The lovely Anh Khoi over at Anh Khoi Do and Movies sent me this list in response to my request for The Lists of Others. This is Anh Khoi’s list of war movies he thinks you should see before you die.
Here’s my list of ten war movies to see before dying. Of course, there’s no particular order of preference:
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
Platoon
L’ennemi intime (Intimate Enemies)
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War
Red Cliff
The Last Samurai
Ran
I’m quite pleased to see The Last Samurai here and am a little ashamed to say how few of these I’ve seen. War’s not really my thing, nor are movies about it, but there are some here that are great movies regardless of their subject matter and I should get off my duff and get to seeing them.
You know what you should do? You should get off your duff and send me a list of 10 Movies you think other people should see before they die.
Thanks Anh Khoi!
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Thanks a lot, Trista, for posting my list!
I don’t know what is the historical period you like the most, but I enjoy watching movies on the Second World War (provided that they’re well done). Of course, while I was thinking about what to put in the list, I didn’t want people to think that I’m some kind of neocon (speaking about my views on foreign policy).
.-= Anh Khoi Do´s last blog post ..Ce qu’il faut pour vivre (The Necessities of Life) =-.
That’s a very interesting question Anh Khoi. I’m not actually sure which historical period I do enjoy watching. I think if I had to pick one it would probably be dramas (mostly mysteries) set in the late 1800s, but I’m not sure that’s actually a genre!