| List of Best War Movies Ever | | Posted Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:06:11 AM by Alex Molin | Some people just like to look at things blown-up or destroyed in any other way, while other waited all of "Lord of the Rings" to the battle field scenes. 
War movies will provide both just what they want in concentrated doses. It's hard to find the greatest war movies out of the thousands war genre movies.
War features in a lot of movies as the background for the narrative without actually depicting the war or combat itself; Movies dealing with world war II or the American civil war are among them.
Here is a list of the top war movies ever made . Some are classic war movies whereas other there filmed in recent years.
Enemy at the Gates (2001) A German war Movie taking place during Nazi invasion to Stalingrad. The Eastern Front depends on a battle between a Russian sniper and a German sniper. The two are playing war games that are sure to sustain your attention.
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) The events leading to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in this co-production between Japan and the United States. An exciting war movie (and an action movie) with an historic angle.
Full Metal Jacket (1987) A Vietnam war movie about recruits training for their duty. A tough movie to watch that portrays this theme very different than contemporary films.
Das Boot (1981) A great thriller about sailors realizing that submarine duty is not as glamorous as they thought. It's the best submarine movie ever, full of suspense and claustrophobia.
Three Kings (1999) Best movie about the Iraq War. The Gulf War ended and some American troops discover a map leading to a secret stolen gold hideout. In the tradition of adventure war films, the American see the light and choose not to be thieves. A war movie and a comedy as well, full of action and endless jokes.
Apocalypse Now (1979) Another Vietnam War movie. War from the point of view of individuals, and how it affects each soldier. The soundtrack has Wagner's signature music on it.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) A true story about Japanese using prisoners of war to build a bridge during war time and as part of the war effort. Colonel Nicholson wants to prove that the British are able to build the best bridge, giving his soldiers a motive to stay alive. It's a classic war movie combining action and thinking.
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| | | Furious on Film 11.09.06: Issue 62 | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:33:36 PM by Blog57 Team | | The aim of this ongoing column was simple. I've been watching films for a long, long time but along the way I've somehow found myself watching some absolute crap on a regular basis. I've seen every episode of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and Halloween. Is there any real need for that? Should I have seen Police Academy: Mission to Moscow? The Blair Witch spoof movie that was just a bunch of Blair Witch spoofs hung together by a terrible TV show called The Woods? I Spit on Your Grave? I'm appalled at my own decisions. So I'm now on a crusade to try and be more adult about my film watching. It's time to spread my wings and watch a wider range of films. The biggest problem I've encountered when taking on this challenge is my choices of viewing material aren't always at the level I'd hope for.... | |
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| | | The Profits of War | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:26:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | This is a four-star film, but Im not recommending it. Some might praise the objectivity of war films like this, but Ive reached my limit on the bland, market-driven direction that Hollywood war movies are taking these days. Director Clint Eastwoods Flags of Our Fathers is a finely wrought artistic effort, inspired by honest emotions, but its also a smartly-marketed "property" made to cash in at the box office while offending no one. Flags of Our Fathers rides the profit-wave of nostalgic wartime entertainment sparked by Saving Private Ryan. Following Spielbergs standard, it seems that overtly "anti-war movies" have been replaced by studio bankable entertainment epics that feel like docudramas; movies so lacking in politics, their main narratives could have been culled from an encyclopedia.... | |
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| | | N. Korean blast recalls Cold War | | Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3:04:35 AM by Blog57 Team | | North Korea's reported nuclear explosion last Monday brought back some chilling memories of the Cold War era. I say reported because we still don't know for sure if they really did a test detonation. Results from an initial air sampling apparently showed no evidence of the radioactive particles that would be expected from a successful nuclear detonation, a U.S. government intelligence official told the Associated Press on Friday. In a world of random, fanatical terrorists without boundaries, I must admit to feeling an initial bizarre sense of the familiar in being once again confronted with a country with borders, a capital and an irrational dictator. Clearly there's nothing comforting about it. We live in a world with both conventional and nonconventional threats every day.... | |
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| | | Hollywood unleashes dogs in war on movie piracy | | Posted Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:05:41 PM by Blog57 Team | | This time, Hollywood really has gone to the dogs. The Motion Picture Association of America on Thursday unveiled its latest tool in the war on movie piracy: a pair of DVD-sniffing Labrador Retrievers named Lucky and Flo. The MPAA, which represents the major U.S. movie studios in government and legal affairs, claims the illegal copying of movies and television shows on DVDs and other media cost them more than $6.1 billion in lost revenues in 2005. Of that total, about $2.4 billion was lost to copying movies to videocassettes, DVDs or video CDs. In recent years, the organization has waged a vigorous battle against global piracy. In July, for instance, the MPAA and foreign government officials wrapped up "Operation Red Card," which resulted in the seizure of some 6.7 million pirated discs in 12 countries across the Asia-Pacific region.... | |
