Inspiring Military Movies etc

Ted51 said:
That is excellent.

My choices for movies are Patton, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan and Gettysburg. I don't suppose Patton is really an inspiring movie, but I like it anyway.
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Patton's bizarre death from beginning to end be it the soldier who was not supposed to be driving the truck which hit his jeep and he passing away in the hospital with minor injuries should be a movie in itself .

Plenty including of course Stalin wanted him dead .
 

Though classified as war Vet and was artillery , I never saw " action " like most of you as we pretty much pulled guard duty , illegal but ignored black marketing and other unsavory things so I relate more to movies like Kelly's Heroes because of the things we did .

We spent more time in the'' village '' then in any field .

We first attached to Air Cav but due to being artillery which Air Cav did have ( small 102 howitzers ) but at time getting away from and just being air mobile infantry we were never used which was fine with us as we were screwballs and for my tour in country we had it easy .

It has been an easy roll through life for me as of today and a rocket scientist I am not .

 
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There's a post WII movie, "The Bridge" set in 1945 Germany. It's about a group of Hitler Youth , who we called to defend this bridge with their lives. The U.S. troops knew they were kids, but they were given orders to take the bridge. The troops did what they had to do.
That movie realty affected me.
BTW, as I get older the more I can't watch military movies. I shy away from them.
 

"Hacksaw Ridge" (2016) The amazing true story of American Army medic Desmond T. Doss. While serving at the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, he refuses to kill people and is the first American man to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Desmond Doss: The Real Story

Excerpt from the above article -

"On April 1, 1942, Desmond Doss joined the United States Army. Little did he realize that three and a half years later, he would be standing on the White House lawn, receiving the nation's highest award for his bravery and courage under fire.

Of the 16 million men in uniform during World War II, only 431 received the Congressional Medal of Honor. One of these was placed around the neck of a young Seventh-day Adventist, who during combat had not killed a single enemy soldier. In fact, he refused to carry a gun. His only weapons were his Bible and his faith in God.

President Harry S. Truman warmly shook the hand of Corporal Desmond Thomas Doss, and then held it the entire time his citation was read aloud to those gathered outside the White House on October 12, 1945. "I'm proud of you," Truman said. "You really deserve this. I consider this a greater honor than being president."

 
Dave03 said:
There's a movie from 1989 I hardly ever hear anyone talk about.

It's called In Country, set in a very small rural town where everyone knows everyone. The plot is about a girl who finds a box of letters from her father, to her mother, that he sent her from Viet Nam.

He dies there, and she never knew him, except for what she's been told by family.

She's curious to find out more and starts asking questions, and it uncovers long ago, buried feelings.

The main, most compelling part of the story is about the Viet Nam vets in the town, and how they're all still dealing with their respective experiences.

The ultimate climax to the movie is the closure a few people get at the end. It makes me tear up just thinking about it.

It stars Bruce Willis, and I swear, I don't know how he didn't win an Oscar for his role.

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Anybody know what platform this movie can be found?
 
Hacksaw Ridge was a good film. As for Patton, there is a sequel movie following up on his injury and death. I did not think it was anywhere near as good as the first one. But then, I think sequels rarely are.
 
Ted51 said:
Hacksaw Ridge was a good film. As for Patton, there is a sequel movie following up on his injury and death. I did not think it was anywhere near as good as the first one. But then, I think sequels rarely are.
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Wow had no idea , thank you I found it .

The Last Days of Patton​

1986 film directed by Delbert Mann

1986 · 2 hr 26 mins · War/Drama/TV Movie
 
A lot of great movies that have already been mentioned, I've really enjoyed too... it's perhaps my favorite movie genre.

I'd have to also recommend Where Eagles Dare (w/ Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood) for WWII... and Tears of the Sun (w/ Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci) for something more modern.

I stumbled on this one about a year ago and found it rather compelling and emotionally moving:

 
A movie with a very interesting history and it's connection to WWII is "Casablanca" which is often considered to be the greatest movie ever made. It has my vote.
I have yet to see "Paths of Glory" but it's on my short list.
There should have been a sequel to "The Deer Hunter"! A few years after those poor souls all came home to Pittsburgh all of the steel mills closed. The great American dream they all fought to protect kicked them to the curb.
 
DGM said:
A movie with a very interesting history and it's connection to WWII is "Casablanca" which is often considered to be the greatest movie ever made. It has my vote.
I have yet to see "Paths of Glory" but it's on my short list.
There should have been a sequel to "The Deer Hunter"! A few years after those poor souls all came home to Pittsburgh all of the steel mills closed. The great American dream they all fought to protect kicked them to the curb.
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This is Zulu from 1964 starring Stanley Baker and Michael Caine. I was still really young when it was released so I never saw it until I was an adult. It was a compelling story of a battle between British soldiers and Zulu natives in Africa in 1879. It was very interesting I thought.

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chic said:
This is Zulu from 1964 starring Stanley Baker and Michael Caine. I was still really young when it was released so I never saw it until I was an adult. It was a compelling story of a battle between British soldiers and Zulu natives in Africa in 1879. It was very interesting I thought.

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Historians have never understood why the Zulu regiment did not finish them off with another charge .

Some say they were called off due to another possible battle but all speculation .
 
I watched Home of he Brave (1949) on T.V. It co-starred James Edwards, a Black actor who never got his due. He was a beautiful man. It is said he paved the way for Sidney Poitier. Lloyd Bridges and Frank Lovejoy were also a co-stars. It was a touching movie. The first military movie I saw in the theater was Platoon. I found out a couple of decades later that one of the actors, Keith David, is my cousin (my aunt told me). I later met and kept in touch with his grandmother, who was on the N.Y. branch of our family reunion committee, I thought it was a good movie, but haven't been interested in watching any military movies since.


@Medusa
 
"To Hell and Back" (1955)

The true story of WWII veteran Audie Murphy, who holds the record of being the most decorated soldier in American history with 24 medals, including the Congressional Medal of Honor, is told in "To Hell and Back." It's based on his 1949 autobiography and is an account of Murphy's WWII experiences. Audie Murphy plays himself in the film, which served as the catalyst for his 21-year acting career.


Watch it for free. > To Hell and Back (1955)🔹
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I watched Home of he Brave (1949) on T.V. It co-starred James Edwards, a Black actor who never got his due. He was a beautiful man. It is said he paved the way for Sidney Poitier. Lloyd Bridges and Frank Lovejoy were also a co-stars. It was a touching movie. The first military movie I saw in the theater was Platoon. I found out a couple of decades later that one of the actors, Keith David, is my cousin (my aunt told me). I later met and kept in touch with his grandmother, who was on the N.Y. branch of our family reunion committee, I thought it was a good movie, but haven't been interested in watching any military movies since.


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Military movies are depressing and this is coming from a '' Combat Vet '' who did not see combat but many are history and worth watching .

I loved Platoon as found it spot on . There was a lot of in house fighting because we were young full of testosterone and did not want to be there , every platoon had their Barnes and Elias.
 
chic said:
This is Zulu from 1964 starring Stanley Baker and Michael Caine. I was still really young when it was released so I never saw it until I was an adult. It was a compelling story of a battle between British soldiers and Zulu natives in Africa in 1879. It was very interesting I thought.

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This is a superb film. However it's hard to watch with modern eyes. The Zulus are not the "bad guys" as they are fighting for their homeland. At least the film depicts them as brave and honorable warriors.
 

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