FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite war film?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I'm erm asking for a friend....

I couldn't make my mind up! Choices ran from Hamburger hill, who dares wins and They who dare, through to Wheels of terror

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great escape

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I enjoyed saving private Ryan

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By *emplarWarriorMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

A Bridge To Far

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

What I wish they would do is remake the dambusters with modern cgi.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Stalingrad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Casablanca

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By *r imp miss minxCouple
over a year ago

Colchester

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gettysburg. Best war movie ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep,can't go wrong with the great escape,though recently watched hacksaw ridge and it was excellent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Full metal jacket

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By *r imp miss minxCouple
over a year ago

Colchester

Kelly's Heroes.

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By *r imp miss minxCouple
over a year ago

Colchester

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

I quite like Murphy's War with Peter O'Toole. A little different.

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Saving Private Ryan and the new Dunkirk is looking good too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zulu

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blackhawk down.

Makes me cry every time and get angry.

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By *ister-mischiefMan
over a year ago

Trafford

saving private ryan, just for the effects the beach scene is surreal

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By *iss.RedWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

War horse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Dirty Dozen

The Eagle Has Landed

Where Eagles Dare

Saving Private Ryan

Enemy at the Gates

Der Untergang

Battle of the Bulge

Memphis Belle

To name a few ....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"saving private ryan, just for the effects the beach scene is surreal"

It's the most realistic representation of battle shock that I've seen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apocalypse Now

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Platoon

Black Hawk Down

Full Metal Jacket

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

all quite on the western front

shows the stupidity of it all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Black Hawk Down

Hacksaw Ridge

Also Generation Kill, I know it's a series but it deserves an honourable mention

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I think I'll add 'Downfall' and also, purely for its cinematography, 'ice cold in alex'.

Lawrence

Of Arabia too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Apocalypse Now"

About fucking time

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

A bridge too far

Das boat

Von ryan's express

Zulu

Enemy at the gates

Shaving ryan's privates

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Little Bigman is good too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A bridge too far

Das boat

Von ryan's express

Zulu

Enemy at the gates

Shaving ryan's privates"

One of these is not like the others...

+1 for Enemy at the Gates

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

"A bridge too far

Das boat

Von ryan's express

Zulu

Enemy at the gates

Shaving ryan's privates

One of these is not like the others...

+1 for Enemy at the Gates"

Yea sorry lol, bloody p_edictive mind

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By *edMan
over a year ago

cambridgeshire

Love Battle of Britain boss I love Spitfires and hurricanes..

Tearjerker would be We were soldiers

And atmosphere, Das Boot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm going to say The Eagle Has Landed and hope I don't get laughed at...

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By *radleywigginsMan
over a year ago

northwest

Thin Red Line.

Das Boot.

Dr Strangelove?

Sometimes a war film where there's very little war makes you appreciate the futility even more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh man, there's so many. Here are my favourites in no particular order and not because they glamourise war or anything like that:

Cross of Iron - stunning and harrowing

Full Metal Jacket - an awesome mix of humour and horror

Zulu - stunning, tear jerking in places

Black Hawk Down - a blunt representation of the horrors of war and the arrogance of the Americans

Heartbreak Ridge - more for the catch phrases

Saving Private Ryan - if for no other reason than the horrors of war portrayed in the the opening scenes

Fury - terrifying and inc_edibly power; made for uncomfortable viewing at times

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By *orny IrishMan
over a year ago

Rural Wiltshire

My two would be Heartbreak ridge, the term clusterfuck.

And We Were Soldiers.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

The Devils' Brigade, simply for the moment the Canadians arrive.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Seige of jadotville is worth a mention

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

And a breed of heroes mainly because it's believable

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For me, this one is based on a true Story:

"Lone Survivor".

That bloke (Real actual person portrayed) was hard as nails and had bollocks of steel.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Despite it's historical inaccuracy it's got to be Zulu!

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"I'm going to say The Eagle Has Landed and hope I don't get laughed at..."

Why would you get laughed at? Great film!! Book's good too.

