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09-25-2005, 01:15 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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What are your favorite movies and tell us why! It can be from any era, past to present!
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09-25-2005, 01:26 PM
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#2 | | Minister of Whoopass
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What are is Favorite War Movie era?
| Huh???
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09-25-2005, 01:29 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Sorry that was a typo. It should say "What is your Favorite War Movie era?"
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09-25-2005, 01:49 PM
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#4 | | Der Crewchief
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__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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09-25-2005, 01:59 PM
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#5 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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09-25-2005, 02:02 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
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Here are my favorite war movies:
WWII: Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Midway, Tora Tora Tora, When Trumpets Fade, Patton, The Great Escape, Memphis Belle.
I have never seen a Korean War movie before! I havent even heard of one!
Vietnam:
Hamburger Hill, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalyspe Now.
My Favorite Modern day war movies:
Black Hawk Down and Behind Enemy Lines.
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09-25-2005, 02:02 PM
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#7 | | Der Crewchief
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My favorite War movies though are as follows and know particular order:
Das Boot
Gettysburg
Battle Of Britain
The Desert Fox
Apocolypse Now
And there are many more, I just have to think of them again.
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09-25-2005, 02:10 PM
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#8 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot My Favorite Modern day war movies:
Black Hawk Down and Behind Enemy Lines. | Oh give me a break! Behind Enemy Lines was amusing and it stops there. Trust me coming from someone who has had evasion training he did it all wrong and it was totally unrealistic.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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09-25-2005, 02:38 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Behind Enemy lines was unrealistic in a way. But Black Hawk Down was pretty good.
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09-25-2005, 02:46 PM
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#10 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | I really like Blackhawk Down. Great flick.
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09-25-2005, 03:07 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
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| Korean war movie? MASH and Hamburger Hill.
Civil War? Gettysburg and Red Badge Of Courage
My all time top 5 films:
All Quiet on the Western Front
Das Boot
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket
Tora Tora Tora
Hornorable mention top 5:
Battle of Britain
Platoon
Band of Brothers
Apocalypse Now
The Longest Day
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09-25-2005, 03:22 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
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| I have several wartime movies in my collection:
* Sky Raiders - about Wellington Czechoslovak bomber pilots in RAF, WWII, movie from the 60's
* Atentát - about assasination of Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich by Czechoslovak paratroopers in 1942, who were sent from Britain, movie from the 60's (so both have b&w footage...)
* Dark Blue World
* Battle of Britain
* The Longest Day
* Bridge at Remagen
* Schindler's List
* Apocalypse | |
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09-25-2005, 03:25 PM
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#13 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | My war film collection consists of:
Apocalypse Now
The Longest Day
The Great Escape
Enemy at the Gates
Full Metal Jacket
Dambusters
Band Of Brothers*
Always room for more though.
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09-25-2005, 03:27 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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| Well, I most probably forgot to mention some...... I got also bunch of WWII documents - those from Guido Knopp's team are great! | |
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09-25-2005, 03:30 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I like WW2 the best and Vietnam at a close 2nd.
My favorites (Not in any order):
1) The Flying Tigers
2) The Longest Day
3) Twelve O' Clock High
4) Memphis Belle
5) Platoon
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