You can watch ONE war movie this weekend...which would you pick?

Yes, great one!  Just not kid friendly.

Bonjorno...

Yes, this! Second place for me Enemy at the Gates

Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor in that.  He should have won best actor, period.  He was so good in that movie.  The scene between him and the french girl in the restaurant is a master class as far as I'm concerned.  And I frequently have to pull up the scene in the theater lobby (BON-JOUR-NO) every now and then just for a laugh.

Didi mao!

So I visited Vietnam about 8 years ago and spent a month there.  An absolute gem of the place to visit.  The people, the food and the culture were all so interesting and good.  Needless to say, its worth a visit if you have the time.

At any rate, the people there were so friendly and easy to hang out with. So I was staying at this mid-level quality hotel in Hanoi.  The hotel itself wasn't bad, but was tucked away down an alley that would scare most Americans.  It was owned by this family that was so welcoming and nice.  So, I was heading out for some food with some friends, and the family that owned the hotel offered to host us for their family dinner.  I said "thanks, but I have plans".  They insisted pretty hard and I deflected "hey, I appreciate the invite, and I'd love to join you, etc.".  So one of the sons said, "if I can make you laugh, then you must join us for dinner".  I said, "challenge accepted".

He sat me down and told me to take a shot of this horrible Vietnamese liquor (think Raki, but worse).  I thought no way would I laugh taking this shot, its disgusting.  So as I take the shot, he puts fake gun to my head and yells "Didi Mao!", and I spit out the shot and laugh my ass off!  Well done!

I kept my word and stayed for dinner, and it was one of the best meals I had in Vietnam.

im with you, no doubt.  best ive seen.  pacific excellent too.  

those guys kicked around the idea of another 10 episode special on 8th air force though i think hbo declined so not sure if its in production.  love to see that.  

if were talking straight movies, patton is one of the best.  maybe black hawk down for something more recent with the action effects

Funny thing to remember with Band of Brothers. A lot of today's high profile actors made appearances in Band of Brothers. Not necessarily in huge roles, but I'm sure the exposure helped them tremendously in leapfrogging to other things. 

James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Colin Hanks, Tom Hardy, Stephen Graham, and Simon Pegg, just to name a few. 

Did you know that Spielberg and Hanks are making the third volume right now?  It's been under development for 8 years and HBO got outbid for it by Apple because HBO didn't want to foot the $200-250 million budget for 8 episodes.  It's tentatively called The Masters of the Air and covers The Mighty Eighth bombers.  I think it releases in late 2021 or 2022.

shared a mess hall with the 7th Cav, Garry Owen back in 94-96.  My unit, the 9th Cav, Headhunters were also air cav in Vietnam.  you may recognize them from Apocalypse Now.  

I was scrolling through for reminder before I chose. My search has ended. We Were Soldiers was a fantastic movie!

Very short "cool story, bro"

My buddy was in Michigan ROTC. After graduation, he was stationed at Ft. Benning in Columbus, GA. He had the fortune of being an extra in "We Were Soldiers" (or at least appeared very briefly in a couple of scenes) and also got to meet the cast. He has a picture with his favorite actress at the time, Keri Russell who was, of course, hot stuff after her star turn in Felicity. 

Great movie. 

It’s tied for me, with Chernobyl.

This is a very underrated movie...

"Stop it with the negative vibes!"