Can't beat a good war film - and loads of good ones mentioned already. To name another few that've not been mentioned:

Glory

In Which We Serve

The Cruel Sea

The Colditz Story

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

"I'm going to say The Eagle Has Landed and hope I don't get laughed at...

Why would you get laughed at? Great film!! Book's good too.

Can't beat a good war film - and loads of good ones mentioned already. To name another few that've not been mentioned:

Glory

In Which We Serve

The Cruel Sea

The Colditz Story

Oh yeah, Glory, awesome film!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Where eagles dare and Kelly's Heros

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Platoon

Black Hawk Down

Full Metal Jacket"

Yes , Yes and Yes my kind of gal !

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"Full metal jacket

Yep that's the one

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By *owdyboy 890Man
over a year ago

Country West

Saving Private Ryan xx

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By *jones009Man
over a year ago

Telford

We were soldiers, but the book is better.

Tigerland in another good one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apocalypse now

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Another few that I don't think have been mentioned:

633 Squadron

Schindlers List

Master & Commander

Platoon

The Longest Day

Also, not a film but rates as one of the best war related dramas ever made - Band Of Brothers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

full metal jacket

born on the fourth of July

Hacksaw Ridge

Schindler's List

Lone Survivor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sink the Bismarck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hacksaw Ridge, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan

Oh, and Tropic Thunder

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hacksaw Ridge, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan

Oh, and Tropic Thunder

Ohh, I forgot Deer Hunter too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All Quiet On The Western Front.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Age of heroes (Sean bean N Danny dyer)

Charge of the light brigade

Inglorious basterds

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

OK not strictly a war film as the OP meant it but throwing it out there anyway:

Starship Troopers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apocalypse now

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By *ates1eMan
over a year ago

clapham

Memphis belle

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By *ryst In IsoldeWoman
over a year ago

your imagination

Black Hawk Down

Jarhead

Kingdom of Heaven

Das Boot

Master & Commander

Dances with Wolves

Michael Collins

Braveheart

Saving Private Ryan

(the Normandy landing scenes were filmed on a beach quite close to me and I got to watch

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield

Waterloo and Cross of Iron.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'71 a little known war film set during the"troubles" 98% on rotten tomatoes so worth a view for the skins generation to understand our enemy before 9 11.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"'71 a little known war film set during the"troubles" 98% on rotten tomatoes so worth a view for the skins generation to understand our enemy before 9 11."

I quite enjoyed that film. The days of the MRF were legendary, mainly for the wrong reasons. I did list 'a breed of heroes' about the guards doing a tour across the water. I also think 'contact' is on YouTube in its full version showing the paras doing a bandit country tour rather well.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"OK not strictly a war film as the OP meant it but throwing it out there anyway:

Starship Troopers"

It was a film about war, technically aliens is a Vietnam movie in space

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"'71 a little known war film set during the"troubles" 98% on rotten tomatoes so worth a view for the skins generation to understand our enemy before 9 11."

Horrible scene in the pub

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Watching full metal jacket right now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK not strictly a war film as the OP meant it but throwing it out there anyway:

Starship Troopers

It was a film about war, technically aliens is a Vietnam movie in space

It was based on a book by a guy who hated the Chinese

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kelly's Heroes !! Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas(Kojak) Donald Sutherland

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Watching full metal jacket right now"

Eskimo pussy is mighty cold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kelly's Heroes !! Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas(Kojak) Donald Sutherland

Kojack being a rapist

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Kelly's Heroes !! Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas(Kojak) Donald Sutherland

Kojack being a rapist "

Nope that was The Dirty Dozen..

...Kelly's Heroes he's the Sergeant that holds the platoon together

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley

"Blackhawk down.

Makes me cry every time "

I find that with "Courage Under Fire".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bridge to far. Top movie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kelly's Heroes !! Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas(Kojak) Donald Sutherland

Kojack being a rapist

Nope that was The Dirty Dozen..

