In Honor of Memorial Day, what's your top 3 War Movies

[mikedp]

In honor of those who have served and currently serving....... Thank-you!!! With Monday's weather looking soggy again and you have afternoon to get your mind off the current CF threads, what are your 3 favorite War Movies you would like to watch (again)?

1. Patton
2. Gettysburg
3. Saving Private Ryan

Although I'm sure I'm one of the few that hasn't seen "American Sniper", sure it will be on some lists. Your thoughts?

 

[carvers4math]

1. All Quiet on the Western Front
2. The Bridge on the River Kwai
3. The Great Escape

 

[cmjh10]

Not a movie, but Band of Brothers is an awesome mini series. If you have not seen it, I highly recommend it.

 

[inCyteful]

I second cmjh10 - Band of Brothers would be at the top, then Saving Private Ryan, then We Were Soldiers

 

[CyCrazy]

Band of Brothers and it aint close.

 

[cyclonedave25]

In no particular order:
Saving Private Ryan (Best opening scene to any movie, ever)
We Were Soldiers
Band of Brothers (although, not a movie)

 

[packattack425]

Restrepo is the best documentary out there of OEF.

 

[CyCrazy]

I do also like any mini series about WW2 History channel has out out.

 

[CyCrazy]

In no particular order:
Saving Private Ryan (Best opening scene to any movie, ever)
We Were Soldiers
Band of Brothers (although, not a movie)

Ya the opening to that and hell the whole movie is awesome.

 

[cmjh10]

Im a sucker for a good war movie/series. Gonna have to check out some of these I havent watched.

 

[cmjh10]

I do also like any mini series about WW2 History channel has out out.

Did you watch the one they had out last summer? I thought it was pretty good.

 

[Rabbuk]

Bridge over river kwai
Sands of Iwo Jima
Breaker Morant

 

[Goothrey]

Restrepo is the best documentary out there of OEF.

Under the radar pick. Worth a viewing for those who haven't seen it.

 

[Knownothing]

Hamburger hill. Full metal jacket. Saving Private Ryan. Hamburger hill actually uses formations and rushed like a real platoon. They actually showed us that movie in School of infantry in the Corps to show us what we were practicing

 

[IceCyIce]

Tour of Duty (TV Show)
Platoon
Saving Private Ryan

 

[3TrueFans]

Star Wars for sure.

 

[cmjh10]

Star Wars for sure.

1,2,3 or 4,5,6?

 

[mramseyISU]

I'm in for these.

The Dirty Dozen
Patton
The Great Escape

No particular order.

 

[KnappShack]

I vote for a perma-ban if anyone uncorks Pearl Harbor

(but extra credit for Rambo: First Blood Part 2 or Apocalypse Now)

 

[benjay]

I nominate:

Glory
Black Hawk Down
Fury