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London Moderator
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject: WAR MOVIES |
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We are about to engage in a months long marathon of non-documentary war-related movies. I'm not sitting through "Gone With the Wind," "Lawrence of Arabia," or "Ben-Hur" again. Mostly not looking for anything made before the 60s, stuff not in English, or Star Wars. [i]What am I missing?[/i]
In no particular order...
Gangs of New York
Black Hawk Down
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
300
Lord of the Rings 1-3
Good Morning, Vietnam
The Thin Red Line
Patton
MASH
Saving Private Ryan
1776
Good Night, and Good Luck
The Crossing
Forrest Gump
Jacob's Ladder
Dr. Strangelove
Glory
Gettysburg
Gods and Generals
Schindler's List
Inglourious Basterds
Pan's Labyrinth
Spartacus
Canadian Bacon
Gladiator
The Empire of the Sun
Hotel Rwanda
The English Patient
Persepolis
Seven Years in Tibet
The Killing fields
Miracle at St Anna
Legends of the Fall
Starship Troopers
MacArthur
Midway
Kelly's Heroes
Memphis Belle
Courage Under Fire
A Midnight Clear
Three Kings
Heartbreak Ridge
Jarhead
Ride with the Devil
Stripes
Tropic Thunder
Actually, the real question is, why am I expecting helpful answers from you people? _________________ [i][size=9]Go Yankees![/size][/i]
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Brianhjh
Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 8014 Location: Queen's University
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Inglourious Basterds
Pan's Labyrinth (In Spanish, but it's about the Spanish Civil War)
Spartacus (right before Strangelove, I think)
Canadian Bacon
These I've personally seen. _________________ [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Brianhjh/emesprani151.gif[/img] "Sarah's future makes me sad." - Benk |
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unfocused Moderator
Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6983 Location: Texas
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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Gladiator.
Does Lord Of The Flies count? FAC use to remind me of that movie back in the good old Blad days.
I can't think of anything else right now... _________________ "edit : i luv james" - Layzcarter |
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London Moderator
Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 6474
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Added.
I wouldn't say Lord of the Flies is a war movie. Do you mean the first or the second one? I've seen the old one before (back in school). Was alright.
THREE HUNDRED NAKED MUSCULAR MEN HAVE BEEN WATCHED. *manly grunting* _________________ [i][size=9]Go Yankees![/size][/i] |
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Brianhjh
Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 8014 Location: Queen's University
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:33 am Post subject: |
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Braveheart
Monthy Python and the Holy Grail
The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) - German movie, about Jewish counterfeiters in concentration camps forced to counterfeit British pound and American dollar during the late stages of WWII, true story.
The Pianist (lol, Roman Polanski)
The Patriot (lol, Heath Ledger)
Hotel Rwanda
Enemy at the Gates - The only genuinely pro-Soviet WWII movie I've seen.
The Reds - The only genuinely pro-Soviet October Revolution movie I've seen.
The Empire of the Sun (lol, Christian Bale)
The English patient
The Tin Drum - Another German movie, banned in Oklahoma, based on a book that I own that I can never get through BECAUSE IT'S TOO LONG.
Persepolis (not the second one, the first one deals with Iran-Iraq war)
Seven Years in Tibet (Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959)
The Killing fields (Third Indochina war)
Au revoir les enfants - French movie, on WWII
Suicidal level:
War and Peace, Russian, extremely rare, 8 hours.
The Birth of a nation, American, 1915, 3 hours. _________________ [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Brianhjh/emesprani151.gif[/img] "Sarah's future makes me sad." - Benk |
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London Moderator
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:56 am Post subject: |
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The Patriot was an awful awful movie. OTZ
I've actually seen Birth of a Nation, but in fast forward, 'cause it was silent anyway. _________________ [i][size=9]Go Yankees![/size][/i] |
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SILK Forum contributor
Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 687 Location: Earth.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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Miracle at St Anna.
A really good WW2 movie _________________ [img]http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/sosilk/Banner-1-1.jpg[/img]
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us." -Marianne Williamson- |
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SweetxinsanityxSarah Elder Than Dirt
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 6829 Location: 20th Ward
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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Braveheart
Forrest Gump
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Inglourious Basterds
And Black Hawk Down
Verrryyy good movies, glad im not the only one whom enjoys these movies. :3 kudos to those who mentioned them.
Here's another, I've seen this movie soo many times (Thanks to mother) I know the damn dialogue by heart. xD
Legends of the Fall
-gasp- Im not the only one whom has seen MASH? =O (I watch the show when it's on too, Klinger cracks me up when he cross dresses and Hawkeye rules.) _________________ Our life is made by the death of others...
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SILK Forum contributor
Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 687 Location: Earth.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hawkeyes a PIMP _________________ [img]http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/sosilk/Banner-1-1.jpg[/img]
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cstdenis Evil Overlord
Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 6490 Location: In the tubes.
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Starship Troopers _________________ You will obey or molten silver will be poured into your ears. |
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hueyfreeman Still very bored
Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 325 Location: normal,IL
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:58 am Post subject: |
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Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
MacArthur (1977)
Midway (1976)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Gallipoli (1981)
The Boys in Company C (1978)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Casualties of War (1989)
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
A Midnight Clear (1992)
Three Kings (1999)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Jarhead (2005, I'm suprised no one put this)
Ride with the Devil (1999)
Stripes (1981, well somebody put monty python)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Too old but still good:
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Casablanca (1942)
Just for fun:
Tropic Thunder (2008) _________________ "Would you kindly?" |
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London Moderator
Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 6474
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:27 am Post subject: |
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What's up with all the surprisingly helpful responses?
List updated. Some things were left out because they didn't sound interesting, I've seen them recently, I've seen them too many times (Casablanca, Monty Python), or they were just really, really dull the first time around. Like Tora! Tora! Tora! Seriously. People like that movie? _________________ [i][size=9]Go Yankees![/size][/i] |
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SILK Forum contributor
Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 687 Location: Earth.
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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The Hurt Locker
its a really good movie bout a army bomb squad in iraq _________________ [img]http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/sosilk/Banner-1-1.jpg[/img]
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cstdenis Evil Overlord
Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 6490 Location: In the tubes.
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut. _________________ You will obey or molten silver will be poured into your ears. |
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SweetxinsanityxSarah Elder Than Dirt
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 6829 Location: 20th Ward
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="cstdenis"]South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut.[/quote]
You rule denis xD <3333
"I can change I can changeee~!" _________________ Our life is made by the death of others...
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