After reviewing almost all of the bottom 50 (I still have not seen "Scipio Africanus"), I am ready to rearrange the list. The number in parentheses is the Miltary History Magazine ranking.
99. Ben Hur (96) (not a war movie)
98. Ministry of Fear (53) (not a war movie)
97. The Informer (51) (not a war movie)
96. Foreign Correspondent (86) (not a war movie)
95. The Third Man (80) (not a war movie)
94. Notorious (57) (not a war movie)
93. The Tin Drum (60)
92. Castle Keep (66)
91. They Died With Their Boots On (68)
90. The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp (87)
89. Hail the Conquering Hero (70)
88. Braveheart (67)
87. From Here to Eternity (59)
86. Ulzana's Raid (54)
85. To Hell and Back (77)
84. The Thin Red Line (100)
83. The Alamo (61)
82. Ballad of a Soldier (81)
81. Guadalcanal Diary (69)
80. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (55)
79. Guns of Navarone (93)
78. Northwest Passage (97)
77. Henry V (75)
76. Run Silent, Run Deep (79)
75. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (98)
74. They Were Expendable (99)
73. Dunkirk (89)
72. Desert Rats (88)
71. The Desert Fox (78)
70. The Big Red One (71)
69. Battle of Britain (90)
68. Midway (92)
67. The Manchurian Candidate (85)
66. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (73)
65. Sahara (83)
64. The Big Parade (58)
63. El Cid (63)
62. Twelve O'Clock High (72)
61. Ran (76)
60. Beau Geste (52)
59. The Man Who Would Be King (77)
58. Cross of Iron (64)
57. A Walk in the Sun (82)
56. A Bridge Too Far (94)
55. Casablanca (65)
54. Dr. Strangelove (84)
53. The Train (62)
52. Breaker Morant (91)
51. Last of the Mohicans (95)
You did some well needed and serious rearranging here. Amazingly The Thin Red Line was promoted. :)
ReplyDeleteYou have a few in higher ranks that I haven't seen yet, so I cannot comment but all in all it looks much better than the original list.
The Thin Red Line has benefitted from movies that are actually worse than it - imagine that! Half way done. I hope the next 50 are better than the last 50. I haven't seen 15 of them so that will be fun.
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