I’m not a huge movie fan, but I want to broaden my horizons a bit. I’ll offer my list (that I’ve rewatched so many times I’m a bit tired of them):

  • Young Poisoner’s Handbook

  • Full Metal Jacket

  • Life of Brian

  • Holy Grail

  • Sunset Boulevard

  • Curse of the Golden Flower

  • The Nightingale

  • Downfall

  • Amadeus

  • Once Were Warriors

  • Dusk to Dawn

  • TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    6·
    11 days ago

    I’d add Saving Private Ryan to the list.

    The opening sequence is just abhorrent and showcases the reality of war far better than any other war movie I have seen.

    • Sergio@piefed.socialEnglish
      6·
      11 days ago

      Yah, OP seems to like war movies, so I’d add:

      • A Bridge Too Far - a classic, tho kinda old-fashioned moviemaking
      • Apocalypse Now - another classic, still seems fresh
      • Waterloo - the only good movie about Napoleon
      • 1917 - some really amazing camerawork
      • FritzApollo@lemmy.todayOP
        2·
        10 days ago

        I like a certain type of war movie, but I like lots of different things. It’s impossible to specify everything exactly, so it’s good that I’m getting a wide range of things. I might check out Waterloo.

        • Sergio@piefed.socialEnglish
          3·
          10 days ago

          Well you’ve got a lot of great recommendtions in general on this post, but while we’re on the topic of war movies:

          • Gettysburg (1993) has some great character studies, the book it’s based on is “The Killer Angels” and also worth reading
          • Zulu (1964) is another product of its times but they did an outstanding job, and it’s a solid depiction of English defensive tactics of the late 1800s
          • FritzApollo@lemmy.todayOP
            2·
            8 days ago

            Zulu sounds interesting. While we’re recommending these types of movies, I’d recommend The Battle of Algiers. Really well done flick about the French and Arabs not getting along in Algeria.

            • memfree@piefed.socialEnglish
              2·
              8 days ago

              I’ll second both Zulu and Battle of Algiers. Both are great movies related to colonialism with very different styles.