theycallmeMISTERObvious! at May 28, 2011 10:11 AM (G7Jng)
Posted by: Ma Bell at May 28, 2011 10:11 AM (Vx27W)
Heartbreak Ridge - Who can beat Clint
Once an Eagle (now on DVD/Blu Ray) - great book turned into a mini-series
Posted by: Vic at May 28, 2011 10:12 AM (M9Ie6)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) (WWI)
Battleground (WWII)
Pork Chop Hill (Korean War)
Hamburger Hill (Vietnam War)
Posted by: Nevyan at May 28, 2011 10:13 AM (hk/Gr)
Posted by: antisocialist at May 28, 2011 10:14 AM (Rwudm)
Posted by: rdbrewer at May 28, 2011 10:14 AM (aSGPn)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 28, 2011 10:14 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: Your Wise Uncle Rick at May 28, 2011 10:15 AM (wbw0o)
The William Wyler documentary, not the Mathew Modine flick.
Posted by: DrewM. at May 28, 2011 10:15 AM (ehlWj)
Posted by: catmman at May 28, 2011 10:15 AM (DTzwU)
Posted by: Vic at May 28, 2011 10:15 AM (M9Ie6)
Not even a war film, so I'll watch the closest thing;
Wrath of Khan is on ScyFy
Posted by: kbdabear at May 28, 2011 10:15 AM (vdfwz)
Gettysburg.
Tora Tora Tora.
Posted by: TH at May 28, 2011 10:15 AM (nyHxK)
Pork Chop Hill (Korean War)
Just saw that one last week. Not bad, but not my favorite. There aren't many Korean War movies, to begin with.
Posted by: antisocialist at May 28, 2011 10:16 AM (Rwudm)
Schindler's List.
Just saw it for the first time this week. holy. shit.
Posted by: a long-time lurker at May 28, 2011 10:16 AM (Jg8vE)
Mrs. Miniver
The White Cliffs of Dover
Mr. Roberts
Gods and Generals
The Alamo
The Dawn Patrol
Sergeant York
The Guns of Navarone
The Story of GI Joe
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 28, 2011 10:19 AM (CLYmB)
At Rorke's Drift, eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded. Seven to the 2nd Battalion, 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot, one to the Army Medical Department, one to the Royal Engineers, one to the Commissariat and Transport Department and one to the Natal Native Contingent. (click here to find out more...)
There may possibly have been more VC's awarded but the posthumous VC was only started in 1905, among the first recipients in 1907 were Lts Melvill and Coghill who were killed whilst saving the colours from Isandhlwana on the 22nd. of January. One other VC winner on the 22nd. of January was a Private Samuel Wassall from Birmingham. He rescued a comrade who was drowning in the Buffalo River during the retreat from Isandhlwana. He went on to live until he was 70. He is buried in The Barrow-in-Furness cemetery, section 3.B. plot 1952. There was another VC winner who died at Isandhlwana. He was Private William Griffiths, born in Ireland. He won his VC in 1867 at Little Andaman Island. His grave is unmarked on the battlefield at Isandhlwana.
Posted by: SantaRosaStan, only occasionally wrong at May 28, 2011 10:19 AM (UqKQV)
The Beast. Not the crappy Sci-Fi/Horror flick, but a (slightly) earlier movie about a Russian tank crew in Afghanistan that gets separated from its' unit. One of the best movies nobody's ever heard of. Ever.
Zulu, absolutely.
And since we're talking furriner army guys, how's about Lawrence of Arabia?
Posted by: Rocket Jones at May 28, 2011 10:19 AM (a3jye)
Was hoping there'd be a Band of Brothers marathon on today
So was I. I scanned all of the channels but didn't find it. Oh well, I can always watch Big Daddy later, it looks like.
Posted by: Delta Smelt at May 28, 2011 10:20 AM (dWPyO)
Posted by: Vic at May 28, 2011 02:14 PM (M9Ie6)
And why not? 
Well I'm as much agin' killin' as ever, sir. But it was this way, Colonel. When I started out, I felt just like you said, but when I hear them machine guns a-goin', and all them fellas are droppin' around me... I figured them guns was killin' hundreds, maybe thousands, and there weren't nothin' anybody could do, but to stop them guns. And that's what I done.
Dance with that there big women Alvin. Why oncst around her is twicst around Bear Mountain.
Posted by: Rocks at May 28, 2011 10:20 AM (th0op)
Posted by: Chris at May 28, 2011 10:20 AM (jhNhK)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 28, 2011 02:19 PM (CLYmB)
I saw that for the first time about 4 or 5 months ago. What a great, great film.
Posted by: DrewM. at May 28, 2011 10:20 AM (ehlWj)
The horror .... the horror ...
Posted by: Col Kurtz at May 28, 2011 10:20 AM (vdfwz)
Posted by: catmman at May 28, 2011 10:21 AM (DTzwU)
But those who do like Patton may enjoy reading this. I found it many years ago while linking around on the 'nets:
Original Patton Speech
Posted by: Vic at May 28, 2011 10:21 AM (M9Ie6)
Just saw it for the first time this week. holy. shit.
Posted by: a long-time lurker at May 28, 2011 02:16 PM (Jg8vE)
Yeah. I watched it years ago - couldn't take my eyes away, the story was both horrifying and awe inspiring.
