Your 6 favourite war movies.

[kevin horlocks wand]

Cross of iron
missing in action 2 (chucks finest)
platoon
deer Hunter
can I have first blood (first one )
good bad and ugly

 

[jimmy blue shoes]

* Where eagles dare.
* Cross of iron.
* Apocalypse now (original not redux/final cut nonsense)
* The thin red line
* Platoon.
* Deer hunter.

Does Raiders of the lost ark count?

Surprised this is the only mention of The thin red line. Great movie!

 

[A57 the snake]

Apocalypse now
War horse
Schindler’s list
Saving private Ryan
Ice cold in Alex

could add many many more great thread as well.

 

[jimmy blue shoes]

1917
Come & See
Paths Of Glory
Dunkirk
All quiet on the Western Front
Apocalypse Now - 4k version.

I first saw Come and see when I was maybe 11 or 12. Properly traumatised me and haven't seen it since. May be worth a rewatch.

 

[chrisp]

Ice Cold in Alex
Guns of Naverone
Battle of Britain
Apocalypse Now (Redux)
The Heroes of Telemark
The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
The Man who never was
Battle of Britain
Reach for the Sky

 

[chrisp]

Plus Saving Private Ryan

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Apocalypse Now (not Redux)
Full Metal Jacket
Lawrence of Arabia
Grave of the Fireflies
Saving Private Ryan

There's too many I haven't seen though. Waltz with Bashir, The Killing Fields, No Man's Land, Ran, The Hurt Locker, Henry V...

 

[LoonyWorld]

Bridge on the River Kwai, saw it at the Esoldo in Swinton as a young un. Too many more to mention.

 

[VOOMER]

* Where eagles dare.
* Cross of iron.
* Apocalypse now (original not redux/final cut nonsense)
* The thin red line
* Platoon.
* Deer hunter.

Does Raiders of the lost ark count?

Edit: Have to include * The Keep.

The Keep is awesome and proof of Michael Mann's genius.

 

[Elbow beards]

A bridge to far
Where eagles dare
Black hawk down
Platoon
The killing fields
Dunkirk (chris nolan)

 

[remember arthur mann]

Also John Mills was drinking real beer and they did that scene 7 times!

 

[deano ou812]

The Dirty dozen.
Kelly's heroes.
Where eagles dare.
Saving private Ryan
The big red one.

Similar to what I would have picked maybe heroes of telemark or guns of navarone instead of your last one for me oh or bridge on the river Kwai ..

 

[Out on blue 6]

Hamburger Hill
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Dirty Dozen
Apocalypse Now
And of course Escape To Victory

 

[andyhinch]

Where Eagles Dare.
The Longest Day.
Ice Cold in Alex.
Patton.
Tora Tora Tora.
Zulu.

Can I have The Dambusters and 633 Squadron as well please. Ta.

Yes

 

[Clevers]

Flags of Our Fathers / Letters from Iwo Jima
All Quiet on The Western Front (1930)
Gettysburg
Where Eagles Dare
Paths of Glory
Patton

 

[andyhinch]

Have we not had carry on up the Khyber (SP)

 

[chesterbells]

Where Eagles Dare
Charlotte Gray
Apocalypse Now
Wonder Woman
Starship Troopers
Lawrence of Arabia

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Schindlers List
The Pianist
Downfall
Private Ryan for the opening 20 mins alone
Platoon
Hacksaw Ridge

 

[bennyboy]

The Outlaw Josey Wales.
The Hurt Locker.
Eye in the Sky.
Glory.
71.
Saving Private Ryan.

 

[Bill Walker]

I first saw Come and see when I was maybe 11 or 12. Properly traumatised me and haven't seen it since. May be worth a rewatch.

Those Nazis eh...:(