1 each: best western and best military movie

[ChuckS1]

While "Saving Private Ryan" certainly has the intense D-Day beach scenes, the rest is pure Hollywood. I mean really, the US Army could plan, coordinate and successfully execute the most complex command and control operation of the war, but has to rely on a single patrol to blindly search half of Normandy, most of which was still under German control, to find a single guy? Seems to me that simple radio call to the 101st's division HQ and use of the existing chain of command would be a lot more successful.

Best Western for me? "Silverado", for all the Western cliches all rolled into a single movie, plus its John Cleese Monty Python line.

 

[walnutred]

Best Years of Our Lives, though some may not consider it a war movie. Goin South for a western.

 

[DWalt]

While more in the western genre style, and not a "real" western, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is very high on my list. I believe it was Bogart's best performance. And while more of a comedy than a war movie, "Operation Petticoat" with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis is also a huge favorite of mine. I have watched both many times over. They don't get old, at least for me. Sort of like Howard Hughes - He used to sit and watch "Ice Station Zebra" continuously.

 

[Old TexMex]

Band of Brothers
men who lived and died protecting what they believed in.Their stories are timeless.

Right on. Same reason I chose "Restrepo"

 

[crazyphil]

The Westerner with Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan
Patton for the best war movie.

 

[sigp220.45]

Shane, Thin Red Line.

 

[Gardner11]

Tombstone and Fury both very well done .

 

[vonn]

Since I am a fan of both westerns and war movies I vote for all of the above!

 

[rwsmith]

Anything...

Western - Anything with Clint Eastwood. You know what they are.

War Movie:

England - The Battle of Britain

Russia: Enemy At the Gates

Japan: Zero

Australian: Breaker Morant

Germany: Das Boot

USA: The Longest Day

 

[Idiocyabounds]

For the more modern westerns, have to go with Unforgiven and 3:10 to Yuma.

And no one has yet mentioned the military film Bridge on the River Kwai, a true classic. That one really stuck with me since I was a child and I still watch it when it comes on. Have to back that up with The Great Escape and The Sand Pebbles with Steve McQueen. OK, more than two.... lock me up.

 

[Rpg]

Best western: Missouri Breaks. (Marlon Brando)

Best military: Young Lions. (Marlon Brando)

I like Brando movies.

 

[kmyers]

Das Boot, especially the original mini series.

Lonesome Dove.

 

[ExcitableBoy]

Unforgiven Clint Eastwood.

Cross of Iron James Coburn.

 

[swsig]

Western: A lot of great ones have already been mentioned, so I'll add Blazing Saddles.

Military: The Caine Mutiny. Great acting all the way around. Humphrey Bogart deserved an Oscar.

 

[ameridaddy]

Western tie - different time and genre - High Noon (Cooper was superb), The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, but out of the theater, the mini series Lonesome Dove was the best
Military - no question - mini series Band of Brothers, next Patton, by far the best theater length war movie

 

[OLDSTER]

Winchester '73

Enemies at the Gate

 

[Chromedhearts]

I think of one movie that's both military and western "They Came to Cordura," with Gary Cooper


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[Mr.Harry]

Outlaw Josey Wales

Apocalypse Now

 

[JayFramer]

Cowboys and Aliens and Starship Troopers.

 

[rockquarry]

Might change my mind on this some day, but for quite a while it's been ...

Last Train From Gun Hill

The Great Escape (with Twelve O'Clock High a very close second)