Best Vietnam Film

Originally posted by mook
sumunabeech>how did The Patriot or Braveheart affect you?

not in the slightest, dont take those movies to be historical fact- ' the patriot' is extremely unrealistic and stuff portrayed in 'braveheart' didnt happen.

This is getting off topic...

...BUT, during the American Revolution and The Patriot, English soldiers (Redcoats) were the "bad guys". Same with Braveheart. There was a William Wallace and he was a real pain in the butt for the English king.

My point is; to not watch a movie (historically accurate or not) because of words that WERE used is silly. Like Dagons Blade said, the terms were used to de-humanize the enemy. Much like the "N" word was used in early American south. Would anyone recommend that black (yes I said black, not African Americans) people not watch Roots because of the language?

Originally posted by zoemorn
SUMANABEECH-- "Are you from KC area":

Negative on that... down south a bit near the Springfield area.

Just wondered because of your sig..."Big Dudes"

sumunabeech>...BUT, during the American Revolution and The Patriot, English soldiers (Redcoats) were the "bad guys". Same with Braveheart. There was a William Wallace and he was a real pain in the butt for the English king.

i know there was a william wallace but the events of his life are not the same (and not as heroic) as portrayed in the film.

also in the patriot it is highly unlikely that mel gibsons character would not have owned slaves as was common place at that time for a man like the one he played.

I think you're missing my point...

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Originally posted by sumunabeech
My point is; to not watch a movie (historically accurate or not) because of words that WERE used is silly. Like Dagons Blade said, the terms were used to de-humanize the enemy.

>Sumanabeech:
Just wondered because of your sig..."Big Dudes"<<<<

Heh, actually that sig "the Dude abides" is a gratuitous movie reference to The Big Lebowski.. classic coen brothers flick and one of my college days' Big 4 movies. (the others since i know yer drooling w/ anticipation.. Fight Club, Office Space and Rushmore)
Big 4 meaning that they were 4 movies that a group of us in college loved to watch over and over.

Originally posted by badkittykitty
yes yes yes!
I really liked Full Metal Jacket up to the part where private pile blew his brains out..it was down hill from there for me in the interest factor

I couldn't agree more. And I'm glad someone finally mentioned Hamburger Hill.

Not to get off topic, but as far as the Asian brush wars go...

I would like to see a good film about Korea again...the last time was, well, when? For all the attention Vietnam gets, Korea was the first TRUE and lengthy conflict after WW2, as well as being the first clash of wills between the Eastern and Western Blocs.

Korea was also the war that saw China taking it's first steps to becoming the superpower it is today....but in any case, the men and women of Korea should not be forgotten, because this was the true beginning of hardline diplomacy and gunboat politics during round one of the Cold War.
And look at the lasting effect it's had on the west and all of Asia-
a DMZ that still boils as a potential hot spot, the fear of invasion, a country divided, and one half of it threatening nuclear action if certain demands aren't met (or so it would seem.) Korea has a lot going for it historically, and it's sad that noone will do a film about this apparently forgotten war.

Deer hunter has the most emotion of all vietnam movies. It also does probably the best job at showing how the war changed people. Born on the 4th of july had a good story, however i thought the over acting of tom cruise ruind the movie. Platoon portrays the war of veitnam in the most realistic way. I'd say deer hunter or A-poc now have the most interesting stories with superb acting though. Full metal jacket was a good movie, but i do think it is over rated

Yeah Deer Hunter was quite emotional-was it here at Killer Movies that someone posted about the emotion filled scene wher DeNiro walkspast everyone at his homecoming party, goes to his room, and zones out all the while you hear that really sad music? I could have sworn it was here. I agree with that scene....and with the whole film as an emotional powerhouse.

Another good one? "The War At Home" with Emilio Estevez, as a kid who comes back to a family who can't understand (or WON'T) because of their own emotional instabilities...and how it all builds up inside of him as he has nowehere to go with it. The film was also written and directed by Estevez, and once agian shows the talent that this remarkable family possesses. This is a lesser known film, but a good one nonetheless, not to be underestimated.

Hmmmm,never heard of it.I'll have to check it out.

ragesRemorse>Deer hunter has the most emotion of all vietnam movies. It also does probably the best job at showing how the war changed people.

the guy in hospital after losing his legs is quite an affecting moment also.

Originally posted by mook
ragesRemorse>Deer hunter has the most emotion of all vietnam movies. It also does probably the best job at showing how the war changed people.

the guy in hospital after losing his legs is quite an affecting moment also.

War as a whole affects everyone...no matter what one it is.

I know many people have a tendency to not care about veterans as a whole because some believe there is no reason for war-and it pisses me off that people can just laugh at the emotional and physical disabilities of those who have been in a war, because the circumstances of their misfortune dosen't fit THEIR belief system. If was THEIR problem, it would be a different story though right? Noone loves a soldier until the enemy is at their door, and then they become heroes to those who once hated them....I speak from experience, and have been called every name a soldier could ever be called.....and I'll leave it at that.