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Army Times' Top 10 military films

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by ifilus, Jul 7, 2007.

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  1. joe king

    joe king Active Member

    The Big Red One
    M*A*S*H
    The Longest Day
    The Great Escape
    In no particular order. Just ones I like, off the top of my head
     
    joe king, Jul 8, 2007
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  2. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Gee, I wonder why Paths Of Glory didn't make that list?

    Paths Of Glory -- which is, in turn, the most underrated war movie of all-time, far and away the most underrated Kubrick movie of all-time and one of the most underappreciated movies of all-time (at least when it comes to those Best Of lists) -- deserves a lot better.

    Kirk Douglas' Col. Dax from that movie could be my favorite movie character of all-time.
     
    Bubbler, Jul 8, 2007
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  3. tyler durden 71351

    tyler durden 71351 Active Member

    I dunno if "Full Metal Jacket" is an anti-war movie. I just always thought it was a warts-and-all look at Marines during the Tet offensive.
     
    tyler durden 71351, Jul 8, 2007
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  4. Lone_Star_Speed

    Lone_Star_Speed Guest

    Looks like they stuck to films dealing with U.S. military. Otherwise Overlord should be in the top ten.
     
    Lone_Star_Speed, Jul 8, 2007
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  5. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Hey, look who's leet! ^^^^^
     
    Football_Bat, Jul 8, 2007
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  6. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    LEEEEET!!!!!!!!
     
    three_bags_full, Jul 8, 2007
    #54
  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Top Gun was the best recruitment video the navy ever could have had... For an Army Times poll, I'm surprised it's not No. 1...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jul 8, 2007
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  8. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    A second mention for Tora! Tora! Tora! No, it wasn't flattering toward the US Military, but then, the attack on Pearl Harbor wasn't, either.
     
    novelist_wannabe, Jul 8, 2007
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  9. PhilaYank36

    PhilaYank36 Guest

    I can't argue with the top two, but how is Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan & Platoon not included and Top Gunt is? BTW, even though it stars America's favorite Australian anti-Semite, I think that Mel Gibson's We Were Soldiers was pretty damn good. The botched napalm attack scene was one of the most gruesome, gut-wrenching scenes I've ever watched.
     
    PhilaYank36, Jul 8, 2007
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  10. Dignan

    Dignan Guest

    Operation Petticoat.
     
    Dignan, Jul 8, 2007
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  11. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Top Gun was as pro-American, anti-Soviet in the middle of the Cold War... It was a two-hour recruiting video that essentially made being in the military seem like the coolest thing in the world...

    Why anyone would be surprised to see it on this list is beyond me...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jul 8, 2007
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  12. PhilaYank36

    PhilaYank36 Guest

    I haven't seen all the movies mentioned, but here's my top 10:

    1a. Full Metal Jacket (tie)
    1b. Patton (tie)
    3. Saving Private Ryan
    4. The Hunt for Red October
    5. Apocalypse Now
    6. We Were Soldiers
    7. The Great Escape
    8. Platoon
    9. The Dirty Dozen
    10. All Quiet on the Western Front
     
    PhilaYank36, Jul 8, 2007
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