{"id":8366,"date":"2013-06-10T01:17:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T05:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=8366"},"modified":"2013-06-06T19:36:24","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T23:36:24","slug":"the-30-greatest-war-movies-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=8366","title":{"rendered":"The 30 Greatest War Movies Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2013\/z061013greatest_warfilms.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"616\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over at <strong>Shortlist.com<\/strong>, they posted their choices for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shortlist.com\/entertainment\/films\/the-30-greatest-war-films-ever\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The 30 Greatest War Films Ever<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0That&#8217;s them pictured above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ok, using just their choices, here are my top five:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1. <em>The Dirty Dozen<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Clint Walker, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Robert Ryan, George Kennedy<\/strong>. \u00a0These guys were the original <em><strong>Expendables<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2. <em>Saving Private Ryan<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; The opening sequence is enough to put this at the top of any great movie list. \u00a0Add in <strong>Spielberg, Hanks, Sizemore, Pepper, Burns, Diesel, Damon, Danson<\/strong> and the rest and you end up with a solid war movie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3. <em>Zulu<\/em><\/strong>: A small band of British soldiers vs the whole Zulu nation. \u00a0Look for a young <strong>Michael Caine<\/strong> in a supporting role.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4. <em>Platoon<\/em><\/strong>: I have to admit, I didn&#8217;t really care for this movie when I first saw it in a theater. \u00a0My buddy, <strong>John Beatty<\/strong> told me to give it another shot. \u00a0I went back and saw it again in a theater. \u00a0I liked it a lot better. \u00a0It has grown on me with each additional viewing over the years. \u00a0<strong>Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe,<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Tom Berenger<\/strong> are the three biggest stars but look for a young<strong> Johnnie Depp<\/strong> in a supporting role.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5. <em>Full Metal Jacket<\/em><\/strong>: It&#8217;s almost like you have two different war movies for the price of one. \u00a0<strong>Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D&#8217;Onofrio<\/strong> and <strong>R. Lee Ermey<\/strong> (in a breakout role), directed by <strong>Stanley Kubrick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although they didn&#8217;t make the list, what about: <em><strong>Blackhawk Down<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Aliens<\/strong><\/em>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over at Shortlist.com, they posted their choices for The 30 Greatest War Films Ever. \u00a0That&#8217;s them pictured above. 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