The twenty best war movies, according to the Torygraph

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Eddie Teach

#345
August 10, 2009, 01:39:40 PM
Did From Here to Eternity have battle scenes?
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Admiral Yi

#346
August 10, 2009, 01:56:00 PM
I think they get Tora-ed at the very end.

Eddie Teach

#347
August 10, 2009, 02:09:54 PM
Ok, I'll put From Here to Eternity up against The Dam Busters.
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Admiral Yi

#348
August 10, 2009, 02:11:48 PM
From Here to Eternity dies for lack of interest.

j/k

Malthus

#349
August 10, 2009, 02:25:07 PM
In terms of *current* or *modern* war movies - I think The Hurt Locker would qualify; it is certainly the best war movie I've seen that actually takes place in the near-present.
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CountDeMoney

#350
August 10, 2009, 05:02:30 PM
Meh, is Lawrence of Arabia really a war flick?  Honestly?

No. It's not.

grumbler

#351
August 10, 2009, 08:37:37 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 10, 2009, 02:09:54 PM
Ok, I'll put From Here to Eternity up against The Dam Busters.
The Damn Busters.  FHtE sucked.
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CountDeMoney

#352
August 10, 2009, 08:40:15 PM
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the original Guns of Navarone.

katmai

#353
August 10, 2009, 10:52:58 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 10, 2009, 05:02:30 PM
Meh, is Lawrence of Arabia really a war flick?  Honestly?

No. It's not.

wtf? yes it is you silly crab cake eating mofo.
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Sophie Scholl

#354
August 10, 2009, 11:10:16 PM
Dambusters.
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Palisadoes

#355
August 10, 2009, 11:12:22 PM
Where Eagle's Dare.

Bridge Over the River Kwai.

There are loads better than their top-end! Saving Private Ryan should be in the top 3.

CountDeMoney

#356
August 10, 2009, 11:18:48 PM Last Edit: August 11, 2009, 05:38:07 AM by CountDeMoney
Quote from: katmai on August 10, 2009, 10:52:58 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 10, 2009, 05:02:30 PM
Meh, is Lawrence of Arabia really a war flick?  Honestly?

No. It's not.

wtf? yes it is you silly crab cake eating mofo.

Bullshit.  It's a character study biopic.  Kelly's Heroes, now there's a war flick.

katmai

#357
August 11, 2009, 02:09:10 AM
Silly fools will tell me Dirty Dozen isn't a war film either next :rolleyes:
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CountDeMoney

#358
August 11, 2009, 05:38:28 AM
Quote from: katmai on August 11, 2009, 02:09:10 AM
Silly fools will tell me Dirty Dozen isn't a war film either next :rolleyes:

It's an exploration on race relations.

Admiral Yi

#359
August 11, 2009, 06:55:05 AM
Quote from: Palisadoes on August 10, 2009, 11:12:22 PM
Where Eagle's Dare.

Bridge Over the River Kwai.

There are loads better than their top-end! Saving Private Ryan should be in the top 3.
[Mennonite]The original list is chronological.[/Mennonite]
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