25 best war movies
The Dam Busters (1955)
As the title suggests, this bunch of dashing pilot types risk life and limb to bust dams. Germany's dams, to be precise. Based upon a real operation in WW2 that used the infamous bouncing bomb for the first time.
George Lucas famously used footage from the film for an early rough cut of the climactic Death Star battle in Star Wars – with many lines of dialogue in the final film sounding suspiciously familiar.
And Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is currently beavering away on a remake of the film, scripted by Stephen Fry.
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pearce
1 year ago
Its gotta be Apocalypse Now for me. Awesome!!
jjbomber
1 year ago
Casualties Of War should be in there. The tension is electric and the film is barely watchable in parts. The subject matter, American war crimes, meant it would never get the Hollywood treatment but it made it a better film, Totally absorbing, it'll have you on the edge of your seat throughout.
Darkangel1977
1 year ago
I agree awesome film.
StompingFreak
1 year ago
For myself, A Bridge Too Far will always be my all time No 1. But Kelly's Hero's is still a entertaining romp.