GODSPEED Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Any good "tactical" movies that cam scratch that Jagged Alliance itch to recommend? A couple of movies I very much appreciated: 9th Company (2005): Russian movie about a bunch of recruits who are sent to Afghanistan in the late 80's. Brutal movie, very realistic and anti-heroic in a way. Nokas (2010): Norwegian movie (from real event) about a heist that ends up as a gunfight in the streets. Very realistic portrayal of gunfights, weapons and nothing over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigen Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) The Expendables (series): The group of elite mercenaries and motorcyclists based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sylvester Stallone is a leader. Edited October 23, 2021 by Wigen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) On 10/23/2021 at 1:53 AM, GODSPEED said: 9th Company (2005): Russian movie about a bunch of recruits who are sent to Afghanistan in the late 80's. Brutal movie, very realistic and anti-heroic in a way. I found 9th Company on You-tube, but no English version, I've watched about 40 mins of it, looks interesting, like a mix of Full metal Jacket and Platoon. Edited November 7, 2021 by Acid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODSPEED Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 14 hours ago, Acid said: I found 9th Company on You-tube, but no English version, I've watched about 40 mins of it, looks interesting, like a mix of Full metal Jacket and Platoon. Yes, it's a Russian-only movie with English subs. Sorry, I should have mentionned that.. I watch a good amount of movies with subs because I only understand French and English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I want to learn other languages, but never get around to it 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 2:53 PM, GODSPEED said: 9th Company (2005): Russian movie about a bunch of recruits who are sent to Afghanistan in the late 80's. Brutal movie, very realistic and anti-heroic in a way. Remember seeing this one 12-ish years ago. I agree with you verdict. 👍 On 10/22/2021 at 2:53 PM, GODSPEED said: Nokas (2010): Norwegian movie (from real event) about a heist that ends up as a gunfight in the streets. Very realistic portrayal of gunfights, weapons and nothing over the top. Have not even heard of it despite Norway being a neighboring country. Or maybe because it is. 😂 Reminds me of the movie 44 minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out. Based on true events. And since we are mentioning heist gone wrong movies. PLEASE tell me you have seen HEAT! Check these out at IMDB. Ultimate Force, Series about an SAS platoon. Tour of Duty, Series about a US army platoon during the Vietnam war. Maybe not so tactical movies but I cant help watching these old war movies every few years. Were Eagles Dare Kelly's Heroes Guns of Navarone I know there are a lot more of these old movies, but I grew up watching these specific 3. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vee2003 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Battle: Los Angeles is pretty good if you can overlook the somewhat fantastical setup. It's basically "What if aliens showed up tomorrow in the real world and started attacking cities?" and follows a group of soldiers sent in to evac civilians in what's basically become no man's land in Los Angeles. They're scared and not quite sure what they're fighting against or how best to deal with it, but they're still trained soldiers and they're defending their home so they look out for each other and do the best they can. It's probably the closest we'll ever get to a real XCOM movie, and I feel like it's fairly underrated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODSPEED Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Anyone here watch LONE SURVIVOR with Mark Wahlberg? I really like that movie, kinda gave me more of that "realism" feel, like Black Hawk Down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Was watching the TV and saw that the an old movie called: Clear and Present Danger. Based on a Tom Clancy book. And speaking of books, that reminded me of a book called: Dogs of War. Wich they also made a movie of back in 1980. Aaaand speaking about movies about Mercenaries: The Wild Geese (1978). Aaaand speaking about war movies in Africa: The siege of Jadotville. And just droping a few other titels. Check them out over at imdb. Tears of the sun. Commando. 6 days. Sniper. Fury. We were Soldiers. Saving private Ryan. The thin red line. Zero Dark Thirty. Extraction. Platoon. Red Dawn. Theres both a new and old version. 12 strong. 13 hours. The Outpost. Restrepo. Bravo Two Zero and The one that got away. Same event but from different persons perspective. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODSPEED Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 3:04 PM, Hendrix said: Clear and Present Danger The siege of Jadotville 13 hours The Outpost Isn't Clear and Present Danger with Harrison Ford? I do like that era of action movie. They we're a little over the top, but not like todays over-the-top stuff... that is REALLY over-the-top. I don't know if you even understand what I mean, oh well. 