...Kelly's Heroes he's the Sergeant that holds the platoon together"

Correct

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

An ungentlemanly act.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kelly's Heroes !! Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas(Kojak) Donald Sutherland

Kojack being a rapist "

That's The Dirty Dozen you're thinking of, where Kojak is a rapist.

And Robert Heinlein, who wrote Starship Troopers, didn't necessarily hate the Chinese, he hated communists.

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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago

East Lancashire

Cross of iron

Attack

Gettysburg

Pearl Harbour

Just kidding on that last one.

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley

"What I wish they would do is remake the dambusters with modern cgi. "

Think it's currently stuck in Development Hell. It's often discussed and all most people can do is get their knickers in a twist over whether or not the dog should be renamed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Showing the age of this that 99% of the war movies mentioned happened 40 years ago!! But one for the contemporary folk "the hurt locker".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saving private Ryan

The bridge of spies

Unbroken

Hacksaw Ridge

American Sniper

Inglorious Basterds

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By *OMBSTACKCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Showing the age of this that 99% of the war movies mentioned happened 40 years ago!! But one for the contemporary folk "the hurt locker"."

The only thing this achieved was the mental side. Technical side a load of rubbish.

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By *ero666Man
over a year ago

fife

The big _ed one

Full metal jacket

Kelly's heroes

The Wild geese

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Deerhunter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

das boot

the deerhunter and while not really a war film akira kurosawas ran

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

The mensive bell

Battal of Britain.

Thar is also a new film coming out soon in the cinema that looks good to.

I forget the name buts its about D day and all the small ships that go to rescue the troops.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saving private ryan. The Pacific and brothers in arms, although not films - brilliant series

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Do I have to name one for each war that has ever happened?

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By * e coupleCouple
over a year ago

northeast

The one that got away .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Uncommon Valor or Where Eagles Dare (just for those "Broadsword calling Danny Boy" moments when dealing with salespeople on the phone...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got several favourite war films but I think the best one is platoon, stones directing is perfect, the acting spot on the script intriguing and sharp and the cinemaphotography stunning

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The mensive bell

Battal of Britain.

Thar is also a new film coming out soon in the cinema that looks good to.

I forget the name buts its about D day and all the small ships that go to rescue the troops."
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That wasn't d day that was the rescue from Dunkirk after the battle for France had failed at the beginning of the war, d day was the Normandy invasion at the end in June 44

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

Where eagles dare.

Lost count how many times I seen it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We were soldiers

American sniper

Hell in the pacific

For laugh value operation petty coat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A bridge to far, I love that film.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got to be...

Hot Shots Part Deux..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Band of Brothers...if that counts

Especially the docu disk at end of boxset when they interview surviving members of Easy Company

Had something in my eye at that point...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Got to be...

Hot Shots Part Deux..

You've dicked with the wrong dictator!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Got to be...

Hot Shots Part Deux..

You've dicked with the wrong dictator!"

Lost count of the times I've seen it but it still gets me everytime...

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By *annGentMan
over a year ago

With a cracking view

The Cruel Sea

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By *edMan
over a year ago

cambridgeshire

"What I wish they would do is remake the dambusters with modern cgi. "

There's a rumour the Americans want to do one. Might assume the Lancaster's will become B17's and all the lower ranks will argue with the upper ranks and the bouncing bomb will have been invented by an American clerk from Illinois..

Apart from that you can tell its not British as there will be no sarcasm... Not even when they tell you not to try this at home

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

'Paths Of Glory' is one I don't think has been mentioned.

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

"The mensive bell

Battal of Britain.

Thar is also a new film coming out soon in the cinema that looks good to.

I forget the name buts its about D day and all the small ships that go to rescue the troops..

That wasn't d day that was the rescue from Dunkirk after the battle for France had failed at the beginning of the war, d day was the Normandy invasion at the end in June 44"

Woops my murstake.

Yes the new film is about dunkirk.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

"I've got several favourite war films but I think the best one is platoon, stones directing is perfect, the acting spot on the script intriguing and sharp and the cinemaphotography stunning"

Dance motherfucker dance

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"'Paths Of Glory' is one I don't think has been mentioned.

