OT: Favorite War Movies

[James Langham]

A few gems that are worth looking for:

* An Ungentlemanly Act - the Argentine Invasion of the Falklands - very dry sense of humour but very, very accurate.

* Went the Day well - Graham Greene's story of Germans impersonating British troops written and filmed in World War Two

* The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Another film made in World War Two showing the death of the "gentleman" type of officer.

* Heartbreak Ridge - Lost track of the number of times I have nicked Clint Eastwood's line when training people on the AK.

* Dog Soldiers - British ARmy vs Werewolves in a horror (dark) comedy. If you want to roleplay a British character watch this. It has then squaddies to a T (and look for the brilliant homage to Zulu).

* 9th Company - the Soviet War in Afghanistan through Russian eyes.

* Top Gun - no plot but great soundtrack and great air to air sequences.

* Go Tell the Spartans - Green Beret advisers to the South Vietnamese.

* Who Dares Wins - cheesy film but some very interesting sequences by some special advisors.

* Contact - next to impossible to find dramatized film of a Parachute Rgt tour of Northern Ireland in the 1970s. No background music in a (successful) attempt to increase the realism.

* Raid on Entebbe - account of the Israeli raid on Uganda. Very accurate for the info available at the time.

* A Day in Iraq - an Australian film of a very hectic day in Iraq. A bit over the top and too many events but a few really nice sequences (in particular the first firefight).

* The Wild Geese - for Merc 2000 players - should teach you not to trust your employers. Just don't look at the cap badges worn on the wrong berets.

* Children of Men - the final battles in the refugee camps are straight out of Twilight 2000.