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Films you need to show your son/daughter
« on: November 15, 2017, 10:46:15 PM »
The Dirty Harry thread and comments set me to thinking.  I've got a 17 year old son.  He's a senior.  Almost an Eagle Scout.  Applying to the Naval Academy and NROTC because he's decided he wants to serve his country.  Anyways, Christmas break is coming up in about six weeks.  I think it may be time to give him homework, films he needs to see.  Writing about Secondhand Lions got me thinking about it.  So, here's what I've come up with so far.  I'm looking for other ideas as well...

Secondhand Lions
Tombstone
Open Range
Blackhawk Down
Lone Survivor
The Long Grey Line (because I'm Army, to the core)
The Great Escape
Men of Honor
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Hell and Back
Patton
Men of Honor
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers

I know I'm missing a bunch.  Help me out.
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2017, 11:11:53 PM »
You said rape Men of Honor twice.

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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2017, 12:07:24 AM »
The Green Berets
Blazing Saddles
White Squall
Operation Petticoat
Jeremiah Johnson
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2017, 12:22:35 AM »
The first half of Full Metal Jacket.  :angel:

Might add PT 109 and The Sand Pebbles.

Edit - Huh, didn't know that Richard Attenborough was in The Sand Pebbles.
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2017, 07:51:19 AM »
Unforgiven and Braveheart seem to fit in to the theme.
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2017, 08:05:57 AM »
Zulu
Zulu Dawn
We Were Soldiers
Exodus
Cast A Giant Shadow
Battleground
The Dam Busters
A Bridge Too Far
Spartacus (the Kirk Douglas version)
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2017, 08:41:21 AM »
Showgirls

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Caligula


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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2017, 08:46:28 AM »
Showgirls
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Caligula
D ... d .... daddy?  Is that you?

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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2017, 09:23:35 AM »
Lawrence of Arabia
Casablanca
Some of my favorites are contemporary films about WWII, made during the war or shortly after. Fascinating glimpse into how that era saw the purpose of entertainment and how they saw the struggle. Can't think of any titles offhand.
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2017, 09:32:57 AM »
D ... d .... daddy?  Is that you?

You wish.

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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2017, 09:51:37 AM »
Ten Commandments
Ben Hur
The Wizard of Oz
It's a Wonderful Life
The Sons of Katie Elder
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Field of Dreams
Forrest Gump
Citizen Kane
Metropolis
Dr. Strangelove
The Searchers
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Cannonball Run
Smokey and the Bandit
Hooper
History of the World, Part 1

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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2017, 10:00:40 AM »
For the kinds of films I think Chris is looking for, that I think embrace "the speech":

Fort Apache
The Seven Samurai (subtitled, not dubbed)
The Grapes of Wrath
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Stagecoach (John Wayne version)
The Big Trail
Tears of the Sun

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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2017, 11:47:23 AM »
Spartacus (the Kirk Douglas version)

This film also needs to come with the education that the screenwriter for the film, Dalton Trumbo, was blacklisted at the time because he would not testify for the House Un-American Committee. He continued to write under other names until Kirk Douglas publically stated he was the screenwriter. President-Elect JFK crossed an American Legion picket line to see the film, which helped end blacklisting.

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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2017, 11:50:01 AM »
Spartacus (the Kirk Douglas version)

Do you like gladiator movies, Timmy?


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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2017, 11:51:28 AM »
The Great Waldo Pepper
Highroad to China
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2017, 12:07:19 PM »
Stalag 17

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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2017, 01:03:31 PM »
Where Eagles Dare
The Dirty Dozen
The Patriot
Last of the Mohicans
Planet of the Apes




Probably could throw in most Gibson movies and most Heston movies, too.
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2017, 04:21:09 PM »
Pretty good list so far. I would add: 

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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2017, 04:21:40 PM »
American History X
Cold Mountain (yes, seriously, even if just for the soundtrack alone)
Fargo
Hotel Rwanda
The King's Speech
School of Rock
Clockwork Orange
12 Monkeys
Fifth Element
The Kingdom
Red Dawn
A History of Violence
Lord Of War
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #19 on: November 16, 2017, 04:28:36 PM »
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #20 on: November 16, 2017, 07:04:06 PM »
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2017, 08:45:19 PM »
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Re: Films you need to show your son/daughter
« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2017, 08:48:18 PM »
Jesus, just take a decade and show him every movie ever made...

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