OT: Most Underrated Military film
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War of the Roses, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
Excellent movie!Twelve O'Clock High, starring Gregory Peck (1949). I think most people under 50 never saw it and most under 40 never heard of it.
Not underrated, but I love me some Full Metal Jacket. Had some younger employees that knew some of the quotes, but had never watched the movie.
Best part of the movie is when Vincent D'nofrio blows his brains out. Can't stand his mubling on Law and Order Criminal Intent. Can't watch that show if he's in it!
If you haven’t seen this, you need to. Classic anti war movie by Peter Weir. Brutal ending
My top Most Underrated Military films of all time:
5. Zulu Dawn (1979)
4. Enemy At The Gates (2001)
3. War Horse (2011) - it's not great, but it's very underrated
2. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
1. Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
5. Zulu Dawn (1979)
4. Enemy At The Gates (2001)
3. War Horse (2011) - it's not great, but it's very underrated
2. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
1. Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
I refuse to watch a movie with that Anti-Semitic bigot Mel Gibson.If you haven’t seen this, you need to. Classic anti war movie by Peter Weir. Brutal ending
I think you’re mixing a couple of movies there.
“Torpedo Run” is the movie where the Japanese were using prisoners as human shields. Glenn Ford starred in that one.
Run Silent, Run Deep was a movie based on a novel written by a former sub commander. It was an example of WW2 movies made in the 1950’s where they were more melodramatic. Burt Lancaster and Clark Gable were in that one.
“Hell Is For Heroes”, starring Steve McQueen is a movie that should be on the underrated group. Gritty, as they say.
I always watch “Battleground”, a Battle of the Bulge movie that highlights the 101st division. The movie starts off with a full platoon doing drill, by the end of the movie, it was down over 50%. And that’s what happened to front line units, sadly.
My Uncle Francis was KIA, Jan, 1945 in that battle.
A Midnight Clear based on a novel with much historical background. WWII flick that is more psychological study of enemy combatants than it is a shoot em up war movie. The Ardennes Forest as a backdrop. German soldiers taunt the Americans holed up in a chateau at the edge of the forest. The interactions are based on a true story of psychological warfare in the middle of a slugfest.
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Surprised 'We Were Soldiers Once and Young' hasn't been mentioned - maybe it's because of Mel Gibson. Either way, fantastic movie that is 95% about the Battle of Mang Yang Pass and the use of Air Cavalry. Based on the book/true story, it tells of the tactics used by LTC Hal Moore who dropped his 400 man unit smack into a N. Vietnamese base camp for a 4,000 man division. It's a remarkable tale of surviving against overwhelming odds as well as a master course in combat field tactics. Great cast, and really well done.
This is my favorite scene, even though I have no idea if it's real or not....typical butter bar:
This is my favorite scene, even though I have no idea if it's real or not....typical butter bar:
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FMJ is really two movies. It's the 'gold standard' when it comes to military basic training - could have made an entire movie about that and it would have been enough. The deployment to Vietnam delves a bit into Joseph Heller territory (another great war movie - Catch 22), but it's really compelling. Good call!
Would add Full Metal Jacket is pretty well regarded and thus, not underrated....still, it's always worth a mention.
And to make it official, I'll add Catch-22....
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If you haven’t seen this, you need to. Classic anti war movie by Peter Weir. Brutal ending
damn movie makes me cry every time I watch it
"How fast can you run? as fast as a leopard. how fast WILL you run . . ."
Good pull. I always thought that movie was creatively done.
Bridge over the River Kwai.
Although I I think it did win an academy award it probably pre dates must people on this board. Great great film
Although I I think it did win an academy award it probably pre dates must people on this board. Great great film
I thought the initial question was underrated war movie? Not technically a movie, but possibly underrated, HBO Series “Generation Kill.” You see the often futile breakdowns between what makes sense strategically, versus tactically, versus to the guy sitting in the foxhole, or in this case, Humvee.
For impactful scenes in a war movie Saving Private Ryan’s opening D-Day Landing scene, the death of the medic, and the battle in the city.
I learned, I can’t imagine and would never want to do such an amphibious landing under heavy fire; the loneliness, frustration, fear, and helplessness of a young man dying on the battlefield; and the chaos and confusion of a door to door city battle.
I think in the end, the best war movies aren’t about the historical,context or special effects, but how well it translates the emotion and experience of those there to the audience.
For impactful scenes in a war movie Saving Private Ryan’s opening D-Day Landing scene, the death of the medic, and the battle in the city.
I learned, I can’t imagine and would never want to do such an amphibious landing under heavy fire; the loneliness, frustration, fear, and helplessness of a young man dying on the battlefield; and the chaos and confusion of a door to door city battle.
I think in the end, the best war movies aren’t about the historical,context or special effects, but how well it translates the emotion and experience of those there to the audience.
