The Movieforums Top 100 War Movies Countdown

This was largely my reaction to the film.

Also, I haven't seen Enemy At the Gates.

I genuinely don’t know if I’ve seen Hotel Rwanda or Enemy at the Gates. I think I have.

I’ve definitely seen Good Morning Vietnam but can’t think of anything memorable about it.

I had no idea Enemy at the Gates was so well received here. It’s a movie I’ve thought about seeing since it was first released some 20+ years ago, but I’ve just never bothered with it. Guess that will have to change, with its placement here. *

I’ve seen Good Morning, Vietnam, and I enjoyed it, but it loses some steam towards the end. It’s been so many years since I’ve seen it.

Oh, I’m 1/2 for todays reveal and 5/14 total.

I'm going out on a limb and guessing it's not all that well received here. Probably more like people had seen it, but not seen that many war films, so it got included. Now maybe a slew of MoFos will post and tell me I'm wrong But so far there hasn't been much love for it on this thread. I'm calling it a stocking stuffer.

49 points in 4 lists averages at a 12-ish placement which is mid, but more likely it was high in one and very low in the others. I mean, not that different than most of the other films that have placed, but that's what you get in the backend of the countdown.

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By the way, I just noticed that the O's in the film titles are little dogtags Bravo, @Yoda!

I don't remember much about the film but Ed Harris elevates any film he's in.

I've not seen Enemy at the Gates and I'm surprised to see it show up. Just haven't heard anything about it.

Never really cared for Good Morning Vietnam.

A voting spread with the #placement number on the ballots would be neat to see for the movies. A LOT of work for the host, so just dreaming

Not sure how I missed it but I also had Shame at 20.

You should be ashamed.

Didn't vote for it but obviously Good Morning, Vietnam is essential Robin Williams. Genius.

I saw Enemy at the Gates at the cinema when it was released and really liked it. I liked the "dueling snipers" story between Law and Harris, and both were great but I really love Harris in anything so of course he was my main man in the movie. I didn't vote for it, but it came close to making my ballot. If I catch it on cable, I'll watch it again.

Good Morning, Vietnam is another one I saw at the cinema way back when. But like @Thief, I enjoyed it mainly for it being a Robin Williams vehicle, not a war film. In fact, most of the people I knew at the time wanted to go see "that new Robin Williams" flick. Needless to say, didn't make my list.

Still skunked so far on the ballot but some good movies coming through.

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86: I had a perfect life until all this started...
85: Light, Camera, ACTION!

86 - Schindler's List
85 - Tropic Thunder

Haven't seen Good Morning, Vietnam since 1987, loved it as a kid, Robin Williams in his prime, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Forest Withaker, yeah good stuff. Maybe I should just never re-watch it to preserve this positive memory.

Enemy at the Gates, good movie which not only emphasizes the impact of highly skilled snipers but also media and propaganda as weapons of War, deserves to make the list, I have it at #78.

SEEN 8/14
BALLOT 1/25




Three Came Home

Flags of Our Fathers

I saw Enemy at the Gates when it came out. I quite enjoyed it but never really considered it for my list. I did not know it was so popular.


I didn't really enjoy Good Morning Vietnam but less of a surprise to see it featured here.

Interesting couple of reveals that I wouldn't necessarily have guessed would appear on this countdown. Seen both.

88. Enemy at the Gates - Although it has a few moments where things get a little ham-fisted (that speech about communism and equality in love - sheesh) Enemy at the Gates has a dramatic and powerful scale to it's visuals that impart the best sense of the Battle of Stalingrad I've ever seen on film. This duel between sharpshooters amongst the ruins becomes a kind of grand opera - one where personal issues begin to cloud any of the bizarre reasons for the death and destruction that surround Vassili (Jude Law) and Nazi sharpshooter #1 Major König (Ed Harris). To appeal to a larger audience, much of the horror has been scaled back, but you still get a sense of what Soviet soldiers went through in the early stages of this "not one step back" battle - one of the major turning points of the Second World War. Only enough rifles for one between two during senselessly hopeless charges which meant certain death for those taking part. (I heard at one point during the war in the East, Soviets were being thrown into the fray armed with shovels.) Great score and cinematography, this is one of the more polished and mainstream war films around. If it's on, it'll steal your attention until you either turn it off or watch it again. It didn't make my list.

87. Good Morning, Vietnam - It's been decades since I last watched this, so I really need to see it again. It's on my rotation, and will probably come up some time during the next 12 months. All Barry Levinson needed to do is wind Robin Williams up and set him loose, his comedic monologues very popular while I was at school, along with this film's soundtrack. I'm not quite sure of what it was saying about the Vietnam war - something about the need for openness and honesty the U.S. government needed to heed when it came to both soldiers and civilians? Is it considered a little racist and sexist in today's progressive climate? I don't know. I haven't seen it in perhaps 30 years, and that is a long time. But I remember it well enough to include it as something I've seen.

Still waiting to open my account, but confident many of my choices are to come

Seen : 7/14
Heard of : 9/14
Haven't heard of : 5/14

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