Posted by: antisocialist at May 28, 2011 10:22 AM (Rwudm)
Downfall, the movie, not the parodies
Love that movie. In my top 2 or 3 of all time, not just war related.
Posted by: Delta Smelt at May 28, 2011 10:24 AM (dWPyO)
Posted by: BumperStickerist at May 28, 2011 10:24 AM (h6mPj)
One of my favorite ones that I used to use at work;
I'm a drinkin' agin' Nate Thomkins
Whenever we had an aggravating SOB come around one of us in the group would pop off with that and everyone would laugh.
Posted by: Vic at May 28, 2011 10:24 AM (M9Ie6)
1. Casablanca. Before Dec 7 Rick's an isolationist, after Dec 7 pluggin' a narzee. High women quotient.
2. Inglorius Basterds. The first scene: Magnificent. Plus pluggin' lots of narzees. Very high women quotient.
3. A Very Long Engagement. Best WWI movie ever. Ok, not that hard to do. But also an excellent mystery and romance. Hard to do. Plus pluggin' Jodie Foster. Crazy high women quotient.
4. Master and Commander. Yes another bunch of foreigners, but gets the relationship between a commander and his officers and crew. Extremely low women quotient. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 10:24 AM (nHgYp)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at May 28, 2011 10:25 AM (KE+Ya)
Posted by: Chris at May 28, 2011 10:25 AM (jhNhK)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Operation Petticoat ("a change of pace is good for a change")
The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit
The Winds of War/War and Remembrance
Posted by: Ken at May 28, 2011 10:26 AM (3ar4L)
Recently sent a DVD of "Zulu" to a young Marine friend on his way to Afghanistan. He texted after he watched it: "Is this the best movie ever, or what?". Yes, it is one of the best movies ever, and definitely my favorite "war" movie. Ordered an all-region Blu-ray from Great Britain, and it has been beautifully remastered. Worth every penny.
For those who mentioned "Cross of Iron". It is about to be released in Blu-ray in Europe, though I don;t know if it will be region-free. Although Sam Peckinpah is my all-time favorite director, I'm afraid that "Cross of Iron" does not hold up as well as his westerns. Speaking of which, "Major Dundee" could easily be on the list of best war films. Though it is flawed, it remains a facinating movie.
Posted by: TonyG at May 28, 2011 10:26 AM (hC7PY)
Posted by: Delta Smelt at May 28, 2011 10:26 AM (dWPyO)
Posted by: Ma Bell at May 28, 2011 10:27 AM (Vx27W)
"Black Hawk Down"
"In Harm's Way"
"Away All Boats" with Jeff Chandler
"The Gallant Hours"
"Patton"
"Battle of the Bulge"
Posted by: Barbed Cock of Satan at May 28, 2011 10:28 AM (hkoG6)
Posted by: The Great Mr. Strickland's Ghost at May 28, 2011 10:29 AM (08Pe8)
Posted by: R at May 28, 2011 10:30 AM (lxmyC)
Posted by: Delta Smelt at May 28, 2011 02:26 PM (dWPyO)
I kind of enjoyed it, too.
Posted by: antisocialist at May 28, 2011 10:31 AM (Rwudm)
Posted by: Andy at May 28, 2011 10:31 AM (cjSfj)
Churchill reportedly said that Mrs. Miniver was "more powerful to the war effort than the combined work of six military divisions." Some have said the quote is apocryphal but the film really did help accomplishments the director's goal of raising support for our involvement in the European Theatre.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 28, 2011 10:33 AM (CLYmB)
Mrs Miniver
Pride of the Yankees
Oh, wait...
eh, always had a thing for Teresa Wright.
Posted by: ranger117 at May 28, 2011 10:33 AM (WGIhM)
OT: Those crazy redneck Texans have discovered another huge oilfield. I am sure there is an endagered lizard just waiting to be found.
Warning!: It's a NY Times link.
Posted by: robtr at May 28, 2011 10:34 AM (MtwBb)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 28, 2011 10:34 AM (CLYmB)
Barack Obama: Gutsy Call - OBL and Arab Spring.
Posted by: momma only read to comment #100 at May 28, 2011 10:35 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Leo Ladenson at May 28, 2011 02:32 PM
To Mitch and Murray downtown
Posted by: Ricky Roma at May 28, 2011 10:35 AM (vdfwz)
I liked Master and Commander, but I thought the whole Galapagos subplot was entirely too long, although I can see why they put it in there.
I really liked the realistic feel of naval warfare shown in M&M and how they depicted the undercurrent of superstition amongst the crewmen (i.e. the one young officer being labeled as a "Jonah").
The funeral/commemoration scene at the end of the movie was very touching and I did shed a tear at its conclusion.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at May 28, 2011 10:36 AM (P8Ai6)
Comments are for CLOSERS ONLY !!!
177 166 Where'd the Mamet thread go?
Posted by: Leo Ladenson at May 28, 2011 02:32 PM
To Mitch and Murray downtown
ABC: Always Be Commenting.
Posted by: Leo Ladenson at May 28, 2011 10:36 AM (mAm+G)
Posted by: Dominique Strauss-Kahn at May 28, 2011 10:37 AM (sBnZU)
Posted by: Darth Rove at May 28, 2011 10:38 AM (GfYt/)
Saving Private Ryan. The point-of-view beach scene always has me looking for cover.
