CycleChat Investigates - War! What is it good for?

[Edwardoka]

Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the War Room!

History Buffs is a damned fine youtube channel devoted to historical movies and the accuracy thereof, and it covers a fairly broad spectrum:
https://www.youtube.com/c/HistoryBuffsLondon

He doesn't have a very high opinion of of Mel Gibson's contribution to torture historical movies

 

[siadwell]

Hacksaw ridge, a but American but based on a true story and some great photos of the real players at the end.

Very good film about an incredible man.

 

[Drago]

I did consider Zulu, but in the end decided to confine it to 20th century conflicts due to only having 10 poll options.

Dr Strangelove Is a classic and it is remiss of me for leaving that one out.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Hamburger Hill

Heartbreak Ridge (cheesy pap but I am a great Clint Eastwood fan)

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Bridge over the River Kwai..

ON!

 

[raleighnut]

BTW I'm perfectly aware of Douglas' faults but it is a stunning film.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

ON!

Myself, my wife and eldest stepson went whiter water rafting in Sri Lanka few years ago, and at the end, as the river became a lot more serene, we rounded a bend and there in front of us was the very bridge used in the film. Was a serious "Wow, blimey" mouth agape moment.

Would get my vote.

Starts whistling Colonel Bogey...........

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Killing Fields is missing

 

[PeteXXX]

ON!

Apologies..

 

[HMS_Dave]

To be fair you could make this list pretty long. I know not the best war based films, and im not saying its my favourite, but i do like the interesting concept ones. Like The Final Countdown starring Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen. A modern aircraft carrier is plunged into WW2 Pacific Theatre hours before the attack on Pearl Harbour.

 

[MntnMan62]

I went with Apocolypse Now on that list. But there are some missing. But the unforgiveable one missing is Platoon. A great movie with an all star cast. And Oliver Stone directed.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

If my wife is allowed a vote she'd go for Von Ryan's Express. There's a tear in her eye at the end every time she watches it and she keeps hoping that one time he'll actually catch it.

 

[LarryDuff]

From that list I'll pick the longest day but disappointed by the omission of the Cruel Sea

 

[Cycleops]

Let’s face it even if you doubled the list to twenty you wouldn’t get all the best ones in.
Another great film is Ice Cold in Alex, a film that doesn’t for once portray the Germans as absolute barstewards.

A more modern drama of what the submarine war was like for the Germans in the Atlantic is Das Boot which brilliantly recreates the claustrophobic atmosphere and fear of the submariners.

View: https://youtu.be/7pzKyeIex2Y

 

[raleighnut]

Likewise no mention of M*A*S*H

View: https://youtu.be/HlnB34ZDo9g