That's one film I've only seen bits of here and there, really must get round to watching it properly.

Oh to add another...Carve Her Name With Pride

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"What I wish they would do is remake the dambusters with modern cgi.

Apart from that you can tell its not British as there will be no sarcasm... Not even when they tell you not to try this at home

And they will of changed the dogs name!

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

American sniper breaks me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Platoon

Good Morning Vietnam

Full Metal Jacket

Really looking forward to seeing Dunkirk out soon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not quite war but I'm giving Top Gun some props!

"You've lost that looooving feeling ...."

Mav n Goose

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Got to be...

Hot Shots Part Deux..

You've dicked with the wrong dictator!

Lost count of the times I've seen it but it still gets me everytime...

'Now I will kill you until you die from it!!!'

Haven't seen it in years. Have watched it loads of times. Piss myself laughing everytime

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By *infullyNaughtyMan
over a year ago

Staines

The thin _ed line - has an amazing monologue, interesting characters, really shows the human side of soldiers. Absolutely beautiful film. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in a war film. The dialogue/monologue is interesting and really gets you thinking. Watch this if you want a war film that really gets you thinking about war. I have too much to say about this film and don't wanna write an essay on here

We were soldiers - shows the horrors of the Vietnam war to a great scale.

Saving private Ryan - the characters, and the brutality of the omaha beach scene.

Beasts of no nation - a unique film portraying the use of child soldiers in Africa.

And a few others that would take a while to mention.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glory.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Empire Strikes Back

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By *infullyNaughtyMan
over a year ago

Staines

Also, this isn't really a film but, band of brothers deserves a mention. It's a 10 episode mini series based on the western front of ww2.

Band of brothers is the best world war 2 portrayal of the Western front I've ever seen. Follows the true story of easy company and really shows the brotherhood of soldiers. Watched it so many times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And Das Boot the long version.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Some more underground ones

The battle for Algeria

84 Charlie mopic (Blair witch project of Vietnam films)

Saviour (American take on former Yugoslavian war)

Pretty village pretty flame (Serb war film)

The beast (Russians in Afghan)

Lebanon (Israeli war film seen a few and its shocking how honest they are. Brutally honest)

City of life and death (Japanese atrocity against a whole city)

The wind that shakes the barley (coz no one does a civil war quite like the Irish)

Salvadore

The killing fields

No ones mentioned three kings yet!

Master and commander

The _ed and the white

Come and see

Tumbledown (if only to highlight sky lining is dangerous)

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Silent death aka albino ; Rhodesian war film/crime drama/revenge western forgotten classic as it's none PC.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Full Metal Jacket for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Star Wars

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

"Some more underground ones

The battle for Algeria

84 Charlie mopic (Blair witch project of Vietnam films)

Saviour (American take on former Yugoslavian war)

Pretty village pretty flame (Serb war film)

The beast (Russians in Afghan)

Lebanon (Israeli war film seen a few and its shocking how honest they are. Brutally honest)

City of life and death (Japanese atrocity against a whole city)

The wind that shakes the barley (coz no one does a civil war quite like the Irish)

Salvadore

The killing fields

No ones mentioned three kings yet!

Master and commander

The _ed and the white

Come and see

Tumbledown (if only to highlight sky lining is dangerous)

for 'Battle Of Algiers'. I'd forgotten about that one, cracking Ennio Morricone score too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A Bridge too Far. just wow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What I wish they would do is remake the dambusters with modern cgi.

Apart from that you can tell its not British as there will be no sarcasm... Not even when they tell you not to try this at home

And they will of changed the dogs name! "
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I hope not, its one of the annoying things about pc culture, the dog's name has nothing to do with black People and everything to do with the Latin for black

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

"Star Wars"

Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

COME AND SEE is by far the most realistic and horrifying war film iv ever seen,russian film from 1985 tell the story of a boy and a girl trying to escape the atrocities by the german army on the people of Byelorussia in ww2

https://youtu.be/fqKDg5pPzsg

Check this out

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By *ubSirVient-DefinitionCouple
over a year ago

dukinfield

Good morning Vietnam

Amazing film

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

"Gettysburg. Best war movie ever.

