Best Iraq/Afghanistan War Movie

[arely staircase]

What is the Iraq/Afghanistan war movie you have seen?

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	Hurt Locker
	1 (33%)
	Restrepo
	1 (33%)
	Generation Kill
	1 (33%)
	In the Valley of Elah
	0 (0%)
	The Green Zone
	0 (0%)
	Taxi to the Dark Side
	0 (0%)
	Zero Dark Thirty
	0 (0%)
	Jarhead
	0 (0%)
	Other (please specify)
	0 (0%)
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[quinnox]

1. I have seen two of those listed and they both sucked

[arely staircase]

2. which two?

eom

[quinnox]

3. I'd rather not say

let's just say both were very mainstream, and one was super popular with a lot of acclaim.

[arely staircase]

4. then neither one was restrepo i am guessing

you should see it.

[quinnox]

5. thanks, I will take up the recommendation

I never heard of that one.

[premium]

10. It's more of a documentary,

than a movie, but it's well worth watching.

[arely staircase]

18. same with taxi to the dark side

eom

[premium]

20. Haven't seen it yet.

On my list of films to watch.

One of my favorite Vietnam war movies was Casualties of War with Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn.

[sarisataka]

6. Kelly's Heroes and Saving Private Ryan

they are not about Iraq/Afghanistan per se but combined they give the best feel for what being in an actual war is like, IME

[arely staircase]

22. i remember seeing pvt ryan in the theater

the opening landing scene was unlike anything I have seen before or since.

[sarisataka]

23. What I have seen

did not remotely approach that and I never want to repeat what I have seen.

I have spoken to D-Day vets; if they speak of the landings you can see their eyes change. They are no longer here but there again. They remark the film cannot truly capture the sounds and smell of that battle
I cannot comprehend the horror.

[arely staircase]

24. horror is right

and those men, as much as anyone saved western civilization itself.

[Bigmack]

7. I think any war movie that doesn't ....

... feature the smells is worthless.

Rotten flesh & blood, shit, piss, cordite, 2 week old sweat...

Anything else is just Hollywood.

[lame54]

9. You need to watch it in an adult theatre

[arely staircase]

12. that's hilarious eom

[lame54]

8. Three Kings

[arely staircase]

13. that was set during the gulf war, no?

it was a good movie

[lame54]

14. you said iraq

[arely staircase]

16. yeah, i meant the most recent one

but you are right its a good movie. my favorite part is them in the Mercedes and the music.

[LeftInTX]

11. Bush's War

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/

It's a PBS Frontline documentary.
I think it's about 4 hours long and very in-depth.

[life long demo]

15. Vietnam war movie "We were Soldiers"

Only detraction is Col. Moore is played by Mel Gibson. The movie is excellent. Based on a battle in I Drang valley. Based on book "We were soldiers once and young" by Joe Galloway and Col. Hal Moore.

[arely staircase]

17. probably the best war movie i have seen

Gibson also directs it brilliantly - which is a perfect example of why I have to separate artists from their work in my mind. he's a big fuckstick, but a very talented one.

[lame54]

25. Check out Get the Gringo - great movie

[NaturalHigh]

19. I have never seen any of those movies.

[arely staircase]

21. if you only see one

see restrepo

it is on netflix

[egold2604]

26. 9th Company

9th Company is a Russian version of Full Metal Jacket taking place during the last days of the Russian occupation of Afghanistan. It follows raw recruits from Siberia from their basic training to deployment in Afghanistan.

The last 10 minutes of the film had me on the edge of my seat. It is currently on Netflix.

[arely staircase]

27. i will

thanks