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| | | Where Are the War Movies? | | Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 5:02:42 AM by Blog57 Team | | On that bright, beautiful morning, Donald Kirby Ross considered himself a lucky man. An orphan raised in foster homes, Ross had found a true home in uniform; his job gave him a mission. He had been dating a college girl, Helen, and falling in love. Tomorrow would be his 31st birthday. But when the surprise attack of planes struck the edifice, Don Ross didn't think about the future. He ran to his station, where he and his men worked to keep the electricity on in the giant structure. Then a blast of white-hot smoke whipped through a ventilation shaft and hit Ross full in the face, blinding him. He ordered everyone else out as, for 15 minutes, he struggled to keep the power running. When he had nearly finished the job, he collapsed. He was dragged from his station, but when he heard that smoke was filling another room at temperatures near 140 degrees, he returned, telling no one he'd been blinded, feeling his way down a corridor to rescue the men inside.... | |
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| | | Wiley remembers life during World War II | | Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 3:07:33 AM by Blog57 Team | | "The Recorder Interview" series spotlights members of the community or issues affecting the city. In honor of the 61st anniversary of the official end of World War II on August 15, this week's interview is with Ruby Wiley. Wiley, a Northern Kentucky native who has lived in Erlanger since 1996, helped to construct flashlights and radar equipment used during World War II, all at factories in Cincinnati. Her late husband also was a machine gunner in the Army, and was involved with the D-Day Invasion in 1944. Wiley has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, and has also been featured on Nick Clooney's video series "Cincinnati Reflections: The War Years", where she discussed her role in the war. She also has plans to write a book about her life, detailing her experiences growing up. The Community Recorder (ER): What exactly did you do during World War II? Ruby Wiley (RW): I worked at the Crosley Radio Plant in Cincinnati when I was a teenager, and we were making radar equipment.... | |
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| | | REEL TRAGEDY | | Posted Monday, August 07, 2006 9:08:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | When "United 93" came to theaters a few months ago, all the talk centered on the question of whether it was "too soon" for the events of Sept. 11, 2001, to be depicted onscreen. Was such a movie appropriate? No one questioned that sooner or later such a movie would be made -- and that sooner or later such a movie would be appropriate. It was understood, like a reaction in physics: Something big happens, and eventually we get the movie. We take this so for granted that we don't even begin to imagine that the idea to make a Sept. 11 film only recently struck Paul Greengrass ("United 93") or Oliver Stone, whose "World Trade Center" opens Wednesday. Rather, if we fantasize, we might imagine them sitting by the TV, no later than Sept. 12, thinking up their scenarios. We don't blame them, either, because we know if they didn't make their films, others certainly would, and perhaps not as well.... | |
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| | | Arnie: Blair could play Terminator | | Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:06:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, star of the "Terminator" movies, gave British Prime Minister Tony Blair an unusual career tip on Monday, suggesting he could play "Terminator 4" when he leaves office. Schwarzenegger, who had careers as a bodybuilding champion and Hollywood star before becoming a politician, was asked at a news conference with Blair if he had any suggestions for what the prime minister should do when he steps down. Blair, who has led his Labour Party to an unprecedented three consecutive election victories, has said he will not stand for a fourth term and party members believe he could go as early as next year. "Maybe he should be the head of the U.N. (United Nations), maybe something that is a step up, who knows what it is, because it's a big job that he has right now and I think whatever job he wants he will get, because he has such a great success rate at home and he has done such a remarkable job I think," Schwarzenegger said.... | |
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| | | Memorable Moments in the Movies | | Posted Monday, July 17, 2006 1:23:11 AM by Blog57 Team | | July 8 2006: War movies have come up with some of the most poignant and dramatic scenes ever produced in the cinema. Some movies can boast more than one such scene that sticks in a person's mind. Which of these scenes have been the most memorable? Here are ten such scenes in no particular order. 10. Battleground (1949). The chaplain's sermon asking, "Was this trip necessary?" This not only strikes a tone that explained why the United States had to fight in World War II, but it also had words that resonate with today's war on terror – and the chaplain's comment about people forgetting, as the years go by, seems sadly prophetic. 9. Gettysburg (1993). Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's briefing to the officers of the 20th Maine. Here is a classic case of laying out a difficult mission for a unit to accomplish.... | |
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| | | MOVIES: Tear-jerkers | | Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 3:01:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Are you looking for a film to appeal to your thoughtful, sensitive side? Tired of cinema in which the main plot points are explosions and whose most memorable characters are flying super heroes? Rent these movies to think, sigh and have a good cry. Honorable mentions: • "The Notebook" (2004): Allie (Rachel McAdams) plays a pleasant, rich girl who falls for a charming, small-town boy, Noah (Ryan Gosling). Allie's parents disapprove of Noah because his family is not very wealthy and keep them apart as much as possible. Allie and Noah move on and, after seven years, reunite. The story is read aloud from a notebook by an older version of Noah to the woman he loves, hoping it will spark a memory of the love they shared. • "Girl, Interrupted" (1999): A heart-wrenching tale of a teenage girl in the 1960s, Susanna (Winona Ryder), who attempts suicide by swallowing a bottle of pills with straight vodka.... | |
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