Kinda interesting how Martin Sheen plays in Apocalypse Now and Charlie's in Platoon .. But yeah, Platoon is good.

There are more classics than those three, though! I've been told many times that I have to watch The Thin Red Line.

Ive seen all of those Vietnam flicks as well, and they are all good ones. Deer Hunter and Uncommon Valor are a few more to mention. Sylvester Stallone has his share of (First Blood) Rambo movies, and Chuck Norris with his Missing In Action movies also. "We Were Soldiers" (Mel Gibson) is my favorite Vietnam movie. Based on actual events early in the war.

My favorite war movie would have to be the (WWII) movie "Saving Private Ryan" though, Tom Hanks is outstanding.

Saving Private Ryan is one of those films that's impressive the first time, but boring on any re-watches. At least that's how it was for me.

Really..its just the opposite for me. It has such good special effects. I can understand how it could be boring after the first time though.

Those Rambo and Missing In Action movies are the ones I cant take anymore.

Of course, Ive seen Saving Private Ryan enough to do a life time..well..maybe one more time.:laughing:

Have you seen "We Were Soldiers"?

Dennis Hopper is my favorite actor in Apocalypse Now.

My fave war movie is Black Hawk Down

Yeah, that's a good one. Ive watched it multiple times as well.:p:

I vividly remember watching it for the first time with one of my sons right before he left for the Air-Force around 8 years ago.

You should have seen his eyes:yikes: when the remaining soldiers had to run out of the city on foot toward the end of the movie.:o:

He just left for Afghanistan for a 6 month stint. I don't actually know how many different times he has been deployed there already, Iraq, and a few other places around the Middle East. (he is not allowed to tell us a whole lot about it) Try not to think about it to much, if you know what I mean. And it doesn't really help knowing hes being deployed along with Special Ops.

I just know that I'm getting tired of these fucking wars in the Middle East!

PS.
"The Hurt Locker" is a 2009 American war film about a three-man United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team during the Iraq War. Its a good movie I would recommend.

I feel completely the opposite. After Forrest Gump, it's my favorite film to rewatch on tv...

Amen. Second best film I've seen this year after Drive. Hopefully Gordon-Levitt gets some award buzz...

I can't stop thinking about Drive. I think I'm re-watching it tonight.

whenever i watch that, i just watch the beginning segment and the final segment, and skip everything in between