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Everybody's hitting all of the old classics (yes, I think Pvt Ryan may fit that category).I recently watched “Letters from Iwo Jima” on DVD, and personally, I think it is one of the best war movies ever made. It's not action / shoot-em up, but in my humble opinion it does a better job of portraying men in combat than any other movie I've ever seen.Someone mentioned Korean War movies — don't forget “Pork Chop Hill” with Gregory PeckOther WWII movies not yet mentioned:Cross of Iron — James CoburnHell is for Heroes — Steve McQueenHell to Eternity — if you can get over Jeffery Hunter playing Guy Gabaldon (Gabaldon is a pint sized hispanic — not a 6 foot handsome leading man!) Okay, great story, cheesy movie.
I read the book, “Letters from Iwo Jima and I want to see the movie.“Pork Chop Hill” – man, I'd forgotten about that one! It's been eons since I've seen it.
Patton is an excellent movie. I remember my older brother rushing to the theatre to see it.
Might be a bit late but if he would simply have waited he could have rented it on DVD. But I agree that it's a good movie…one of the best WWII movies (or any movie for that matter) of all time. I think I watched it the summer when I tried to rent a bunch of AFI top 100 movies of all time or whatever.
lol Phid, very late. My brother saw it when it first appeared in theatres…(I'm an old gal and my brother is even older…hehehe)
“Tora Tora Tora” was a good film, combat sequences were well done.”Midway”, well, it was OK< kinda cheezy love story got in the way, but Charleton Heston is Da Man!Another early Steve McQueen flick is “The War Lover”, as a psychopath bomber pilot, with a very young Robert Wagner as his co-pilot and rival.”Casablanca” is just timeless. the 2 DVD set is worth the extra $$.I watched “Saving Private Ryan”, but it's too much to watch twice. Still a great movie.
