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Top 3 war movies of all time

Posted By: junbengreat

Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:45 AM

My list:

Saving private ryan
Thin red line
Braveheart

Honorable mention:
Apocalypse now
Platoon
Enemy at the gates
The covenant
Posted By: Sawhorse

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:48 AM

War. What is it good for?
Posted By: warcry

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:50 AM

Apocalypse Now - my all time favorite

Full Metal Jacket

Stripes
Posted By: Chris B

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:52 AM

The Alamo
Posted By: Wool E. Booger

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:53 AM

Red Badge of Courage
We were soldiers
Gods and Generals
Posted By: RCarter

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:04 AM

The Longest Day
In Harm's Way
The Green Berets

John Wayne all the way
Posted By: Westside.

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:04 AM

Hot Shots part deux
Posted By: CCTX

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:05 AM

Thin Red line
Apocalypse Now
Inglorious Basterds.
Posted By: Westside.

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:06 AM

Wolverines!!!!!
Posted By: HookaToad

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:07 AM

The Green Berets
The Eiger Sanction
Midway (the original)
Posted By: HookaToad

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:07 AM

OH almost forgot...Eye of the Needle
Posted By: Bigbob_FTW

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:16 AM

Apocalypse now
Full metal jacket
Midway
Posted By: grandbassslayer

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:16 AM

Tears of the sun
Enemy at the gates
All quiet on the western front- the 1979 version
Posted By: KnotTexan

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:17 AM

Patton
Bridge over the river Kwai
Where eagles dare
Posted By: RayBob

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:26 AM

Saving Private Ryan
Fury
12 Strong
Lone Survivor
Patton
Posted By: DJB

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by Wool E. Booger
Red Badge of Courage
We were soldiers
Gods and Generals

We were soldiers. Great movie
Posted By: MBradford

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:27 AM

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Saving Private Ryan

Kelly's Heroes
Posted By: Sawhorse

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:30 AM

Low Rider
Cisco Kid
Why Can’t We Be Friends

(Honorable mention: Spill the Wine)
Posted By: Wool E. Booger

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:32 AM

Originally Posted by DJB
Originally Posted by Wool E. Booger
Red Badge of Courage
We were soldiers
Gods and Generals

We were soldiers. Great movie


The book was better than the movie…give it a read if you haven’t yet.
Posted By: RayBob

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:38 AM

Red Dawn, the 1st one
Kelly's Heroes
The opening battle in Gladiator was awesome but that was it.for war scenes.
We Were Soldiers
Posted By: RayBob

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:42 AM

The new Civil War movie is pretty good but nèds a strong sound system and volume.
Posted By: Razorback

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 03:40 AM

Patton
Bridge On The River Kwai

My favorite movie is Casablanca, which is centered around WWII but isn't exactly a "war" movie.
Posted By: CKINCAID

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 04:51 AM

Originally Posted by Westside.
Wolverines!!!!!

Enough said....OG movie....
How in the F would that look like today?
Sitting in class or work....seeing parachutes landing quickly outside your place. That chit would be intense and trying to look at who they're. What do you do if you see another country uniform or nationality by the dozens? Really just think about that.
Posted By: Mckinneycrappiecatcher

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by CKINCAID
Originally Posted by Westside.
Wolverines!!!!!

Enough said....OG movie....
How in the F would that look like today?
Sitting in class or work....seeing parachutes landing quickly outside your place. That chit would be intense and trying to look at who they're. What do you do if you see another country uniform or nationality by the dozens? Really just think about that.

I think red dawn is the only correct answer
Posted By: Patriot Guard Rider

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 08:46 AM

Saving Private Ryan

We Were Soldiers

Hamburger Hill
Posted By: Quillback

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 09:21 AM

Glory (Best sound track IMO)
Saving Private Ryan
Cross of Iron - If you haven't seen this one, you need to check it out.

Honorable mention - The Blue Max
Posted By: CCTX

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 09:58 AM

Posted By: 1ShotNoKills

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 10:04 AM

Heartbreak Ridge
Jarhead
Avatar
Posted By: 921 Phoenix

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 10:08 AM

Midway both old and new
Patton
Dirty Dozen
Posted By: rj74955

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 10:40 AM

Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
Inglorious Bastards
Posted By: patriot07

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 10:50 AM

Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart
We Were Soldiers
Posted By: Space

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 11:01 AM

Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers
Midway

Band of brothers
Posted By: Jaredk

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 11:16 AM

Fury (by far)
Apocalypse Now
BHD
Posted By: spankyttx

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Sawhorse
War. What is it good for?


absolutly nothining .. huh .. yeah
Posted By: jippedgenes

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by warcry
Apocalypse Now - my all time favorite

Full Metal Jacket

Stripes



You got me with Stripes!

Never even considered it. How about Top Secret?
Posted By: Patriot7Six

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 12:45 PM

1917
Saving Private Ryan
Hacksaw Ridge

Honorable Mentions:
Fury
All Quiet on the Western Front
Braveheart
Posted By: banker-always fishing

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 12:48 PM

Midway

We Were Soldiers


Pearl Harbor
Posted By: HasBen

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:27 PM

The Longest Day
Memphis Belle
Platoon
Fury
Posted By: Flip Flop Fisher

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:28 PM

Platoon
Lone survivor
Full Metal Jacket

they might not be the best 3 but these are the 3 that if I run into them on the dial, I'll tune in most times

worked with a guy who fought in Vietnam..use to always ask him, what was it like..when Platoon came out, he said to go watch it and "that's what it was like"
Posted By: TexasMo

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:36 PM

the Big Red 1

Patton

Star Wars
Posted By: thrashfish

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:43 PM

We Were Soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
Cross of iron
Posted By: Dan21XRS

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:46 PM

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Tora! Tora! Tora!