Cross of Iron. Best of the Eastern Front movies, I think.
The Big Red One. Lee Marvin was great, and it was one of Mark Hamill's few attempts at escaping the Star Wars typecasting.
#76- The Final Countdown blew my fucking mind when I saw it in elementary school. Mom recorded it on VHS for me because it ran past my bedtime, and I must have watched it fifty times. Still love it.
Posted by: SGT Dan at May 28, 2011 10:38 AM (h1vJ/)
Band of Brothers
Foyle's War
Hogan's Heroes
Ken Burns' The Civil War
MASH if you only count the medicine and the humor
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 28, 2011 10:39 AM (CLYmB)
Posted by: Clueless at May 28, 2011 10:40 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Darth Rove at May 28, 2011 10:41 AM (GfYt/)
Posted by: AE at May 28, 2011 10:41 AM (YYjeh)
Miss'80'sBaby, if you're going TV then one you won't remember but some of us will: Rat Patrol
Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 28, 2011 10:41 AM (A2Dqs)
Memphis Belle, BAT 21, Flight of the intruder, Full Metal Jacket, The big red one, Patton,
For funny: Stripes
Posted by: Jackhole at May 28, 2011 10:43 AM (+qHxi)
Miss'80'sBaby, if you're going TV then one you won't remember but some of us will: Rat Patrol
Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 28, 2011 02:41 PM (A2Dqs)
I thought that show was great when I was 10 !
Posted by: Jackhole at May 28, 2011 10:44 AM (+qHxi)
Posted by: catmman at May 28, 2011 10:44 AM (DTzwU)
I've heard of it but never seen it outside of some clips on YouTube.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 28, 2011 10:44 AM (CLYmB)
Charlotte fines Church for excessive pruning of trees (plus they fine private property owners as well)
Posted by: momma only read to comment #100 at May 28, 2011 10:45 AM (penCf)
Posted by: Darth Rove at May 28, 2011 10:45 AM (GfYt/)
Okay Ace. You started it.
The Terminator
Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 28, 2011 02:43 PMBattle: Los Angeles
Posted by: kbdabear at May 28, 2011 10:46 AM (vdfwz)
Miss'80'sBaby, if you're going TV then one you won't remember but some of us will: Rat Patrol
Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 28, 2011 02:41 PM (A2Dqs)
i remember watching it........
Posted by: Racefan at May 28, 2011 10:46 AM (ZCI/r)
Posted by: Cherry π at May 28, 2011 10:47 AM (+sBB4)
Okay Ace. You started it.
The Terminator
Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 28, 2011 02:43 PMBattle: Los Angeles
Independence Day
Posted by: Darth Rove at May 28, 2011 10:47 AM (GfYt/)
Shake Hands with the Devil with James Cagney
Posted by: Rocks at May 28, 2011 10:48 AM (th0op)
Posted by: davidt at May 28, 2011 10:48 AM (GfhFm)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 28, 2011 10:48 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Ma Bell at May 28, 2011 10:49 AM (Vx27W)
"It is also one of the first widely released films to show nudity. Clara Bow's breasts can be seen for a second during the Paris bedroom scene when army men barge in as she is changing her clothes."
Posted by: Cherry π at May 28, 2011 10:50 AM (+sBB4)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at May 28, 2011 10:51 AM (CLYmB)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 28, 2011 10:51 AM (A2Dqs)
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at May 28, 2011 10:53 AM (H+LJc)
It is also my second favorite movie, the first being a non-war movie, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Both were directed by John Huston.
Posted by: huerfano at May 28, 2011 10:53 AM (BeusG)
Posted by: David Gillies at May 28, 2011 10:53 AM (FdBA0)
Posted by: Racefan at May 28, 2011 10:54 AM (ZCI/r)
Okay, morons....
This is your challenge:
You are a Project Manager for a new, major, nationwide client.
You hired an "Ambassador" in October who had years of experience not only with said client but also, boots on the ground, working relationships with decision makers in the field.
Your new hire went "Cali Grump" type crazy and turned out to be unreliabe and idosyncratic before she got the local police to drive her to the hospital.
You fired her ass. And for cause!
Now, she feels compelled to respond to respond to postings on job boards regarding this particular part-time position .
Would you hire her back?
If so, why?
If not why not?
I've got an e-mail waiting pregnantly in my Drafts box to my (former) District Manager
Should I send it?
In the letter, I admit to my health problems and offer them as an explanation rather than an excuse.
Should I send this missive?
How weird is that to admit to suffering a "nervous breakdown"?
Eh...
I don't know....
Posted by: Deety at May 28, 2011 10:54 AM (YTFjM)
Posted by: Anthony Weiner at May 28, 2011 02:50 PM (AnTyA)
FIFY
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at May 28, 2011 10:54 AM (H+LJc)
Posted by: ace at May 28, 2011 10:54 AM (nj1bB)
Comedy:
1941 with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy.
Posted by: FrozenStiff at May 28, 2011 10:54 AM (ulFzq)
Posted by: De' Debil Hisself at May 28, 2011 02:53 PM (H+LJc)
It's a good thing. A real good thing.
Posted by: Rocks at May 28, 2011 10:57 AM (th0op)
6. Enemy at the Gates. Best Stalingrad movie ever, at least for an English-speaking audience, wait...why would any others matter. Low to medium women quotient.
