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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/10/04 01:21 PM
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DonFerro55
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I'd have to say Full Metal Jacket is probably my favorite. Platoon is right up there though. But I would have to take Kubrick over Stone on this one.
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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/10/04 05:19 PM
11/10/04 05:19 PM
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Signore Sole Aumentante
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Apocolypse Now, We Were Soldiers, Green Berets.
"Today I settled all family business, so don't tell me you're innocent, Carlo-" Michael Corleone
"I punks ed i gruppi ed i rappers moderni hanno avuti timore migliore il sole aumentante di questa cosa di il nostro."
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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/10/04 06:02 PM
11/10/04 06:02 PM
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Mignon
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Originally posted by Signore Sole Aumentante: Apocolypse Now, We Were Soldiers, Green Berets. I really like We Were Soldiers and Green Berets also.
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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/10/04 07:56 PM
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Don Sauno
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Platoon was crap, one of the few movies that others seem to enjoy that I can't stand along with films like Casino and Fargo. I won't comment too much on the story, just as to say that that last soap opera voice-over at the end is laughable and if you really want the story about Oliver Stone's platoon, you can read Platoon: Bravo Company by Stone's commading officer. As for the actual filmaking, the effects and sound are absolutely pathetic and I don't care what their budget was. Born on the Fourth of July was pretty wasteful too. Oliver Stone is great at corruption topics. Wall Street is one of my absolute favorite films, Nixon was quite a piece of work, and the first half of JFK was excellent. His Vietnam movies (with the acception of Heaven and Earth which has its own issues) have little to no class.
I have yet to see Full Metal Jacket, but the one's that are great are Apocalypse Now, which I do consider a Vietnam movie and possibly the best portrayel of that war that has been made, The Deer Hunter, which is absolutely heartbreaking, Hamburger Hill, a very underrated true story about soldiers confronted with the worst of conditions, and We Were Soldiers, which while Apocalypse Now might take the best portrayel of the Vietnam War, this one is surely a notch for best film.
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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/10/04 10:27 PM
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Signore Sole Aumentante
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I like We Were Soldiers because it's an acurate portrayal of the war, whereas many films portray the popular-media mythology about Americans being barbarians over there.
"Today I settled all family business, so don't tell me you're innocent, Carlo-" Michael Corleone
"I punks ed i gruppi ed i rappers moderni hanno avuti timore migliore il sole aumentante di questa cosa di il nostro."
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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/11/04 03:23 AM
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YoTonyB
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We Were Soldiers Hamburger Hill Both for exactly the reason stated by Don Sauno -- these are exceptional movies about real people and real events. We Were Soldiers covers only the beginning of the fighting in the Ia Drang valley. As explained at the end of the movie, Hal Moore returned to fight alongside his men in Ia Drang for another nine months. If you have a copy of the book, I found an interesting story about the soldier pictured on the cover of the book. His name is Rick Rescorla and here\'s a link to a great piece that appeared in the New Yorker . His involvement in the events of 9/11 is especially compelling. True stories and experiences like those at Ia Drang were always interesting. Hollywood only wants to make them entertaining. tony b.
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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/11/04 11:49 AM
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I am not really much of a war movie fan. However, I married my ex within a year after he returned home from Viet Nam, as he was stationed there for about a year. Needless to say, he and then I took a particular interest in movies about Viet Nam, especially with the memory so fresh in his mind. Man, he sure had a few interesting stories. Although I can't say we've discussed Nam lately, I do remember him favoring and/or relating to Apocolypse Now, which I'd have to say is probably my favorite, although I've not seen some of the more recent ones. No one has mentioned "Coming Home", which although years since I've seen it, sure captured the atmosphere of that era and the turmoil and affect this war had on those who served and their loved ones. TIS
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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/11/04 09:59 PM
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Originally posted by The Italian Stallionette: ...No one has mentioned "Coming Home", .... TIS Ehehem(clearing throat) Originally posted by Don Sonny Corleone: ...Ive been planning to see: ... Coming Home Both are supposed to be good Vietnam pictures :p So TIS, you are saying its a good picture?
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Re: Best Vietnam War Movies
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11/13/04 04:14 AM
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YoTonyB
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The toy helicopter, its NOSE on fire, spinning out of control in one scene, then falling to earth, spinning the other direction and spilling its occupants un-hurt. The movie is one big continuity error.
tony b.
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