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post #61 of 125
3/14/08 at 6:39pm
Where eagles dare.
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post #62 of 125
3/14/08 at 6:46pm
A 12-year old is a bit young to appreciate many of the war movies available. I think something that is very historically oriented, or a character study like Patton or Lawrence of Arabia would be the best choices.
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post #63 of 125
3/14/08 at 6:48pm
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"Where Eagles Dare" with Richard Burton and very young Clint Eastwood.

i'll 2nd/3rd/etc this one!
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post #64 of 125
3/14/08 at 6:51pm
"The Great Escape" It's too old to have a great soundtrack but the story, acting, characters, and filming is terrific!
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post #65 of 125
3/14/08 at 6:58pm
no love for `Glory'?
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post #66 of 125
3/14/08 at 7:07pm
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Glory the civil war one! And don’t let the six-track Dolby stereo mix fool you, those muskets, have some wicked kick in them during the freighting opening moments and the final battle on Fort Wagner James Horner score sounds wonderful moving and touching as well, you’ll be reaching for the tissues

Wargames does that fall into the category its set during the cold-war.

Mathew Broderick fan are we?
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post #67 of 125
3/14/08 at 7:17pm
The Dirty Dozen !!!!!! Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine,Charles Bronson, Telly Savalis, Donald Sutherland......... I'll watch this one 24/7
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post #68 of 125
3/14/08 at 7:23pm
Saving Private Ryan
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post #69 of 125
3/14/08 at 8:00pm
Platoon!
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post #70 of 125
3/14/08 at 8:02pm
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'Where eagles dare'.

'pt 109'
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post #71 of 125
3/14/08 at 8:47pm
All Quiet On The Western Front

The original, but even the remake is good.
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post #72 of 125
3/14/08 at 9:21pm
In no order:
Black hawk down
U571
Great escape
Behind enemy lines
Letters from iwo jima (eastwood)
Flags of our fathers.
L'armee des ombres

Theirs many more those are just what I can think of at the momment.

Not war movies but within the same field.
Crimson tide
K19
The hunt for red october.
Rescue dawn
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post #73 of 125
3/14/08 at 10:30pm
Glory! - amazing film with great visuals
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post #74 of 125
3/14/08 at 10:41pm
1.Full Metal Jacket
2.Platoon

I have but havent sat down to watch yet:
Flags of our fathers and letter to iwo jima
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post #75 of 125
3/15/08 at 12:15pm
ALIENS THIS TIME ITS WAR! LOL







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post #76 of 125
3/15/08 at 12:41pm


Nice dramatisation of the men who created the world's first atomic bomb, so crank up that 18 sub bass! Kaboom!













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post #77 of 125
3/15/08 at 3:19pm
what about war movies similiar to private ryan/band of brothers/black hawk?? i just want to see ALOT of action, and i also want to test out my sound system.
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post #78 of 125
3/15/08 at 3:29pm
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what about war movies similiar to private ryan/band of brothers/black hawk?? i just want to see ALOT of action, and i also want to test out my sound system.

"We Were Soldiers" fits the bill. It's somewhat recent and the audio is very realistic during the frequent battle scenes.

larry
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post #79 of 125
3/15/08 at 3:34pm
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Glory the civil war one! And don’t let the six-track Dolby stereo mix fool you, those muskets, have some wicked kick in them during the freighting opening moments and the final battle on Fort Wagner James Horner score sounds wonderful moving and touching as well, you’ll be reaching for the tissues




There’s some nice 25Hz low end on the LFE.1. Stereo surrounds are effects only while the music on the surrounds is in monaural; this film was original produced for the 70mm road show one of the best sounding films from 1989.

Denzel Washington performance will chock you up, during the lashing scene.



the main tearjerker is the march to the beach with "GIVE `em hell, 54!"
nuff said!
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post #80 of 125
3/15/08 at 4:16pm
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As military member, im a fan of war movies. There have been lots of great ones mentioned here. I am going to go with some of the more unknown/underappreciated but very worthwhile war films. None have been previously mentioned, that i saw anyway.