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 10:57 AM (nHgYp)
I really don't plan on blogging much today (I have to finish something) so it can wait anyway. Posted by: ace at May 28, 2011 02:54 PM
Get them to comment on the post that is DOTTED
Posted by: Alec Baldwin at May 28, 2011 10:57 AM (vdfwz)
Posted by: ace at May 28, 2011 02:54 PM
I posted on that thread! You owe me six thousand dollars and a new Cadillac !!!
Posted by: Ricky Roma at May 28, 2011 10:59 AM (vdfwz)
Posted by: supercore at May 28, 2011 11:02 AM (ZUFNn)
I really don't plan on blogging much today
Can we infer from this comment that some days you are working from a plan?
Besides the occasional, 'Unified Theory of Blogging', type outbreak?
Posted by: garrett at May 28, 2011 11:06 AM (9stzK)
Deety - piece of advice. Refrain from sending the already prepared e-mail. If you believe there to be a compelling reason to hire you back, then set up a meeting with their decision maker and explain your position in person.
Be careful what you put in writing as it can always be open for interpretation. Your written explanation, while genuine and explicit, can be used against you and disseminated to individuals who may not have your best interest at heart.
Set up a meeting. Otherwise, in my opinion, move on.
And by all means, don't feel embarassed over what happened. Stand tall and be strong.
And remember... you have moron nation with you kiddo.
Posted by: journolist at May 28, 2011 11:06 AM (QM8jX)
Posted by: I never got out of the 80s at May 28, 2011 11:08 AM (TCyyS)
Ft. Apache
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Rio Grand
John Wayne, John Ford, the US Cavalry and Monument Valley: 'nuff said.
Scouts Out!
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 28, 2011 11:08 AM (d1FhN)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 28, 2011 11:10 AM (YUfdS)
Can we infer from this comment that some days you are working from a plan?
Besides the occasional, 'Unified Theory of Blogging', type outbreak?
Posted by: garrett at May 28, 2011 03:06 PM (9stzK)
Come on! give Ace a break. At least he announced he wouldn't be blogging much. Usually it's just nothing.
But that's a good thing Ace....it's real good. And tomorrow's going to be a good day too.
Posted by: Rocks at May 28, 2011 11:10 AM (th0op)
Agree NaCly Dog.
Love the Napoleonic flavor. Experiencing garrison life in Germany: Priceless. Low women quotient.
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 11:10 AM (nHgYp)
Nobody's mentioned it today, but since it is Memorial Day
"Purple Heart" - starring Dana Andrews
If you've never seen it, it's about a B-25 flight crew from the Doolittle Raid that were captured and tried for "war crimes" by the Japanese. At the end of the movie, the are being marched out to be shot. Very moving and inspirational, as it was made during WWII.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes... at May 28, 2011 11:12 AM (sJTmU)
Posted by: Navycopjoe aka supercabbie!!! at May 28, 2011 11:13 AM (HdV6e)
Shaving Ryan's Privates
Black C**k Down
Whore of the Worlds
28 Gays Later
Posted by: dri at May 28, 2011 02:58 PM (4uWkx)
Ryan's Privates??
Black Cock??
28 Gays??
...dri...is there something you're trying to tell us??
Posted by: beedubya at May 28, 2011 11:14 AM (AnTyA)
War comedies?
"The Wackiest Ship in the Army" - starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson. Not pure comedy, sort of melodramatic at points, but actually pretty believable.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes... at May 28, 2011 11:15 AM (sJTmU)
Posted by: Tim Pawlenty (R "kind of") -MN at May 28, 2011 11:16 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Cherry π at May 28, 2011 03:16 PM (+sBB4)
This thread - RIP.
Posted by: Rocks at May 28, 2011 11:17 AM (th0op)
Posted by: Cherry π at May 28, 2011 11:19 AM (+sBB4)
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 11:20 AM (nHgYp)
Ace, sometimes I get the feeling your leftt brain wins out over your creative right brain's sharp intellect and prose.
Don't be afraid to maintain the Mamet post. He's a playwrite yes and the subject matter ain't military blog stuff but your post was genius.
Do you think journolist only listens to George Thoroughgood, The Who and never listens to Opera and Symphonies?
Don't be cowed by what your leftt brain is telling about your creativity.
We want Ace's whole brain baby.
Now don't make me organize a: Bring Back Mamet thread.
All in good fun brother.
And to show good faith on my part in re. right brain activity - I have a crush on Carly Simon, there I said it.
Posted by: journolist at May 28, 2011 11:22 AM (QM8jX)
There are plenty of Mamet-military tie-ins--not least, he was the creator of CBS's The Unit, a much lamented dramatic look at Delta Force.
Posted by: Leo Ladenson at May 28, 2011 11:26 AM (mAm+G)
Posted by: Bereans43 at May 28, 2011 11:29 AM (ASjv/)
The Longest Day
Sink The Bismarck
Das Boot
Run Silent, Run Deep (but reach Beach's book Submarine!)
The Lighthorsemen
Lawrence of Arabia
Paths of Glory
Gallipoli
The Blue Max
Dawn Patrol
Ice Station Zebra (putting the cold in Cold War)
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Victory At Sea (yes, the whole damn thing)
To some extent I find WWI more interesting than WWII, no fiction author could ever have predicted the utter failures of leadership and imagination from top to bottom that defined that little skirmish.
