Favorite war movies

Lord of the Rings The Return of the King
Full Metal Jacket
Black Hawk Down
Band of Brothers(even though its not a movie it still was superb)

This post should have begun and ended with FUll Metal Jacket

Cross of Iron has to be my fav. WW2 film, Saving Private Ryan was amazing but Coburn in the role of Steiner was fantastic.

Waterloo and Sharpe are also quality depictions of the Napoleonic Wars




(Those who mentioned The Patriot...why?)

IMO there have been many excellent war movies, for realism Saving Private Ryan, it portrays WW2 and especially the D-Day landings as they would of been, a gloomy and bloody day.
Full Metal Jacket was ok, but I thought it rather dragged along. Apocolypse Now, was fantastic - ending completely physcodelic and wierd. Still enjoyed it though.

There are many others, such classics like the "Longest Day" etc.

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Full Metal Jacket
The deer hunter
LOTR
Braveheart

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The Great Escape is the best War movie of all time for me. Definitely plenty to choose from for great ones but I think this one just stands out from the rest for me.

Nice question though

Lawrence of Arabia
Paths of Glory
Platoon
The Thin Red Line
Stalingrad
To End All Wars
Apocalypse Now
Casualties of War
The Great Escape

Just a few.

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My favorite war film is Apocalypse Now, hands down. Other than that, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan were great films, definitely some of Spielberg's best work.

I'm sure a lot of people have said this already:

Saving Private Ryan

one of the best opening scenes in a film IMO -- the shock value ...

damn you....i was gonna mention those and look all smart..but i guess you beat me to it...some 3 years ago....
and i would also like to ad black hawn down and the thin red line...

Saving Private Ryan
The Pianist and Schindler's list (maybe not about the war itself, but the attrocities of thw war)

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my top 5 fav war movies r:

1.saving private ryan
2.we were soldiers
3.behind enymy lines
4.enymy at the gates
5. the great escape

Full Metal Jacket is a great movie, one of my faves.. i don't like other war movies, i don't know why.

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Black Hawk Down
Zulu
The Great Escape
Midway
Lord of The Rings Trilogy
Braveheart
A Bridge Over The River Kwai
Last Of The Mohicans

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My list may not be as comprehensive as some of the other postings ... so here is mine anyways:

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Great Escape
Stalag 17
Apocalypse Now
Platoon
Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Bridge over the River Kwai

Just off the top of my head;
The Deer Hunter
Full Metal Jacket
Das Boat
Saving Private Ryan
Platoon
A Bridge too far
The Great Escape

And I just finished watching Come and See, and have posted a review on my Review Forum.

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Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbour?

Oh, how could I forget the "Deer Hunter". I'd add that to my list too.

Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Thin Red Line, Platoon.