One of my favourites, that realistic that one critisism was those playing confederates were a little too fed.

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By *inaryGuyMan
over a year ago

Near the River

"COME AND SEE is by far the most realistic and horrifying war film iv ever seen,russian film from 1985 tell the story of a boy and a girl trying to escape the atrocities by the german army on the people of Byelorussia in ww2

https://youtu.be/fqKDg5pPzsg

Check this out"

All Quiet on the Western Front - Original 1920s version

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

"Zulu"

Now you're talking......my ultimate favorite

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

For sexual reasons, Blue Max, seeing Ursula Andress in the tin bath as a 6 year old certainly had a profound effect on me, for some reason ever since have always been partial to blondes......

Another one which has been on tv a couple of times is a Dutch film about double crossing in the dutch resistance during WWII is "The _ed book" or _ed diary,.....very good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cross of Iron

Really gritty, action-packed WW2 masterpiece

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Adding another one I'd forgotten to the list: Operation Daybreak - great film about the mission to assassinate Heydrich in Prague

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"For sexual reasons, Blue Max, seeing Ursula Andress in the tin bath as a 6 year old certainly had a profound effect on me, for some reason ever since have always been partial to blondes......

Another one which has been on tv a couple of times is a Dutch film about double crossing in the dutch resistance during WWII is "The _ed book" or _ed diary,.....very good."

Dont you mean "black book"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"For sexual reasons, Blue Max, seeing Ursula Andress in the tin bath as a 6 year old certainly had a profound effect on me, for some reason ever since have always been partial to blondes......

Another one which has been on tv a couple of times is a Dutch film about double crossing in the dutch resistance during WWII is "The _ed book" or _ed diary,.....very good.

Dont you mean "black book""

Starring Carice van Houten(game of thrones)

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

Sir I stand corrected,

"The Black Book"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sir I stand corrected,

"The Black Book""

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does Carve her name with pride count?

If so, then I'm throwing that in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Does Carve her name with pride count?

If so, then I'm throwing that in "

Of course it does,she gets shot at the end

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By *in bang boshMan
over a year ago

Merseyside

We were soldiers top film well worth a watch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saving private Ryan.

Casualties of war

Platoon

Full metal jacket

And I think my favourite is We were soldiers.

My favourite film with a soldier in is Toy Story though. "Sarge" Voiced by R Lee Ermey of Full metal jacket fame.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

13 hours

Because even contractors can be heroes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

633 Squadron (yes, showing my age) And if you haven't seen it you have to see Hacksaw Ridge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kelly's Heroes. I win.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

City of life and death is a brutal film

https://youtu.be/hGWOMDmMszk

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The dark of the sun

Set in the Congo in the 60's an unappreciated classic. Might be banned come to think about it.

Carrying on the mercenary theme;

Dogs of war (Christopher walked plays a merc who gets morals)

Komando leopard, the commander and code name wild geese. (Lewis Collins euro movies, harsher than you expect)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We were soldiers top film well worth a watch

Must have posted at the same time. Great taste man.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Catch 21

Saving private Ryan as have had some of the amputees help out in training and to see the difference when a new guy moves a body and a leg doesn't move with them and blood spurts everywhere makes training feel real !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The longest day

Saving private Ryan

We were soldiers

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By *laytimenowMan
over a year ago

Essex

Hamburger Hill is for me still the best Vietnam war film .

71 is a great film

Best war film line ever written

" i was in the army myself , medic, 20 years ,

Posh C*nts telling thick C*nts to kill poor C*unts , thats the army for you " .

Quality .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Korean war film

71 into the fire

True story

https://youtu.be/qa1G3FAaMM8

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do Star Wars films count?

Technically they're war films, though I assume that what the OP means are films set in Wartime on our own planet.

