| David Manley | 21 Nov 2012 12:31 p.m. PST |
The Cruel Sea and Battle of the River plate would get my vote :) |
| basileus66 | 21 Nov 2012 2:14 p.m. PST |
Letters from Iwo Jima would be my pick. |
| Rudysnelson | 21 Nov 2012 2:17 p.m. PST |
What about 55 Days at Peking? I enjoyed the movie and the uniforms were great. |
| The Tin Dictator | 21 Nov 2012 4:39 p.m. PST |
"Inglorious Basterds" I defy ANYONE to find fault with that historical masterpiece. |
| Dn Jackson | 21 Nov 2012 6:17 p.m. PST |
I forgot about Flags of our fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. There are two movies that have really effected me by bringing home my own experiances. Saving private ryan, not for the opening scene because I never had it that bad, but there's a scene where they're walking and there's an arty barrage going off in the distance. Still gives me chills when I see it. Flags of Our Fathers. The scene where ira Hayes meets the mother of a friend killed in combat. He can't say anything, just hug her. I lost it in the theatre when I first saw that and it still gets to me. Freind of mine's girlfriend brought his newborn son by our unit to intoduce him to us. He hadn't got the chance to meet his son because he'd been killed in combat. That scene really hits home. |
| Etranger | 21 Nov 2012 9:24 p.m. PST |
The recent Australian movie Kokoda. link According to a couple of friends of my father, veterans of the original battle; it caught the atmosphere of the battle perfectly. The first 10 minutes of Saving Private Ryan have to be up there too. |
| doug redshirt | 22 Nov 2012 12:16 a.m. PST |
I forgot about the Winter War. The artillery barrage at the end was brutal. It seemed to go on and on. I play the movie when are doing WWII games. When that barrage starts we all sort of stop what we are doing and just watch. It's like watching an accident. You want to look away but you cant. |
| BW1959 | 23 Nov 2012 3:42 p.m. PST |
The Great Raid imdb.com/title/tt0326905 is a great movie seems accurate, includes the role the Philippine Guerrillas. Also enjoy,
Glory
A Bridge Too Far
Band of Brothers |
| 138SquadronRAF | 25 Nov 2012 12:27 p.m. PST |
The Cruel Sea Battle of Britain Zulu Tora, Tora, Tora. As to Braveheart it could not have been more historical inaccurate if it had featured plasticine dog and been retitled "William Wallce and Gromit"….. |
 etotheipi  | 27 Nov 2012 3:34 a.m. PST |
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| Altius | 27 Nov 2012 3:25 p.m. PST |
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| Ivan the Reasonable | 28 Nov 2012 4:31 a.m. PST |
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Uesugi Kenshin  | 28 Nov 2012 5:13 p.m. PST |
The wind that shakes the barley,
Michael Collins. |
| Altius | 29 Nov 2012 10:08 a.m. PST |
The wind that shakes the barley, Hey, I just watched that one last week. Depressing as hell. |
| SCAdian | 02 Dec 2012 7:02 p.m. PST |
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| Nick H | 03 Dec 2012 3:33 p.m. PST |
Come and See was certainly the most brutal war movie I've ever seen. However, my votes go to
Battle of Algiers (documentary feel, even handed and down to Earth).
Battleground (1949 movie about the seige of Bastogne).
84 Charlie Mopic (Indie Vietnam war movie)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 and very visceral. Still holds up well). |
