Movies Favourite War Film of the 80s

[GoodBadHBK]

Full Metal Jacket

Synopsis: A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.


Honorable mentions: Rambo & Come and See

 

[Pittie Petey]

Colors

 

[BisexualMMA]

Platoon. More or less a 10/10 movie.

Red Dawn and Rambo 2 are both pretty underrated films nowadays though.

 

[Spetsnaz77]

Colors

Comedy gold

 

[Sweater of AV]

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Platoon. More or less a 10/10 movie.

Red Dawn and Rambo 2 are both pretty underrated films nowadays though.

Currently watching platoon rn in 4K

 

[Strychnine]

Char's Counterattack

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Love Glory. The score is fantastic compared to the rest.

 

[Streeter]

First half of FMJ is great then it's pretty meh . I go Hsmburger Hill as best Vietnam movie

 

[moreorless87]

First half of FMJ is great then it's pretty meh . I go Hsmburger Hill as best Vietnam movie

Never agreed with that, I think the second half is just as good as the first, indeed I think you could argue the second half is one of the most direct influences on Tarantino's career, the heightened monologs, the use of existing pop music, etc. The very end with the sniper is an amazing set piece as well.

A lot of Nam films from this period do I think suffer a bit from being not so good versions of The Deer Hunter and Apoc Now, Full Metal Jacket does offer something rather different to the typical story of "good men finding war is hell".

 

[BisexualMMA]

Love Glory. The score is fantastic compared to the rest.

It's a good score no doubt but I'd probably give best score to Rambo 2 out of all the movies listed to be honest.

 

[Gene Tunney]

Uncommon Valor
The Big Red One
A Man Called Sarge

 

[Yoel Bromero]

Platoon
Stripes
Red Dawn
Rambo 2

Havn't seen anything else in that list. War films are not my jam but I feel i should see full metal jacket.

Anything else on there 'must watch'?

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Platoon
Stripes
Red Dawn
Rambo 2

Havn't seen anything else in that list. War films are not my jam but I feel i should see full metal jacket.

Anything else on there 'must watch'?

 

[Uber_Noober]

Platoon
FullMetal Jacket
Heartbreak Ridge

 

[Ebay]

it's gotta be Full Metal Jacket

 

[Ebay]

Never agreed with that, I think the second half is just as good as the first, indeed I think you could argue the second half is one of the most direct influences on Tarantino's career, the heightened monologs, the use of existing pop music, etc. The very end with the sniper is an amazing set piece as well.

A lot of Nam films from this period do I think suffer a bit from being not so good versions of The Deer Hunter and Apoc Now, Full Metal Jacket does offer something rather different to the typical story of "good men finding war is hell".

agreed, I've never bought the argument that only the first half of FMJ is worth watching. It's very iconic and quotable of course with the amazing R Lee Ermey performance but the 2nd half of the film is just as crucial as the first. as a movie about the dehumanizing effects of war and how it forces people to assimilate and close off their emotions in order to survive I think it works very well. Kubrick is one of the all time great directors and FMJ is no exception

 

[Batjester]

Stripes out of the movies you listed.

 

[BB in Crazy!!!!]

Glory is my personal fav here. But I also really love Empire of the Sun.

 

[Starck]

First half of FMJ. Second half was iffy.