What is the best military theme movie ever?

Question

my top 4 black hawk down,trees of the sun, the hunt for red october and aney ww2 movie with john wayne... the duke rouls..

Answer 1

Top Rated "War" Titles
Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 100,586
2. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 150,298
3. 8.6 Obchod na korze (1965) 1,507
4. 8.6 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 47,123
5. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 23,500
6. 8.5 Apocalypse Now (1979) 99,863
7. 8.5 Napoléon (1927) 1,683
8. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 35,080
9. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 33,806
10. 8.4 Ballada o soldate (1959) 1,223
11. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 60,381
12. 8.4 Boot, Das (1981) 43,028
13. 8.4 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 39,636
14. 8.3 Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) 5,509
15. 8.3 Armée des ombres, L' (1969) 1,265
16. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 152,497
17. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 32,633
18. 8.3 Skammen (1968) 1,230
19. 8.3 Brücke, Die (1959) 1,078
20. 8.3 Ran (1985) 19,444
21. 8.3 Vita è bella, La (1997) 58,593
22. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 17,910
23. 8.3 Idi i smotri (1985) 3,459
24. 8.2 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 77,092
25. 8.2 Braveheart (1995) 139,404
26. 8.2 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 11,223
27. 8.2 Voces inocentes (2004) 1,330
28. 8.2 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) 2,077
29. 8.1 The General (1927) 10,463
30. 8.1 Ivanovo detstvo (1962) 2,101
31. 8.1 Roma, città aperta (1945) 3,209
32. 8.1 Talvisota (1989) 1,999
33. 8.1 The Deer Hunter (1978) 46,452
34. 8.1 Letyat zhuravli (1957) 1,587
35. 8.1 The African Queen (1951) 20,363
36. 8.1 Kumonosu jô (1957) 6,647
37. 8.1 Platoon (1986) 57,549
38. 8.1 Andrey Rublyov (1969) 5,513
39. 8.1 'Breaker' Morant (1980) 3,841
40. 8.1 To Have and Have Not (1944) 6,757
41. 8.0 Patton (1970) 22,290
42. 8.0 The Caine Mutiny (1954) 6,542
43. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 11,190
44. 8.0 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956) 1,822
45. 8.0 Sergeant York (1941) 3,610
46. 8.0 Hotaru no haka (1988) 14,996
47. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 11,338
48. 8.0 Glory (1989) 32,897
49. 8.0 Spartacus (1960) 27,051
50. 8.0 Gone with the Wind (1939)
this is from imdb

my top 5 would have to be
saving private ryan
the thin red line
black hawk down
wind talkers
the great escape

Answer 2

Most people don't want to read stories where the bad guys win, primarily. It won't sell. Also, authors spend a lot of time working on their stories and want to pass on some theme or moral lesson, and that's easier to do if you have one character represent the good and another represent the bad. If you're interested in the bad guy winning, I say to move out of the genre fiction arena and get into places where good and bad are a little more ambiguous, as are winning and losing. Look at Cormac McCarthy's The Road, or even Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, for instance. Mostly, I wanted to write this to clear up a common misconception/misinterpretation some people have. The person above me wrote that in Taxi Driver, Bickle is rewarded. The end is actually a coma-fantasy he had before his death. EDIT: @tt("t) IZK Of the other movies you listed, I've only seen Pulp Fiction and The Italian Job, and I don't remember The Italian Job too well. As far as Pulp Fiction goes, though, I see where your coming from, but remember that Vincent gets killed and Jules finds God (is redeemed), Marsellus gets... well, we all know... it's implied that the two robbers are redeemed in some way, and Marsellus' wife ODs. None of these are what you might call 'getting away with it.' It just depends on what you consider 'success' versus 'failure.' With what I remember about The Italian Job, it's the question of who is the hero. You mentioned this in your answer, and it's just moral ambiguity, not much punishment vs reward. All that said, I didn't mean any disrespect. This is the internet and things tend to come out that way from time to time, but I don't know you, why would I want to get in your grill?

Answer 3

Best All Around-Heartbreak Ridge...
Funniest- No Time for Sergeants
Gripping- A Few Good Men, GI Jane
Classic- The Longest Day

Answer 4

My two favorites are THE LONGEST DAY and WE WERE SOLDIERS.

THE LONGEST DAY was historically accurate, for the most part. It drew about all of the leading actors of the day from the US, UK, France and Germany. The actors spoke in their native languages and most fun of all, many of the anecdotes collected from the troops were depicted on the screen.

I liked WE WERE SOLDIERS for many of the same reason; the characters were strong and the story accurate. One thing I loved is the fact that this is the only movie I have ever seen that captures "the moment." That is the point when a serviceman turns away from home and is on the way to war. It's not when they are on the bus. It happened when Mel took a deep breathe and put on his helmet. When the other officer turned his eyes away from his wife in bed. That moment of separation is painful but necessary for a man to do his job.

Answer 5

Here's my pic:

1. Gettysburg
2. We Were Soldiers
3. Enemy at the Gates
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. The Great Escape
6. Das Boot
7. Battleground
8. Go For Broke

I would've picked Battle of the Bulge, but the US Tanks painted with German insignias to look like Tigers turned me off.

Answer 6

A lot of good ones already, but some additional:

Das Boot, Saving Private Ryan, Gallipoli, Guns of Navarone, Bridge Too Far, Bridges at Remagen, etc.

Answer 7

We Were Soldiers
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan

Answer 8

The Longest Day (The Duke rocks)
Band of Brothers (Most authentic uniforms and equipment)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (Just a good flick)
Battle of the Bulge (Fictionilized, but the Germans sing really well)

Answer 9

The Green Berets & Hamburger Hill

Answer 10

Paths of Glory - Stanley Kubrick
Apacolypse Now - Francis Ford Coppola
Stripes