01-25-2014, 11:14
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The Best (and Worst) War Movies of All Time?
Some might agree and some might disagree with the listing...
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The Best (and Worst) War Movies of All Time
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War movies have been around as long as cinema has existed. There is something about the horror, bravery, tragedy, and excitement of combat that has inspires filmmakers and put butts in the seats. By our thinking, a good war movie says something specific to the conflict it purports to represent. Historical accuracy is also a plus, but it's easy to forgive some errors in the face of a good plot or overall effectiveness of a film. We limited our list to conflicts in which the U.S. fought, and we skipped a few, such as Kosovo or Grenada, that didn't inspire many films. Of course, let us know what movies we're missing.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...c_twtr#slide-1
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01-25-2014, 11:37
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You are right Richard. I agree with a few but disagree with a bunch.......wonder what the true criteria was to make the best or worst? They seemed to jump around on their stated standard........
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01-25-2014, 11:47
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Popular Mechanics should have asked Veterans what their favorite war movies are. I could be way off, Veterans may not like war movies, but the comment section shows how ignorant some of their choices are. Not being a Veteran, I am interested to see what Veterans like.
Lone Survivor- Read the book, but I'm not going to watch the movie played by Hollywood wannabes. I imagine their excitement when they got the casting call. 'I get to play a SEAL?? Eff ya man I could be a SEAL'  Especially Mark Walberg, the guy who said he would have prevented the 9/11 attack if he was on the plane.
Blackhawk Down- Great movie.
Saving Private Ryan- Great movie.
The Green Berets- I have never seen it, but I see reference to it on this site. I like Apocalypse Now, but it could be disdained by Vietnam Vets.
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01-25-2014, 11:52
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You know what they say about opinions....
And I have serious doubts about the qualification of the author to make those calls.
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01-25-2014, 11:54
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I guess he never saw
I guess he never saw
"Ski Troop Attack" or "Desert Commandos" or Commandos" or "Five For Hell" or "Black Brigade" or "Heroes in Hell" to name a few bad ones.
I got one of those 20 movie sets somewhere cheap. It had "Gung Ho", "Go For Broke" and "Corregidor" up front so I figured the rest might be OK.
I rolled my eyes through "A Walk in the Sun", "Minesweeper", Submarine Base" and "Aerial Gunner".
The rest? Didn't make it past 5 minutes on any of them.
There is some Gary Cooper fly boy film from WW I - can't recall the name - that was pretty bad. Big on mental stress.
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01-25-2014, 12:17
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If they want to make the best war movie of all time, it should be about Bad Bob, Shriver and those guys.
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01-25-2014, 12:39
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Popular Mechanics should stick to Mechanics
Popular Mechanics rating movies? Black Hawk Down best war movie ever? What a bunch of "tools"........
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01-25-2014, 13:28
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One of my favorites from the Balkan days...
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01-25-2014, 13:38
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What about The Longest Day? The scale of that movie, cast, camera angles (running cammando raid filmed from a gondola). Sure there's some corn in it, but to me that's what makes it great.
Of course, I also loved the Elvira movies...
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01-25-2014, 14:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JSMosby
One of my favorites from the Balkan days...
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Vukovar is a good one too PLUS it's in Croatian!
http://youtu.be/L7Zc6LU5b-8
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01-25-2014, 14:41
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Worst Vietnam War Movie: The Green Berets (1968)
Yeah, I just stopped reading.
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01-25-2014, 14:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
Popular Mechanics rating movies? What a bunch of "tools"........
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Haha... Yeap
I'm surprised that Saving Private Ryan wasn't listed. I can see a trend with this author, but don't get his pickings.
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01-25-2014, 15:51
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I would bet they didn't even consider All Quiet on the Western Front,Paths of Glory],[I] Das Boot[/I], The Odd Angry Shot or Breaker Morant
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01-25-2014, 15:55
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