Although most people disagree with me on this...but I'd have to say ==> Apocalypse Now

It's more than just a war movie, it's a man's journey into darkness... :twisted:

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oh man this a good topic..there are just so many. hard to choose just one. here are mine dirty dozen A thin red line saving private ryan Apocalypse Now Red dawn

I agrre wioth you supaz... Apocalypse is more than a war movie.

Platoon Thin red line Full metal jacket Band of brothers (not a movie but...) Das Boot Black Hawk Down

And for one of the best opening scenes I've ever seen: Saving private Ryan

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Patton's pretty good... but yeah, Apocalypse now and Saving Private Ryan pretty much take the cake. Doesn't get much better than those!

Saving Private Ryan. I've never cried so much in a film. Wait...I mean...I'm a rugged dude, I don't cry.

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Star Wars!!!! I love them ALL hhmmm and besides that war sucks I saw Farenheit 9 11 yesturday intense a must for any informed american

black hawk down was definitely one of the most realistic war movies ive ever seen

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I'm glad to see people like A.N.

Far as an opening scene, Saving Private Ryan was over the top. I had a hard time sitting through that...

talking about intense!

Black Hawk Down rocked...love that flick too :Bingo:

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Platoon. FMJ AN SPR

Sums it up really.

For me BHD was just bullshit,

YOU CANNOT POSSIBLE CARRY AS MUCH AMMO AS THEY FIRED. YOU?D NEED TO BE AN ANT.

Saying that it was a good movie, intense and graphic like a good war movie should be. Still holywood interterpreation of the facts.

Short Circuit 2

tora! tora! tora!

In The Army Now

Saving ryans privates platoon small soldiers braveheart lord of the rings Antz

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Stripes :RockOn:

For always Saving Private Ryan, and the extraordinary piece of art Platoon. But there are many more.......

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i dont like war movies, schindler"s list i enjoyed tho

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The 49th Parallel directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

I doubt if it's on dvd but look for it...you won't be sorry.

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Missing in action 1-3 with Chuck Norris.

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:RockOn:

Okay...bad joke... :lol:

Apocalypse Now is by far the best war movie ever done...intense, real and surreal at the same time. :Bingo:

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Out of all the people I work with, only one person likes Apocalypse Now! I don't get it, how can one not love that movie?

the soundtrack is tripped the F out, and the characters, Brando, Sheen, Hopper, Ford...

Laurence Fishburne! some people miss this, but he was Mr. Clean on the boat....(Swift Boat - lol). He was like a kid!

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Hmm... Apocalypse Now is an extraordinary movie but hands down to The Thin Red Line.... it's not a movie, it's a poem.

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I think Star Wars will rank up as best of all time.....but back to reality Saving Private Ryan or Black Hawk Down are defintely up there

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apocalypse now is superb

saving private ryan thin red line full metal jacket

and band of brothers is excellent

[quote=";p="63541]Laurence Fishburne! some people miss this, but he was Mr. Clean on the boat....(Swift Boat - lol). He was like a kid! [/quote]

Yes! he was like 17 in that movie, and went by the name of Larry Fishbourne.

Also Robert Duvall has a great small character: 'aaaahh... I love the smell of napalm in the morning'... and the choppers playing Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries...

the band of brothers series.......

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I agree...Band of Bro's is a good series...

"either surf or fight!"

"Charlie don't surf!"

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My favourite films 1.Saving Private Ryan :Bingo: 2.Platoon 3.Das Boot

between private ryan & blackhawk down

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for me its all about Full Metal Jacket. That was a great movie, still got it on vhs. Black Hawk Down was very intense as well, I really like that movie. I've never watched Apocolypse Now as an adult, I think its time I do.

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The drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket is da bomb...

"How tall are you?"

"I didn't know they stacked shit that high!"

tough to choose between Full Metal Jacket, such a classic.. and Saving Private Ryan.

and I have not seen Apocolypse Now.. Wow, I cant believe that myself.

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schindler"s list :shock: :shock: :shock:

saving private ryan platoon theres a mel gibson one that was realistic... i forget the name ...we were soldiers...

war sucks anyways

list of top 3 for me.

saving private ryan full metal jacket apocalypse now (and redux)

-no order

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[quote=supaz";p="63541]Out of all the people I work with, only one person likes Apocalypse Now! I don't get it, how can one not love that movie?

the soundtrack is tripped the F out, and the characters, Brando, Sheen, Hopper, Ford...

Laurence Fishburne! some people miss this, but he was Mr. Clean on the boat....(Swift Boat - lol). He was like a kid![/quote]

I think most people write off the movie just because of the last 30 minutes, but that is an unfair assesment.
Most people look for closure in a movie, an understanding; but when they have an ending they just don't get, a lot of them just say I wasted my time, it's not an enjoyable movie.

For me I'm really interested in many aspects of the art of cinema, like the characters and how the director develops them, the music, the way scenes are shot, etc. Sure I may not really get the ending of AN, but hey the movie as a whole is great like you said supaz about the characters.

(P.S. supaz, you must be a big movie fan? :wink: )

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[quote=chonkey";p="63317]Patton's pretty good... but yeah, Apocalypse now and Saving Private Ryan pretty much take the cake. Doesn't get much better than those![/quote]

I would like to also suggest people check out Deerhunter. Yeah an early De Niro film. Now that's an under-rated war movie that most people don't mention or have not seen before. Sure it's 3 hours maybe a little too long, but that was so intense for me. Christopher Walken gives a bloody amazing performance.

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The longest day. Battle of the bulge. Bastogne. Saving private Ryan. Band of brothers. The guns of navarone. A bridge too far. The great escape. The dirty dozen. Patton.

for me it's Full Metal Jacket & Black Hawk Down of course

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1. Apocalypse Now
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Platoon
4. Soldier James Ryan

Dont think it gets any better than apocalypse now!! followed by full metal jacket and born on the fouth of july

Rambo ... its out of question... that man can start WW3 just for fun, you know

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[i]Ghostbusters[/i] :Bingo: