OT: Favorite War Movies

[Graebarde]

Originally Posted by Targan

A bit OT but I have to say, if this guy's story was used as a work of fiction in a film, it would be considered over the top and a bit ridiculous.

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/lucas.html

I'd never heard of Jack Lucas before reading that article but I'm glad I have now. Jumping on one grenade to save your brothers in arms is one thing, surviving it and making a full recovery is quite another. But lying on two grenades, surviving the blast and still being conscious. Say what?

Seems he had a death wish that was never fulfilled.

[Olefin]

In Harm's Way

The Big Red One

Gettysburg

The Longest Day

We Were Soldiers

Saving Private Ryan

Twelve O'Clock High

Letters from Iwo Jima

Das Boot

Red Dawn

Enemy at the Gates

[DCausey]

I won't repeat the many great movies in these lists:I love most of them. I do want to tell you about a movie I watched last night:

9th Company

It's the story of Russian VDV troopers through training and into the Afghan War circa 1988-89. It reminds me of Full Metal Jacket except even better! A Russian production, the movie shows actual vehicles like T-72s, BMPs, HIND Ds, and HIP helicopters!

I can't recommend it enough.

[B.T.]

Hi Dave!
Nice to see you post again!

Someone mentioned the movie in an earlier post. I think, this is interesting to watch and it gave me actually some ideas about Soviet NPCs.

[DCausey]

Thanks, B.T.!

It's been quite a year, but things are better now. I didn't forget you all, and it's good to be back.

I must not have read closely enough, but then I was very excited to talk about this movie!

- Dave

[Graebarde]

Eight Iron Men (1952) Lee Marvin WW2 story of a squad on the line.
Hell is for Heros (1962) Steve McQueen WW2 Seigfried Line
The Big Red One (1980) Lee Marvin The WW1 vet fighthing his second war over the same turf.

Seven Samurai (1953) directed by Akira Kurosawa.
This is my all time favorite, though with English subtitles and LONG (~3 hours) is sort of a war movie, set in medieval Japan and the basis for the US western The Magnificent Seven.

I like the WW2 and Korean war movies made in the 50s and early 60s, when they used regular explosions rather than can of gasoline fireballs for grenades etc. Plus many of the actors were veterans of the wars.. Lee Marvin was a Marine, wounded on Saipan that got him a medical discharge.