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The one that means the most to me is "We Were Soldiers", because it's about the 1st of the 7th Cav, "Gary Owens", my brothers outfit that he was in in Viet Nam. His platoon was the one that got trapped and surrounded over night and was rescued the next day. He was wounded in the foot that night but made it home later Ok.
Others on my list are Tora, Tora, Tora, Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan, Letters From Iwo, Flags of Our Fathers, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, Pork Chop Hill, The Longest Day, Twelve O'clock High, The Dear Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, and the list goes on and on. Dan
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For me it is the following on no particular order
Battle of Britian
Sink the Bismark
Tuskegee Airman
Battle of the River Plate
The Devils Brigade
Kelly's Heros
The Longest Day
Midway
633 Squadron
Gallipoli
All quiet on the Western Front.
PT 109
Tora Tora Tora
The Cruel Sea
In which we serve.
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OMG! I forgot about Enemy at the Gates. I love that movie. atched 3 times so far. LOL! I'v eseen both Red Tails and Tuskegee Airmen. Both are good.
So many good movies mentioned above, but here is my list. Enemy at the Gates, in part, because I had the privilege to watch it with a sniper who was in Bagdad before Gulf 1 started, Red Tails (I know, so-so story, but the flying scenes were great and the story of the Tuskeegee Airmen has inspired me ever since I got to meet one at a local library) and Flight of the Intruder.
I just watched Windtalkers (Nicolas Cage) for the 1st time. Not bad at all. At least good for effects and sound.
Bill.
On the bench: Lindberg 1/32 scale 1934 Ford Coupe and a few rescue projects.
In queue: Tamiya 1/35 Quad Tractor or a scratch build project.
Band of Brothers is by far my all-time favorite. I've watched it at least 4 times already. LOL!
I've also watched Ken Burns' The War. Although it's not technically a movie but a documentary. Worth watching though.
I also watched The Pacific but I couldn't connect with any of the characters as in BoB.
Saving Private Ryan is another good one and so was Pearl Harbor starring Ben Affleck. Love the special effects of Pearl Harbor being bombed.
War of the Roses .... of course.
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I have 3 favs that are classics:
The Bridges at Toko-Ri with Bill Holden (was filmed on the Oriskany. I worked with a gentleman that was serving aboard the Oriskany while they filmed the movie and he met all the actors)
The Enemy Below with Robert Mitchum
The Hunters with Robert Mitchum.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
tigermanSerious? How cool to be in the same film as Clint the Man.
Serious...I was a Gunny with VMGR-352 at the time when Eastwood and crew came out to the squadron one Saturday morning to film the final scene. The squadron members and our wifes, girlfriends (but not together) were ask to come in as extras. Took all day to shoot it, but it was fun and even got a check from Warner Bros.
On the bench: So many hanger queens.
My favs-Saving Private Ryan,The Deer Hunter,The Midnight Clear.
Archangel Shooter So many to choose from. BOB and Tora Tora are ones I enjoy watching over and over but others include Cross of Iron, Das Boot, Downfall, Dresden , Where Eagles Dare. And because I'm in a brief scene at the ending, Heartbreak Ridge.
So many to choose from.
BOB and Tora Tora are ones I enjoy watching over and over but others include Cross of Iron, Das Boot, Downfall, Dresden , Where Eagles Dare. And because I'm in a brief scene at the ending, Heartbreak Ridge.
Serious? How cool to be in the same film as Clint the Man.
Eric
It's not my favorite,but sitting at work tonight I caught "We were Soldiers" very entertaining.
Just a few of mine
Lawrence of Arabia
Saving Private Ryan Saw it when it came out when the theater had the sound turned way up. So the landing scene felt like you were really there. Plus I was 10 or 11 when I saw it so it was pretty intense.
Letters from Iwo Jima
Downfall
Zulu
And too many more to list!
In no particular order:
Saving Private Ryan (speechless after the initial landing)
Shenandoah (Civil War yarn with James Stewart. Great family movie)
Downfall (Amazing performance by Bruno Ganz as Hitler)
Dirty Dozen (Fun movie)
Battle of Britain (Spitfires and more Spitfires and a great musical score)
Tora Tora Tora (the movie that started my interest in military history and model building)
The Fighting Seebees (John Wayne and gorgeous Susan Hayward)
Kelly's Heroes (Don Rickles and Clint the Man. One of the most entertaining war movies I've seen)
Flying Tigers (The Duke and the awesome P-40's)
The Bridge at Remagen (Great opening score and performances along with lots of action)
Fighting Sullivans (Ending gets me every time)
You know guys, (and gals) I have to agree with Reasoned possibly for the same "reason". Saving Private Ryan shows some of what I would think the reality of war is. I have favorite "story book movies", but the bullets hitting the beach obstacles, the wounds, and the gore make this a more realistic depiction. I am not a combat vet so I will never know the horror, but my Dad (rest his soul) was a 1st Cav vet who hit the front lines just as the Chinese entered the Korean war and fought a retreat back into South Korea.
Other than that and on a little less serious note, although they are not movies, McCale's Navy (the series) and Hogan's Heroes rate high with me! BTW, was Dr. Strange Love a "war movie?"
Lon-ski
Just got another batch of movies in to watch too. Two classics, Patton and Downfall. Also got a third which I never knew existed, but caught my attention. It is another non-typical war movie in that this is more of a movie mocking Hitler. It is Charlie Chaplains "The Great Dictator." I discovered it's existence after stumbling on a video of what I think is perhaps one of the greatest movie monologue-speeches ever:
You guys missed a couple of great ones, Where eagles dare, was mentioned once and Von Ryan's express. I watch these 2 all the time at my bench while making models.
On the Bench: 1/72 Ki-67, 1/48 T-38
1/144 AC-130, 1/72 AV-8A Harrier
Enemy at the gates, blackhawk down.
On the Bench: Nothing atm
My Way (Korean movie)
On the bench: Battle of Issus 1:72
I kinda like Strategic Air Command with 'Ol Jimmy Stewart. I think all my favorites have been mentioned.
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New Hampshire Got to watch A Bridge Too Far this weekend for the first time. The scene where the air armada flies over the English village and everyone comes out of the church to watch hundreds of C-47's fly over in formation.....that was AWESOME!
Got to watch A Bridge Too Far this weekend for the first time. The scene where the air armada flies over the English village and everyone comes out of the church to watch hundreds of C-47's fly over in formation.....that was AWESOME!
Those are THE best airlift and drop scenes ever put on film... the real deal! I watch it every September.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
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band of brothers,platoon,fighting seebees
I'm going with Glory, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket. Glory is my favorite movie of all time!
Oh wait, how could I forget. . . . The Bridge on the River Kwai!!!
I gotta go with Star Wars (seriously). For earth based action I love Saving Private Ryan when I want to feel the bullets rippin by, and the Battle of Britain for some realism.
I'm getting a lot of good ideas here........
Mine that I can remember now are Kelly's Heroes, Saving Pvt Ryan, The Beast, and Air America. Another that I can't recall the name of but was a version of a Shakespeare play in "modern" England, had lots of tanks.....
Also in there: Battle of Britain, Battle of the Bulge (my dad took me to see it when I was 10 or so), Patton, The Enemy Below, Sahara (both of them), Memphis Belle, Enemy at the Gate, and a few more I'm sure.....
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Almost forgot. The big red one!
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, Where Eagles Dare. And because I'm in a brief scene at the ending, Heartbreak Ridge.