Is there anything good out there on the naval side of WWI?
Spent a lot of time as a kid watching Kelly's Heroes and The Guns of Navarone but I'm not quite so fond of them now. Maybe overexposure. Former still has a few good and memorable lines in it.
Posted by: JEM at May 28, 2011 11:30 AM (o+SC1)
The only thing I hate worse than chick flicks are slasher movies.
So far, it seems that all the great war movies are covered, although while I was skimming, I didn't see "The Great Raid" listed. Did I miss it on the list?
Posted by: mpurinTexas (kicking Mexico's ass since 1836) at May 28, 2011 11:31 AM (J4Pnx)
Where Eagles Dare
Heartbreak Ridge
Hmmm, I'm seeing a trend here.
O btw: "Get off my lawn"
Posted by: Blacksmith8✡ at May 28, 2011 11:32 AM (Q1qy3)
Posted by: F. Marion at May 28, 2011 11:34 AM (u+8qs)
Posted by: OhioCoastie at May 28, 2011 03:18 PM (LdSDu)
The thing I find interesting is Apocalypse Now is the only film to appear on more than one's list. I've never considered it to be a war film. At best it's an anti-war film. But really it's just a psychological thriller with a war as scenery. As an interpretation of Heart of Darkness it's a failure too IMHO because it gives Kurtz an excuse. Sheen's overacting is probably the worst ever to be committed to film.
Posted by: Rocks at May 28, 2011 11:34 AM (th0op)
I like the movies that give a good, accurate history lesson while still being compelling as entertainment.
Gettysburg
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 28, 2011 11:34 AM (M+lbD)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 28, 2011 11:37 AM (M+lbD)
Braveheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLrrBs8JBQo
Posted by: Blacksmith8✡ at May 28, 2011 11:38 AM (Q1qy3)
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain...."
Posted by: bntr45 at May 28, 2011 11:39 AM (u+8qs)
Posted by: JEM at May 28, 2011 11:40 AM (o+SC1)
Posted by: President Petey at May 28, 2011 11:42 AM (AnTyA)
I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark
When he directed Pearl Harbor...
I miss you more than that movie missed the point
And thatÂ’s an awful lot girl...
And now, now youÂ’ve gone away
And all IÂ’m trying to say is,
Pearl Harbor sucked, and I miss you
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 28, 2011 11:43 AM (M+lbD)
Posted by: Anthony Weiner at May 28, 2011 03:35 PM (GfhFm)
That is the worst war movie ever made. They didn't even pretend to be trying for historic authenticity. Where, exactly, in Belgium in December 1944, was there a sunny desert, complete with cacti and dust, where the penultimate tank battle was fought?
Posted by: bntr45 at May 28, 2011 11:43 AM (u+8qs)
Great lists on here..
comedy/War = The Wackiest Ship in the Army ... Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson.. love the sailing!
Posted by: Yip at May 28, 2011 11:44 AM (SyLEU)
8. Downfall. Best parody producing scene of all time, any language, any genre. Plus a lot of narzees pluggin' themselves. Medium women quotient as it was from the viewpoint of the one secretary.
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 11:44 AM (nHgYp)
Posted by: Anthony Weiner at May 28, 2011 11:51 AM (GfhFm)
And haven't seen these favs listed either;
Hell's for Heros ( Steve McQueen)
To Hell and Back ( Audie Murphy )
Murphy's War ( Peter O'Toole )
We Were Soldiers ( 'Nam )
I agree bntr45 (314) Battle of the Bulge is painful to watch now. I loved it when it came out , but as an adult it's a slog to watch.
Posted by: Yip at May 28, 2011 11:51 AM (SyLEU)
Looking at these lists, if I was an enemy of the US it would certainly give pause. Dayum. Filmmakers alone have probably used more explosives than most nations have ever used for war. Another point -- during hunting season last year, there were more Americans in the woods carrying firearms than China has in their military.
Posted by: GnuBreed at May 28, 2011 11:53 AM (bvXGR)
Where, exactly, in Belgium in December 1944, was there a sunny desert, complete with cacti and dust, where the penultimate tank battle was fought?
The Ardunes?
Posted by: FireHorse at May 28, 2011 11:54 AM (Rq1/g)
- Men of Honor (not war, but active duty)
- Birdy (I liked it- was it the soundtrack or was I momentarily ghey?)
- Lost Battalion (Rick Schroder I guess)
Posted by: I fight EVERYTHING with fire at May 28, 2011 11:58 AM (oxlUW)
Uncle Dick died June 6th. His chute got tangled up in the trees and he didn't live to find the ground. Uncle Eddie made it till December 22nd in the battle of the bulge. And their older brother, my Uncle Jim had been pulled out of active duty and spent the entire war in guarded labs developing the radar systems that some said turned the war around. He didn't think so and pretty much drank himself to death after the war.
And that idiot in the White House plays at war for politics.
*spits*
Posted by: ranger117 at May 28, 2011 12:02 PM (WGIhM)
For war movies that are sort of off the radar...
Castle Keep
Stalingrad (Nice book-end to Enemy at the Gates)
The Beast (Soviets in Afghanistan)
Go Tell the Spartans (Vietnam, circa '64)
Posted by: HH at May 28, 2011 12:04 PM (6oDXl)
Posted by: Cliff M. at May 28, 2011 12:08 PM (NKaS7)
Though I enjoy many and have a good library of war movies. My suggestion for this thread would be Battleground.
