WAR FILMS, What were your favorites? Options

[Kirby]

Hi Bubba,

During the 1980's WW2 films were not popular. However after the success of " Platoon " 1986 Best film of the year, Vietnam Films became popular. In the 1970's there were only a few film's on the Vietnam conflict, such as the Australian film " Odd Angry Shot " (about the Australians who fought in Vietnam), then I believe it was 1977 " Go Tell the Spartans " appeared about the early days of the war (1964) when Americans were there as advisors, and the war was just getting under way, until the attack in the " Gulf of Tolken " (sorry if there is a typo there). After that incident American began to send over troops. However the earliest war film I can recall about Vietnam other than some minor ones not considered war films, was a film called " Boys in Company C " with Lee J.Ermey (Best known for the Sargeant in " Full Metal Jacket." and actually a sargeant in Vietnam) Also in the 70's one of the best War related Films was " The Deer Hunter (1978) " with Robert Deniro.

A forum in his name is below... Also I put a ebay link to the movie " Boys in Company C " This film sold for big bucks a year ago and was long out of print, but with DVD they reprinted it and in VHS also. Grab it while you can get it.

Lee J. Ermey Forum


Boys Of Company C (ebay)

[Kirby]

Here is a card insert from the film " Hell in the Pacific " one of the current WW2 films that was put on DVD by Anchor Bay, and already out of print on DVD (but not VHS) Currently the only war film still in print but soon to be gone is " Soldier of Orange " with Rutger Hauer. Grab that one while you can. Even though it is Dutch and has subtitles, it is a well done film about the Dutch in WW2...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=42860

A used copy of Hell in the Pacific sells for almost 50.00 US (for DVD) But if your lucky you will still find one buried in a Walmart Shelf (where I found mine about 5 months ago) for 11.99 Cdn. It is a well remembered war film from 1968 I beleive. I will put the Amazon link for its write up.

If anyone has any war films they are looking for post it in this Forum link and I will try to find it for you.
Amazon Films " Hell In The Pacific "

[Kirby]

For the " Little Old Man " here is one war film your looking for, most recently put on DVD. One of the best places to buy war films is actually the ebay. I seen recently a new release for " Windtalkers " (a 3 dvd set) excellent... go for 7.00 US on the ebay in the dead of night. I paide 34.99 Cdn for it. This is the directors cut.



Windtalkers is a total action film and based on a true account...



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...0&category=2310

[Kirby]

Please don't post here till Druid removes my topic post to the proper area. (requested topic removed to another area to you by email Druid to keep Old Mans Topic open here for signitures only).

Kirby

[Kirby]

"Thanks Druid' for putting this post in proper area. Anyone can post now if they request any particular war film or information how to find it. Below is another Out of Print film. Grab it if you ever see it. There is a spanish version (Done with English options on the DVD with the same cover). Although this film can be found in VHS, the DVD original version was quite expensive. I purchased this from Amazon from (the used new section for other users selling videos) But when it was shipped the cover was slightly creased. I was not too pleased about that after paying big bucks, but the DVD ran great.

In my opinion this was my favorite film from the 1950's which depicted the " Korean War (forgotten War) In which several nations participated (Including Canada) It stars: Robert Ryan and Aldo Ray.

Aldo Ray was always my favorite War film actor. He also starred in the war film " Battle Cry " (more drama than war unfortunately - it came out in I beleive 1955 but in Color), But his more noteworthy film was " The Naked And The Dead ", not on DVD so far, the Naked and the Dead was based on the Norman Mailer Novel.
This was one of my all time top 10 favorites, Ray played Sgt. Croft, a mean and cruel Sargeant in WW2. You can get a used copy of the film usually on ebay time to time. I have 3 versions on VHS. One is a clear Widescreen Version, never released on VHS, I purchased a channel on Satilite just to get it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=13542

[Kirby]

Link to " Men In War " comments on DVD " Men In War " Aldo Ray & Robert Ryan link

[gen.gomer-pyle]

i think the movie :final countdown: was good. its where a moden aircraft carrier goes into a storm and goes back in time to pearl harbor just before they bombed the harbor

This post has been edited by gen.gomer-pyle: 12/22/03 2:18pm

[Bubba (TM)]

I already shared this with Kirby....

Favorite War Films (No paticular order.)

We We're Soldiers (My Dad was a helicopter side door gunner in Vietnam.)
Saving Private Ryan
The Longest Day
Patton
Kelly's Heroes (Of course.)
Dirty Dozen
Bridge on the River Kwii (Still not sure if I am spelling this right.)
(Starring Alec Guiness (Obi Won)

[Ice_Cold]

mine is and always be Tears of the Sun, Blackhawk Down,

[Ice_Cold]

oh yea platoon

[Saints]

I liked the "Band of Brothers" miniseries. Alot.


I think Crafty did too...


SaNta

err, i mean

SaiNts (just in the holiday spirit)

[Ice_Cold]

never watched them. just finished watching saving private ryan. that gets added to my list

[Wassy]

Some of my WWII favourite films include:

Kelly's Hero's
A Bridge too Far
Dirty Dozen
Patton
Battle of the Bulge

They are entertaining, and worth watching again.


Saving Private Ryan isn't in the list above. I think it was probably the best War film that I ever saw. But the realism provided by Steven Spielberg and the way the film allows you to identify with the individual characters, makes it more disturbing than the movies listed above. The graphic landing at Omaha beach was probably the closest to reality that a film can get.

Note: For anyone who enjoyed Saving Private Ryan, you may want to check out another Spielberg movie, AMISTAD. It didn't have the same theatrical success as Private Ryan, but it's very well done.

This post has been edited by {DMW}Wassy: 12/24/03 7:17pm

[Bubba (TM)]

Band of Brothers was great!!!!!

Add that to my list! (even though it's a miniseries)

Off topic a little... If you haven't seen Earth to the Moon (another HBO miniseries) check
it out. (Hosted and one episode directed by Tom Hanks)

[={DMG}=WaRgAsMaTrOn]

Some of mine,
The Great Escape
Where Eagles Dare
The Dirty Dozen
Platoon
Saving Private Ryan
Appocolypes now
Deer Hunter
Tora,Tora,Tora
FMJ
A Bridge Too Far
The Battle of Britain
Patton
Midway
Blackhawk Down
The Guns of Navarone....
And many more,both classic and newer....what can I say...I love my war flicks...documentaries included.
~WaR~