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<p>I ran across this thread and found some great movie titles in here! It seems like you covered most of the war/military landscape but I thought I would revive it with some new suggestions.</p>

<p>War movies: If you are interested in WWI, "A Very Long Engagement" is excellent. Another relatively new French WWI movie that we saw last month in the theater is "Joyeaux Noel" - about the Christmas truce in 1914. I highly recommend it. (The DVD should be sold with a box of Kleenex.)</p>

<p>Military (in general) movies: I didn't see "A Few Good Men" on this list (maybe I missed it in my scan). One of my absolute favorite movies - I could watch the opening drill sequence all day long.</p>

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<p>Action in the North Atlantic </p>

<p>Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, Sam Levene, Dane Clark, and Ruth Gordon </p>

<p><a href="http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=other_reviews&item=172%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=other_reviews&item=172&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Kings Pointers will see it during Indoc. My son rented it and we watched it when he was home this Spring. </p>

<p>It is definately worth watching.</p>

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<h1>Was anyone lucky enough to see this performance on PBS last week? The New York Times thought it was pretty great too! My mid wants to see it live in New York next year. The performances were breathtaking!</h1>

<p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/southpacific/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/southpacific/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"SOUTH PACIFIC" IN CONCERT FROM CARNEGIE HALL premieres on April 26, 2006 on PBS.</p>

<p>"Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Rodgers & Hammerstein's own Pulitzer Prize-winning blockbuster was a landmark of post-World War II Broadway, a provocative romantic drama that beguiled audiences with a hit parade of instant standards. Last June, "South Pacific" reached new heights when, for one enchanted evening, Carnegie Hall presented a magnificent concert production with a dream cast headed by Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jason Danieley, Lillias White, and Alec Baldwin. Directed for the concert stage by Walter Bobbie, with musical director Paul Gemignani conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the performance was acclaimed by THE NEW YORK TIMES as "a state of nearly unconditional rapture," praising the production for locating "the show's real staying power in its operatic respect for love as a force that hurts, teases, destroys and ennobles."</p>

<p>(Its most recent Broadway revival will be during the 2007-08 season when it is presented by Lincoln Center Theater.)</p>

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<p>Sacto Mom,
We share similar tastes, I bought A Very Long Engagement DVD--WWI, so sad. Joyeaux Noel sounds like something we would like to watch. (My great-uncle was a casualty of WWI.)</p>

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<p>Sorry, just had to resurrect this thread...we rented the recently released “THE GREAT RAID”.</p>

<p>A true story about the rescue of American POW’s during WWII...very powerful and excellent film. The movie includes some well-preserved vintage clips from some of the actual events during that time. Plus, the DVD contains interviews with a few of the survivors and rescuers. </p>

<p>Worth noting about the leadership team involved in the rescue: the Lt. Col. was a West Point grad, and the Capt. a ROTC Stanford grad.</p>

<p>The film is both tragic and unbearably sad in portraying what the POW’s suffered and endured. Yet, uplifting and extraordinary are the actions of the rescuers and those in the underground.</p>

<p>One is also reminded of the enormous hardships & tragedies that the Philippine people endured and what tremendous allies they were.</p>

<p>I give it "two-thumbs" up!</p>

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<p>Patton, and the best war flick ever IMO, Das Boot.</p>

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<p>Have to add my favorite all time movie. "The Best Years of Our Lives", it deals with what happens after the troops come home.</p>

<p>For classic war movies I love "The Longest Day" and "Band of Brothers". </p>

<p>Does anybody remember the movie with Rick Schroeder about the unit that is abandoned during WWI? Almost no one survives? Cannot think of the name of it!</p>

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<p>"Does anybody remember the movie with Rick Schroeder about the unit that is abandoned during WWI?" </p>

<p>Yep! It is called "The Lost Battalion". It is one of my family's favorite movies.</p>

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<p>Take a gander at "Cross of Iron"
also
"Downfall"</p>

<p>A couple of good WW2 movies from the German side.</p>

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<p>Prayerful Mom and Momoftwins</p>

<p>Just went back and looked at some of this thread, Galaxy Quest has to be one of the funniest all-time movies, especially if you were a Trekkie!</p>

<p>More lines "Does the rolling help?"</p>

<pre><code> "I'll get my boys up here with a can of WD-40"

       "This episode was very badly written!"

        "I have one job on this stupid ship and I'm going to do it!"

</code></pre>

<p>Love that movie.</p>

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<p>I just saw "Paths of Glory" for the first time this week. Devastating and terrific movie! But it reminded me that there were so many more movies recommended here that I'd like to see. So, I'm bringing back the thread. It's been a bit quiet around here lately anyway.</p>

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<p>PT 109 has always been my first choice. Funny thing, now I can't even watch McHale's with out welling up so I just don't watch them anymore. Time to move on to Westerns...</p>

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<p>On another forum site someone posted a link for a movie currently in production about what it is like to be a cadet at the Air Force Academy. The trailer looks like the movie could really be worth watching when it is finished.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wingsofhonormovie.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wingsofhonormovie.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I couldn't find anything on that site that says when it will be done.</p>

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<p>Annapolis and The guardian I enjoyed.</p>

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<p>I am glad someone revived this thread! </p>

<p>My fav war movie (and I must say I am a sucker for WWII Romance Movies)..</p>

<p>John Wayne... In Harm's Way ... Go Navy!</p>

<p>and next would be</p>

<p>Steve McQueen .. The Sand Pebble .. about the China Marines</p>