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Old 04-20-2007, 06:37 PM   #1
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Best Scene from a War Movie or TV show

Two scenes stand out for me...

Of course the beach landing in "Saving Private Ryan" but I think the aerial insertion scene in episode two of Band of Brothers was even better. The sound engineers did a great job of mixing the audio so you had to strain to hear dialouge over the C-47 engines and Flak burstes.

Another out of Saving Private was when the bayonette was slowly pressed into the yank as beads of sweat dropped to soothing "SSSSHHHHH... SSSSSHHHHHH...
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Old 04-20-2007, 07:13 PM   #2
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I would have to say for me would be the mogadishu mile run in Black Hawk Down, which was based off the real thing.
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Old 04-20-2007, 07:19 PM   #3
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very good one..

others are:

apocolypse now.. surfing scene, rockets at the blackwater boat
Full metal Jacket... woman sniper scene
Patton.. shooting .45 at He 111
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Old 04-21-2007, 04:41 AM   #4
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Ice Cold In Alex - the scene when they finally get the beer (by then even I was gagging for a cold drink)

A Bridge Too Far - the para drop (just seeing the hundreds of chutes was brilliant)

Battle of Britain (the big aerial scene with only the original score playing)
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Old 04-21-2007, 07:16 AM   #5
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The lighthorsemen - The final charge to take Beersheba
Midway - When Torpedo 8 is blown out of the sky
Tora Tora Tora - the scenes where the P-40's try to get off the ground
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Old 04-21-2007, 10:43 AM   #6
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Band of Brothers - The D-day Drop/Holland Drop/Bastogne
Saving Private Ryan - Omaha Beach
Battle of Britain - Big Dogfight

And I would agree with most of the others mentioned as well.
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Old 04-21-2007, 09:58 PM   #7
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The Big Dogfight scene in the 'Battle of Britain' for me aswell.........
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Most of the best WWII scenes taken but the one scene from a war movie that impressed me was from "Zulu" when the last major attack against the mealie bag wall with three rows of soldiers firing in steps. awesome!!
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Stalag 17

In the barracks when the German spy is caught, a pail tied to his leg and he is thrown outside to be shot down by the guards.
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"BROKEN ARROW" scene in the movie "We Were Soldiers"
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"BROKEN ARROW" scene in the movie "We Were Soldiers"
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The movie scenes that get my vote are both from the Battle Of Britain. the first is where Dowding is asked what would he do if war came. Pray to god , and trust in radar? To which he replied "I would rather pray for radar, and trust in God." The look on Lawerence Oliviers face told the whole story of Dowdings plight. He was tired, frustrated, angry and near wits end. The second scene I liked is where Galland answers Gorings question "What do you need to win?" (or words to that effect) Galland says "Give me a squadron of Spitfires. You got to admit, Galland had guts. To say that to the Reichsmarschall in that time and place was unbelievable! Galland was pure class!!!!
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Old 04-25-2007, 11:14 PM   #13
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The bit in Band of Brothers where Sgt. Randleman goes bayonet-to-bayonet with a German, in the middle of a bombing raid.


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Best scene too many just to single out one. But here is mine
1 Use of Lancasters Dam Busters and seeing Michael Redgraves trying to contain his enthusiasm as Barnes Wallace on the success of Bombing raid on the dams


And guess what managed at last to see Band of Brothers. Bought the complete box set of DVDs at KMart for $70 last week of Band of Brothers. Brilliantly done Band of Brothers. I especially liked the part where they interviewed the Veterans before each chapter of the series. Thought that was an excellant touch by the producers of the Series
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