WAR MOVIES

[wood714]

I downloaded the 2024 movie Civil War last night. I'll watch it tonight, but heard it wasn't very good.

 

[smithra_66]

On your recommendation I just set the DVR to record it.

I saw it was on TCM. It usually is on Memorial Day. Let me know how you liked it.

 

[squirrelnest]

12 O'clock High

 

[Ματθιας]

Lifeboat (1944) Hitchcock

Pride of the Marines (1945) Story of Al Schmid.

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) comedy/satire

 

[LVSteve]

As an ex-pat I watched The Battle of Britain again today. I really noticed how well the ending was done. No big speeches, no cheering crowds or backslapping people in uniform, and no sloppy reuniting of a flyer and his girl. Nope, we just had a taciturn Hugh Dowding walking out onto the terrace of RAF Bentley Priory, realizing he can here no aircraft and see no contrails in the sky. The ending perfectly captured the reality of the moment. There were still five more years of war to run, and the victory could only really be determined by analysis as time went on. Yes, they did put Churchill's "Never in the field of human conflict..." speech was overlaid on the final sky scene, but without voice over.

 

[Truckman]

I'm watching Man in the Middle on YouTube today......Ben

 

[wood714]

There are some good war movies not made 40+ years ago.

We Were Soldiers
Hacksaw Ridge
Black Hawk Down
The Hurt Locker
American Sniper
Inglourious Basterds that's the way they spelled it.
Devotion

Just a few.

 

[JohnRippert]

In Harm's Way

 

[SMSgt]

I have been on a kick to watch war movies, and have watched many of the old ones. Anybody got suggestions? Chances are I have seen it recently, but maybe there will be some suggestions I missed. Tis the weekend for this you know

Other than some old WWII in Color programs on History Channel and Band of Brothers on AMC, I found nothing in the way of "war" movies on TV. I am about BoB'd out due to the frequency it is shown, as well as Saving Private Ryan. I utilized YouTube to get my overdose of war movies, including one very surprising one called Man in the Middle starring Robert Mitchum. It was sort of the Army version of The Caine Mutiny. Great cast.

 

[smithra_66]

There are some good war movies not made 40+ years ago.

We Were Soldiers
Hacksaw Ridge
Black Hawk Down
The Hurt Locker
American Sniper
Inglourious Basterds that's the way they spelled it.
Devotion

Just a few.

Who the heck would want to watch modern Hollywood, though?

 

[wood714]

My favorite war movie, hands down is Patton. No question. I do have a soft spot for Fury, since my uncle was in the Second Armored. He was a combat infantryman and I like to think one of those guys trapped in the field might have been him. For other wars I like Glory, The Patriot and We Were Soldiers. Also, Ken Burns's excellent documentaries are worth revisiting.

I'd never watched Patton until last night. I couldn't get into it at all. Maybe I was expecting too much considering..."Patton won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Although Scott won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role, he declined the award."

I did enjoy Ken Burns work in great multitudes.

 

[glenwolde]

Angry Nazi Zombies 2012

Just kidding. Probably the worst war movie ever.

 

[Baggy Wrinkle]

How about a couple films with Jimmy Cagney: Mister Roberts and Gallant Hours (where he plays VADM William "Bull" Halsey.

Since the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings is approaching, The Longest Day would be at the top of my list.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

Some that may not have been listed yet worth watching...

Objective, Burma with Errol Flynn. A superior film of the era...no false heroics and a good story and well acted.

Detination Tokyo with Cary Grant.

Breakthrough with John Agar.

Desperate Journey with Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. A bit over the top but enjoyable.

Destroyer with Glenn Ford and Edward G. Robinson. Hard to find but worth it.

Crash Dive with Tyrone Power.

Imitation General with Glenn Ford.

No Man is an Island with Jeffrey Hunter

Merrill's Marauders with Jeff Chandler.

The Hunters with Robert Mitchum.

Torpedo Run with Glenn Ford and Ernest Borgnine.

Operation Pacific with John Wayne.

Back to Bataan with John Wayne.

The Enemy Below with Robert Mitchum.

Command Decision with Clark Gable.

Task Force with Gary Cooper.

Run Silent, Run Deep with Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster.

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo with Van Johnson.

 

[Boudiepitbull]

Although the portrayal of the U-Boat Wolfpack was a little cartoonish, I did enjoy watching Greyhound with Tom Hanks as a USN Destroyer Captain trying to protect a convoy crossing the mid Atlantic where air cover was not possible.

 

[jtcarm]

Who the heck would want to watch modern Hollywood, though?

"We Were Soldiers" is the best war movie ever, bar none. The first major battle of Vietnam
at Ia Drang.

Pretty much everything but the ending was true to the book.

Great performance by Sam Elliot as the humorless battalion Sargent Major.

 

[jtcarm]

I'd never watched Patton until last night. I couldn't get into it at all. Maybe I was expecting too much considering..."Patton won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Although Scott won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role, he declined the award."

I did enjoy Ken Burns work in great multitudes.

I lost my respect for "Patton" (the movie, not the general) after seeing newsreels of Patton himself speaking.

He actually had a high, somewhat squeaky voice. IMO, he was nothing like Scott's thoughtful, emotive portrayal, but a man who matter-of-factly said spoke his mind and didn't care what anyone thought.

 

[Donn]

"Gettysburg" Mic drop.

 

[A10]

Did anyone mention Bridge over the River Kwai?

 

[wood714]

I just finished watching a movie called The Greatest Beer Run Ever.

It was more war than not. I really enjoyed it.