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    Besides marking the beginning of summer, Memorial Day weekend means a lot of war-movie marathons.  While we hope you won’t be sitting inside watching people get killed all weekend, if you haven’t seen any of these movies (or even if you have) get them on your DVR for future viewing.

    10. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

    Don’t be deterred because this movie was made in 1930 and is about World War I. It holds up just fine and the ending will have you crying like a baby.
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    9.  Patton

    You watch this movie for one reason and one reason only: George C. Scott.  A soldier who actually served under General Patton said that Scott’s performance was so dead-on he thought the General was going to stop mid-movie and start berating him like the old days.
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    8.  The Dirty Dozen

    NFL Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown kills Nazis and Lee Marvin drives a half-track with one arm. What more needs to be said?
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    7. Three Kings

    George Clooney leads a bunch of Army misfits on a gold heist in the days following the end of the first Gulf War. Don’t be fooled by the premise; this movie has plenty to say. And if you don’t care about that, then at least watch to check out Spike Jonze's flawless portrayal of a hilarious redneck.
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    6. Black Hawk Down

    Directed by Ridley Scott and based on the book by Mark Bowden, "Black Hawk Down" is about the attempted raid to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Things go horribly wrong and we see what happens when a group of soldiers has to fight off an entire city.
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    5. The Bridge on the River Kwai

    Alec Guinness is known to most people as Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, this is the role that he should really be known for. 

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    4.  Saving Private Ryan

    The opening D-Day scene should be required viewing for all American citizens.
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    3.  Full Metal Jacket

    If you haven’t seen "Full Metal Jacket," what is your MAJOR MALFUNCTION?
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    2.  Platoon

    Based partly on Oliver Stone’s personal experiences as a grunt in Vietnam, "Platoon" stars Charlie Sheen, whom you might know from his My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option tour.
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    1.  Apocalypse Now

    Watch this, then watch the documentary "Heart’s of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse" which is about the making of "Apocalypse Now."  Francis Ford Coppola has a nervous breakdown before our eyes and still pulls off one of the great movies of all time.