Best War film?

[Richard2]

I like comedies. The General with Buster Keaton is an old one, but still one of the best.

[Gunny Hartmann]

I prefer some of the obscure films that are sometimes overshadowed by some of the more well known movies,, not to say that I don't enjoy them either but some of the movies that aren't shown on Memorial Day or Veterans Day weekends...

In no particular order...

PT 109
The Devils Brigade
Go For Broke
The Train
Von Ryan's Express
Hamburger Hill
The Bunker
Sergeant York
Hacksaw Ridge
Flags of our Fathers
Letters From Iwo Jima
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Dam Busters
30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Gardens of Stone
The Story of GI Joe
They Were Expendable
From Here to Eternity
The Great Escape
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Glory
12 O'clock High
The Pianist
The Best Years of our Lives
Winds of War series
War and Remembrance series
Empire of the Sun
Escape from Sobibor
The Great Raid
The Big Lift
Berlin Tunnel 21
A Rumor of War
Go Tell The Spartans
Pork Chop Hill

There are many others that are so obscure that many of them have not aired in many years...

Smitty

The Big Lift is well worth watching, filmed in the ruins of Berlin in the early 50s.

[Gunny Hartmann]

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Danger Close , The Battle of Long Tan. A true story of Australian troops holding out against he odds in Vietnam 1966. Just seen it on Netflix and well worth a watch.

[MAP]

Forgot who was going on about Danger Close a few years back Gunny. Maybe Rene? Have yet to see it. One day I hope to watch it. Heard it's great

My recommendation.... The Liberator

While technically not a movie, it is a new short series on Netflix. It's different as it is a new form of animation called Enhanced Hybrid Animation (actually it's like a modern version of Ah Ha's 1980s "Take on Me" music video...LoL).

Maybe not for everyone but I really like it so far

Here is a link about the history of the 157th Infantry Regiment

The story behind Netflix’s WWII series ‘The Liberator’ — 500 days of combat from Sicily to Dachau

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[reneblacky]

Ya didn't listen the first time round hey?!.....
Loved The Liberator.

[christek]

'Mosul' is excellent, I recommend it.

[MAP]

Ya didn't listen the first time round hey?!.....
Loved The Liberator.

I hear they may do more. As they are short series and this was focused on one man/unit, there is a lot of other stories they can tell. Plus I heard that this animation technique is much cheaper to produce (true or not I don't know)

[reneblacky]

'Mosul' is excellent, I recommend it.

Going to look into this one, cheers Chris.

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I hear they may do more. As they are short series and this was focused on one man/unit, there is a lot of other stories they can tell. Plus I heard that this animation technique is much cheaper to produce (true or not I don't know)

DANGER CLOSE!!!

[reneblacky]

'Mosul' is excellent, I recommend it.

Got myself a copy hanging out to watch it! had a quick preview and it looks intense!! Thanks for the heads up Chris.

[Kateri]

It's worth watching,I only saw it for the first time on the weekend.
If you haven't seen it,check out the link.
CNN reporter trapped with Iraqi forces during ISIS attack - YouTube
CNN Mosul footage