01-27-2014, 12:19
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Don't forget "The Odd Angry Shot" 
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01-27-2014, 12:51
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The worst Korean War movie had to be the one with the most interesting effort: Cease Fire (1953). It's a docudrama filmed in Korea, during the war, and enlisted actual combat soldiers to play the roles of, uh, combat soldiers. One of them was KIA in the film and for real 12 hours later back with his unit.
WARNING: The music contains an "earworm"! 
Cease Fire (full movie - 67 min.)
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01-27-2014, 17:09
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Screw Popular Mechanics. Grab a keg of beer, some pizza, and a box of cigars... then watch these:
Ulzana's Raid (small unit warfare in the American Southwest, late 1800s)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulzana's_Raid
The Bedford Incident (Cold War / WW III)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bedford_Incident
Guns at Batasi (FID; UK MiTT in Africa)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_at_Batasi
Failsafe (Cold War / WW III)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail-Safe_(film)
The Young Lions (WWII)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Lions_(film)
The Duellists (Code of the Duel across the Napoleonic Era)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duellists
Master & Commander
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_...e_of_the_World
The Blue Max
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Max
Culloden (You-are-there style re-enactment of the defeat of the Highland Clans)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057982/
Pork Chop Hill (Korean War infantry attack)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_Chop_Hill
Bridge on the River Kwai (DA Raid)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bri...the_River_Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia (UW)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)
Siege of Firebase Gloria (USMC laying down some fire)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sie...irebase_Gloria
Waterloo (Everybody laying down some fire...)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_(1970_film)
Battle for Algiers (COIN in Algeria)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Algiers
When Trumpets Fade (WWII; Hurtgen Forest; overshadowed by Pvt Ryan; better)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Trumpets_Fade
Das Boot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot
Dr. Strangelove
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove
Gettysburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_(1993_film)
Last of the Mohicans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las...ans_(1992_film)
Cromwell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromwell_(film)
A Bridge Too Far
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bridge_Too_Far_(film)
Stalingrad (1993)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108211/
Cross of Iron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Iron
Soldier of Orange (UW in occupied Holland)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_of_Orange
Thin Red Line
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thi...ine_(1998_film)
Ambush (Finland vs. Soviets WWII)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162625/
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (Korean War aircraft carrier combat, CAS, CSAR)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridges_at_Toko-Ri
Battle of Britain (worth it just for the airplanes and cinematography)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_(film)
Farewell to the King (WWII Borneo UW)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_to_the_King
Seven Samurai (FID; Contractors vs. Bandits; the original Magnificent Seven)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai
Zulu Dawn (Expeditionary Warfare)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_Dawn
The Sand Pebbles (Small Wars; gunboat diplomacy)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sand_Pebbles_(film)
The Wind and the Lion (T. Roosevelt, The Raisuli, Germans, the USMC... what's not to like?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_and_the_Lion
The Great Escape (SERE)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escape_(film)
Kingdom of Heaven (Crusader Warfare; historical timeline accuracy? Not quite...but who cares?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Heaven_(film)
The One That got Away (SAS SR/Evasion in Iraq 1991)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One...way_(1996_film)
Paths of Glory (WWI, French Army, courts martial, & the CYA consequences of failure)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paths_of_Glory
The Caine Mutiny (WWII Naval drama; leadership in crisis)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny_(film)
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01-27-2014, 22:52
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Just watched that tonight on your suggestion. I LOVED the brass device on the USGI baseball caps! I wish I had thought of that. I just had a little black SPC/4 thingy on mine. 
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01-28-2014, 01:11
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Cross of Iron is free on Youtube.
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01-28-2014, 03:30
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And more anectdotal evidence for the ages olde adage that "Everyone's a critic". 
Astronomy's list includes many of my favorites, but a war movie not mentioned - Forest Gump - one of my favorites and a parable of my generation's coming of age.
Another favorite of mine is Twelve O'Clock High.
My Dad was in the PTO in WW2 and the series Victory At Sea was a favorite of his.
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01-28-2014, 04:51
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The Worst?
Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)
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Trailer is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX6DKkF3nfI
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01-28-2014, 07:39
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Great...now I have to find it and watch it.
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01-28-2014, 07:43
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The Guns of Navarone 1961
Where Eagles Dare 1968
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01-28-2014, 08:06
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Stealth Fighter starring Ice-T should be up on the list.
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01-28-2014, 09:30
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Not about America but "Zulu" is one of my favorites...
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01-28-2014, 10:34
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Great...now I have to find it and watch it.
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I think I'll pass...... 
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01-28-2014, 10:53
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Great...now I have to find it and watch it.
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It's actually pretty bad. I watched it on Netflix ....well, Just because it was there....
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01-28-2014, 11:05
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Not about America but "Zulu" is one of my favorites...
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Like the movie. I thought they did a good job with the Battle of Isandlwana. Had the British soldiers carried more cartridges on their belts they might have held the Zulus. Too bad they were all in the supply wagons. I was thinking at least four cartridge pouches on every soldier.
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01-28-2014, 11:11
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What a dumb article to produce such an interesting thread. Some really great alternative suggestions (and one even dumber one).
While certainly not in the realm of great war movies, Breaker Morant (1980), was shown during a Military Law course I attended. Interesting story, excellent acting, and quite instructive.
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