Top 10 War Movies

[Haken Rider]

And there is ofcourse...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7L7WLFBYR4

[Aelosia]

I'll probably change my mind later.

1. The Burmese Harp (WW2, Japanese perspective)
2. The General (American Civil War)
3. Dr Strangelove (Cold War)
4. Dead Man (War on American Indians)
5. Kagemusha (Japanese warring states period)
6. The Thin Red Line (WW2, to some extent an American remake of Burmese Harp, but a good one)
7. Das Boot (WW2, German perspective)
8. Le Grande Illusion (WW1, French perspective)
9. Hiroshima Mon Amour (French / Japanese co-production)
10. Barefoot Gen (WW2, anime)

Has anyone who is NOT from the US put Saving Private Ryan in their top 10?

Great list. I forgot about Kagemusha and Hiroshima mom amour, two great masterpieces.

I would like to add that although it is an animated movie, Hotaru no Haka, (The Grave of the Fireflies), is one of the most touching war movies ever. A war movie not about soldiers, bullets, explosions, but about suffering and pain nevertheless.

[The German Region]

In roughly historical order, with a bonus 5:

1. Cross of Iron
2. Letters from Iwo Jima
3. Downfall
4. A Bridge Too Far
5. Das Boot
6. Taegukgi
7. The Longest Day
8. We Were Soldiers
9. Stalingrad
10. Black Hawk Down

Good list. Haven't heard of Taegukgi before. Sounds quite good.

I would definitely recommend Taugukgi. Its about the Korean war from the point of view of the South Koreans and it has some huge battles and a pretty good storyline aswell. I'd maybe though swap Stalingrad with Black Hawk Down (Stalingrad had a bit of action but it didn't really seem as epic as it was made to be, I suppose I may have to watch it again though) and then I'd replace BHD with Porkchop Hill, another Korean war film and a brilliant one at that.

[JuNii]

Great list. I forgot about Kagemusha and Hiroshima mom amour, two great masterpieces.

I would like to add that although it is an animated movie, Hotaru no Haka, (The Grave of the Fireflies), is one of the most touching war movies ever. A war movie not about soldiers, bullets, explosions, but about suffering and pain nevertheless.

that reminds me of another one I missed. a story of a vet trying to fit back into the civilian world after experiencing the horrors of the Vietnam war.

My friend showed me this when he got back from Japan decades ago... now I can't find it anywhere...

[Tagmatium]

Excellent film, is Graveyard of the Fireflies. It's based on a semi-autobiographical book, and is frankly brilliant as such. A lot of people will ignore it as it is animated, but then some people think Braveheart is a good film.

[Heaven Hieghts]

Excellent film, is Graveyard of the Fireflies. It's based on a semi-autobiographical book, and is frankly brilliant as such. A lot of people will ignore it as it is animated, but then some people think Braveheart is a good film.

That actually sounds interesting. Bet chya anything Ill have a hell of a time finding it though.

[Rhursbourg]

1. All Quiet on the Western Front (The Orginal)
2. San Demetiro London
3. In Which we Serve
4. The Cruel Sea
5 Dunkirk
6 Reach for the Skies
7 Battle of Britian
8 Cockleshell Heroes
9 went the day well
10 Waterloo(1970)

[Aelosia]

Excellent film, is Graveyard of the Fireflies. It's based on a semi-autobiographical book, and is frankly brilliant as such. A lot of people will ignore it as it is animated, but then some people think Braveheart is a good film.

I think the perfect translation is Grave, but meh.

[Buffett and Colbert]

I seem to remember Saving Private Ryan being quite good.

[Errinundera]

...I would like to add that although it is an animated movie, Hotaru no Haka, (The Grave of the Fireflies), is one of the most touching war movies ever. A war movie not about soldiers, bullets, explosions, but about suffering and pain nevertheless.

Excellent film, is Graveyard of the Fireflies. It's based on a semi-autobiographical book, and is frankly brilliant as such. A lot of people will ignore it as it is animated, but then some people think Braveheart is a good film.

That actually sounds interesting. Bet chya anything Ill have a hell of a time finding it though.

Grave of the Fireflies is a great film. I'd be surprised if you had trouble finding it.

I prefer Barefoot Gen but that may be personal preference.

[RightLeaningChristians]

Pearl Harbor (WW2)
Saving Private Ryan (WW2)
Ballad of a Soldier (WW2. In Russian though)
Full Metal Jacket (Vietnam)
Black Hawk Down (Somalia)
Jarhead (1st Gulf War)
The Patriot (Revolutionary War)
Platoon (Vietnam)
Brothers War (WW2)
Hunt For Red October (Cold War)



Not really in any particular order, but definately a top ten.

[Partybus]

The Eagle Has Landed

Tuskeegee Airmen

The Devil's Brigade

Midway (In Senseround!!)

and the best war movie ever? Kelly's Heros!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dark Side Messiahs]

10. Glory
9. Black Hawk Down
8. We Were Soldiers
7. Wind Talkers
6. Saving Private Ryan
5. Thin Red Line
4. Gettysburg
3. the Patriot
2. Three Kings
1. !!STAR WARS!! - yes, I'm serious.

[L3 Communications]

1. The Beast (Soviet-Afghan Conflict)
2. Platoon (Vietnam)
3. Full Metal Jacket (Vietnam)
4. Apocalypse Now (Vietnam)
5. Mongol (Genghis Khan)
6. Jacob's Ladder (Vietnam)
7. Jarhead (ODS)
8. Courage Under Fire (ODS)
9. Heroes of Desert Storm (ODS)
10. Bravo Two Zero (ODS)

Revised List.

[Linker Niederrhein]

The Bridge segment in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, with its permanently drunk captain (Best character in the film) IMHO beats most 'Real' war films.

Not all of them, but most.

[Allbeama]

Mine are mostly about ancient battles or not real ones...
Anyway here goes
10: Midway and Tora Tora Tora are tied as my favorite WW2 films so far, haven't watched a whole lot more.
9: Head in the Clouds
8: Master and Commander
7: King Arthur
6: The Last Legion
5: Troy
4: Braveheart
3: Gladiator
2: 300
1: Kingdom of Heaven
I found some that I really want to check out though.