Monday, May 16, 2005

100 Greatest War Films

as voted by the British

100. Rambo: First Blood, Part II, 1985
99. The Eagle Has Landed, 1977
98. Big Red One, 1980
97. Lacombe Lucien, 1974
96. Cold Mountain, 2003
95. Welcome To Sarajevo, 1997
94. The Colditz Story, 1955
93. Europa, Europa, 1990
92. The Birth Of A Nation, 1915
91. Hell In The Pacific, 1968
90. Regeneration, 1997
89. Von Ryan's Express, 1965
88. Memphis Belle, 1990
87. Rome, Open City, 1945
86. El Cid, 1961
85. To Be Or Not To Be, 1942
84. The Caine Mutiny, 1954
83. Cromwell, 1970
82. No Man's Land, 2001
81. Love And Death, 1975
80. Land And Freedom, 1995
79. Mrs Miniver, 1942
78. Breaker Morant, 1980
77. The Charge Of The Light Brigade, 1936
76. Sands Of Iwo Jima, 1949
75. Gone With The Wind, 1939
74. Alexander Nevsky, 1938
73. Ride With The Devil, 1999
72. The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp, 1943
71. Come And See, 1986
70. Oh! What A Lovely War, 1969
69. Went The Day Well?, 1942
68. Glory, 1989
67. Napoleon, 1927
66. Enigma, 2001
65. The General, 1927
64. The Battle Of Algiers, 1965
63. When The Wind Blows, 1986
62. Ran, 1985
61. La Grande Illusion, 1937
60. The English Patient, 1996
59. Reach For The Sky, 1956
58. Stalingrad, 1993
57. In Which We Serve, 1942
56. Life Is Beautiful, 1997
55. Casualties Of War, 1989
54. From Here To Eternity, 1953
53. Troy, 2004
52. Hope And Glory, 1987
51. A Town Like Alice, 1956
50. Three Kings, 1999
49. Carve Her Name With Pride, 1958
48. Gallipoli, 1981
47. A Matter Of Life And Death, 1962
46. Master And Commander, 2003
45. 633 Squadron, 1964
44. Patton, 1970
43. Empire Of The Sun, 1987
42. Catch 22, 1970
41. The Cruel Sea, 1953
40. Lawrence Of Arabia, 1962
39. Tora! Tora! Tora!, 1970
38. Salvador, 1986
37. Cross Of Iron, 1977
36. Henry V, 1944
35. The Last Of The Mohicans, 1992
34. Kelly's Heroes, 1970
33. All Quiet On The Western Front, 1930
32. The Pianist, 2002
31. Good Morning, Vietnam, 1987
30. Casablanca, 1942
29. Battle Of Britain, 1969
28. Enemy At The Gates, 2001
27. The Dirty Dozen, 1967
26. Ice Cold In Alex, 1958
25. Spartacus, 1960
24. Gladiator, 2000
23. Paths Of Glory, 1957
22. M*A*S*H, 1974
21. Where Eagles Dare, 1968
20. The Longest Day, 1962
19. Born On The Fourth Of July, 1989
18. Dr Strangelove, 1964
17. Das Boot, 1981
16. The Thin Red Line, 1998
15. The Killing Fields, 1984
14. The Guns Of Navarone, 1961
13. Braveheart, 1995
12. The Deer Hunter, 1978
11. The Dam Busters, 1954
10. The Bridge On The River Kwai, 1957
9. Black Hawk Down , 2001
8. Zulu, 1964
7. A Bridge Too Far, 1977
6. Platoon, 1986
5. Full Metal Jacket, 1987
4. Schindler's List, 1993
3. The Great Escape, 1963
2. Apocalypse Now, 1979
1. Saving Private Ryan, 1998

hah, 'Apocalypse Now' should have taken no.1! but at least my favorate is not that far off. notice how many Speilberg movies there are? fuck shit he must have loved making war movies, and ofcourse the Tom Hanks combination is what must have swept it, damn that Tom Hanks, such a great actor. my favorate of his will always be 'Cast Away'. also notice how many Kirk Douglas and Lee Majors movies there are. stupid britons dunno how to appreaciate 'Dances With The Wolves'...

8 Comments:

Blogger ellie ng said...

don't care much for war films,but troy...ahhhhh...brad pitt can rape me anytime...RrrrrRrRrrrrrr....

doesnt it make you sad to watch such movies?i always end up bawling.

1:40 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

'what we do in life, echos in eternity'

'one man can change destiny'

'i've always feared my sins will return to haunt me...'

'so..you surf, huh?'

all these lines are from war movies, now tell, how am i suppose to feel sad with such powerful dialoges?!

1:49 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Troy was not bad of a movie but not even close to Apocalypse Now, not even in the same postcode!!!

1:50 AM  
Blogger ellie ng said...

see,troy will forever be a good movie in my eyes,simply because of brad's unbelievably gorgeous body. i don't usually drool over men,but ohmigod...

the only ones i actually liked from the list are three kings(i love george clooney!!),life is beautiful(it touched the very core of my heart and soul),gone with the wind(costumes...costumes...), black hawk down(less violence compared to many others...),and in love and war...ahahaha,added that just to irritate you!!!

2:30 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall and the Great Marlon Brando...all put together in one show...

and all you have is Brad Pitt. all his good movies, he was never the star, 'Meet Joe Black', Anthony Hopkins stole the show. 'Spy Game', Robert Redford was unbelieveable. 'Devils Own' Harrison Ford outshone him. i can go on, but i kesian you...

2:44 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Martin, my heart goes out for Platoon, but there was no way it could beat that top 5, not in that particular order, but yeah...

2:48 AM  
Blogger ellie ng said...

martin:noOoOOoOoOo...i hate orlando.he's like one of those pretty boys...i like my men manly. rough.confident.messy.real.

rajes...you've officially ruined my day.:(

6:23 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

job accomplished...

10:17 AM  

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