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Post subject: Saving Private Ryan, the greatest war film ever?
 Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 02:31 PM
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 03:04 PM
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I voted YES but…
If I were German I might vote for Das Boot,
and Russians would no doubt prefer Enemy at the Gate
(both great movies)
While I think "Saving Private Ryan" is incredible, most days I'd rather watch "Kelly's Heroes", as watching Saving Private Ryan leaves me feeling slightly Post Traumatic Stress disorderly... |
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 04:25 PM
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| I love the war films of the 60's, movies like The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare, Guns of Navarone etc. Also, I love the old British films like Angels One-Five. |
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 04:33 PM
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| Platoon got to me really bad. Lots of people don't even mention that one. |
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 04:35 PM
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| I don't really enjoy war movies, but the first twenty minutes of Saving Private Ryan were extraordinary! |
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 05:02 PM
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| Yes, Saving Private Ryan was GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 07:18 PM
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I can honestly say that I thought the list was pretty good on the whole... but I still thought "Glory" deserved to be higher than 68th in the rankings... its one of my all time favorite films overall, not just in the war movie genre.
But what do I know...?  |
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 09:39 PM
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| How the hell could it be??? John Wayne`s not in it. |
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 09:40 PM
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| Seamus wrote: | I can honestly say that I thought the list was pretty good on the whole... but I still thought "Glory" deserved to be higher than 68th in the rankings... its one of my all time favorite films overall, not just in the war movie genre.
But what do I know...? |
I liked that film too! On a similar theme, "Les Indigenes" was fascinating too, about the unknown contribution of North African fighters to the french war effort. |
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 09:59 PM
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| FORREST GUMP is that a war movie? If it is then I'm casting my personal vote for FORREST GUMP |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 03:46 AM
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| greenchick wrote: | | I don't really enjoy war movies, but the first twenty minutes of Saving Private Ryan were extraordinary! |
Yes! That was the big thing about it I think.
I still think All Quiet on the Western Front should be required reading at the high school level! 
I think Joe is right too, your favorite movie will probably be the one that best describes an aspect of the war from your country's angle.
I would put up movies like:
Battle of Britian
Tora Tora Tora
Saving Private Ryan (wow, too close to my son's name, just mispelled it!  )
Das Boot
...argh. And the other one about the famous turning point battle in the Pacific...my mind is going completely blank on this one! D-something.
As my fav. WWII ones.
Can't remember Platoon (though I hear it was very good). Forest Gump was cool! |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 03:49 AM
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| greenchick wrote: | | Seamus wrote: | I can honestly say that I thought the list was pretty good on the whole... but I still thought "Glory" deserved to be higher than 68th in the rankings... its one of my all time favorite films overall, not just in the war movie genre.
But what do I know...? |
I liked that film too! On a similar theme, "Les Indigenes" was fascinating too, about the unknown contribution of North African fighters to the french war effort. |
I've never seen "Les Indigenes". I'm going to have to put that on my 'to watch' list since you mentioned it.
About "Glory" though, it was rife with juicy scenes where the acting was absolutely superb.
Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Carey Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy, and Andre Braugher FTW!
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Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 04:08 AM
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The greatest american WWII movie ever made is PATTON with George C. Scott.  |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 06:56 AM
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| morgram wrote: | | The greatest american WWII movie ever made is PATTON with George C. Scott. |
You can send them to war where they might be killed, but you can't slap 'em. -Simpsons.  |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 02:17 PM
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Some of my favorite war movies:
The Last of the Mohicans
Glory
Pearl Harbor
Forrest Gump |
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