Your Top Three Best War Movies of All Time
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There are lots of "Zulu", "Kelly's Heroes", "Tora Tora Tora", "Stalingrad" and "Battle of Britain", which I love.
I want to add three films I did not see mentioned, the first two with the great George C. Scott:
- Patton.
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
And one italian film:
- The Profession of Arms (Imdb)
About condottieri in the Renaissance, I have yet to watch it again, but for what I remember it was stunning.
I want to add three films I did not see mentioned, the first two with the great George C. Scott:
- Patton.
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
And one italian film:
- The Profession of Arms (Imdb)
About condottieri in the Renaissance, I have yet to watch it again, but for what I remember it was stunning.
RE: Your Top Three Best War Movies of All Time
1 Band of Brothers, 2 the longest day, 3 patton. I know, [&:] Patton was no. 1 until i bought the other two. I guess all 3 are no. 1 in my book

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RE: Your Top Three Best War Movies of All Time
Cross of Iron, of cross [;)]
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I can now add Zero Dark Thirty.
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Excellent movie, but for me no cigar as best ever. More of a CIA intel movie. I actually liked Lincoln better.
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I can now add Zero Dark Thirty.
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Cross of Iron, of cross [;)]
DUH! Cross of Iron(starring me) should be everyone's favorite war movie. It should be required watching, with a test, for new Matrix forum members.
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Its on my list, some where...... top ten....Stiener is the Man.[&o]
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Cross of Iron, of cross [;)]
DUH! Cross of Iron(starring me) should be everyone's favorite war movie. It should be required watching, with a test, for new Matrix forum members.
"Before Guadalcanal the enemy advanced at his pleasure. After Guadalcanal, he retreated at ours".
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RE: Your Top Three Best War Movies of All Time
Cross of Iron..love it.
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Its on my list, some where...... top ten....Stiener is the Man.[&o]ORIGINAL: parusski
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Cross of Iron, of cross [;)]
DUH! Cross of Iron(starring me) should be everyone's favorite war movie. It should be required watching, with a test, for new Matrix forum members.
Sorry, top ten does not count. It MUST be your number one movie!![:-]
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Yea but We all know that Wodin, Sucks up[:D]
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Its on my list, some where...... top ten....Stiener is the Man.[&o]ORIGINAL: parusski
DUH! Cross of Iron(starring me) should be everyone's favorite war movie. It should be required watching, with a test, for new Matrix forum members.
Sorry, top ten does not count. It MUST be your number one movie!![:-]
At least wodin knows who the man is.
"Before Guadalcanal the enemy advanced at his pleasure. After Guadalcanal, he retreated at ours".
"Mama, There's Rabbits in the Garden"
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Yea but We all know that Wodin, Sucks up[:D]ORIGINAL: parusski
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Its on my list, some where...... top ten....Stiener is the Man.[&o]
Sorry, top ten does not count. It MUST be your number one movie!![:-]
At least wodin knows who the man is.


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WODIN! I didn't mean it. Stiener made me say it.[:o][:D] When Stiener, looks at you with those Eyes, who can not follow orders.[8|]
"Before Guadalcanal the enemy advanced at his pleasure. After Guadalcanal, he retreated at ours".
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WODIN! I didn't mean it. Stiener made me say it.[:o][:D] When Stiener, looks at you with those Eyes, who can not follow orders.[8|]
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RE: Your Top Three Best War Movies of All Time
Since my original 2004 posting, I've gotta add a fourth choice, which is the HBO miniseries "The Pacific". The USMC of WWII gets the attention it deserves (nothwithstanding the classic "Sands of Iwo Jima"). This series has garnered mixed reviews from the wargaming community, but this is mostly due to intrinsic interest in the campaign it portrays. To this USMC fan, it serves as a perfect complement to "Band of Brothers". Granted, it covers a whole division rather than a single company, so the time period is expanded from Dec 1941 to late 1945. The DVD set is a frequently revisited part of my video collection.

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Its on my list, some where...... top ten....Stiener is the Man.[&o]ORIGINAL: parusski
DUH! Cross of Iron(starring me) should be everyone's favorite war movie. It should be required watching, with a test, for new Matrix forum members.
Sorry, top ten does not count. It MUST be your number one movie!![:-]
At least wodin knows who the man is.
I love Cross of Iron, but would be in the bottom half of my top 10 - Best bit about the film is the music at the start [:)]
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Its on my list, some where...... top ten....Stiener is the Man.[&o]
Sorry, top ten does not count. It MUST be your number one movie!![:-]
At least wodin knows who the man is.
I love Cross of Iron, but would be in the bottom half of my top 10 - Best bit about the film is the music at the start [:)]
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RE: Your Top Three Best War Movies of All Time
Hell is for Heroes,36 Hours and Alvarez Kelly.
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Hell is for Heroes,36 Hours and Alvarez Kelly.
36 Hours. That is a movie I had forgotten about. Time to watch it again. Thanks for the reminder.
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RE: Your Top Three Best War Movies of All Time
Yea there was a remake can't remember the title in the 80's or 90's that naturally potrayed rod taylors character as a sadistic monster
could'nt show him as a sympathetic character as in the original
could'nt show him as a sympathetic character as in the original
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Cross of Iron..love it.
That movie rocks. Awesome film.
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