Brandon Webb pics top 10 favorite war movies

[WillBrink]

I agree with all of them, but one surprised me, The Hurt Locker.

I have never seen it, and the reason I never bothered was everyome from the mil I knew, or read a review, seemed to all conclude it sucked, so I never saw that one. Should I bother?

"Everyone has their own opinion of what makes a good war movie. Unfortunately very few can offer anything of substance.

Yes, I'm talking to you, orange grime Cheeto finger-licking video game player in your momma's basement. You can kick my ass in "Call of Duty" but in real life, you'd pee your pants in a kill house live-fire training mission.

So lick the cheese off your fingers and take notes, some man stuff coming at you.

Below is my small contribution to the best war movies of all time. I carefully selected my 10 favorites and put them in no particular order other than my #1 of all time, "The Great Escape," at the top.

After serving in the SEAL Teams I find it really hard to sit through most action movies without being overly critical of the tactics. For me sitting through a bad action movie is pure torture. Worse than "The Notebook." Worse than fingernails on a chalkboard. And like my old chief would say, f---ed up as a football bat."

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[Voodoochild]

Brandon Webb huh!!

[Grand58742]

For those too lazy to look up the list:

• The Great Escape
• Apocalypse Now
• Platoon
• Predator
• Black Hawk Down
• The Hunt for Red October
• The Deer Hunter
• The Dirty Dozen
• Saving Private Ryan
• The Hurt Locker

Yes on: The Great Escape, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Black Hawk Down, Dirty Dozen and Saving Private Ryan

I'm not sure I'd add Predator or Hunt for Red October into a "war movie" genre.

The Deer Hunter was just dark. Good flick, but I'm not sure I'd put it in a top 10 list.

Hurt Locker sucked...

Minus those four, I'd add:

Bridge on the River Kwai
Das Boot
A Bridge Too Far
We Were Soldiers

Honorable Mentions: Patton, The Longest Day, Downfall (war movie?), Courage Under Fire, Guns of Navarone

Would Band of Brothers be considered a "movie" for this purpose? Certainly worthy of consideration.

[WillBrink]

For those too lazy to look up the list:

• The Great Escape
• Apocalypse Now
• Platoon
• Predator
• Black Hawk Down
• The Hunt for Red October
• The Deer Hunter
• The Dirty Dozen
• Saving Private Ryan
• The Hurt Locker

Yes on: The Great Escape, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Black Hawk Down, Dirty Dozen and Saving Private Ryan

I'm not sure I'd add Predator or Hunt for Red October into a "war movie" genre.

The Deer Hunter was just dark. Good flick, but I'm not sure I'd put it in a top 10 list.

Hurt Locker sucked...

Minus those four, I'd add:

Bridge on the River Kwai
Das Boot
A Bridge Too Far
We Were Soldiers

Honorable Mentions: Patton, The Longest Day, Downfall (war movie?), Courage Under Fire, Guns of Navarone

Would Band of Brothers be considered a "movie" for this purpose? Certainly worthy of consideration.

Deer Hunter was really dark, but beautifully made movie. Longest day needs to be on that list. I re watched that one recently and had forgotten just how good that was.

[Grand58742]

Deer Hunter was really dark, but beautifully made movie. Longest day needs to be on that list. I re watched that one recently and had forgotten just how good that was.

I'd say We Were Soldiers over Longest Day personally.

It's a subjective list for certain.

[sundance435]

For those too lazy to look up the list:

Yes on: The Great Escape, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Black Hawk Down, Dirty Dozen and Saving Private Ryan

I'm not sure I'd add Predator or Hunt for Red October into a "war movie" genre.

The Deer Hunter was just dark. Good flick, but I'm not sure I'd put it in a top 10 list.

Hurt Locker sucked...

Minus those four, I'd add:

Bridge on the River Kwai
Das Boot
A Bridge Too Far
We Were Soldiers

Honorable Mentions: Patton, The Longest Day, Downfall (war movie?), Courage Under Fire, Guns of Navarone

Would Band of Brothers be considered a "movie" for this purpose? Certainly worthy of consideration.

Ditto most of what you said. I really didn't care for "Hurt Locker", either. "Deer Hunter" is a good movie, but if his main critiques of war movies are too much artistic license, then that one takes the cake for it. "Band of Brothers" would have to be the best overall if you included it in lists like this. I'd also add "Crimson Tide".

[soulezoo]

Honestly, I think there are just too many good war movies to limit to a top 10 as so many are near equals, how do you pick one and leave the other?
I agree about leaving out predator and Red October as "non-qualifying". Hurt locker can't carry the jockstrap of many of the old movies.
For Great Escape you also have Stalag 17. For Bridge Too Far, you have The Bridge at Remagen. For Bridge on River Kwai, there's The Bridges at Toko Ri. Deer Hunter? What about The Best Days Of Our Lives? How about Twelve O'Clock High? Sands of Iwo Jima? Letters from Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal? You guys get the picture. All Quiet on the Western Front is a must as well. African Queen? Does that merit? The Sand Pebbles? So many... How about the first film to win an Oscar for best picture? (Wings, 1927)

On edit: do we forget so soon Audie Murphy or Alvin York?

[SteyrAUG]

Honestly, I think there are just too many good war movies to limit to a top 10 as so many are near equals, how do you pick one and leave the other?
I agree about leaving out predator and Red October as "non-qualifying". Hurt locker can't carry the jockstrap of many of the old movies.
For Great Escape you also have Stalag 17. For Bridge Too Far, you have The Bridge at Remagen. For Bridge on River Kwai, there's The Bridges at Toko Ri. Deer Hunter? What about The Best Days Of Our Lives? How about Twelve O'Clock High? Sands of Iwo Jima? Letters from Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal? You guys get the picture. All Quiet on the Western Front is a must as well. African Queen? Does that merit? The Sand Pebbles? So many... How about the first film to win an Oscar for best picture? (Wings, 1927)

On edit: do we forget so soon Audie Murphy or Alvin York?

The Best Days of Our Lives might be one of the best war films ever. I doubt most who make Top 10 lists these days have even seen it. Also Tora, Tora, Tora...I don't think there had been a more historically accurate film up to that point and still destroys most of the films that came after.

[REDinFL]

Decent list, though I haven’t seen all of them. Grand sets some good criteria for a “strictly” war movie. BTW, unless I missed it in some comments, how about “The Longest Day”? However, if one wants some war context movies, how about “Casablanca” for areas about to be occupied, and “The Best Years of Our Lives” for context, consequences and related themes. Every time I watch “The Best Years...” I pick up more, a great deal of good commentary in sub themes. And, though some may laugh because of a larger percentage of other story elements, how about “Gone With the Wind”? Though presented as fiction, remember that Margaret Mitchell, while writing the book sourced much of her material from letters and diaries contemporary to the times. What could be more authentic than that?

[soulezoo]

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