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u missed a few (Reply to this comment)
by joe_k_joe
the thin red line,born on the fourth of july and we were soldiers
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Jan 22 '07
9:57 am PST
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even more u forgot (Reply to this comment)
by joe_k_joe
das boat and the deer hunter.jarhead has promise
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Jan 22 '07
9:52 am PST
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medium choice (Reply to this comment)
by joe_k_joe
yeh platoon is a great film but stone wernt tryin anythin political,it was just a rambo style if u no wot i mean.wot bout apocalypse now?tigerland?
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Jan 22 '07
9:50 am PST
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Re: Re:+Re:+I+like+your+picks, (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
I agree. I usually watch it on cable when it comes around every few months.
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Jul 03 '01
5:38 pm PDT
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Re: Re:+I+like+your+picks, (Reply to this comment)
by jrwebley
Yeah, I guess you're right. You know another one that is kind of hokey but is still pretty good is the Audie Murphy story - To Hell and Back. The book was great also.
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Jul 03 '01
1:39 pm PDT
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Re: I+like+your+picks, (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
I'll give you two out of three there. See my review of Zulu Dawn as to why I won't be adding it to Zulu on this list.
James
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Jul 02 '01
8:29 pm PDT
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I like your picks, (Reply to this comment)
by jrwebley
and would respectfully like to add Zulu Dawn, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Twelve o' Clock High.
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Jul 02 '01
12:41 pm PDT
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Re: I've+seen+'em+all... (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
I agree Stone is not one of my favourites either. Platoon makes this list mainly on the performances of Dafoe and Berenger, and the realism captured by Dale Dye the military technical advisor.
Patton and Lawrence of Arabia are more suited to a 10 greatest epics I feel especially the later for it's sheer scope.
James
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Jul 01 '01
8:44 am PDT
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I've seen 'em all... (Reply to this comment)
by mkp51
...the choices on your list, I mean. And I agree with 'em all, save one. I never cared for Platoon, I suppose because I never cared much for anything by Oliver Stone.
In the place of Platoon, I would choose Das Boot. A bit over-long, but a real nail-biter throughout!! Also one of the great anti-war films of all time.
Other worthy contenders on my list: Patton, Lawrence of Arabia, and Schindler's List.
Great review, as always!!
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Jul 01 '01
4:15 am PDT
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Great choices! (Reply to this comment)
by seidswipe
All of your choices are great movies. I like "Battleground" and "Das Boot" but I can always take my turn another day. I saw "The Dogs of War" when it came out. Good movie but the book is even better. Thanks again.
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Jun 29 '01
8:16 pm PDT
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Re: prez+of+yer+fan+club (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
Just a reminder. I did change the locks and Canadian Immigration has been given your name and picture.
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Jun 27 '01
3:14 pm PDT
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Re: Essays+Are+Hell... (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
I'll give you one out of two there Doc. Sands was excellent. The other one however would only make my top 10 most poorly edited, 10 ten most confusing, or top 10 National Geographic specials trying to pretend to be war movies lists. That is unless you're talking about the original with Keir Dullea. That's a totally different matter.
James
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Jun 27 '01
3:12 pm PDT
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Re: Great+selections! (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
I agree they're all good. BTW your now 40% finished on your own top 10 list, so lets see it.
James
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Jun 27 '01
3:09 pm PDT
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Re: --------------------------- (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
Like I noted Jack this was an old review. After it I rediscovered Dogs of War and went on my rave. Besides one of the reasons I had to move it into this catagory was to make room for my new upcoming review, "10 BEST BLOWED UP REAL GOOD MOVIES".
James
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Jun 27 '01
3:07 pm PDT
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Re: It+just... (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
George, re Gloria , did you mean the original, or the remake with Sharon Stone. I kind of lean towards the latter myself.
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Jun 27 '01
3:04 pm PDT
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Essays Are Hell... (Reply to this comment)
by DrJ008
Nice list, James. I'd begin spouting off things like.."Man, where's Sands Of Iwo Jima", or,"Man, what about The Thin Red Line." But, I'll leave that for the stupified, wandering sole who forgets the fact that this is your top 10 list and not the official list of American movie-goers everywhere. I'll just sit back and give you your propers for "Zulu". That's a new one and worthy of note.
Regards,
DrJ
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Jun 27 '01
6:41 am PDT
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It just... (Reply to this comment)
by George_Chabot,  in Movies
keeps gettin better and better! Man, James, I'm glad to know one other individual on the face of the earth has Gloria in his collection. I was beginning to think I might be weird!
Thanks for the reprise,
George
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Jun 26 '01
5:21 pm PDT
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Great selections! (Reply to this comment)
by FFerret
Ain't nothing like a good war movie. Here's a few more of my faves:
Apocalypse Now
Catch-22
Das Boot
Galipoli
Enjoyed your choices!
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Jun 26 '01
9:24 am PDT
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prez of yer fan club (Reply to this comment)
by cornpone
Still here, cutie.
cp
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Jun 26 '01
8:44 am PDT
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Re: Here's+another+great+one: (Reply to this comment)
by JAMES23
Tom, yeah I've seen it. A good example of the HBO type cable movies whose quality rivals the "big" movies. Covers the Battle of the Huertegen Forest. A disaster in the making, a frontal assault on the German Siegfried Line that ranks up there with Dieppe and The Somme as acts of military stupidity.
James
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Jun 26 '01
7:29 am PDT
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Here's another great one: (Reply to this comment)
by 4-1-1
When Trumpets Fade. A WWII film with a Twilight Zone feel. Very realistic battle scenes. Story about a squad of U.S. soldiers penetrating the Nazi line in the final months of the war.
Was shot in the Czech Republic a few years (4 or 5) ago. Saw it on video, then bought the DVD. Best war movie I've seen in years. Better than Thin Red Line or Hamburger Hill.
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Jun 26 '01
12:52 am PDT
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