Re: Top 10 of the genre: War Movies
Posted: Tue December 16, 2014 8:50 pm
Forest Gump also has some war scenes.McParadigm wrote:Both Hot Shots movies.
Forest Gump also has some war scenes.McParadigm wrote:Both Hot Shots movies.
You're thinking of Rocky Balboa.BurtReynolds wrote:Wasn't it called John Rambo?
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I can't put them in numerical order, but here are my ten favorite:
The Sun
Bridge on the River Kwai
All Quiet on the Western Front
Apocalypse Now
Das Boot
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Midway
The Guns of Navarone
The Green Zone
Blackhawk Down (these last two movies are ok, but some personal connections for me)
Honorable mentions: Pretty much all WW II movies made in the 40's, 50's, and 60's, We Were Soldiers, Hamburger Hill, The Thin Red Line, Saving Private Ryan, Lone Survivor, The Hurt Locker, many more.
Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
Disagree. It would have been on my list if it did, though.durdencommatyler wrote:Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
I would like to hear arguments for and against its inclusion here.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Disagree. It would have been on my list if it did, though.durdencommatyler wrote:Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
It's a black comedy about the political intrigue leading up to war. But there's no actual war in it, really.cutuphalfdead wrote:I would like to hear arguments for and against its inclusion here.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Disagree. It would have been on my list if it did, though.durdencommatyler wrote:Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
There IS war in it. They drop a fucking bomb.LoathedVermin72 wrote:It's a black comedy about the political intrigue leading up to war. But there's no actual war in it, really.cutuphalfdead wrote:I would like to hear arguments for and against its inclusion here.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Disagree. It would have been on my list if it did, though.durdencommatyler wrote:Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
THERE'S NO FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOMcutuphalfdead wrote:I would like to hear arguments for and against its inclusion here.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Disagree. It would have been on my list if it did, though.durdencommatyler wrote:Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
isn't intrigue a part of war? Also, isn't a pretty substantial weapon of war used at the end?LoathedVermin72 wrote:It's a black comedy about the political intrigue leading up to war. But there's no actual war in it, really.cutuphalfdead wrote:I would like to hear arguments for and against its inclusion here.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Disagree. It would have been on my list if it did, though.durdencommatyler wrote:Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
That's literally the last scene of the movie.durdencommatyler wrote:There IS war in it. They drop a fucking bomb.LoathedVermin72 wrote:It's a black comedy about the political intrigue leading up to war. But there's no actual war in it, really.cutuphalfdead wrote:I would like to hear arguments for and against its inclusion here.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Disagree. It would have been on my list if it did, though.durdencommatyler wrote:Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
Yeah, but it takes place during the war. I think my issue with Strangelove is that it takes place before the war actually breaks out.cutuphalfdead wrote:I mean, there's also very little war in The Great Escape. You could argue that is a prison movie not a war movie.
That's correct.LoathedVermin72 wrote:That's literally the last scene of the movie.durdencommatyler wrote:There IS war in it. They drop a fucking bomb.LoathedVermin72 wrote:It's a black comedy about the political intrigue leading up to war. But there's no actual war in it, really.cutuphalfdead wrote:I would like to hear arguments for and against its inclusion here.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Disagree. It would have been on my list if it did, though.durdencommatyler wrote:Yes. Yes, it does.cutuphalfdead wrote:Does Dr. Strangelove count?
What are you talking about? The cold war was well underway at the start of Strangelove.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Yeah, but it takes place during the war. I think my issue with Strangelove is that it takes place before the war actually breaks out.cutuphalfdead wrote:I mean, there's also very little war in The Great Escape. You could argue that is a prison movie not a war movie.
Pffffffffftcutuphalfdead wrote:What are you talking about? The cold war was well underway at the start of Strangelove.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Yeah, but it takes place during the war. I think my issue with Strangelove is that it takes place before the war actually breaks out.cutuphalfdead wrote:I mean, there's also very little war in The Great Escape. You could argue that is a prison movie not a war movie.