What are your top movies by war?

[ThePhantomOak]

Major Wars that is (ie turning points only) Give one per war

Revolution
Civil War
WWI
WWII

What are your top movies for the rest of the wars?

ie
Korea
Vietnam
1812
Mexican American
Spanish American
Desert Storm
OIF
OIFII
OEF
?
Oh and because of movies like Black Hawk Down -- any small scale action as well.
No BS movie wars like SEALS or Commando.




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[ThePhantomOak]

Mine are (forgot to say)

Revolution: The Patriot
Civil War: Gettysburg
WWI: All Quiet on the Wester Front
WWII: Longest Day/Saving Private Ryan/Letters From Iwo Jima I cant pick one


Korea: Cant even think of one.
Vietnam: We Were Soldiers
1812: Did they make any?
Mexican American: The Alamo
Spanish American: Cant remember any
Desert Storm: Jarhead (I dont remember any others, and I HATE that clown ass who wrote the book, but the movie was ok)
OIF: (I dont think any have been made)
OIFII: (Same)
OEF: World Trade Center

[GreenScar]

Revolution - John Adams, Last of the Mohicans
Civil War - Glory, Outlaw Josey Wales
WWI - All Quiet on the Western Front, Gallipoli
WWII - Das Boot, Band of Brothers

Korea - MASH
Vietnam - We Were Soldiers, Deer Hunter
1812 - Don't think I've seen any.
Mexican American - The Alamo
Spanish American - ?
Desert Storm - None

In the Valley of Elah

[Darren70]

Revolution - not a lot to choose from, but I'll pick The Patriot
Civil War - Outlaw Josey Wales
WWI - Gallipoli
WWII - way too many to choose from, so I'll pick Sands Of Iwo Jima or Saving Private Ryan
Vietnam - Full Metal Jacket

Just for the record, The Alamo had nothing to do with the Mexican American War. The battle of the Alamo was in 1836 & was a key point in the war for Texas independence from Mexico. Texas was a sovereign nation until it joined the U.S. by treaty in 1845. The Mexican American War took place from 1846-1848.

[Rob71]

Revolution - Revolution(I believe that's the name, Al Pacino was in it)
Civil War - Gettysburg
WWI - Lawrence Of Arabia
WWII - Patton
Korea - MASH
Vietnam - Platoon

[Sooner39]

Do you mean by which war or by which war movie? If it is by which war, then mine would be WWII. There are to many to name but some would be:

1) Saving Private Ryan
2) Midway
3) Band of Brothers
4) Patton

If it is by which movie, then mine would be:

1) We Were Soldiers
2) Saving Private Ryan
3) Band of Brothers
4) Platoon
5) Midway

[theprophecy247]

saving private ryan
Full metal jacket
Apocolypse now
platton
Patton

[Blu-dock Saint]

Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
Schindler's List (not sure if this counts)
Patton

[ground chuck]

saving private ryan
a bridge too far
full metal jacket
enemy at the gates

[lgans316]

Saving Private Ryan
Thin Red Line
Schindler's List
Black Hawk Down
The Pianist

[SS316SRV]

I really like Three Kings (not really a war movie but it takes place around a war) and Jarhead. Both of those are really relevant. Everybody is forgetting MASH and The Deer Hunter. Plus, Black Hawk Down didn't take place during a war.

[dvcmember]

The Longest Day
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
Sergeant York
Patton
Casablanca (Is this considered a war film?)
The Dirty Dozen
The Counterfeit Traitor

[Rhoq]

No love for Forrest Gump, Glory or M*A*S*H?

[ThePhantomOak]

The question was by major American War (Revolution, Civil, WW, WWII) and then by minor wars (Spanish American, Mexican American, Vietnam, Korea, 1812, etc), and I reposted it in the Movies and TV forum. For some reason I could not delete this thread

I am trying to build a collection that shows a good HISTORICAL depiction of the wars and maybe the times around it...


Mine were;

Revolution: The Patriot
Civil War: Gettysberg
WWI: All quiet on the western front
WWII: Letters from Iwo Jima

I had nothing for Spanish/Mexican, 1812, etc...

[erowe83]

I am lazy....

Come and See
The Cranes are Flying
The Red and the White
Fires on the Plain
Flanders
Paths of Glory
The Ascent
Ivan's Childhood
Ballad of a soldier
Germany year zero
Apocalypse Now
The Big Red One
The Thin Red Line
Patton
Rome open city
Story of a Prostitute

[SS316SRV]

Originally Posted by ThePhantomOak

The question was by major American War (Revolution, Civil, WW, WWII) and then by minor wars (Spanish American, Mexican American, Vietnam, Korea, 1812, etc), and I reposted it in the Movies and TV forum. For some reason I could not delete this thread

I am trying to build a collection that shows a good HISTORICAL depiction of the wars and maybe the times around it...


Mine were;

Revolution: The Patriot
Civil War: Gettysberg
WWI: All quiet on the western front
WWII: Letters from Iwo Jima

I had nothing for Spanish/Mexican, 1812, etc...

How could you call WWI and WWII "American Wars"?! They were wars that originated in Europe and Asia and spilled over and dragged the US into them years after they started.

Also, how could you possiblely call Vietnam a "minor war". It is the most polarizing was of the 20th century. The most polarizing war until 2003 Iraq.

There are two ways of thinking about "war" movies. Movies that show combat, and movies that show the physcological and emotional toll of war.

Jarhead is a very under appreciated film. One of my new favorites. Platoon is classic. Great Raid is a very well done movie. Apparently Clint Eastwood made a movie about the invasion of Grenada.

[SS316SRV]

Originally Posted by Rhoq

No love for Forrest Gump, Glory or M*A*S*H?

Forrest Gump is as much a Vietnam movie as Legends of the Fall is a World War I movie. Just because the war takes place in the movie does not make it a war movie.

[Hamawy]

saving private rayan ( best WWII movie )

black hawk down ( best modern warfare movie )

[SS316SRV]

Originally Posted by Hamawy

saving private rayan ( best WWII movie )

black hawk down ( best modern warfare movie )

Tears of the Sun for me. BHD gets a +1 though because it is based on actually events.

[Hamawy]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

Ok I know what wars Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, and 300 are about. But what war is Return of the King about? How is that a war movie? The 6th Sense? War movie? How?

i 1st read it " what are your top movies by FAR ?"
but you got me before i corrected it