Talvisota aka The Winter War -- this is an incredible film centering around the Fins holding off the russian invasion in the dead of winter 1939. IT is difficult to find and the PQ is lacking, but it is an incredible movie. Subtitled.

The Last Battalion -- True story of a battalion caught alone behind enemy lines in WWI. Amazing story of courage.

When Trumpets Fade -- Story of a rebellious private in WWII. Very real in the SPR, Band of Brothers style

No Man's Land -- brutal (although not violent) story set during the Balkan conflict. Good one to show the futility of war.

The Beast -- quirky but well done movie showing a Russian tank crew lost in Afghanistan.

Der Tunnel -- German film about an attempt to dig a tunnel under the Berlin Wall. True story.

Gallipoli -- The very sad story of the Australian campain against the Turks at the Battle of Gallipoli in WWI.


All of these would be suitable for a 12 year old, except for maybe some language at points.


"ya I'll Kaboom tank."

that movie was one of my favorites when I first came out (based upon a play of the same name) but has not aged well and not as good as i remembered it. Great cinematograghy however - and music my Mark Isham.

I second Gallipoli and the other's mention of Hart's War.

I would like to recommend getting to know the full madness and humanity (if you can beleive it - and it is actually accomplished by Bruno Gantz (that his name?) of Hitler in the superb movie Downfall.

also Dark Blue World

honourable mention to:

Joyeux Noel

Saints and Soldiers

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hated Turtles can Fly though..............
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post #81 of 125
3/15/08 at 4:26pm
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Originally Posted by PooperScooper View Post

"We Were Soldiers" fits the bill. It's somewhat recent and the audio is very realistic during the frequent battle scenes.

larry

Those M-16 automatic rifles had some wicked biting snap on the recoil action that was practical felt. Mortars impact with devastating impact also.
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post #82 of 125
3/15/08 at 4:32pm
Band of Brothers, this one tops my list
The Thin Red Line, close second
Glory
Saving Private Ryan
Letters from Iwo Jima
Flags of our Fathers
Platoon
Bridge on the River Kwai

Starting tonight, I might also add the HBO series, John Adams
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post #83 of 125
3/15/08 at 4:50pm
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Shadow Makers [center]

Shadow Makers is called Fat Man and Little Boy here in the U.S.
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post #84 of 125
3/15/08 at 5:00pm
Here are my favorite "true" war movies:

1. Das Boot
2. Gettysburg
3. Glory

Here are "war themed" movies that might be good for a 12 year old:

1. The Hunt for Red October
2. Top Gun
3. Crimson Tide
4. Flight of the Intruder
5. Iron Eagle
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post #85 of 125
3/15/08 at 5:39pm
Don't forget The World at War. Best documentary every made.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_War
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post #86 of 125
3/15/08 at 6:34pm
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Originally Posted by chris5977 View Post

Don't forget The World at War. Best documentary every made.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_War

Highly agree my dad grow up in the London blitz of WWII and was heavily into the World at War television documentary when I was growing up.

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Shadow Makers is called Fat Man and Little Boy here in the U.S.

Yeah it was re-titled when it opened in the UK I don’t understand why.









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post #87 of 125
3/17/08 at 3:38am
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Originally Posted by PooperScooper View Post

"We Were Soldiers" fits the bill. It's somewhat recent and the audio is very realistic during the frequent battle scenes.

larry

thank you sir, i will check it out.
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post #88 of 125
3/18/08 at 12:42pm
Though it's not about modern war, I think "Master and Commander" is a good choice. There's a kid in it who's an officer (about 12 years old himself) who is wounded in battle. Might be something to relate to.
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post #89 of 125
3/18/08 at 4:35pm
my favorite war movie is Operation Petticoat with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis
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post #90 of 125
4/20/08 at 7:01am
Sam Fuller's "Merrill's Marauders" comes out Tuesday (Apr 22nd) on DVD.

larry
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