My great-uncle John, who at 93 still calls this one his favorite, and who spent December of 44 in the woods outside Bastogne, introduced me to it when I was just a young kid. His opinion on it is good enuff for me.
Posted by: Gicod at May 28, 2011 12:09 PM (V7wiZ)
Agreed here on Battleground.. I thought it'd been mentioned.
Ranger117, heres to you and your uncles. I have read a lot about WWII and seen almost all the movies mentioned, but my family on both sides somehow didn't serve save one uncle who served briefly stateside at the very end of the war. After him, I was the first in our family to serve again in the Army in the 80's. I've got two newphews who are serving now, one Army and one Navy, so their generation is doing much better.
Posted by: Yip at May 28, 2011 12:18 PM (SyLEU)
How about the Green Berets, John Wayne, Vietnam era.
Posted by: CatLady at May 28, 2011 12:19 PM (CyPWX)
Posted by: Bawney Fwank's libido at May 28, 2011 12:21 PM (DQlCl)
First they really did butcher the book, but that is normal. I'll take it back from the top 3.
Second while I was watching I thought about all the people who nominated Vietnam movies. I actually had to think for a long while to remember a Vietnam movie that I didn't actually get pissed on. Sure Apocalypse Now was entertaining but it had zero significance for the actual reality. (My only movie from there I liked was We Were Soldiers)
It made me wonder how this was with other Vets. Did any of the WWI Vets like Sargent York? Does any of the WWII Vets like Big Red 1? Does any of the vets of Iraq like the movie about the bomb squad?
It is something to think about.
Posted by: Vic at May 28, 2011 12:28 PM (M9Ie6)
The Sand Pebbles. Best 1920s Yangtze River Patrol movie, ever. Steve McQueen; 'nuff said. Medium women quotient.
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 12:31 PM (nHgYp)
Posted by: ranger117 at May 28, 2011 12:33 PM (WGIhM)
Great movie, is only one that had my rating - MM1
Live stem; dead stem!
Posted by: Vic at May 28, 2011 12:41 PM (M9Ie6)
Big Red One was greatly helped by Lee Marvin's performance as the grizzled NCO. Of course he was a combat veteran and had been wounded on Saipan.
F Lee Emery in Full Metal Jacket is another example.
I assume their authenticity would be appreciated/liked by combat veterans, if not the whole movies.
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 12:47 PM (nHgYp)
30 seconds over Tokyo
The Enemy Below for you Navy buffs. (script later used for "Balance of Terror" from the original Star Trek series)
The D.I.
Posted by: Putter at May 28, 2011 12:48 PM (qYpH0)
Posted by: Milo at May 28, 2011 12:50 PM (Zv/J9)
Posted by: B. H. Obama at May 28, 2011 12:50 PM (qYpH0)
I liked FMJ for the bootcamp, turned to SHIT when they moved to Vietnam.
Posted by: Vic at May 28, 2011 12:50 PM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Yip at May 28, 2011 12:52 PM (SyLEU)
Tora Tora Tora has to be the most meticulous war movie ever made. Even the binoculars that the two sides used were the right kind. And I don't believe the story could have been better told.
Zulu, of course.
Posted by: PersonFromPorlock at May 28, 2011 12:58 PM (VPlpE)
The plot may have weakened in the second half BUT the gate and VC/NVA rushing the III MAF HQ was pretty much true. I got to Da Nang a little over a year later and was calling BS on guys telling me they over-ran hill 327 and got into the gate at III MAF HQ. I now think it was real and the gate at least is a dead ringer for the real one. I think I have some pics somewhere...
Posted by: Dave in OC at May 28, 2011 01:07 PM (PE3DC)
That's like the M-47 Pattons you find as German tanks in a lot of '60s war movies, turnabout is fair play and all that.
Posted by: JEM at May 28, 2011 01:07 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: Yip at May 28, 2011 04:52 PM (SyLEU)
Yeah, drivel but in a fun way. He didn't pad the resume, just never corrected the illusion. Was one of Richard Gere's first movies. MIL has a thing for him, that's why we have the movie. I enjoyed how they worked in Jap-American camp. For a lot of Jan Michael Vincent fans that was probable the first time they ever heard about any of that. Wasn't exactly covered in the school history books.
Posted by: ranger117 at May 28, 2011 01:13 PM (WGIhM)
Battleground is excellent, despite the presence of Van Johnson.
Attack! is great. An older co-worker told me that he went to see it as a kid after reading a review that said, "Jack Palance is a force of nature."
"Listen to me, Cooney! If you put me and my men in a wringer - if you send us out there and let us hang - I swear, I swear by all that's holy, I'll come back. I'll come back and take this grenade and shove it down your throat and pull the pin!"
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at May 28, 2011 01:18 PM (M+lbD)
Posted by: PersonFromPorlock at May 28, 2011 01:29 PM (VPlpE)
Posted by: Yip at May 28, 2011 01:34 PM (SyLEU)
Empire of the sun (SOMEWHAT tangential)
blackhawk down
letters from iwo jima
paths of glory
all's quiet on the western front
when trumpets fade
generation kill if we're counting miniseries...
big red one
miracle at st. anna's was purty good...
Posted by: DAve at May 28, 2011 01:40 PM (tG4br)
Also, Inglourious Basterds, although it probably shouldn't be considered a "war movie" like the others.
