I miss the Cold War

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

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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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_III_(miniseries)

Can't forget The Day After, a great movie for a little kid to watch and look at where Kansas is on a map.

 

[Zepol87 9,191]

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

 

[Zepol87 9,191]

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

 

[Eskimohorn 5,642]

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.

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Username checks out

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.

[ztejas 43,528]

War Games

Miracle 

Hunt for Red October 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

War Games
Miracle 
Hunt for Red October 

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

[mdmost 43,034]

By Dawn's Early Light

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2,652]

So many bond movies. 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Rocky IV
The Manhattan Project

[Radical Larry 28,660]

Thirteen Days

[ztejas 43,528]

1 hour ago, Patricio Swayze said:

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

What is the point of this thread? 

[HiggyBaby 2,545]

[mr. sunshine 2,832]

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

[Guest Lobo]

Failsafe 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

What is the point of this thread? 

Chill dude. Just fucking with you.

[South Austin 52,568]

Real Genius.

[RPM 26,341]

Dr. Strangelove

Fail-Safe

Seven Days in May

Thirteen Days

Ladybug Ladybug

Panic in Year Zero!

Edited November 28, 2021 by RPM

[AUS-97HORN 11,814]

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. 

 

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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.

[demos 3,004]

Manchurian Candidate (Sinatra)

[WhatTheBuck 28,797]

No Way Out

 

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

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.

[Beantown Express 2.0 6,559]

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.

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[futureman 22,535]

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. 

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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?

[Upgrayedd 5,818]

One, Two, Three 

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37 minutes ago, Upgrayedd said:

One, Two, Three 

Schultz!!!

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Honorable Mention: Stripes

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

Edited November 28, 2021 by slorch

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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.

[A-Tex Devil 2,461]

Amazing Grace and Chuck.  

[South Austin 52,568]

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.

[South Austin 52,568]

2 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

No Way Out

Great movie that still holds up.

[Guest Lobo]

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. 

[F250 28,814]

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

 

 

 

 

Edited November 28, 2021 by F250

[Prepuce of Doom 21,101]

Ronin, in a way. 

Edited November 28, 2021 by Prepuce of Doom

[fellside 1,114]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

Hunt for Red October

The first ten minutes of Goldeneye

[Macanudo 13,009]

Does Full Metal Jacket count?

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

3 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

Does Full Metal Jacket count?

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

[BabaYaga 15,305]

Recently watched The Courier.  Not bad

[Surly Bevo 25,140]

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,797]

Charlie Wilson’s War

[Spoetzl 181]

The Fourth Protocol

Torn Curtain

[Hozz 1,017]

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 December 3, 2021 by Hozz

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

By Dawn's Early Light

Yep. Great cast too.  

 

 

[Brisketexan 105,276]

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

[tx 3 putt 77,344]

Hunt for Red October