Favourite WWII Movies?

jasonr104 · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Toronto Ontario

I dont have one top pick but got a few...

Saving Private Ryan
The Great Escape
Enemy At The Gates
Battle of Britain
A Bridge Too Far
When Trumpets Fade
Conspiracy
Band of Brothers (10 part mini series but its worth the mention)
Hart's War (not much action but still good)

Whats on your list? maybe i havent seen them and would like expand my list!

Dave · Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 70

How about
Das Boot
The big red 1
The longest Day. I will try to remember some others later. David Guist.

muckyduck · Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 4

I would think these should be on any list.

Tora Tora Tora
Patton
Where Eagles Dare
Sink the Bismark
The Damn Busters
The Eagle has Landed

And here are three more that are very offbeat and might be hard to find, but definately worth a look. By the way, A Bridge too Far? You have to be kidding. Some of the lines in it are so corny it's embarrissing to watch!

The Wansee Conference
Zone Troopers
King Rat

Combat Relics · Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 142

Since virtually all war movies are fictionalized entertainment for the masses, I do not judge them too harshly for inaccuracies. I also do not buy into the culture that sees any positive human achievement come out of warfare.

If you want to escape the insane greed and consumerism, of today's corrupt corporate world, and the path to ruin it has us on, buy popcorn and watch any movie. 'It blowed up Reeel Good!'

If you want reality, invent a time machine and wear body armor and stay low.

WAR, is the slaughter of the common man, to secure the goals of the rich and powerful. The true and actual reasons for any conflict, are seldom the same as the reasons used to sell it to the citizenry.

The concept of 'Winning' is for public consumption, and to assure the grieving family that the death of their loved relative, is for a greater common good.

Wars are not fought by the people who cause them. The enormous profits of war, go to those who have the agenda and pull the strings.
Seldom, do they or their children, ever serve in any combat.

If you know what warfare is, you despise it as the ultimate atrocity against humankind. For the soldier it is murder in order to survive.

TALK TO A VIET NAM VETERAN, ABOUT THE GLORY OF WAR.

In addition to many films listed by you guys...

The Eagle has Landed*
Empire of the Sun*
Guadalcanal Diary
The Bunker/Der Untergang,
Windtalkers*
Downfall*
The Thin Red Line
Battle of Britain*
Battleground
633 Squadron
The Great Dictator
Twelve O'Clock High
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
The Story of G.I. Joe
Wake Island
Hell Is For Heroes
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Young Lions*
A Midnight Clear
Memphis Belle*
The Bridge at Remagen
Stalingrad*
Sink the Bismarck
The Fighting Sullivans
Enemy at the Gates*
The Bridge*
To Hell and Back
The Desert Fox
Flags of Our Fathers*
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Kanal
Sahara
Midway
A Walk in the Sun
Schindler's List*
Go For Broke
Cross of Iron*
Castle Keep
Kelly's Heroes*
The Desert Rats
Sands of Iwo Jima

Do you think War is cool?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ELfMprEbrI&amp;feature=related

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/

Dave · Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 70

My dad is a veitnam vet. He loved it.Hes got some good storys to tell. There are alot of vets that just wont talk about it. Is war cool opiomnions may differ.Is war fought by the poor man Most certainly. The sooner the men relize that the better off they are.Its always going to be that way.

jasonr104 · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Toronto Ontario

omg i forgot my fav war movie....thats

U-571

And i think A Bridge Too Far was good. I really liked the cast and the acting was good.

Schindlers List was also great, first time seeing it was in history class.

Windtalkers was good, didnt like Flags of our Fathers.

Pearl Habor was ok....i just dont like the sappy love triangle....i also dont like ben afleck.

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