Other War Movies
War Movies which don’t fit into any other category
Son of Rambow (2007)
So. What if the only movie (or TV show) you ever saw in your entire life to date was none other than Stallone’s First Blood? What kind of impact would that have on you? Especially if you were brought up in a staunchly religious environment? Son of Rambow takes on that issue,... »
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
In a word: Ick. In two more words: Don’t bother. Robert A. Heinlein’s novel Starship Troopers was a story about the conflicts inherent in anybody in military service. The tear between duty and what’s right. The often necessary evils one must do in order to save the greater good…. Then there was the... »
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Well, I finally got a chance to see it. I have to say, “YEAH!” Not bad at all. Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder manages to lampoon the entire war movie genre, and liberally thrash the Hollywood “system”, while still delivering a damn fine movie, comedy or not. Just as in the eternal classics... »
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Before I start, I should mention that I had never seen Lawrence of Arabia before today. Not even a hint of it. Why not? Sure I’ve heard how great it was, but because of its length I’ve never been able to wrangle the opportunity. Until today. Lawrence of Arabia is the... »
Outpost (2007)
In the UK-produced Outpost, we get to follow a mysterious band of mercenaries hired by an even more mysterious man into the forests of Eastern Europe. The mission? Well, he’s not telling. The group makes its way into the forest, and comes across a long overgrown bunker of some sort. They venture... »
Sniper (1993)
In 1993’s Sniper, we travel to Central America to fight the good fight in the “war on drugs,” er, I think. No, actually we’re playing CIA games to try and meddle in the affairs of nations. Yeah, that’s better. Anyway, we find veteran expert sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) sent off to eliminate the army... »
Rambo (2008)
Well, he’s back. In Rambo, Vietnam vet and disillusioned mercenary John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) finds himself approached by a band of Christian missionaries, eager to head up river from Thailand into Burma to deliver medicine and supplies. You can pretty much guess what happens next. And, of course it does. But really Rambo puts a hell... »
Things to Come (1936)
H.G. Wells really was a bloody genius, and a prophet in the vein of Jules Verne. His book, The Shape of Things to Come, presents a sort of “history of the future,” and predicts with uncanny accuracy some of the terrible aspects of warfare that would come to pass only a few short years... »
No Man’s Land (2001)
So, anyone remember the big military story of the late 90’s, you know, *before* 9/11? Yeah, not so much, do you? Well, No Man’s Land takes us back to the fight in Serbia and Bosnia, and looks at that conflict from the inside. First off, a warning, the movie is nearly all foreign languages, with... »
The Kingdom (2007)
War movies just ain’t what they used to be, you know? Of course, neither is the business of war, and The Kingdom shows us the new face of war, fought in little pieces by terrorists on one side and our very own FBI on the other. In The Kingdom, an Islamic terrorist blows up a... »