Posted by: Beth at May 28, 2011 01:40 PM (5NfIh)
Posted by: Yip at May 28, 2011 01:45 PM (SyLEU)
Chicks and war flicks indeed! Every Memorial Day weekend I watch "The Battle of the Bulge" because my dad survived it!
What about "The Battle of Britain"? "The Man Who Never Was"?
Yes, and "Saving Private Ryan", and "Platoon", and "The Dirty Dozen", and "Guns of Navarone", and...
What do you MEAN, "chicks and war flicks"?! War flicks are the best action movies there are.
Rant off, and God Bless all who serve.
(median strip near my town is a field of corn poppies right now--can't drive by without hearing my mother read "In Flanders field)
Posted by: barbarausa at May 28, 2011 01:45 PM (gRgC6)
@346 Vic
Yes, politics ruled the industry, Tora Tora pulled Hollyweird from bankruptcy. It has remained political ever since, but that is just me.
Posted by: CatLady at May 28, 2011 01:46 PM (CyPWX)
Korean War black and white film, The Steel Helmet.
And Kelly's Heroes because its just fun to watch.
Posted by: GT 5.0 at May 28, 2011 01:55 PM (3W1+C)
Uncle Dick died June 6th. His chute got tangled up in the trees and he didn't live to find the ground. Uncle Eddie made it till December 22nd in the battle of the bulge. And their older brother, my Uncle Jim had been pulled out of active duty and spent the entire war in guarded labs developing the radar systems that some said turned the war around. He didn't think so and pretty much drank himself to death after the war.
And that idiot in the White House plays at war for politics.
*spits*
Posted by: ranger117 at May 28, 2011 04:02 PM (WGIhM)
My family and I thank you for the sacrifices made by yours.
Posted by: bntr45 at May 28, 2011 02:12 PM (u+8qs)
No one else has mentioned Talvisota (the Winter War) I think. One of my personal favorites.
Posted by: LonnyE at May 28, 2011 02:27 PM (pyWwh)
Posted by: TWB at May 28, 2011 02:35 PM (PeMWz)
THAT is the American military Code Pink and other anti-military types refuse to see. It's easier for them to call our soldiers "baby killers" rather than "heroes."
Posted by: MWR at May 28, 2011 02:36 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: motionview at May 28, 2011 02:37 PM (i+DU3)
Band of Brothers - technically not a movie but I just can't not add this to the list.
Gettysburg - In spite of that commie Ted Turner financing it and a obvious miscast of Martin Sheen as Bobby Lee its still a great film.
The Longest Day - This is still the best D-Day ever. Saving Private Ryan I just didn't get into it. A good movie but a little overrated.
The Civil War - again, not a movie. A great documentary. It was damn near perfect really. Ken Burns hasn't done a decent thing since. He figured out a way to screw up WWII. With all the source materials laying around about WWII, how can you screw it up? Burns did.
Posted by: stillers at May 28, 2011 02:39 PM (6ErGZ)
Patton - I forgot Patton. I should be banned!!! Great, well acted movie.
Posted by: stillers at May 28, 2011 02:39 PM (6ErGZ)
Posted by: ranger117 at May 28, 2011 02:43 PM (WGIhM)
Posted by: Mike at May 28, 2011 02:43 PM (rTd2L)
Posted by: stillers at May 28, 2011 02:48 PM (6ErGZ)
I'm a chick and I love war movies! It helps that I married 'a Civil War and World War II buff, but if I didn't like this stuff he wouldn't have married me! Some of my faves are:
The Guns of Navarone
We Were Soldiers
M*A*S*H
Fail-Safe
Bridge Over The River Kwai
The Pianist (not exactly a combat-war movie, but for my money the best portrayal of what Naziism actually wrought)
The Battle of The Bulge
The Thin Red Line
Schindler's List
Posted by: rockmom at May 28, 2011 03:06 PM (mBDmf)
Posted by: rockmom at May 28, 2011 03:07 PM (mBDmf)
Just off the top of my head...I've seen and loved all of these too many times to count & wacth them every time they come on:
Longest Day, Castle Keep, Kelly's Heros Run Silent Run Deep, 30 Seconds over Tokyo, Battleground, Devil's Brigade, Gettysbeard, Red Badge of Courage, The Horse Soldiers, Das Boot, We Were Soldiers, Pork Chop Hill, Sink the Bismark, Taking Chance, Gallipoli...
...Flying Tigers, Sands of Iwo, Battle of Britain, Destination Tokyo, Great Escape, Tora x3, Midway. Plenty more if I really thot about it.
Have a great weekend y'all and let's not forget to remember what this weekend is about. Not that you morons ever would.
Posted by: MD at May 28, 2011 03:08 PM (jmoS0)
Posted by: rockmom at May 28, 2011 03:09 PM (mBDmf)
But of course when it comes to somewhat-military chick-flicks 'An Officer And A Gentleman' is THE movie.
Posted by: JEM at May 28, 2011 03:10 PM (o+SC1)
Charlie just can't catch a break these days.
Posted by: Winning! at May 28, 2011 03:13 PM (/8PLP)
Posted by: JEM at May 28, 2011 07:10 PM (o+SC1)
Doesn't beat Top Gun in my opinion. Nothing can top the volleyball scene for sex appeal, or the death of Goose for bathos.
