Top 10 Second World War films

**Humbert** · 31-10-2009, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by raycarey

if anything it's an anti-imperialist, ant-war film. it eviscerates the notion that americans have any business killing people on the other side of the world.

Don't agree.
I think most of Malick's movies are deeply visual at the core. This movie is a dialogue about the conflicts within the world of man and the natural, spiritual world.

**BKKBoet** · 31-10-2009, 09:36 AM

I am looking forward to the mini series 'Pacific', which comes out next year. It is being made by the same crew that did Band of Brothers.

The Pacific (miniseries) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**slackula** · 31-10-2009, 12:23 PM

Is Casablanca really a war film? It's more a love story set against the backdrop of the war imo.

**helge** · 31-10-2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Humbert

Any list that does not include All Quiet on the Western Front is incomplete.

The books by Remarque is a must read.

Lawrence of Arabia anyone ?

**Happyman** · 31-10-2009, 02:34 PM

I liked 'Murphys War ' with Peter O'Toole

**Butterfly** · 31-10-2009, 03:24 PM

Enemy at the Gates was really something, probably the most interesting

Cross Of Iron,

**CharleyFarley** · 31-10-2009, 03:38 PM

The Bismarck is probably the first ever film I saw in a cinema. I can never forget the experience.

**jaiyenyen** · 31-10-2009, 05:02 PM

Colditz. I like the bit where they make a DIY glider.

**Thetyim** · 31-10-2009, 05:06 PM

^
That bit is true

**The Fresh Prince** · 31-10-2009, 05:10 PM

Empire of the Sun deserves a mention. My favorites are the Band of Brothers series as well.

**Marmite the Dog** · 31-10-2009, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Empire of the Sun deserves a mention.

One of my faves too.

**withnallstoke** · 31-10-2009, 05:55 PM

This thread just inspired me to watch the original All Quiet On The Western Front. Easy to see where the inspiration for the opening action scenes from Saving Private Ryan came from. The first action scenes with the bombs and bullets are bloody horrific.

**jaiyenyen** · 01-11-2009, 07:43 AM

Agree, Empire of the Sun is very good.
I'm half way through Band of Brothers, 2nd time round for me. I also find the comments from the guys that lived through it, incredibly moving. For me, that changes the whole series from being just another war film.

**Marmite the Dog** · 01-11-2009, 08:50 AM

I watched Battle of Britain last night and really enjoyed it. I did find it odd that the list of pilots at the end included an Israeli.

**Davis Knowlton** · 01-11-2009, 10:20 AM

Platoon is Vietnam, not WWII. All Quiet is WWI.

**Davis Knowlton** · 01-11-2009, 10:21 AM

Cross of Iron should be in the top one or two.

**Humbert** · 01-11-2009, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Empire of the Sun deserves a mention. My favorites are the Band of Brothers series as well.

Very good call.
I also agree with the comment that Casablanca is really not a war film. It is really a romance.
I also think Catch-22 deserves a mention.

**Butterfly** · 01-11-2009, 10:49 AM

I need to watch again Empire of the Sun,

remember it was quite violent and dark,

Christian Bale movie as a child,

**nedwalk** · 01-11-2009, 01:23 PM

WINDTALKERS, was good, i also enjoyed CLINT EASTWOODS, films on iwoi jima

**Davis Knowlton** · 01-11-2009, 04:55 PM

Just looked at the site. It looks GREAT! I had never heard of this endeavor. I thought Band of Brothers was the best HBO series ever done, and I hope this is half as good. I have read both of the books on which it is based, and in fact just finished 'With the Old Breed' a few weeks ago. Thanks for the heads up. Once it comes out, I will immediately put my counterfeit CD guy on the trail! Can't wait!

**Davis Knowlton** · 01-11-2009, 04:57 PM

Above was meant for BKKBOET regarding the HBO series Pacific. Sorry, meant to quote his message in my response, but managed to screw it up.

**Ukan Kizmiaz** · 02-11-2009, 11:54 AM

Das Boot was tense!

Catch-22 for showing war is stupid.

COMBAT with Vic Morrow - I grew up watching that show - we used to play combat when we were little kids!!

**Bexar County Stud** · 02-11-2009, 11:58 AM

Saw this one recently

Overlord (1975)
Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, Stuart Coopers immersive account of one 20-year-olds journey from basic training to the battle front lines at D-day brings all the terrors and isolation of war to its viewers with jolting authenticity. Overlord, impressionistically shot by Stanley Kubricks longtime cinematographer John Alcott, is both a document of WWII and a dreamlike meditation on mans smallness in a large, incomprehensible machine.

Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944)
After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat, among them a glamorous journalist , a tough seaman, a nurse and an injured sailor. Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger - the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. With its powerful interplay of suspense and emotion, this legendary classic is a microcosm of humanity, revealing the subtleties of man's strengths and frailties under extraordinary duress.

Hell In The Pacific (1968)
From John Boorman, director of Deliverance and Excalibur
From the instant they meet, a marooned American soldier (Lee Marvin) and his Japanese counterpart (Toshiro Mifune) have the same objective: killing each other. But it soon becomes apparent that the only way they will survive is by forging an uneasy truce and cooperating with each other. Can they rise above the hatred that divides them long enough to stay alive?

**Spitfire** · 02-11-2009, 12:36 PM

Hasn't been mentioned yet but "The Pianist" was really good, even if the director is in the shite at the moment.

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