WAR FILMS (part two) VOTE OUT THE WEAK ONES

[duc]

Couldn't get to sleep so I thought I would sort the final films into their specific wars for reference.

HUNDRED YEARS' WAR 1337-1453
Henry V

TEXAS REVOLUTION 1836
The Alamo

CRIMEAN WAR 1853-1856
The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1968)

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861-1865
Glory

ANGLO-ZULU WAR 1879
Zulu

SUDAN CAMPAIGN 1881-1899
The Four Feathers (1939)

THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
All Quiet On The Western Front

CHINESE CIVIL WAR 1927-1991
Ji Jie Hoa (Assembly)

SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
The Great Escape
The Guns of Navarone
Force 10 From Naverone
Band of Brothers
The Dambusters
Saving Private Ryan
The Bridge at Remagen
Das Boot
Defiance
Von Ryan Express
Where Eagles Dare
The Dirty Dozen
The Cruel Sea
The Bridge On The River Kwai
A Bridge Too Far
Man Of War (Max Manus)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Flags Of Our Fathers
Letters From Iwo Jima
Battle Of Britain
Enemy At The Gates
Angels One Five
Kelly's Heroes
Ice-Cold In Alex
Escape To Victory
Schindler's List
Cross of Iron
Stalingrad
Empire Of The Sun
Reach For The Sky
633 Squadron
Operation Crossbow
Saints And Soldiers
Mosquito Squadron
Grave Of The Fireflies
The Thin Red Line
Windtalkers
The Longest Day
Catch 22
The Big Red One

COLD WAR 1947-1991
Red Dawn
Buffalo Soldiers

KOREAN WAR 1950-present
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo (Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War)

VIETNAM WAR 1959-1975
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
We Were Soldiers
Good Morning, Vietnam
R-Point
Hamburger Hill
Platoon
Born On The 4th Of July
Tigerland
Flight Of The Intruder
The Deer Hunter
BAT 21

SOVIET-AFGHAN WAR 1979-1989
9th Company

INVASION OF GRENADA 1983
Heartbreak Ridge

SOMALIA 1991-present
Black Hawk Down

GULF WAR 1990-1995
Jarhead

BOSNIAN WAR 1992-1995
No Man's Land
Welcome To Sarajevo

FICTIONAL CONFLICTS
The Wild Geese [Africa - Coup d'état]
The Dogs Of War [Africa - Coup d'état]
Tears Of The Sun [Africa - Coup d'état]
Dog Soldiers [UK - Horror/Werewolves]

[danroyle]

B: You're nuts.

that has been said many times before.

However i stand by my point this is supposed to be a list of the greatest war films ever and that film does not fall into that category.

[Georgy291]

does anyone seriously think full metal jacket was that good?

[kalniel]

So actually there was no point in asking us to vote, as Zak just ignored the votes when he wanted? Lovely

[Knoxville]

So actually there was no point in asking us to vote, as Zak just ignored the votes when he wanted? Lovely

Thats a democracy for you, I'd have thought you'd be used to the idea by now

[VictorE]

I for one will definitely use this list to pick out the ones that slipped under my radar I'll just give the ones i think deserve the boo box a wide birth..

[nichomach]

Thats a democracy for you, I'd have thought you'd be used to the idea by now

Exactly! One man, one vote...Zak's the man, he has the vote. (apols to the Patrician...)

[Stephen C]

Aye, I don't recall there being much "war" in Dog Soldiers.

[Zak33]

pah.. I couldn't remove Saving Ryans Privates could I? It's a war film and its a good one too.

Anyway, the list served its purpose to start with, I think the second thing of voting fell on it's arse because people's tastes vary soooo much.

At least we have a cracking list of films now

[samcross]

does anyone seriously think full metal jacket was that good?

Yes, just about everyone...

[Georgy291]

Yes, just about everyone...

its not even a proper war film, it lacks so much

[duc]

If you look on the list there's some dodgy films, some overlooked classics, but there's still some real gems on there.

its not even a proper war film, it lacks so much

Full Metal Jacket is not a proper war film? It may not have the impact of Hamburger Hill and lack the pyrotechnics of Platoon, but, it does offer the truest account of being a Marine during the Vietnam War.

[Georgy291]

Full Metal Jacket is not a proper war film? It may not have the impact of Hamburger Hill and lack the pyrotechnics of Platoon, but, it does offer the truest account of being a Marine during the Vietnam War.

the 3/4 off the film being the boring traning and last small bit the actual war?

[kalniel]

the 3/4 off the film being the boring traning and last small bit the actual war?

How many of the war films on the list have you seen Georgy?

[Georgy291]

26

il shut up now