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Let’s talk about the best and worst Cold War movies. Baby boomers and Gen X unite!

Let me start with some of the best worst (if you will)…

 

Firefox

Gotcha!

 

And a favorite of mine and basically anyone that doesn’t suck:

 

The Right Stuff

Give me all the recs. I've neglected this past of history

 

Give me all the recs. I've neglected this past of history

 


Let’s talk about the best and worst Cold War movies. Baby boomers and Gen X unite!
Let me start with some of the best worst (if you will)…
 
Firefox
Gotcha!
 
And a favorite of mine and basically anyone that doesn’t suck:
 
The Right Stuff

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Red Dawn is epic.
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Red Dawn is epic.

When I started in Red Dawn, I already knew we had won. Reagan had me at the White House for lunch and told me so.

War Games

Miracle 

Hunt for Red October 

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War Games
Miracle 
Hunt for Red October 

Yes, but we’re you even alive during the Cold War?
1 hour ago, Patricio Swayze said:


Yes, but we’re you even alive during the Cold War?

What is the point of this thread? 

Since Dr. Strangelove hasn’t been brought up yet I guess I don’t understand the thread. Too old?

Failsafe 

Dr. Strangelove

Fail-Safe

Seven Days in May

Thirteen Days

Ladybug Ladybug

Panic in Year Zero!

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there really is only 1 debate.

 

which is the best cold war movie?

 

and there are only 2 correct contenders.   Red Dawn and Rocky 4.     everything else is wrong. 

 

2 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

there really is only 1 debate.

 

which is the best cold war movie?

 

and there are only 2 correct contenders.   Red Dawn and Rocky 4.     everything else is wrong. 

 

Damnation Alley says come at me , bro.

Manchurian Candidate (Sinatra)

7 days in May

Failsafe

Dr strangelove

Hunt For Red October 

Ice Station Zebra

Manchurian Candidate

Miracle

Rocky and Bullwinkle show

From Russia w/ Love

Bridge Of Spies

 

That's a short list

 

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4 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Ice Station Zebra

I gotta throw that in the overrated dept. Great concept, horrible production.

How about a little Rambo III when he fights the USSR in Afghanistan.  A more obscure one could be The Falcon and the Snowman with Sean Penn.  Red Dawn and No Way Out are the answer for best Cold War movies.

at the risk of getting away from specific topic of the thread, the americans is a show that anyone should watch who is interested in the cold war and its adaptations to the screen. I went into that with very low expectations and ended up loving it. great great show. 

1 hour ago, AUS-97HORN said:

there really is only 1 debate.

 

which is the best cold war movie?

 

and there are only 2 correct contenders.   Red Dawn and Rocky 4.     everything else is wrong. 

 

I think a tougher debate would be identifying bad Cold War movies. There are many bad Cold War movies qua movies, but bad Cold War movies?

37 minutes ago, Upgrayedd said:

One, Two, Three 

Schultz!!!

Honorable Mention: Stripes

That EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle excursion into Soviet bloc Czechoslovakia has to count for something...

Edited by slorch

21 minutes ago, slorch said:

Honorable Mention: Stripes

That EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle excursion into Soviet bloc Czechoslovakia has to count for something...

You just made the list, buddy.

36 minutes ago, slorch said:

Honorable Mention: Stripes

That EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle excursion into Soviet bloc Czechoslovakia has to count for something...

I got the shit kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it.

3 hours ago, slorch said:

Honorable Mention: Stripes

That EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle excursion into Soviet bloc Czechoslovakia has to count for something...

It’s like crossing into Wisconsin. 
 

gotta second the above mention of dark horse candidate, the falcon and the snowman.  Probably freaked the shit out of a lotta American adults who though drug use a few bucks was all it took to turn young Americans against their country.  Sean Penn was awesome in it. 

Top 3 best Cold War movies that give you the American Bald Eagle patriotic boner.

 

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Edited by F250

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

Hunt for Red October

The first ten minutes of Goldeneye

3 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

Does Full Metal Jacket count?

Viet Nam war ? Kinda specific to that conflict without Cold War overtones IMO.

The first Red Dawn is so fucking good if you can suspend disbelief at a high school varsity football team being able to speed bump a communist invasion.  That's part of the charm though.  After Red Dawn I am not sure what is even a close second...Rocky IV I guess.

Edited by Hozz

On 11/27/2021 at 11:52 PM, mdmost said:

By Dawn's Early Light

Yep. Great cast too.  

 

 

Recorded and watched Wargames this past weekend. Man…Ally Sheedy was at her cutest.

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