The Dirty Dozen

... Dan
Posted By: COFF

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by CKINCAID
Originally Posted by Westside.
Wolverines!!!!!

Enough said....OG movie....
How in the F would that look like today?
Sitting in class or work....seeing parachutes landing quickly outside your place. That chit would be intense and trying to look at who they're. What do you do if you see another country uniform or nationality by the dozens? Really just think about that.


I think some folks in Israel can help answer that question.
Posted By: Texan Til I Die

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:56 PM

Surprised no one has mentioned American Sniper.
Posted By: Flip Flop Fisher

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 02:57 PM

forgot about Stripes..love it
Posted By: YEE_YEE

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 03:07 PM

Midway
Fury
Platoon
Posted By: Indianation65

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 03:08 PM

I'll have to think about this, but possibly "Gettysburg" should be in there.

...?
Posted By: YEE_YEE

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by Sawhorse
War. What is it good for?

Money laundering
Posted By: Quillback

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Indianation65
I'll have to think about this, but possibly "Gettysburg" should be in there.

...?

Too many middle-aged, overweight reenactors in the battle scenes.
Posted By: CCTX

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by YEE_YEE
Originally Posted by Sawhorse
War. What is it good for?

Money laundering


Ha!! Lots of truth….probably the easiest way to transfer large amounts of tax payer money….then when we discover the receipts years later we find $10,000 payments for ten 5lb bags of screwdrivers.
Posted By: Kentucky

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 04:03 PM

hell is for heroes
longest day
full metal jacket
Posted By: Quillback

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by Kentucky
hell is for heroes
longest day
full metal jacket

Longest Day might have set the record for most "A-List" actors in one movie. It's a good one I have not seen in a while, have to watch it again soon.
Posted By: Bayou Burner

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 05:35 PM

Sergeant York
Full Metal Jacket
Sands of Iwo Jima
Posted By: CCTX

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 05:57 PM

I’ll add Aliens

James Cameron directs Bill Paxton and a bunch of bad arse Marines to investigate, neutralize, and exterminate any and all potential past and present threats to the colony on LV-426.
Posted By: Sawhorse

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by spankyttx
Originally Posted by Sawhorse
War. What is it good for?


absolutly nothining .. huh .. yeah

roflmao What’s up spankyttx!?!?

Hope you’re doing great my friend!!! thumb
Posted By: CCTX

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 06:00 PM

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Posted By: JCG57

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 06:11 PM

Das Boot
Waterloo
The Great Escape
Posted By: Indianation65

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 06:17 PM

"Gone With the Wind" is incredible, but does it qualify as a war movie?

If so, it's definitely in the best 3.

...!
Posted By: Scoundrel

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 06:22 PM

The Dirty Dozen
The Great Escape
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Posted By: Quillback

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 06:52 PM

The great Escape - Another classic.

I remember as a kid watching it for the first time. I was really bummed that Steve McQueen wasn't able to jump that second line of concertina wire.
Posted By: Marion Morrison

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 07:14 PM

We were soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
Midway (original)
Posted By: spazm09

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 07:15 PM

Die Hard
A Christmas Story
Bad Santa
Posted By: reeltexan

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 07:15 PM



Private Ryan
Apocalypse Now
Hurt Locker

Honorable Mention - Patton
Posted By: UGLYSHCTICK

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/26/24 07:16 PM

Animal House
Revenge of the Nerds
Porky's
Posted By: deerfeeder

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 12:04 AM

Cross of Iron way up there in my top 10.

Posted By: JCBYEN

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 12:10 AM

Lots of good ones already listed.

How about Kelly's Heros for honorable mention in best comedy division?

Posted By: rj74955

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by Bayou Burner
Sergeant York
Full Metal Jacket
Sands of Iwo Jima

Forgot about Sgt. York, great pick. Still holds up and a true story.
Posted By: WAWI

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by Marion Morrison
We were soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
Midway (original)

This plus Patton
Posted By: scalebuster

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 12:44 AM

I always thought apocalypse now sucked!
Posted By: Flags

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 12:50 AM

A really good war movie that most haven't seen is called Come and See. It is about the German invasion of Belarus in WWII. It is in Russian so you have to read subtitles but it really gives an idea how the killing squads of the Einsatzgruppen operated and the horror they wrought upon the land.
Posted By: butch sanders

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by deerfeeder
Cross of Iron way up there in my top 10.




great
Posted By: Bigbob_FTW

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 01:03 AM

I saw the original midway in Sensurround. Simply awesome!
Posted By: HookaToad

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by JCBYEN
Lots of good ones already listed.

How about Kelly's Heros for honorable mention in best comedy division?


that title belongs to "No Time for Sergeants"
Posted By: JCBYEN

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by HookaToad
Originally Posted by JCBYEN
Lots of good ones already listed.

How about Kelly's Heros for honorable mention in best comedy division?


that title belongs to "No Time for Sergeants"

Add in 1941 and The Russians are Coming.
Posted By: MBradford

Re: Top 3 war movies of all time - 04/27/24 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by HookaToad
Originally Posted by JCBYEN
Lots of good ones already listed.

How about Kelly's Heros for honorable mention in best comedy division?


that title belongs to "No Time for Sergeants"


Nope. It belongs to "Dr. Strangelove."
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