Favorite War Film - Blu-ray Forum

HRC · 03-11-2008, 01:51 PM

Here we go......there are so many good one's!!! My favorite's are.....

We Were Soldiers(prolly my top pick)
Saving Private Ryan
Platoon
The Thin Red Line

mdtulp · 03-11-2008, 01:56 PM

1. Saving Private Ryan (and it's porn equivilant "Shaving Ryan's Privates)
2. Apocolypse Now
3. Platoon
4. Black Hawk Down
5, We Were Soldiers

Sylin · 03-11-2008, 03:11 PM

A few that come to mind...

A Bridge Too Far
Enemy at the Gates
The Great Escape
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Stalag 17 (my favorite)
We Were Soldiers

Ferris · 03-11-2008, 04:19 PM

Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket

broganreynik · 03-11-2008, 09:15 PM

Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
Dirty Dozen
Hart's War
Letters From Iwo Jima
Glory
The Patriot

JJ · 03-11-2008, 09:28 PM

All of them. Every single one.

Wait, let me rescind that. All of the ones from the First World War and the Second World War; everything from Memphis Belle to the Guns at Navarone, Patton to Six oclock High. Saving Private Ryan to Tora, Tora, Tora. All Quiet on the Western Front to Thin Red Line.

None of the Vietnam War/Gulf War setting movies, though.

Blu Falcon · 03-11-2008, 09:31 PM

Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Letters from Iwo Jima
Glory
The Longest Day
The Guns of Navarone
Apocalypse Now
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Hamburger Hill
We Were Soldiers
Black Hawk Down
The Pianist
Enemy at the Gates
Patton

They really need to make a decent film about the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan once the dust settles a bit more. The current crop of movies about the GWOT just flat out sucks balls. Bruce Willis had expressed interest in doing a film about a Stryker unit that operated out of Mosul. Maybe they should do a movie about my old scout platoon. Hell, we were already featured in a television documentary and Time magazine.

The ill Jedi · 03-11-2008, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FriedEggs

Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket

Those two are tops in my list.

JimPullan · 03-11-2008, 09:46 PM

The one's I can relate too, having been in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years are:

Full Metal Jacket - The first half, since I was a Drill Instructor!
We were Soldiers - The most realistic representation of Viet Nam

Jim

JimPullan · 03-11-2008, 09:49 PM

Looking over everyone's choices, the one that portrays the horrors of war was Apocalypse Now. [Jim]

Variable · 03-11-2008, 10:12 PM

apocalypse now
full metal jacket

children of men's war parts are awesome as well.

red_5ive · 03-11-2008, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimPullan

Looking over everyone's choices, the one that portrays the horrors of war was Apocalypse Now. [Jim]

Platoon goes under the same category, and both are probably my favorite war films.

ManUtd · 03-11-2008, 10:29 PM

Blu Falcon, I agree with your list. Now if they all get released on BD then I will gladly dump my DVDs and bask in HD heaven for quite some time.

Sylin · 03-11-2008, 10:33 PM

Jeez... maybe it would be best to have a thread for "worst war films". Most of them are pretty good!

fupduk2 · 03-11-2008, 10:46 PM

Platoon

JamesN · 03-11-2008, 10:54 PM

Anyone ever seen A Midnight Clear?

Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise. It's a very overlooked, very great film.

Bailey05 · 03-11-2008, 11:16 PM

windtalkers and tears of the sun

Seth Gecko · 03-12-2008, 04:56 AM

Stalingrad
Letters From Iwo Jima
Talvisota
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down

dialog_gvf · 03-12-2008, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

None of the Vietnam War/Gulf War setting movies, though.

Have you seen We Were Soldiers?

