Definitely one of the best war movies I've ever seen. Very realistic and brutal. I also love the music that's used during the movie (Adagio For Strings).
Certainly a classic war film. But there are classics and there are classics. This one, I felt, is a weaker entry in the canon. Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan are better. Those films have a level of perfectionism and craftsmanship that simply isn't present here. This film felt a little cheaper. In one scene, there's a shot-reverse-shot of two characters, and one of the characters, in the return shot, is dressed completely different and has different makeup. During the climax, when a bomber is flying in, it's very obvious that instead of filming an actual plane, they superimposed an animation of one on a still image. Don't get me wrong: This film gets plenty right, and I know I may sound like I'm nitpicking. It's just that compared to the other canonical war films, this one seemed to cut some corners in terms of film making.
Definitely the ones that stood out the most were Tom Berenger & Willem Dafoe. and Keith David for me stood out amongst the soldiers, even though Charlie Sheen was the central character of this film
A great movie yeah, brilliant music, direction and some great performances. Especially from Berenger. However I still think Sheen could have given more.
Could easily be considered the best war movie of all times. Very realistic as well as an awesome story line. It should be a war crime to not see it. We even watched this movie in high school.
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KaramAkerfeldt
Disgusting how the Americans' actions are glorified in war films.Justcharmingyou
"The first casualty of war is innocence"Forrester
Definitely one of the best war movies I've ever seen. Very realistic and brutal. I also love the music that's used during the movie (Adagio For Strings).ecnered
The very straight-forward war portrait. One of the best!gbpxl
"War isnt hell. War is war and hell is hell. And of the two, Id say war is much worse..."Brutal movie that depicts the reality of the Vietnam War
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Pretty grim and brutal.Paravail
Certainly a classic war film. But there are classics and there are classics. This one, I felt, is a weaker entry in the canon. Apocalypse Now and Saving Private Ryan are better. Those films have a level of perfectionism and craftsmanship that simply isn't present here. This film felt a little cheaper. In one scene, there's a shot-reverse-shot of two characters, and one of the characters, in the return shot, is dressed completely different and has different makeup. During the climax, when a bomber is flying in, it's very obvious that instead of filming an actual plane, they superimposed an animation of one on a still image. Don't get me wrong: This film gets plenty right, and I know I may sound like I'm nitpicking. It's just that compared to the other canonical war films, this one seemed to cut some corners in terms of film making.I-M-Pulsive
WTF is with that Nazi flag up that tank at the end :Pbartleby187
Definitely the ones that stood out the most were Tom Berenger & Willem Dafoe. and Keith David for me stood out amongst the soldiers, even though Charlie Sheen was the central character of this filmMW22
A great movie yeah, brilliant music, direction and some great performances. Especially from Berenger. However I still think Sheen could have given more.Dieguito
great movie, good acting and directionSkradtim
Could easily be considered the best war movie of all times. Very realistic as well as an awesome story line. It should be a war crime to not see it. We even watched this movie in high school.Beingtaki
One very beautiful depiction of hell.dirte_lawndre
My new favourite war movie!Oneironaut
Powerful. Probably the war movie that has had the biggest impact on me.Showing items 1 – 15 of 20