Best war movies on Blu-ray - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

bageleaterkkjji · 03-25-2009, 03:11 AM

i liked the 1st one better

Blufury · 03-25-2009, 03:14 AM

Band of Brothers
Black Hawk Down
Full Metal Jacket
Letters from Iwo Jima
Flags of our Fathers
Great Raid
Flyboys
Pearl Harbor
U-571

Just listing out what came to my head that is already out on Blu.

BWOzar · 03-25-2009, 03:34 AM

Band of Brothers
Black Hawk Down
Letters from Iwo Jima
Kingdom of Heaven: DC (I guess it fits more in the 'epic' category, but whatever)
Casablanca (plus it's a beautiful box set)
Defiance (June release)
Glory (June release)

There are a TON of older movies that need to get the Blu-Ray treatment, just seeing the Bond re-releases and Quo Vadis (not really a war movie, but I'd recommend it as an epic) this past week shows that there is a lot to be gained from Blu-Ray restorations of all these older movies...

$plash · 03-25-2009, 03:51 AM

Letters of Iwo Jima is very underrated

Lord_Lemon · 03-25-2009, 07:08 AM

Band of Brothers
U-571
Patriot
Patton

These are my favorite war movies on Blu-Ray so far.

Pirate King · 03-25-2009, 12:11 PM

Pearl Harbor
Patton
The Longest Day
U571
Flyboys

blhanno · 01-02-2010, 05:29 AM

Agree with most of the posts. Didn't see "The Longest Day" listed. I bought as part of a collection for $26 along with "The Sand Pebbles" and "Flyboys". I have never seen The Longest Day before and not only is it an excellent movie, the blu-ray transfer is the best black and white I have seen in my short blu-ray experience.

cynatnite · 01-02-2010, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zanderol24

Band of brothers is a must. Black hawk down, tears of the sun, we were soldiers are awesome.

We have all those on regular DVD and love them, but haven't decided on whether or not to upgrade to blu-ray.

lhslancers · 01-02-2010, 05:55 AM

You can get Patton for 10 bucks now at Amazon. Band of Brothers is 31 dollars at Amazon.uk.

You will not be disappointed especially at these prices.

peter008 · 01-02-2010, 03:11 PM

valkyrie
battle of the bulge
a bridge too far
the battle of britain

Shanester · 01-02-2010, 03:13 PM

Assembly is outstanding!

fredbalsodn · 01-02-2010, 05:02 PM

Full Metal Jacket is a must to own on Blu-ray

Octavio · 01-02-2010, 09:23 PM

Letters from Iwo Jima
Full Metal Jacket
Enemy at the Gates
Glory
The Deer Hunter

slick1ru2 · 01-02-2010, 11:47 PM

Battle scene in Pearl Harbor, skip to it. My father-in-law, retired AF Col. in SAC, who was in the Pacific campaign said out loud in his booming bass voice in the middle of the theater as the attack started an hour into the move. "THANK GOD FOR THE JAPS"! LOL. Love the roar of those zeros and P-40s in that movie.

slick1ru2 · 01-02-2010, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peter008

valkyrie
battle of the bulge
a bridge too far
the battle of britain

The battle scene in Valkyre was outstanding. I wish they made a movie of the desert war that was that authentic and in tune to detail. Gotta give props to that movie using authentic gear and locations.

GOAT · 01-02-2010, 11:52 PM

Full Metal Jacket, Black Hawk Down, Sand Pebbles, and Pearl Harbor are my favorites

Spencer 1812 · 01-02-2010, 11:56 PM

Today:

Patton
Saints and Soldiers
Great Raid

slick1ru2 · 01-03-2010, 12:08 AM

Band of Brothers - excellent
Black Hawk Down - probably pretty accurate
Full Metal Jacket - goes downhill after boot camp, but omg, what a movie
Letters from Iwo Jima - best part for me was when they showed the fleet
Great Raid - underrated but excellent and based on a true story
Flyboys - Probably most accurate rendition of WWI air warfare
Pearl Harbor - Just the war scenes
Patton - Stunning transfer, feature length documentary worth the price
The Patriot - The Smithsonian was on board, a first for a movie, probably the first time we see what a canon ball really did back then.
We Were Soldiers - About 80% Real 20% Hollywood according to panel who where there and discussed the show on a History channel program.
Gladiator - unleashing hell
Master and Commander - probably best depiction of period naval warfare
God and Generals has good scenes, but drags in many areas.
Battle scenes in both Transformer movies are very accurate in terms of U.S. military weapons with the exception of jet powered Preditors. Seeing a Spectre Gunship in action was thrilling.

Grand Bob · 01-03-2010, 12:47 AM

Battle of Britain - great movie!

A Tortured Duckling · 01-03-2010, 12:48 AM

From what i own so far...

1 - Band of Brothers [Granted, not a "movie" but hands down the best.]
2 - Starship Troopers [Fantastic movie with a great transfer to Blu, need i say more?]
3 - Full Metal Jacket "Deluxe Edition" [IMO, the best Vietnam War movie ever, and the remastered Blu release is well worth your money.]
4 - Generation Kill [Same as BoB, not a movie but what an amazing show.]
5 - We Were Soldiers [Plenty of things said about this one.]

Some honorable mentions...

Blood Diamond
Flags of Our Fathers
The Patriot

01-02-2010, 05:29 AM	#27
blhanno New Member Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:15	War on Blu-Ray Agree with most of the posts. Didn't see "The Longest Day" listed. I bought as part of a collection for $26 along with "The Sand Pebbles" and "Flyboys". I have never seen The Longest Day before and not only is it an excellent movie, the blu-ray transfer is the best black and white I have seen in my short blu-ray experience.

