Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
 

Re: Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
 

Some recommendations:

Breaker Morant (1980)
The Bridge (1959)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
The Imitation Game (2014)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Wings (1927)

Good stuff Allaby! I don't log my movies so even the ones I've seen help because if I can't remember them they ain't making my ballot.

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Ok, here we go...

Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - World War II
From Here to Eternity (1953) - World War II
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) - World War II
Defiance (2008) - World War II
Anthropoid (2016) - World War II
The 12th Man (2017) - World War II

The Siege of Jadotville (2016) - Congo Crisis
'71 (2014) - The Troubles
Sometimes in April (2005) - Rwandan Civil War
Three Kings (1999) - Gulf War

Seen Human Condition yet?

Also Shame?

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Das Booty
Bridge over the River Kwai
Bridge over the River Super Kawaii
Saving Private Someone or other: AKA Save Matt Damon Volume 1.
The Duellists

These three are locks for my ballot
Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - World War II
From Here to Eternity (1953) - World War II
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) - World War II

I seen Three Kings but like a quarter of a century ago:eek: But I haven't seen the others, I'll check them out, thanks.

"The Troubles"? do I dare ask what that means:cool:

I didn't know that there is to be a war movie countdown.

Perhaps not in the true spirit of war movies that you're looking for, but these two offer a humorous or satirical view during war:

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).

M*A*S*H (1970)

You've likely seen them, but they're both riots!

No I haven't seen The Human Condition that's three separate movies?

I seen Shame in an HoF maybe you or Raul nommed it? Good movie and to date my favorite Bergman.

Yup it's war at Mofo! I'd guess those might make the countdown too. I might check out M*A*S*H again it's been years.

Thanks, I never know when you're kidding or not:D I actually looked up Das Booty just on the off chance it was a parody film of Das Boot....

Das Boot probably will make my list and I'm sure it will make the countdown at least I think so. Bridge over the River Kwai one of my wife's favorite war movies, luckily she like likes war movies, so I'll probably rewatch it again. I just rewatched Saving Private Ryan that film gets kicked around a lot but it does the German army right. I can't stand movies where the enemy soldiers are morons who line up just to be mowed down for the cameras...Fury I'm looking at you!

Re: Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
 

Here are some of my favorites (excluded the ones I know you've already seen):

The Ascent
The Battle of Algiers
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Deer Hunter
Full Metal Jacket
The General
Kanal
Night and Fog
Pan's Labyrinth
Paths of Glory
The Thin Red Line
War and Peace

Also, I don't know how broad the definition of war movies will be for the countdown (i.e., whether movies like Casablanca are eligible or not), but if we're allowed to include non-combat war films, I coud share some further recommendations if you're interested.

I have the following on my watchlist for this:

Breaker Morant
49th Parallel
The Human Condition Trilogy
(treating these as separate films since they have been released in separate years)
Run Silent, Run Deep
‘71
Wings
War and Peace

I also suggest the following:

Zulu
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
Hamburger Hill
Twelve O’Clock High
The Battle of Algiers
Rome, Open City
In Which We Serve

Edit: forgot a few

The Thin Red Line
Lawrence of Arabia
Rome, Open City
Come and See
Coming Home
Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket
The Battle of Algiers
The Killing Fields
The Big Red One
Letters from Iwo Jima
Catch-22
Stalag 17
The Steel Helmet
The Duellists
Ivan's Childhood
Waltz with Bashir
Joyeux Noël
Casualties of War
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Human Condition Trilogy
The Counterfeiters
A Hidden Life
MASH
The Ascent
Downfall
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Pianist
Apocalypse Now
Army of Shadows
Casablanca
Fires on the Plain
King of Hearts
Hamburger Hill
Glory
Biloxi Blues
Gunga Din
Das Boot
Hope & Glory
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Great Escape
Kingdom of Heaven
A Very Long Engagement

I'm a huge fan of Three Kings. Love the way it blends war grit with dark humor. It is probably a lock for *my* ballot.

Re: The Troubles, it refers to the period of 30-40 years from the 60s to the 90s where there was constant conflicts in Northern Ireland, mostly regarding to their status as either part of the UK or part of Ireland, but also with religious divisons between Protestants and Catholics, etc. (see also Belfast and In the Name of the Father)

Might want to clear your browser history after that search...

The Ascent (1977) I forgot about that, damn good film, I think it won an HoF. I've been meaning to see The Battle of Algiers and really need a rewatch of The Thin Red Line, War and Peace ( I assume that's the Russian War and Peace). Night and Fog was my nom in the last Short HoF, I won't be watching that again, too strong to see again but an important film.


Right on, I keep running into Breaker Morant, I've never seen it, so that needs to be remedied. 49th Parallel a lock on my ballot. Just seen Hamburger Hill a few months ago when I was binge watching Vietnam war movies, I never did a rewatch of Full Metal Jacket I suppose I should. Zulu! Yes, love that film since I was a kid. Lots of good stuff from all of you guys.

Ha, but no need I always use the default moderate safe search. Actually I searched on IMDB.

Master and Commander, the greatest Napoleonic War movie of all time!

:D

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Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but...
The Longest Day (1962)

I'm a sucker for giant ensemble movies - and this one is a doozy with an international cast list of Who's Whose!