I dont wanna watch movies that were made in the 80s or early 90s.
Thnx for ur help
2006-07-24 13:08:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
My Favorite Military Movies the more stars the better
Full Metal Jacket***
Tiger Land (I strongly recommend it )*****
Platoon **
Saving Private Ryan****
Enemy At the Gates****
2006-07-24 13:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by Matt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Thin Red Line is one of the best war movies of modern times (it's also considered one of the best antiwar movies as well.)
The HBO series "Band Of Brothers" is one of the best depictions of the ETO (Euro.Theater Ops.,WW2) I've seen, and I highly recommend the series.
Saving Private Ryan was too Hollywood, but the opening scenes of the beach assaults were maybe the best depiction of a D-Day landing ever brought to film. From WW2 Vets I've talked to, I gather it at least gave a glimpse of the pure hell those landings were.
I won't bother listing all the bad or poorly done movies, except to say that Jarhead sucks. Three Kings was better than that.
Blackhawk Down -- Ridley Scott got a good sense of an urban fire fight on film in that one.
We Were Soldiers was more of Mel Gibson being Mel Gibson. That film can only be described as Mel's own "Green Berets" -- he managed to turn a good book into a hackneyed, trite movie.... It probably would have been a better movie if someone other than Mel ahd done it.
Another TV series I liked was "Over There" set in Iraq. Not bad for TV, but a little cutesy at times and preachy at other times. WTF, it's TV.
Enemy at the Gates was fair, but the film did not sustain tension as it could have. I fell asleep the first time I saw it.
2006-07-24 22:22:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blackhawk Down constantly gets good reviews. So does Jarhead. Personally I have not seen either.
There is always Saving Private Ryan. I also like Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
There is also Windtalkers, but I didn't like that movie - but I'm not a fan of John Woo movies.
edit - a quick comment on knodds selections:
The Last Samurai - excellent
Pearl Harbor - horrible
The Thin Red Line - also excellent
2006-07-24 20:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by The Killer Tomato 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saving Private Ryan.
2006-07-24 20:11:14 · answer #4 · answered by Olive Green Eyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black Hawk Down was a really good movie.
2006-07-24 20:11:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cadence with martin and charlie sheen this military movie is very good. i am not sure what year it was made
2006-07-24 20:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by trina k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved Jarhead,very realistic!!!!!! of course its still Hollywood
2006-07-24 20:14:50 · answer #7 · answered by acostafamily305 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
saving private ryan
thin red line
soldier
pearl harbor
the last samurai
2006-07-24 20:11:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
saving private ryan, the one with tom hanks
2006-07-24 20:10:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We Were Soldiers............true story very good movie.
2006-07-24 20:32:38 · answer #10 · answered by Stand 4 somthing Please! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