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03-25-2009, 03:11 AM	#21
bageleaterkkjji Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:in the garbage 4K collection:59 Blu-ray collection:322 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:4	i liked the 1st one better

03-25-2009, 03:14 AM	#22
Blufury Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Texas 4K collection:408 Blu-ray collection:1668 Trading Score:36	Band of Brothers Black Hawk Down Full Metal Jacket Letters from Iwo Jima Flags of our Fathers Great Raid Flyboys Pearl Harbor U-571 Just listing out what came to my head that is already out on Blu.

03-25-2009, 03:34 AM	#23
BWOzar Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:New York, NY 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1295 DVD collection:153 Digital collection:3415 Trading Score:97	Band of Brothers Black Hawk Down Letters from Iwo Jima Kingdom of Heaven: DC (I guess it fits more in the 'epic' category, but whatever) Casablanca (plus it's a beautiful box set) Defiance (June release) Glory (June release) There are a TON of older movies that need to get the Blu-Ray treatment, just seeing the Bond re-releases and Quo Vadis (not really a war movie, but I'd recommend it as an epic) this past week shows that there is a lot to be gained from Blu-Ray restorations of all these older movies...

03-25-2009, 03:51 AM	#24
$plash Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:205 Blu-ray collection:376 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Letters of Iwo Jima is very underrated

03-25-2009, 07:08 AM	#25
Lord_Lemon Active Member Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1	Band of Brothers U-571 Patriot Patton These are my favorite war movies on Blu-Ray so far.

03-25-2009, 12:11 PM	#26
Pirate King Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Texas Home Theater Gallery:25 Blu-ray collection:1851 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Pearl Harbor Patton The Longest Day U571 Flyboys

01-02-2010, 05:55 AM	#29
lhslancers Active Member Member since:Nov 2009	You can get Patton for 10 bucks now at Amazon. Band of Brothers is 31 dollars at Amazon.uk. You will not be disappointed especially at these prices.

01-02-2010, 03:11 PM	#30
peter008 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1305	valkyrie battle of the bulge a bridge too far the battle of britain

01-02-2010, 03:13 PM	#31
Shanester Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Montreal 4K collection:596 Blu-ray collection:2027 Blu-ray reviews:442 Trading Score:8	Assembly is outstanding!

01-02-2010, 05:02 PM	#32
fredbalsodn Active Member Member since:May 2008 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:217 DVD collection:62 MA collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Full Metal Jacket is a must to own on Blu-ray

01-02-2010, 09:23 PM	#33
Octavio Contributor Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:2389 DVD collection:3	Letters from Iwo Jima Full Metal Jacket Enemy at the Gates Glory The Deer Hunter

01-02-2010, 11:47 PM	#34
slick1ru2 Banned Member since:Jun 2009 Location:The South Blu-ray collection:546 DVD collection:135 Digital collection:240 Blu-ray reviews: 10	Battle scene in Pearl Harbor, skip to it. My father-in-law, retired AF Col. in SAC, who was in the Pacific campaign said out loud in his booming bass voice in the middle of the theater as the attack started an hour into the move. "THANK GOD FOR THE JAPS"! LOL. Love the roar of those zeros and P-40s in that movie.

01-02-2010, 11:52 PM	#36
GOAT Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Maine Blu-ray collection:112 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:53	Full Metal Jacket, Black Hawk Down, Sand Pebbles, and Pearl Harbor are my favorites

01-02-2010, 11:56 PM	#37
Spencer 1812 Active Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Fullerton, CA Blu-ray reviews:2	Today: Patton Saints and Soldiers Great Raid

01-03-2010, 12:08 AM	#38
slick1ru2 Banned Member since:Jun 2009 Location:The South Blu-ray collection:546 DVD collection:135 Digital collection:240 Blu-ray reviews: 10	Band of Brothers - excellent Black Hawk Down - probably pretty accurate Full Metal Jacket - goes downhill after boot camp, but omg, what a movie Letters from Iwo Jima - best part for me was when they showed the fleet Great Raid - underrated but excellent and based on a true story Flyboys - Probably most accurate rendition of WWI air warfare Pearl Harbor - Just the war scenes Patton - Stunning transfer, feature length documentary worth the price The Patriot - The Smithsonian was on board, a first for a movie, probably the first time we see what a canon ball really did back then. We Were Soldiers - About 80% Real 20% Hollywood according to panel who where there and discussed the show on a History channel program. Gladiator - unleashing hell Master and Commander - probably best depiction of period naval warfare God and Generals has good scenes, but drags in many areas. Battle scenes in both Transformer movies are very accurate in terms of U.S. military weapons with the exception of jet powered Preditors. Seeing a Spectre Gunship in action was thrilling.

01-03-2010, 12:47 AM	#39
Grand Bob Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Seattle Area Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray reviews:1	Battle of Britain - great movie!

01-03-2010, 12:48 AM	#40
A Tortured Duckling Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:506 Blu-ray collection:3350 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:51	From what i own so far... 1 - Band of Brothers [Granted, not a "movie" but hands down the best.] 2 - Starship Troopers [Fantastic movie with a great transfer to Blu, need i say more?] 3 - Full Metal Jacket "Deluxe Edition" [IMO, the best Vietnam War movie ever, and the remastered Blu release is well worth your money.] 4 - Generation Kill [Same as BoB, not a movie but what an amazing show.] 5 - We Were Soldiers [Plenty of things said about this one.] Some honorable mentions... Blood Diamond Flags of Our Fathers The Patriot

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