Gary

sytfu · 03-12-2008, 07:24 AM

Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Band of Brothers (tv series)

03-11-2008, 01:51 PM	#1
HRC Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:865 Blu-ray reviews:1	Favorite War Film Here we go......there are so many good one's!!! My favorite's are..... We Were Soldiers(prolly my top pick) Saving Private Ryan Platoon The Thin Red Line

03-11-2008, 03:11 PM	#3
Sylin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Nashville Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:159	A few that come to mind... A Bridge Too Far Enemy at the Gates The Great Escape Saving Private Ryan Schindler's List Stalag 17 (my favorite) We Were Soldiers

03-11-2008, 09:31 PM	#7
Blu Falcon Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:MD Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	Band of Brothers Saving Private Ryan Letters from Iwo Jima Glory The Longest Day The Guns of Navarone Apocalypse Now Platoon Full Metal Jacket Hamburger Hill We Were Soldiers Black Hawk Down The Pianist Enemy at the Gates Patton They really need to make a decent film about the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan once the dust settles a bit more. The current crop of movies about the GWOT just flat out sucks balls. Bruce Willis had expressed interest in doing a film about a Stryker unit that operated out of Mosul. Maybe they should do a movie about my old scout platoon. Hell, we were already featured in a television documentary and Time magazine. Last edited by Blu Falcon; 03-12-2008 at 11:10 AM. Reason: misspelled word.

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03-11-2008, 01:56 PM	#2
mdtulp Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Montana, great falls Blu-ray collection:144 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:18	1. Saving Private Ryan (and it's porn equivilant "Shaving Ryan's Privates) 2. Apocolypse Now 3. Platoon 4. Black Hawk Down 5, We Were Soldiers

03-11-2008, 04:19 PM	#4
Ferris Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay Area Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:1	Saving Private Ryan Full Metal Jacket

03-11-2008, 09:15 PM	#5
broganreynik Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Nebraska Home Theater Gallery:60 4K collection:124 Blu-ray collection:2113 DVD collection:111 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:46	Full Metal Jacket Saving Private Ryan Dirty Dozen Hart's War Letters From Iwo Jima Glory The Patriot

03-11-2008, 09:28 PM	#6
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	All of them. Every single one. Wait, let me rescind that. All of the ones from the First World War and the Second World War; everything from Memphis Belle to the Guns at Navarone, Patton to Six oclock High. Saving Private Ryan to Tora, Tora, Tora. All Quiet on the Western Front to Thin Red Line. None of the Vietnam War/Gulf War setting movies, though.

03-11-2008, 09:46 PM	#9
JimPullan Senior Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Ocala, FL	The one's I can relate too, having been in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years are: Full Metal Jacket - The first half, since I was a Drill Instructor! We were Soldiers - The most realistic representation of Viet Nam Jim

03-11-2008, 09:49 PM	#10
JimPullan Senior Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Ocala, FL	Looking over everyone's choices, the one that portrays the horrors of war was Apocalypse Now. [Jim]

03-11-2008, 10:12 PM	#11
Variable Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Northern New Jersey Blu-ray collection:12	apocalypse now full metal jacket children of men's war parts are awesome as well.

03-11-2008, 10:29 PM	#13
ManUtd Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:In my HT Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:829 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:5	Blu Falcon, I agree with your list. Now if they all get released on BD then I will gladly dump my DVDs and bask in HD heaven for quite some time.

03-11-2008, 10:33 PM	#14
Sylin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Nashville Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:159	Jeez... maybe it would be best to have a thread for "worst war films". Most of them are pretty good!

03-11-2008, 10:46 PM	#15
fupduk2 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:54 Blu-ray collection:328	Platoon

03-11-2008, 10:54 PM	#16
JamesN Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:193	Anyone ever seen *A Midnight Clear*? Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise. It's a very overlooked, very great film.

03-11-2008, 11:16 PM	#17
Bailey05 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008	windtalkers and tears of the sun

03-12-2008, 04:56 AM	#18
Seth Gecko Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Vancouver, B.C. 4K collection:113 Blu-ray collection:1466	Stalingrad Letters From Iwo Jima Talvisota Saving Private Ryan Black Hawk Down

03-12-2008, 07:24 AM	#20
sytfu Member Member since:Jan 2008	Saving Private Ryan Black Hawk Down Band of Brothers (tv series)

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