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The ten best movies you've seen in the past 10 years?

Sir_Alec said:
We Were Soldiers is a travesty falling into the same category as Pearl Harbor. I put it on my list for movies that are disrespectful to veterans.
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What the hell are you talking about? We were soldiers was based on a true story and was very realistic, Pearl Harbor was a joke but we were soldiers was very respectful to the troops alot more so than say full metal jacket or apocalapyse now.
 
Trajan Octavian Titus said:
What the hell are you talking about? We were soldiers was based on a true story and was very realistic, Pearl Harbor was a joke but we were soldiers was very respectful to the troops alot more so than say full metal jacket or apocalapyse now.
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yeah im an ***. I was thinking of Wind Talkers. We Were Soldiers is a good example of the horrors of war. I felt that Full Metal Jacket showed the dreary enviroment of Hue City and how violent the battle was, while the bootcamp section was a little less realistic. Apocalapyse now is a whole different ballpark to me.
 
Sir_Alec said:
yeah im an ***. I was thinking of Wind Talkers. We Were Soldiers is a good example of the horrors of war. I felt that Full Metal Jacket showed the dreary enviroment of Hue City and how violent the battle was, while the bootcamp section was a little less realistic. Apocalapyse now is a whole different ballpark to me.
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Well, apocalypse now wasnt even meant to be a real representation of our veterans...it was, after all, based off the novel Heart of Darkness, right?
 
jallman said:
Well, apocalypse now wasnt even meant to be a real representation of our veterans...it was, after all, based off the novel Heart of Darkness, right?
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Right, yes it was, and it was more a statement about the chaotic nature of the war itself, mirrored by the internal war of two men driven to the edge by it. I think it is a brilliant film.
 
Anybody see 'Memento?' Strange, scary movie, especially scary if you are extremely absent minded like me.

What about 'The Thin Red Line?' Surreal, thoughtful, thought provoking war movie, saw it several times.

How about 'Lantana.' (Just kidding).

'Unforgiven' is too old for the thread. Deegan mentioned '...cuckoo's nest,' one of the best ever, also too old. 'Casablanca,' way too old. When I was a kid I would watch the old movies repleyed on TV late at night, saw all the old black-and-whites, 'The sands of Iwo Jima,' 'A big hand for the little lady' (not porno, might have been in color), 'The Maltese Falcon,' the great Hitchcock films. Sorry, showing my age.
 
Sir_Alec said:
yeah im an ***. I was thinking of Wind Talkers. We Were Soldiers is a good example of the horrors of war. I felt that Full Metal Jacket showed the dreary enviroment of Hue City and how violent the battle was, while the bootcamp section was a little less realistic. Apocalapyse now is a whole different ballpark to me.
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!?!?!?!?! This is the part why Marines love it so much. It was very realistic.
 
tryreading said:
Anybody see 'Memento?' Strange, scary movie, especially scary if you are extremely absent minded like me.

What about 'The Thin Red Line?' Surreal, thoughtful, thought provoking war movie, saw it several times.

How about 'Lantana.' (Just kidding).

'Unforgiven' is too old for the thread. Deegan mentioned '...cuckoo's nest,' one of the best ever, also too old. 'Casablanca,' way too old. When I was a kid I would watch the old movies repleyed on TV late at night, saw all the old black-and-whites, 'The sands of Iwo Jima,' 'A big hand for the little lady' (not porno, might have been in color), 'The Maltese Falcon,' the great Hitchcock films. Sorry, showing my age.
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Yes, I saw Memento, it was pretty good. I liked it.

But The Thin Red Line. YES! I should have included that on my list. It is a beautiful and very meaningful film.
 
GySgt said:
No...he'd only fall on it.
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I dont mind that as long as you return they cleaned......:lol:
 
Sir_Alec said:
yeah im an ***. I was thinking of Wind Talkers.
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Yes, it wasn’t a great movie but it did for the first time I think shed light on the
Navajo code talkers. In the movie one Jap said to the other
"Is he talking underwater"..LOL..

“The greatest raid” wasn’t a great movie but again it spotlighted an unknown (to most people) rescue mission during WWII.
 
Two of my favorite war films are Hell Is for Heroes starring Steve McQueen with Bobby Darin and Bob Newhart and Kelly's Heroes with Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland......

Anyone ever catch one of these?
 
mixedmedia said:
Two of my favorite war films are Hell Is for Heroes starring Steve McQueen with Bobby Darin and Bob Newhart and Kelly's Heroes with Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland......

Anyone ever catch one of these?
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I remember both titles, but no details, probably saw them when I was 10. 'The Bridge on the River Quai' is classic, and what about 'Stalag 17,' both set in POW scenarios. Also, I thought 'The Big Red One' was excellent, with Lee Marvin. His reaction to the kid was great. Remember 'The Dirty Dozen?'
 
tryreading said:
I remember both titles, but no details, probably saw them when I was 10. 'The Bridge on the River Quai' is classic, and what about 'Stalag 17,' both set in POW scenarios. Also, I thought 'The Big Red One' was excellent, with Lee Marvin. His reaction to the kid was great. Remember 'The Dirty Dozen?'
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Stalag 17.....yes I love that one.

The Big Red One. Yes! Sam Fuller's last film I think. Autobiographical (his character was the writer with the cigar; was that Robert Carradine, I think?). But, great flick. I haven't seen that in years.

River Kwai and Dirty Dozen are classics, of course. I like them, too.

There's an Otto Preminger movie with John Wayne, Patricia Neal and Kirk Douglas called In Harm's Way that is one of my favorites, too.
 
Good ones folks...