Posted by: rockmom at May 28, 2011 03:13 PM (mBDmf)
Posted by: dehesuez at May 28, 2011 03:21 PM (CIqnN)
Posted by: MD at May 28, 2011 03:34 PM (jmoS0)
Doh-
How can one forget 'Red Badge of Courage' ?
Here is a salute to all the Americans who have earned theirs!
Posted by: GT 5.0 at May 28, 2011 03:37 PM (3W1+C)
Patton
The Dirty Dozen
Saving Private Ryan
Honourable Mention:
Band of Brothers (close enough)
Full Metal Jacket
Traitor (modern day war v terror)
Posted by: Dick Turpin at May 28, 2011 03:48 PM (8bjYa)
Posted by: joeindc44 at May 28, 2011 04:00 PM (u9B7L)
Aviation: Twelve O'Clock High, Battle of Britain
Ground: Patton, No Man is an Island, The Longest Hundred Miles
Home Front: Mrs. Miniver, Fat Man and Little Boy
Posted by: Rusty Bill at May 28, 2011 04:07 PM (B0fvr)
Restrepo
movie about an OP in Kornegal Valley, Afghanistan named after SPC Restrepo
Posted by: KhyberPass at May 28, 2011 04:13 PM (0Ezsf)
Posted by: Thorvald at May 28, 2011 04:19 PM (wiGuz)
One of my FAVORITE home-life during the War movies is:
Hope and Glory... the kid's view of the war in Britian.. well done.
ditto Restrepo... good stuff.
All time favorite: In Harms Way... I've seen it over 10 times and it has gotten better with time.. I served in the Army, but love them good Navy movies!
Posted by: Yip at May 28, 2011 04:34 PM (SyLEU)
3) Das Boot (any movie that makes you root for the bad guys to live id pretty good).
Posted by: cdm at May 28, 2011 05:13 PM (cG3U3)
Has anyone mentioned Zulu yet? That is a great war film, Michael Caine in his first major role, the soldiers singing a Welsh war song in response to the Zulu war chants. Yeah is fake as hell, but it does make for a great scene.
Posted by: Don Carne at May 28, 2011 05:43 PM (wSNS7)
Signed, a lurker posting for the 2nd time...this month? nope, probly this whole year actually.
Posted by: a long-time lurker, at May 28, 2011 06:07 PM (Jg8vE)
How could I forget "Mrs. Miniver"? (slaps head)
I think Hallmark Hall of Fame did this, but has anyone seen "The Snow Goose"?
Posted by: barbarausa at May 28, 2011 06:07 PM (gRgC6)
@396
Acne Cure Treatments was great (especially the scene where Private Robbo goes nuts) but Downloadable PSP go games was teh suck.
Posted by: sjff at May 28, 2011 06:10 PM (bxzhx)
Signed, a lurker posting for the 2nd time...this month? nope, probly this whole year actually.
-----------------
Gladiator is an excellent choice. What is it with Ridley Scott?
I guess this post really is lurker bait. Me too.
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 06:26 PM (nHgYp)
Bridges at Toko-Ri!! How could I forget that one. Its baby brother, Men of the Fighting Lady is good too, with some great 50's era combat footage and aerial scenes.
Posted by: MD at May 28, 2011 06:50 PM (jmoS0)
OMFG...Sgt York!!
What in the hell is wrong with me. Thats prolly my All-Time Favorite of all time. I better put down the bottle and pick up the history book.
Posted by: MD at May 28, 2011 06:51 PM (jmoS0)
Posted by: Jno Aubrey at May 28, 2011 07:00 PM (+ddNX)
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 07:17 PM (nHgYp)
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 07:30 PM (nHgYp)
Posted by: Every Day Lurker at May 28, 2011 07:40 PM (nHgYp)
Posted by: mamma b at May 28, 2011 08:22 PM (td27g)
Uh, who is "chaeli" and why is he/she posting advertisements out here? Hmm?
Anyway, 3 favorite war flicks:
We Were Soldiers Once
Saving Private Ryan (notwithstanding the implausible mission)
and
The Great Escape.
Please note that We Were Soldiers and The Great Escape are based on actual history.
Honorable Mention: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
Posted by: realwest at May 28, 2011 08:24 PM (2qFUO)
Posted by: Anthony's Weiner at May 28, 2011 08:47 PM (h+Vym)
Posted by: pwr at May 29, 2011 12:19 AM (2ZDVd)
From the chick point of view, my favorites are:
1. The Deer Hunter with Robert DeNiro
2. Saving Private Ryan with Tom Hanks
3. The Patriot
4. Gone With The Wind
Posted by: post*tenebras*lux at May 29, 2011 04:49 AM (B2wDe)
Tears of the Sun....love the suppressors...
Zulu, of course...had to have a Martini Henry from Atlanta Cutlery Company , when they came in cheap....loads of fun...
Patton, also a no brainer.
Strategic Air Command, love the big B-36...now on display at Pima Air and Space in Tucson....
Posted by: jasonj at May 29, 2011 01:51 PM (rlvr/)
Posted by: jasonj at May 29, 2011 01:58 PM (rlvr/)
1. Hanoi Hilton
2. Merrill's Marauders
3. Farewell To The King
Posted by: Lee Welch at May 29, 2011 10:50 PM (k+kBp)
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