Are military movies hard to watch because they are poorly executed?

Agreed but you also have to remember that there are certain things that the movies are not allowed to copy in the correct light or the wearing of the uniform or even specific accounts of things happened. It would make it illegal for that to happen as all of you know that impersonating a soldier is against UCMJ.

no, i havent been able to since my discharge in 1985 ( served 15 yrs active duty). seems like everytime i watch i scream, yell, holler or whatever you want to call it for for 3 days after feel tired and depressed

I still like military movies, but I'm damn picky about the ones I watch. I prefer historical films and I prefer that they have some semblance of reality.
Yes, I drive my wife crazy correcting things as I watch.
I'll recommend a couple that aren't ancient, the Australian version of Hamburger Hill called "Danger Close" and the recent series "Rogue Heroes" about the founding of the SAS.

Ok. We all rip into a poorly researched military flick. My friend knows something about everything and would tear up inconsistencies in every movie...Do the well made movies get to you in a different way? I think Blackhawk Down and We Were Soldiers tend to bring me somewhere emotionally I dont always want to go.
I prefer to laugh at the flubs most of the time.

As an old Swabbie the two movies that stood out for me were The Last Detail with Jack Nicholson and Antwone Fisher staring Derek Luke. Both the book and the movie The Last Detail seemed very real. The writer certainly did his research. There were small details that only a sailor would know. Antwone Fisher (based on a true story) showed the emotional scars that military people suffered even before enlisting. TV shows like JAG and NCIS are an absolute joke.

yes, but I still like them. If I want accuracy I will watch a documentary!

Considering that less than 1% ever serve, Hollywood can get away with producing fictional depictions of war. They get some right when they use true combat veterans i.e. Dick Winters and Hal Moore, but they do manage to slip in some cheesiness. In between the small amounts of vomit I expelled when watch BS, I try to picture what would've really happened just to keep calm.

No because I use clips from them as training aids when I was an Instructor.

i find that some production do try. like Generation Kill (TV Mini-Series 2008)

any others you find do make the cut?

A lot of times that I try to watch a military movie I get so caught up with the discrepancies and mistakes that I lose the movie. It's hard to ignore once you notice and harder not to notice.