Comments on: Memorial Day Top Ten War Movie List

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:08:46 +0000

Band of Brothers HAS TO BE Numero Uno.

By: keith

keith — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:07:51 +0000

That was a rough scene. The actor was Adam Goldberg. I was actually in a video with him for Sixpence None The Richer’s “There she goes”. He talked about it a bit and said it was a pretty surreal scene to shoot -had to get in a body cast.

By: keith

keith — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:05:20 +0000

It’s on netflix – I may have spelled it wrong though…

You’re related to Rob Roy? That’s awesome… I did see that movie.

By: Scott Rutledge

Scott Rutledge — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:57:13 +0000

P.P.S. – And yeah, that scene is indelibly etched in my brain, for all time. Like the scene in Private Ryan where the Jewish kid from NY is fighting hand-to-hand in the bell tower with the German, and gets killed when he runs out of energy and the German slowly slides the knife into his heart…

By: Scott Rutledge

Scott Rutledge — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:50:00 +0000

Oh, Keith, I didn’t mention before, I’ve never seen Joyeaux Noel, but your list is so dead on you’ve got me totally intrigued, so it’s not only made onto my “must rent” list it’s in my top 3. Have to see if it’s even on Netflix…

And Steve: Great call on “Braveheart”. Gotta be in my top 20 all-timers, of ANY genre.

And since we’re on the subject of Scottish subjugation and oppression, how ’bout “Rob Roy”? My ancestor (Rob Roy MacGregor) and clan’s only time in the spotlight, our family’s proverbial “15 minutes of fame”, front and center… And a great movie on fighting through oppression, tyranny and rallying wildly disparate and historically distrusting and in-fighting groups (clans, in this case) into a unified solidarity to kick the oppressor’s butts (but fighting through a lot of stuff prior to that).

By: keith

keith — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:26:56 +0000

Star Wars lol. Awesome… I vote yes.

By: Steve Love

Steve Love — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:13:32 +0000

Couldn't help coming back to suggest a few myself (in no particular order): The Guns of Navarone and Force 10 From Navarone. Of the two, I think I prefer Force 10. The Great Escape Good Morning Vietnam Glory Enemy at the Gates (maybe I'm just a Russophile) Braveheart Gladiator Victory. Okay, it's a little corny, but still fun. Star Wars. Does this one count?

By: keith

keith — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:12:04 +0000

You know I am ashamed to say I have not seen Sophie’s choice. And I had what I think is called “Life is Beautiful” on the list until I thought of Joyeaux Noel. I had to make an Executive decision and the true story always wins…

By: keith

keith — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:09:03 +0000

Hey Scott. With “…Kwai” I agree it is a classic and if I made a top 10 most influential list it would be in there for sure. I just saw it later in life after seeing all these other films and it lacked the sense of realism for me as it had that huge screen static 50’s cinematic style to it. “A Bridge too Far” though… I think I might have to make it a top 11 list (this one goes to eleven…) I saw that right after I saw Hiding place when I was also still a single digit in age and that movie had a profound effect on me as well. Some of those scenes are burned forever in my mind. Like when the one guy runs out to the field to get the dropped food package and gets killed with a single shot. I was crushed. I still have pit in my stomach when I think of that scene.

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:16:59 +0000

I loved the Pianist and Schindler’s List, otherwise, I am not a fan of war movies.
How about It’s a Beautiful Life and Sophie’s choice?