Top 10 War Films

Full Metal Jacket

The controversial war in Vietnam has spawned the most realistic view of the senselessness of modern combat. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Full Metal Jacket bathes you in the blood of the experience. From the masterfully played Drill Sergeant ( R. Lee Emery ) to the pressure cracked jar head ( Vincent D’Nofrio ) to the joker journalist this movie displays this war as few have before or since

Apocalypse Now

Coppola at his best and tightest in this adaptation of Heart of Darkness. The characters see the war through vivid and somewhat dreamlike imagery. The portrayal by Sheen and Brando flow though this movie like blood on a river.

The Deer Hunter

This movie has some powerful stuff in it. I swear, it's the only movie i've ever seen that i had to cover my eyes cause i just couldn't watch. The russian roullete scene is the tensest i've ever seen.

Band of Brothers (MiniSeries)

This series produced by HBO deserves a mention as one of the best realized pieces on the overly romanticized World War Two. Telling the tale of "Easy company" with it’s depiction of true camaraderie and brothers in arms. This series is worth a look for it’s historical pertinence and accuracy

Saving Private Ryan

The most graphic war movie in history, this movie shows maybe more than the rest the significence of human life.

Das Boot

Platoon

Oliver Stone’s opus of a war he fought in. This tells the tale of a young idealist who could have just as easily avoided this war. His platoon from the translator ( played by a young Johnny Depp ) to the platoon leaders ( Willem DaFoe and Thom Berrenger ) this movie shows the utter brutality of the men to the Vietnamese and to each other.

Bridge on the River Kwai

This movie is awesome because it demonstrates two different opinions which are both right and are very hard to choose from. Should the british sabotage the bridge to foil the japanese plans, or should they make the best bridge they for the glory of britian. at the end, even the main characters can't seem to choose.

Braveheart

Putting aside Mel Gibson’s current problems it is one of most accurate depictions of medieval combat ever put on film. The love story was tacked on, let’ be honest. But big men in kilts whacking each other with broadswords rarely goes out of style. History of course be damned.