[cansman]

We were Soldiers

 

[stormuk]

The Great Escape - Steve McQueen
MASH - have all of the series on DVD
The Dambusters.
Dirty Dozen

 

[Edwood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by YamiTenshi Taegukgi

Seconded.


-Ed

 

[Glod]

Another vote for Das Boot.

 

[Sladeophile]

Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
The Great Raid
Lawrence of Arabia
Saints and Soldiers
Patton

 

[imho]

Top 3
For a Lost Soldier (Original Dutch Title: Voor een verloren soldaat)~ Maarten Smit
Gallipoli~ Mel Gibson
Sophie's Choice~ Meryl Streep

Honorable Mention
The Rocketeer~ Bill Campbell
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade~ Harrison Ford
Empire of the Sun~ Christian Bale

 

[LFF]

Off the top of my head:


Downfall
Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Schinler's List
When We Were Soldiers
Jarhead
Black Hawk Down
Triumph Of The Will
Platoon
Das Boot
The Pianist
Hitler - The Rise of Evil
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
Glory
Full Metal Jacket
Goodmorning Vietnam

EDIT:
Forgot:
Born on The 4th of July
Forrest Gump
Spartacus
Gladiator
Joan of Arc
Empire of The Sun
Enemy At The Gates
GI JOE

Transformers

 

[erikzen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by virometal hmmm....what a tough question. Give me Apocalypse Now or The Bridge on the River Kwai tied for first. Full Metal Jacket is a distant third.

Wow! What similar tastes. I think those would have to be my top three, in that order, as well. Although I put Bridge on the River Kwai slightly ahead of Apocalypse Now.

 

[joelongwood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by erikzen Wow! What similar tastes. I think those would have to be my top three, in that order, as well. Although I put Bridge on the River Kwai slightly ahead of Apocalypse Now.

And similar tastes yet again!

1. Bridge on the River Kwai
2. Full Metal jacket
3. Apocalypse Now

 

[mysticaldodo]

Graveyard of the Fireflies
Tigerland
Band of Brothers (not a film, though)

 

[fewtch]

No love around here for The Deer Hunter?

 

[VicAjax]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fewtch No love around here for The Deer Hunter?

aw crap, you beat me to it.

my other favorite war movies have all been named, so instead i'll add a classic that somehow hasn't gotten a mention yet:

Casablanca

i mean... c'mon! it's Casablanca!

 

[warubozu]

Some of my favorites in no particular order:

Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket
Hamburger Hill
Black Hawk Down
U-571

 

[Sleestack]

Band of Brothers
Empire of the Sun
Apocaylpse Now

 

[dvallere]

Gone with the Wind
A Bridge Too Far


Didn't read the original post, sorry if it was limited to a specific war.