😅 I really like those other movies you mentionned. Sure they are action movies, but they have less of a "Hollywood" feel than like Tears of The Sun (although I sort of liked it too). I'll have to dig up the names, but at one point I did watch a few very good Korean and Chinese war/political movies in those types (I don't mind subtitles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I watched a old WW2 movie recently called 'Commandos- North Africa 1942' with Lee Van Cleef, Jack Kelly. Was enjoyable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Not a tactical movie at all but I find it fun and interesting. The Pentagon Wars, a "comedysation" about the development of the Bradley. Interesting to see the mindset of "let's fix this non existing problem". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Some great movies here! It's refreshing to see no one has mentioned the overrated John Wick movies. I can think of 2 fairly tactical movies that haven't been mentioned yet. Den of Thieves (2018) Way of the Gun (2000) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODSPEED Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 4:28 PM, Biff said: Some great movies here! It's refreshing to see no one has mentioned the overrated John Wick movies. I can think of 2 fairly tactical movies that haven't been mentioned yet. Den of Thieves (2018) Way of the Gun (2000) I'm constantly bombarded with comments like: "Wow!! you haven't seen John Wick!!" "It will blow your mind" "Best action movies ever!"... So I started watching the first movie about a month ago... 20 minutes in, I couldn't stand it anymore.. My recent "military-esque" movies that stood out for me: Mosulhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt9252468/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Steel Rainhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt6769508/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Actually, STEEL RAIN has become among one of my favorite movies; it has a balanced amount of suspense, action, martial arts... and a hint of humour! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODSPEED Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Anyone watch Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis ? It's on Netflix (in Canada anyways) and looks to be like Nokas, which is easily one of my favorite movies (Norwegian) depicting "realistic" firefights (it has a very similar feel to a firefight taking place in a game like Jagged Alliance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaris_Wave Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Raid On Entebbe (1976) Act Of Valour (2012) Who Dares Wins (a.k.a. The Final Option) (1982) I thought Proof Of Life (2000) had a good rescue mission for the film's finale. Also, surprisingly for the kind of film it was, Bad Boys 2 had a finale that contained some Close Quarters Battle-styled manoeuvres in there. However, other than the above films I mentioned, the other classics have already been described in earlier posts (Heat and Way Of The Gun). The old-school WWII movies such as Where Eagles Dare and Kelly's Heroes are favourites of mine as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILDFIRE Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Was shooter with Mark Wahlberg already mentioned? It is a great sniper and action movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evgen Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Могу посоветовать фильм 2022 года "Лучшие в аду". Возможно он только на русском, но думаю, можно и без перевода смотреть, субтитров точно хватит, чтобы понять происходящее. Особого смысла там нет, но много современной тактической войны, стрельбы. Есть на youtube. (yandex translate) I can recommend the 2022 film "The Best in Hell". Perhaps it's only in Russian, but I think you can watch it without translation, there will definitely be enough subtitles to understand what is happening. It doesn't make much sense there, but there is a lot of modern tactical warfare, shooting. Available on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurean Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 If i read the word "itch" in one more title i think i'm going to blow a gasket ^^ I recommend Predator 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk_BVB09 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 The dirty dozen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Nick Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I have watched 99% movies mentioned, love them all. Please may i add to the list the following: 600 kilos of Pure Gold Battle For The Balkan Line Haywire Korengal No Man's Land Ronin Sicario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Nick Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Not a movie, but really enjoying these grunts just have a casual chat, story telling, frontline tactics, tourist info, food reviews, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Nick Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 John Wick 4 Top Down View, Jagged Alliance style (no ceiling, no roof). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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