Worst Military Movies

GR66 · 2024-11-24T13:13:21-0400

Brad Sallows said:
Action/adventure movies set in military backgrounds aren't really war movies.

Wait....are you trying to tell me that Red Dawn isn't really a war movie???

dimsum · 2024-11-24T13:16:16-0400

Next you’ll say that Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie because it’s an action/adventure set around 25 Dec.

Heretics.

FJAG · 2024-11-25T02:39:01-0400

When you get right down to it there really is only one good war movie; "Midway," the original 1976 film not the new one.

OldSolduer · 2024-11-25T08:08:24-0400

FJAG said:
When you get right down to it there really is only one good war movie; "Midway," the original 1976 film not the new one.

Saving Private Ryan.

dimsum · 2024-11-25T09:08:39-0400

OldSolduer said:
Saving Private Ryan.

The first hour or so, yes.

But my pick for “great war movie”? Greyhound.

dapaterson · 2024-11-25T10:10:56-0400

Stripes is the most accurate portrayal of Army life ever recorded on film.

RangerRay · 2024-11-25T10:37:28-0400

A Bridge Too Far. Hands down.

GR66 · 2024-11-25T10:38:45-0400

RangerRay said:
A Bridge Too Far. Hands down.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

The Bread Guy · 2024-11-25T10:50:06-0400

RangerRay said:
A Bridge Too Far. Hands down.

Ideally watched back to back with this one - 1946 flick about Arnhem, starring folks who'd been there, done that literally ....

en.wikipedia.org

dimsum · 2024-11-25T10:53:59-0400

dapaterson said:
Stripes is the most accurate portrayal of Army life ever recorded on film.

Buffalo Soldiers or Down Periscope are contenders, as is In the Army Now