Anyone remember a military movie

I remember quit a few. The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, We were Soldiers . Want combat, go to Saving Private Ryan. So many more. There are plenty of Hollywood movies depicting war but most are just fluff. Oh yes, The Bridges of Toku-Ri is worth watching.
 
When I was a kid, two large movie theaters were a walk from my house. One was just a block away. It was right after WWII and it seems like every other week a war movie was playing. It was exciting, but looking back, it seems like it was kind of like propaganda. Or maybe war was just on everyone's mind.

I remember the title, Kelly's heroes. I can't remember if I saw it.
 
My late Father was drafted out of high school in 1944. He had turned 18 and, in those days, when you turn 18 you were drafted period! He ended up in Europe and fought in two battles in Germany. He was wounded in the second battle, and the wounds were enough to send him home. His feet and both legs were broken, but in time they healed, and he had limited problem as he got older. He did not like to talk about his time in the service, the memories were not good, although he was proud of his time in the service.
 
My stepdad from 5th grade to 10th had been in the Army and those were his favorite shows/movies to watch. If it hadn't been for my respect for that man I probably would haven't seen a one or be as patriotic as I tend to be.
 
Lifelong civilian here, too young for Vietnam, too old for Iraq.....used to think I missed out on the adventure but now I'm glad I never experienced battle.
I was born in and grew up in former WW-2 war zones and the war shaped the geopolitical arrangement of the world that I grew up in.

Military movies that meant something to me? "In Harm's Way", "The Longest Day", "Patton", "The Bridge", "Saving Private Ryan", "Das Boot" and "All Quiet on the Western Front" to name a few.
 
Zardoz56! said:
Remember a military movie called Kelly's Heroes. About WW2 and 16 million $$$ of gold bars? It's one of my favorites even though I was never in the service.
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While I have seen countless military films, this was one of my favorites. The reason was because instead of all the unpleasantness of the usual war story, this was really amusing. Plus, I loved the theme song of Burning Bridges by the Mike Curb Congregation.
 
"Letters from Iwo Jima". The Japanese soldiers in the caves write letters to home, which are placed in a box and buried. When the US soldiers win the battle, the letters are found. The battle is told through the letters.

I hate war.
 
RadishRose said:
Only two; The Longest Day and Full Metal Jacket.
Tried to watch Saving Private Ryan but couldn't get past the beginning.
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When I saw it, a number of older males left the theater after the landing sequence. It was too vivid to some degree for them. Didn't understand then as I do now. Spielberg nailed it but for those who were there it was too much memory. We go to the movies to be entertained, but also to undestand. We come from so many backgrounds, so many different places. So many cultural differences. Yet we all know family. We all know love, happiness, sadness, loss. We all grieve the same. Let me say it again. We all grieve the same for loss. We all are happy for the same things. We may differ in religious beliefs but we are all the same.
 
Zardoz56! said:
Remember a military movie called Kelly's Heroes. About WW2 and 16 million $$$ of gold bars? It's one of my favorites even though I was never in the service.
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I have watched it several times, but it is a kind of depression for me to watch to the end. Mainly because of the songs that they play in the background.

Which is the Mike Curb Congregation "Burning Bridges"

The end of the song is what gets me:

Years have passed and I keep thinking
What a fool I've been
I look back into the past and
Think of way back then
I know that I lost everything I thought I that could win
I guess I should have listened to my friends
 
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