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Also tied for #3;

You Only Live Twice, Hero (2002), War of the Worlds (1953), The Professionals, Dune, Predator, Alien vs Predator.

and also tied for #3;
All Quiet on the Western front(1980), The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Good, the Bad & the Ugly.

ORIGINAL: Hertston

It's odd that there are so few decent (and not many in total) Civil War movies. About the only other one worth watching is The Red Bad of Courage. Very close to the book (most of the dialog was taken straight from it), and casting Audie Murphy was a stroke of (rather ironic) genius.

One of the greatest war movies of all has been little seen unfortunately . It is called Andersonville. To me watching this movie makes me feel what every American should have to watch to help realize what made this country so great. Gettysburg also more recent was also outstanding. The new movie called Lincoln due out in November looks promising .

1. Andersonville
2. Warhorse
3. Band of brothers

Others......
Cross of Iron
Letters from ij
Gettysburg
Stalingrad
BLAZING SADDLES

1.Band of brothers
2.Black Hawk Down
3.Lost Battalion

For meL

1. Band of Brothers
2. Shenadoah
3. The Patriot

1 The Iron Cross
2 Saving Pvt Ryan
3 Zulu

But how could I not note:

Red Cliff

My all time favorite is Bridge at Remagen. For me, a good soundtrack is a must. I love the soundtrack so much I have it on my iPhone. And I mean the entire soundtrack. I also think George Segal made a good Lt. I'm also a fan of Ben Gazzara.


2. Zulu.

3. Kelly's Heroes. Yes, I know it's unrealistic but it's great fun.

1. Waterloo



2. Zulu



3. A Bridge Too Far

The war movies, Battle of Britain and A Bridge Too Far are epics that I don't think will ever be created again. So much real equipment, so authentic looking, even without the special effects. I would include Waterloo in this list as well. There was something about the moves from that 70s style which is just so much more epic and compelling feeling than CGI fests that come out today.

1. Zulu

2. A Bridge Too Far

3. We Were Soldiers ... I like this one because it focuses on a geographic area in Vietnam that really never gets looked at. Everyone has this image of Vietnam which really is only accurate for the Mekong Delta, We Were Soldiers looked at a new area like had never been done. Also I give great credit to this movie for looking at the attitude for the war early on when the majority of the army involved as highly motivated and "professional". I think everyone has this image of a discontented army but no one really looks at what it was like for the first groups of soldiers.

I think a really compelling series would be a Band of Brothers style look at Vietnam from a unit that went into the war in 65 and maybe followed a few people through 2 tours, from say 65-66 and then 66-67 or 68-69. Just a few years made a HUGE difference in Vietnam. And even units were dramatically different from one another. Some units were highly motivated, others were more like platoon.

ORIGINAL: SeaMonkey

"Laugh In"

Laugh In

"Laugh Out Loud".

So many to choose from!!

1. Battle of Britain.

2. Zulu.

3. Das Boot.

Some good ones mentioned above. Has anyone mentioned "Glory"? I found many of the scenes in that movie to be very well done and terrifying.

[*]Band of Brothers
[*]Saving Private Ryan
[*]Glory

So far:
1. Westfront 1918
2. We Were the Soldiers
3. Brotherhood of War

I just watched a good war movie.
 
Memorial Day
 
Storyline
Memorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself striking a deal with his grandson: Kyle can pick any three souvenirs, and Bud will tell him the stories behind each one. Memorial Day not only takes us on a journey into Bud's complicated wartime past, but also into Kyle's wartime future. As the two men share parallel experiences in combat, they come to realize how that magical day on the porch shaped both of their lives.

My favorite movies (series):
1. Black Hawk Down
2. Das Boot
3. Generation Kill

Stalag 17

The Longest Day - I really liked the German parts that had subtitles. The absolute confusion, anger, disgust that the German generals had when they realized what was happening. I have no clue how accurate it was, but I just liked it.

Yeah, Kelly's Heroes. I have to throw a comedy in there.

ORIGINAL: flanyboy

3. We Were Soldiers ... I like this one because it focuses on a geographic area in Vietnam that really never gets looked at. Everyone has this image of Vietnam which really is only accurate for the Mekong Delta, We Were Soldiers looked at a new area like had never been done. Also I give great credit to this movie for looking at the attitude for the war early on when the majority of the army involved as highly motivated and "professional". I think everyone has this image of a discontented army but no one really looks at what it was like for the first groups of soldiers.

I think a really compelling series would be a Band of Brothers style look at Vietnam from a unit that went into the war in 65 and maybe followed a few people through 2 tours, from say 65-66 and then 66-67 or 68-69. Just a few years made a HUGE difference in Vietnam. And even units were dramatically different from one another. Some units were highly motivated, others were more like platoon.

We Were Soldiers nailed it for the early Viet Nam period. I am/was fortunate to know guys who were there before we got 'involved' and the movie matches everything they ever told me about the pre-68 period.

There was a TV show in the late '80s called "Tour of Duty" that did cover the war a bit deeper by following a group of soldiers through their tour. The show only covered the lives of a few of the soldiers, but it was still a great show considering the time it was aired. Before America rediscovered its military peeps and started plastering Made in China "I support the troops" ribbons all over their cars.