Best Military Movies?

[Navy1981]

These may not be considered outstanding war movies, but I've enjoyed them and seen all of them more than once.

Guadalcanal Diary - A propaganda film made during WWII. Gives a good perspective of how Americans felt about the Japanese during the war.

Too Late the Hero - Michael Caine and Cliff Robertson
30 Seconds over Tokyo - Van Johnson
None but the Brave - Clint Walker and Frank Sinatra
Take the High Ground - Richard Widmark and Karl Malden
Hell in the Pacific - Lee Marvin
To Hell and Back - Starring as himself, Medal of Honor Winner Audie Murphy

and I'm going to admit it, but I bust up laughing everytime I watch "Kelly's Heroes"

 

[raimius]

and I'm going to admit it, but I bust up laughing everytime I watch "Kelly's Heroes"

"We got our own ammunition, it's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes... pretty pictures. Scares the hell outta people!"

"...always with the negative waves!"

 

[profsparrow]

Hey DevilDog...The Patriot was loosely based on "The Swamp Fox" who was actually a real person during the revolutionary war. So not entirely fiction.

 

[crazymike256]

and I'm going to admit it, but I bust up laughing everytime I watch "Kelly's Heroes"

One of mine all time favorites

 

[DevilDog]

Hey DevilDog...The Patriot was loosely based on "The Swamp Fox" who was actually a real person during the revolutionary war. So not entirely fiction.

If I remember right it was based on the lives of 3 people during the Revolutionary War. It was a great movie.

I love the last battle when Mel Gibson takes the American Flag and runs at the British.

 

[AF6872]

General Francis Marion. Disney did a great series probably way before your time. Last battle scenes were based upon Cowpens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cowpens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion

 

[patentesq]

Platoon Leader.

 

[scoutpilot]

I love the last battle when Mel Gibson takes the American Flag and runs at the British.

He was confused and thought they were Israelis, hence the rage...

 

[Luigi59]

Inglorious Basterds.

 

[OhioSoccerMom]

Hubby says The Bridge at Remagen, The Pacific (the HBO series that accompanies Band of Brothers), and The Beast (the story of a Soviet tank crew in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan during the 80's).

 

[vamom]

Someone may have already mentioned this, but "The Red Badge of Courage" is good also.

 

[nysegop]

Has anyone mentioned restrepo yet? It's sad, but very good. It's about a platoon in OEF - Afghanistan.