I see some people saying its my number 5 or 7 but what are the films you like. What is number 1-4 or 1-6.
here are mine
1. Battle of Algiers
2. Shindler's List
3. Taegukgi
4. Idi I Smotri
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Band of Brothers
7. The Pianist
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. Platoon
10. Braveheart
11. Stalag 17
12. Flyboys
13. 300
thanks
I'll limit my list to war movies set in the 1900s- since I'd otherwise have a tough time paring it down and some brief thoughts on some of these flicks.
1. The Killing Fields
2. Taegukgi
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. Platoon
5. Schindler's List
6. Grave of the Fireflies
7. Hotel Rwanda
8. Life is Beautiful
9. We Were Soldiers
10.Flags of Our Fathers
Some movies I hate to leave out so I'll give a brief mention: A Very Long Engagement, Gallipoli, Harrison's Flowers, Apocalypse Now, Black Hawk Down, Saints and Soldiers. I still haven't seen Letters from Iwo Jima (and admittedly have yet to see a classic like Paths of Glory)
Least Favorite War Movies (in no particular order):
Windtalkers
Flyboys
Stalingrad
Cross of Iron
The Green Berets
Enemy at the Gates
Yet I still find all those movies I just listed watchable (except The Green Berets), if that says anything about how forgiving I am towards the war genre.
1. Taegukgi
2. All Quiet on the Western Front
3. Das Boot
4. Die Brücke ("The Bridge", 1959)
5. Platoon
This is not a list of quality but of the way I was imressed when I saw them for the first time. There are dozens of movies wich are dealing with war. The all time masterpiece "Grave of the fireflies" at the top. But to me war movies always were stories about soldiers in war. (You can call me ignorant.)
Spielberg's "Privat Ryan" changed the way to show war with his documentary style during the "action". But I don't like the movie. "Band of Brothers" is sooo much better. But a tv-show. And "Apocalypse Now"? I was to young when I saw it. I was fascinated but did not understand it. Have to watch it again.
I just added Stalag 17 as a favorite war film. it is a great film. 9/10
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