Dirty Dozen (Number 2, Sir)
Kelly's Heroes (Burning Bridges...)
Stalag 17 (At Eaaaaaase!)
The Big Red One (I want to come with you to Alderanne to learn the powers of the Force....oh wait....Mark Hammil said that in another film.)
 
GySgt said:
Good ones folks...

Dirty Dozen (Number 2, Sir)
Kelly's Heroes (Burning Bridges...)
Stalag 17 (At Eaaaaaase!)
The Big Red One (I want to come with you to Alderanne to learn the powers of the Force....oh wait....Mark Hammil said that in another film.)
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I thought Hammil was a strange choice for that role, but he did okay. The scene of his execution of the German soldier, who actually crawled into an oven to hide, an oven used to incinerate Jews, provided a kind of calming release after about the tenth shot, I always thought.
 
tryreading said:
I thought Hammil was a strange choice for that role, but he did okay. The scene of his execution of the German soldier, who actually crawled into an oven to hide, an oven used to incinerate Jews, provided a kind of calming release after about the tenth shot, I always thought.
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He was getting over his inabilities to perform at his duties. It's not common, but it happens. It was a good scene.
 
Since this thread was originally about movies made in the past 10 years, I thought I would name a few newer films that I like, that it seems like not too many people have mentioned:

Closer- This is a film that came out about a year ago I think. It's basically about two Americans in London, England, that both have relationships with English people they know. Some of the bad language in the film and sexual talk might turn some people off but I thought it had some really funny parts in it. I also think you can appreciate more if you've actually been to London. If not, some of the British jokes and references to London might go over your head.

Pride and Prejudice-Keira Knightly is in it, what more do you need? OMG, I think she is the most gorgeous woman in Hollywood right now, possibly the most beautiful one that had ever acted. I don't care what the movie's about, I'll watch anything with her in it. That woman makes my blood pressure shoot through the roof, lol. God, that woman is so beautiful I can't handle it. But seriously though, I think it was a good movie, it received good reviews.

Walk the Line- That movie about Johnny Cash. I thought this was a VERY good film. The acting was superb. I thought Reese Witherspoon looked really hot, especially when the movie moved to the early 70's and she had a lot of makeup on.

Pi- Has anyone heard of this film? It came out in 2000 I think. It's a really good psychological study about a brillant mathematician that makes an amazing discovery but then is plagued by paranoia. In the end he puts a drill through his skull, lol. I like how this movie is done in black and white with a very grainy look.

Ultraviolent- Does anybody really need an excuse to watch Milla Jovovich get dressed up in a tight leather outfit? ;)
 
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George_Washington said:
Ultraviolent- Does anybody really need an excuse to watch Milla Jovovich get dressed up in a tight leather outfit? ;)
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I fricken hated this movie. Another movie that sucked was Aeion Flux. Both movies were based on the same type of futuristic government gone bad theme and they both failed miserably.

Now, Equilibrium, was a great futuristic government gone bad film. It was made a couple years ago.
 
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GySgt said:
!?!?!?!?! This is the part why Marines love it so much. It was very realistic.
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IM SUCH AN ***! I need to learn more about the military :doh
 
The Thin Red Line is my favorite war drama. While I enjoy Saving Private Ryan I just don't find the parts after the beach landing realistic. For example the Tiger tank in the end of the film was not present in Normany until about a week later. Also the buzzcut that many of the Geman soldiers have was not popular in this part of WW2.
 
As far as military movies go, my favorite is probably the German film, Downfall. I like it because unlike most other WW2 films, it captures the suffering that the average citizen of Berlin went through by not only the Nazis but also by the Allied bombings and invading Russians.

I thought Full Metal Jacket was really good and so was The Thin Red Line. Probably Full Metal Jacket was better. I liked Platoon, too, a lot.
 
George_Washington said:
As far as military movies go, my favorite is probably the German film, Downfall. I like it because unlike most other WW2 films, it captures the suffering that the average citizen of Berlin went through by not only the Nazis but also by the Allied bombings and invading Russians.

I thought Full Metal Jacket was really good and so was The Thin Red Line. Probably Full Metal Jacket was better. I liked Platoon, too, a lot.
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I just remembered another one.....Das Boot. Very realistic German flick about Nazis on a German U-boat. Incredibly photographed and acted. Funny at times, terrifying at others. Really great flick.
 
mixedmedia said:
I just remembered another one.....Das Boot. Very realistic German flick about Nazis on a German U-boat. Incredibly photographed and acted. Funny at times, terrifying at others. Really great flick.
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Yeah, good movie. ;)

As far as war movies go, there's also Enemy at the Gates. It was about WW2, about a German and Russian sniper that face each other.
 
mixedmedia said:
Two of my favorite war films are Hell Is for Heroes starring Steve McQueen with Bobby Darin and Bob Newhart and Kelly's Heroes with Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland......

Anyone ever catch one of these?
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Kelly's Heroes was great.


Big Joe: What are you doing?
Oddball: Drinking some wine, eating some chesse, catching some rays.
Big Joe: Why aren't you up there fixing the tank?
Oddball: Hey, man, I just ride them, I don't know what makes them work.
 
jallman said:
Well, apocalypse now wasnt even meant to be a real representation of our veterans...it was, after all, based off the novel Heart of Darkness, right?
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Yep and heart of darkness was set in Africa and depicted the British military atleast that's what I heard from one of my teachers I haven't actually read it.
 
Trajan Octavian Titus said:
Yep and heart of darkness was set in Africa and depicted the British military atleast that's what I heard from one of my teachers I haven't actually read it.
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yeah, you heard correctly. But it was a very good book...I recommend you pick it up...you could probably read it in about three hours, tops. But well worth it.
 
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