Top Ten War Movies
Acidman posted his top ten favorite war movies. Check 'em out; here's mine:
Honorable Mention: Go For Broke: token B&W flick for the list. The acting and action was standard for the period, but the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team must be told often.
10) Battle of Britain: Hollywood has never made an air war movie to my satisfaction. BOB used authentic aircraft and okay special effects. I wish they'd make a movie out of Thud Ridge.
9) Starship Troopers: Okay, not really a war movie, but it had Denise Richards in it. And a glimpse of what future war might be like. If you're gonna get huffy about it, I'll replace it with Bat-21.
8) Patton: Great acting! Wish they hadn't melted down all that great German armor right after the war. Heck, Kelly's Heroes had real Shermans and Tigers!
7) To Hell and Back: Another average movie made great by the fact that it's true (mostly).
6) Sergeant York: I watch this and #7 every Memorial Day.
5) We Were Soldiers: Another true story well done by Hollywood.
4) Henry V: Brannagh's Harry and the Original Band of Brothers! And the dialog never gets old, because you can scarcely understand it! Once more into the breech, dear friends!
3) Saving Private Ryan: A Hollywood story but jam-packed with gripping realism. The Gold Standard for special effects.
2) Blackhawk Down: True story of heroism amid a military clusterf*ck. Shughart and Gordon were for real!
1) Band of Brothers: The other BOB. I could have broken this miniseries into individual episodes and monopolized a third of the top ten. It's good to know some of the originals are still around; the interviews made the movie that much more special.
El Capitan has his own list. I like a lot of stuff on it; I haven't seen Waterloo since high school.
Honorable Mention: Go For Broke: token B&W flick for the list. The acting and action was standard for the period, but the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team must be told often.
10) Battle of Britain: Hollywood has never made an air war movie to my satisfaction. BOB used authentic aircraft and okay special effects. I wish they'd make a movie out of Thud Ridge.
9) Starship Troopers: Okay, not really a war movie, but it had Denise Richards in it. And a glimpse of what future war might be like. If you're gonna get huffy about it, I'll replace it with Bat-21.
8) Patton: Great acting! Wish they hadn't melted down all that great German armor right after the war. Heck, Kelly's Heroes had real Shermans and Tigers!
7) To Hell and Back: Another average movie made great by the fact that it's true (mostly).
6) Sergeant York: I watch this and #7 every Memorial Day.
5) We Were Soldiers: Another true story well done by Hollywood.
4) Henry V: Brannagh's Harry and the Original Band of Brothers! And the dialog never gets old, because you can scarcely understand it! Once more into the breech, dear friends!
3) Saving Private Ryan: A Hollywood story but jam-packed with gripping realism. The Gold Standard for special effects.
2) Blackhawk Down: True story of heroism amid a military clusterf*ck. Shughart and Gordon were for real!
1) Band of Brothers: The other BOB. I could have broken this miniseries into individual episodes and monopolized a third of the top ten. It's good to know some of the originals are still around; the interviews made the movie that much more special.
El Capitan has his own list. I like a lot of stuff on it; I haven't seen Waterloo since high school.
posted by Cowboy Blob @ 4:56 PM
4 Comments:
At 9:53 PM,
Buffalokill said…
oh man... I at least expected Full Metal Jacket to come in 4th... but its not even on here!
"I wanted to be the first kid on my block to have a confirmed kill"
I love that movie.
At 11:18 PM,
BillyBudd said…
Guns of Navarone?
Paths of Glory?
Where Eagles Dare?
The Dirty Dozen?
Gettysburg?
Das Boot?
Bridge too Far?
At 4:50 PM,
BillyBudd said…
The Great Escape?
Stalag 17?
At 3:09 AM,
Unknown said…
MMM, denise richards.
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