tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post1116466912461216160..comments2024-03-29T02:47:44.652-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS Top 10: The Most Important War Movies Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-27054788279985366852017-06-11T22:53:29.094-05:002017-06-11T22:53:29.094-05:00"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) ..."All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) <br />One of the earliest films to show the Horrors of war. Probably the best World War One film since it was filmed only twelve years after that conflict. It should be still on Youtube and I highly recommend watching it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-54468344249077315002015-07-21T12:27:19.197-05:002015-07-21T12:27:19.197-05:00Hurt locker was such a bullshit movieHurt locker was such a bullshit movieDoc Wade (FLEET MARINE FORCE) Corpsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856514317936686317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-84956872621175494372014-10-19T10:16:04.181-05:002014-10-19T10:16:04.181-05:00Lol! I will add that to the functions of the M107 ...Lol! I will add that to the functions of the M107 and the McMillan Rifle Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-27199176724105389202014-10-18T13:38:26.674-05:002014-10-18T13:38:26.674-05:00Eod knows how to use a Barret m107 it's part o...Eod knows how to use a Barret m107 it's part of their training to blow an ied at shitton far range. Seems sensible to try that out on a human ( if u can call a body bomb packing Iraqi insurgent human).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555953556972572471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-28094114367542200592014-10-18T00:36:49.143-05:002014-10-18T00:36:49.143-05:00Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down book is one of t...Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down book is one of the best modern war historical accounts, and this made me a lifelong Mark Bowden reader. <br />I agree that "Where Eagles Dare" and " Guns of Navarone" are some of the best, and some great examples of SPECOPS films. At times, the fate of some history altering mission comes down to a few people. <br />While enjoyed "The Hurt Locker", there was a major scene that turned me off to the film: the sniper/counter-sniper scene with the M107 .50 BMG. There is so much wrong with that scene that I just could not get over. I will have pop "The Hurt Locker" into the old DVD player and give it another try. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-52215371461172988052014-10-17T13:31:26.666-05:002014-10-17T13:31:26.666-05:00If you asked me I would of picked the hurt locker ...If you asked me I would of picked the hurt locker as the no.1 & platoon no 3 & black hawk down as no2 for the reason that it explains all of the Iraqi conflict in a non traditional way. It was more about brotherhood instead of raw combat. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555953556972572471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-74285394834071284122014-10-17T10:56:57.878-05:002014-10-17T10:56:57.878-05:00No Top Gun in the list?!
Just joking…
I would ad...No Top Gun in the list?!<br /> Just joking…<br /><br />I would add to the list "Where Eagles Dare" & "The Guns of Navarone".<br />I like the notion of a small group of heroes that can make an impact on the course of war and history. Like Archimedes with is lever that can move the planet…<br />I wonder how historical accurate are those kind a stories? Not the stories behind the two movies which are fictional but the possibility of a few capable brave men to alter the world.<br /><br />Yoel <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-37547254172836907942014-10-16T02:27:15.332-05:002014-10-16T02:27:15.332-05:00The movie "Black Hawk Down" got my inter...The movie "Black Hawk Down" got my interest to read the book which the film was based on. Amazing book, filled with not just the viewpoints of the soldiers, but also their opposition. It's probably one the first books that I can recall going into so much depth and detail about a single battle. <br /><br />Even more so the historical significance - it was probably the first time anyone provided a full story on a post-Cold War battle, compiling all the records, accounts, and research into a single work. It also gives an insight into Special Operations units (such as the relationship between the Rangers and DELTA), and the differences in how they work and operate. There's just so much to get out of it. Gatomon41https://twitter.com/Gatomon41noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-72963684872071044212014-10-15T11:04:40.210-05:002014-10-15T11:04:40.210-05:00I came very close to putting Last of the Mohicans ...I came very close to putting Last of the Mohicans on that list and Clint Eastwood's dual WWII films. Last Samurai is one of my favorites, due to my love of Japanese history.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-55242304465353382052014-10-15T09:06:41.545-05:002014-10-15T09:06:41.545-05:00Agree with your Grandfather on Glory - nice libera...Agree with your Grandfather on Glory - nice liberal propaganda. You missed a few - from a Desert Storm combat veteran:<br /><br />The Cross of Iron (German Eastern Front)<br />The Lost Battalion (WWI)<br />Sgt York (1941)<br />Patton<br />Apocalypse Now (Helicopter Attack Scene)<br />We Were Soldiers Once<br />Brave Heart<br />Letters From Iwo Jima/Flags of our Fathers<br />Kingdom of Heaven<br />Lawrence of Arabia<br />Last of the Mohicans<br />Last Samurai<br />Pearl Harbor (Battle Scenes)/Tora Tora Tora<br />The Patriot<br />WindTalkers<br />Zulu/Zulu Dawn<br />Troy<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-29813419649704118262014-10-15T08:32:31.974-05:002014-10-15T08:32:31.974-05:00Wow! Incredible information there! I re-watched Th...Wow! Incredible information there! I re-watched The Day After in preparation for this blogpost, and I do agree that Threads is a more compelling story. The book "War Day" is an excellent read, and the plans to bring it to the cinema should have been carried out. Amazing novel. My brother owned and it and read it around 1988. <br />Thanks for the comment!Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-58666313176414300472014-10-15T04:27:43.434-05:002014-10-15T04:27:43.434-05:00 On the subject of the film, “The Day After;” I s... On the subject of the film, “The Day After;” I saw the film on November 20, 1983. I was attending Auto Track Radar Tech School at Keesler Air Force Base, in Biloxi Mississippi. I cannot say it was a “Good Film.” The only place it has in history, other than the 100 million watching it, is that it was the first nuclear war film that depicted the effects of a nuclear war on the citizenry. The British film “Threads” is be a far better film on that subject. <br /> On the implication that it changed U.S. foreign policy; “The Day After” aired only two months after the true event that changed foreign policy. During the previous year, Soviet Intelligence believed that the United States was preparing for a nuclear strike, (Reagan’s Evil Empire speeches only made matters worse.) They came to the conclusion that the communications exercise “Able Archer ’83,” which concluded on September 26th, 1983, was a cover for the operation. The thing that scared everyone into changing policies was the fact that the Soviet Union was preparing for war, and no one knew about it until several months later.<br /> In my opinion, the best depiction of the aftermath of a nuclear war is the book “War Day.”Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463753036970838320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-76689872531708480052014-10-14T16:57:21.352-05:002014-10-14T16:57:21.352-05:00All of those are amazing pictures, especially Zulu...All of those are amazing pictures, especially Zulu and the Battle of Britain. You are correct, less CGI the better. It is always interesting what people pick, for example, the Bridge over the River Kwai is often cited as one of the best war films of all time. <br />Thanks for reading and commenting!Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-38889496437247121972014-10-14T15:55:24.994-05:002014-10-14T15:55:24.994-05:00For me personally every list would open with the R...For me personally every list would open with the Richard Attenborough masterpiece "A Bridge Too Far", for the next position "The Longest Day" (looks like I'm Cornelius Ryan fan)... "Zulu" by Cy Endfield. Trilogy (or rather movie duology) of Jeff Shaara "God's and Generals" and "Gettysburg". "Battle of Britain" by Guy Hamilton.<br /><br />So many others... but still I prefer those older ones, less CGI more acting and old school special effects. Shashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772329154615576984noreply@blogger.com