Erskine: '1917’ ranks among the best war movies ever. Here's where it lands on my top 10
The grimy and exhausted foot soldier, a cigarette dangling from the lips, is a complicated and irresistible force — in movies and in life.
Point is, war movies frighten and inspire us. Most of them are anti-war movies in that they powerfully remind us of the horrors of combat.rank with the best of them? Certainly, I’d put it in my top 10, based on its novel camerawork and overall impact. It has that ultimate trait all the great ones do, in that you can’t get it out of your head, even days later.Our ranking criteria: WWI and beyond, with a battlefield component. Like all masterpieces, our movies have a look all their own.
A near-biblical look at the sweaty brawls of combat, during one of the most pivotal days in world history. Is this the most amazing and bullheaded male cast ever: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton? No wonder it required multiple directors.The audacious premise: Even a bunch of notorious psychos can have a good moment. More than a cheer-along attack on a Nazi officers’ retreat, “The Dirty Dozen” is a study in leadership, muddy testosterone and redemption.
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