Movie Wars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 09-24-2012, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I thought Saving Private Ryan was great but Thin Red Line really resonated with me on some very deep level. I still remember going to see that movie in the theater and afterwards being so struck by it that I just wandered around the city thinking about it for a long time. The part on the grassy hills has always especially stood out in my mind, particularly the moment when the plant closes itself up as the soldier touches it. I think that's one of the most poetic moments ever in a movie.

Saving Private Ryan: 2
Thin Red Line: 2

I love when a movie does that. It's like you are wandering around aimlessly, lost in thought.

Howard the Duck · 09-25-2012, 05:56 PM

Saving Private Ryan, on rewatches, I just watch the beginning and end battle, cos the stuff in between is just not very interesting

Thin Red is a haiku about war

SPR - 2
TRL - 3

Unknown Soldier · 09-27-2012, 03:10 PM

Saving Private Ryan is a great film with some fantastic action scenes and a very Hollywood storyline to go with it but its not as special as the Thin Red Line, I think that's one of the best 10 war movies ever made, highlighted my the troops moving uphill and an outstanding performance by Nick Nolte.

SPR -2
TRL -4

jackhammer · 09-29-2012, 06:42 PM

We getting a new war anytime soon?

Alfred · 09-29-2012, 09:43 PM

All right, I guess I'll take charge for now.

The Thin Red Line wins that one, here's the final score...

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

SPR - 2
TRL - 4

Western time!

Sam Peckinpah's THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

vs.

John Sturges' THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)

Note: feel free to submit new movie wars to me. I don't want to pick them forever.

Unknown Soldier · 09-30-2012, 03:42 AM

The Magnificent Seven is one of those great westerns from its time, chocca full of big names and a genuine blockbuster, one of those films that you can see constantly and never get bored of, BUT the Wild Bunch is something very different, probably ranks as one of the best films ever from its period and its Sam Peckinpah at its best along with an outstanding cast. The opening and final action scenes must rank as some of cinema's greatest moments. At the end of the film, Robert Ryan looks at the bodies and the carnage and says "these were men" brilliant just describes that film.

The Wild Bunch- 1
Magnificent Seven- 0

LoathsomePete · 09-30-2012, 09:53 AM

Great picks Alfred. I think I need to rewatch them before I cast my vote.

Blarobbarg · 09-30-2012, 01:05 PM

I can't stand westerns, so I'm staying out of this one. Do classic horror movies next!

bob. · 09-30-2012, 01:22 PM

i agree with Pete Alfred....great pick....although it may be an easy one for me.....The Magnificent Seven is one of my favorite movies in the western genre

.....i'll re-watch The Wild Bunch and make my decision

Alfred · 09-30-2012, 04:42 PM

These are two of my favourite Westerns ever, but The Wild Bunch wins it for me. Both movies have excellent action sequences, epic scale, and all-star casts, but The Wild Bunch holds up better than The Magnificent Seven for me. Just as the movie depicts the death of the wild west, it also depicts the death of the artistic restraints that held directors back up until the late 1960's. The film has spectacular cinematography, tastefully graphic violence, and a unique setting among Westerns. The closing and ending sequences are two of the most thrilling, satisfying, and memorable scenes ever.

It might be my favourite film of all time.

The Wild Bunch - 2
The Magnificent Seven - 0

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