In which case, I don't have a favourite because I don't really like any of them much.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hacksaw ridge is good

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By *tarlord6969Man
over a year ago

stockport

I'm surprised to see "thin _ed line" in this list! I thought it was awful

loads of other great films mentioned though, but I'd personally like to add "letters from Iwo Jima" and one I've only just watched called "unbroken" to this mahoosive collection of top films.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Do Star Wars films count?

Technically they're war films, though I assume that what the OP means are films set in Wartime on our own planet.

In which case, I don't have a favourite because I don't really like any of them much."

Nah I did mention aliens as nam in space.

I guess ip man qualifies as the first is set during the Japanese invasion of China. That think with the army of Japan's budo guys wanting to fight king fu experts really did happen, they also tested sword and fist on prisoners on a daily basis.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm erm asking for a friend....

I couldn't make my mind up! Choices ran from Hamburger hill, who dares wins and They who dare, through to Wheels of terror "

Platoon

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By *nneedofagoodMan
over a year ago

Wellingborough

Kelly heros, battle of briton and where eagle dare was always my favourites

Although All of the above are awsome

And if i may

U571was fairly good

But i might be wrong only one person has mentioned

We were soldiers

That went straight to the top of the list for me

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Actually mention of U571 (which to be honest totally undermined the historical accuracy of capturing the Enigma code) has reminded me of another...Enigma..sure not an action war film but a great film set in wartime all the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kelly heros, battle of briton and where eagle dare was always my favourites

Although All of the above are awsome

And if i may

U571was fairly good

But i might be wrong only one person has mentioned

We were soldiers

That went straight to the top of the list for me

I mentioned it in my first post as my favourite and so did the post either above or below me. It's brilliant. It's a shame that MOST modern ww2 films are shown from an American perspective.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I'm erm asking for a friend....

I couldn't make my mind up! Choices ran from Hamburger hill, who dares wins and They who dare, through to Wheels of terror

Platoon"

Prefer_ed casualties of war

And

Hamburger hill to platoon.

Love this scene

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I9U1XPyg-gM

This scene sums it all up for me

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

Not the most popular of war films, but our favourite is the original b&w version of, All Quiet On The Western Front

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably the oldest film mentioned on here. Not very graphic certainly no bad language (we are British after all thank you) it's even in black & white filmed way back in 1956, but what a superb film. It's called 'Reach for the sky' starring Kenneth More. It's about a spitfire ace called Douglas Bader. A guy so fantastically British he lost both his legs in a plane crash yet still managed to fly in combat. Was shot down, escaped twice, gerry took his legs the buggers!!

Lost count how many times I watched it as a nipper in the 70's and still think it's the best now.

My own child about 4 years ago at 7 sat and watched it from beginning to end and never moved once.

I defy anyone to watch it and not like it. Well if you don't like it you are clearly a treacherous dog and deserve the gibit!!!

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"OK not strictly a war film as the OP meant it but throwing it out there anyway:

Starship Troopers

It was a film about war, technically aliens is a Vietnam movie in space

if starship troopers is being aloud then i am then i am having " the Empire strikes back!!!"......

not many war films where the bad guys win!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Forgot to mention Enemy at the Gates.

Cried when the boy died

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Full Metal Jacket

Oh and loved Hacksaw Ridge

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has to be BRAVEHEART !!

But if we are talking world war films

Saving private Ryan

and a more recent on SNIPER

Ah shit I could watch a Battle in Los Angeles over again and of course the PLANET OF THE APES

Shit I'm undecided now !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Full Metal Jacket

Oh and loved Hacksaw Ridge

My dad got me hacksaw ridge on blue ray for my birthday. Haven't got round to watching it yet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

apocolypse now directors cut

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Cockle shell heroes

Can't believe it's not had a shout yet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Deerhunter x

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By *htcMan
over a year ago

Hard decision. But looking forward to Dunkirk.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Cockle shell heroes

Can't believe it's not had a shout yet. "

Good shout, actually thought of it yesterday but couldn't remember what it was called.

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