2007-09-02 06:43:41 · 14 answers · asked by Glen B 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Gettysburg - Civil War
Rough Riders - Spainish American War
Lost Battalion - First World War
Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan - WWII
Steel Bayonet - Korean Conflict
Gardens of Stone - Vietnam
2007-09-02 07:03:28 · answer #1 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zulu. I can't describe you the scope and greatness of this film. It takes place on the South African veldt, year 1879. The British Empire is pitted in a brutal war against the Zulu Kingdom founded by Shaka. Now a small garrison of some 200 hundred troops are attacked by more than 3000 Zulu Impis. Will they survive the onslaught Zulu? You'll just have to watch to find out
2007-09-02 16:36:40 · answer #2 · answered by Roderick F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Civil War: Glory (Denzell Washington, et al.)
Red Badge of Courage
WWl: All Quiet on the Western Front (Ernest Borgnine, et al.)
WWll: Hell is for Heroes (Steve McQueen)
Saving Private Ryan (Tom Hanks, et al.)
Das Boot
Vietnam: Go Tell The Spartans (Burt Lancaster)
Off Limits (Willem Defoe)
Born on the Fourth of July (yes, Tom Cruise, et al.)
and other worthy candidates
2007-09-02 15:03:51 · answer #3 · answered by Dept. of Redundancy Department 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gladiator
We Were Soldiers
Thin Red Line
300
Saving Private Ryan
2007-09-02 14:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
#5: Battle of Stirling Bridge - Braveheart
Massed heavy cavalry against armed footmen, screaming Scotsmen, weapons flying, arrows descending on the ranks of men, inspired speeches, vast armies running across fields - no matter what you think of the movie as a whole, the large battle scene in the middle is certainly dramatic.
#4: Opening Battle against barbarians: Gladiator
#3: Red Army Attack at Stalingrad - Enemy at the Gates.
#2: Attack by Tiger Tanks - Saving Private Ryan, most pick the initial D-Day landings, which was realistic, but the final battle with Tigers was far more intense.
and the #1 War movie:
Longstreet's assault on Cemetery Ridge led by Pickett - In the movie Gettysburg, the use of re-enactors and actual locations contributed to its feeling of accuracy, the long battle lines with battle flags tipped forward as they advanced...splendid! Gushing holes of humanity from the Union artillery, the noise and smoke, and still they came...a handful reaching the copse of trees in the center....
2007-09-03 02:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I watch Kelly's Heroes and the Devil's Brigade whenever I can. They exemplify the opposing ideals of independence and loyalty, cynicism and duty.
Platoon and Apocalypse Now are a little antisocial, but they just blow you away with "the horror" of war.
Band of Brothers for TV productions hands down.
Ran (1986) by Akiro Kurosawa, is a Japanese epic set in medeival times along with Glory are my favourite historical era war movies.
And although it has almost nothing to do with reality, but EVERYTHING to do with idealism, duty, stoicism and fatalism...
I really enjoyed 300
So I can't pick just one greatest war movie...sue me!
I think that it is interesting how one of the most aweful and horrendous things that people do (war) can make so many of our greatest stories and be the sources of so much heroism and idealism.
2007-09-02 14:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by aka DarthDad 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Band of Brothers, A Bridge to Far
2007-09-02 15:30:44 · answer #7 · answered by John C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My opinion, Saving Private Ryan, and I am a Marine!
2007-09-02 13:51:48 · answer #8 · answered by LAVADOG 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's a toss up between Platoon and Full Metal Jacket,
honorable mentions include...Patton, Tora, Tora, Tora, and Glory
2007-09-02 14:50:17 · answer #9 · answered by csn0331 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Green Berets" with John Wayne is my pick out of all of them & then "Windtalkers" with Nicholas Cage.
2007-09-03 15:47:03 · answer #10 · answered by glorydvine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