Favorite Vietnam War Film

[ricc505]

Full metal jacket made me want to be a Marine. Great movie

 

[ricc505]

Hamburger Hill because it was brutal. Later I learned that taking over the hills from the enemy were pointless as they were later abandoned

War of attrition, I think it's demoralizing to US soldiers to fight this way. It was a war designed to consume resources and make the right people money.
We were soldiers was amazing too.

 

[ricc505]

Honorable mention goes to Siege of Firebase Gloria.

Not for the feint of heart.

Great movie as well. Forgotten gem

 

[TheNinja]

FMJ followed by Platoon.

 

[Spam On Rye]

The answer is Apocalypse Now and it's not even close. This is coming from Kubrick head. Also, Full Metal Jacket is a comedy.

 

[TXstriker]

Platoon numba #1Vietnam film.
Followed by FMJ.

Honorable mention to boys in Company C. If the acting wasn’t so terrible it would be up there. R Lee pretty much saves it and makes it watchable.

 

[HHJ]

For all y'all FMJ fans

here is the book it's based on

https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/i2l/shorttimers.pdf

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

The answer is Apocalypse Now and it's not even close. This is coming from Kubrick head. Also, Full Metal Jacket is a comedy.

Really? You can't take it seriously?

 

[Uber_Noober]

FMJ
Platoon

 

[dildos]

It took a while for it to grow on me but FMJ would be my pick.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

It took a while for it to grow on me but FMJ would be my pick.

Do you think the first half of the film is superior than the second half?

 

[mb23100]

Platoon is the quintessential Vietnam War movie for me. The list is all classics though.

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Do you think the first half of the film is superior than the second half?

A lot of people think that, I do not. Most people just like R Lee going crazy on all of the new soldiers. I think Animal Mother had the most takes ever done in a Kubrick film.

M - I - C - K - E - Y M - O - U - S - E

 

[dildos]

Do you think the first half of the film is superior than the second half?

I dunno. I enjoyed the second half a lot more. Rafterman meeting his friend from training for the first time in Vietnam and the introduction of animal mother is my fav scene from the movie.

Edit. Check that I got the names mixed up. But yeah the introduction of animal mother in that scene is my fav scene.

 

[Slobodan]

I think We Were Soldiers should be up there, it's solid.

 

[HHJ]

I think We Were Soldiers should be up there, it's solid.

Havent seen it.

Just read the book.

 

[HHJ]

Do you think the first half of the film is superior than the second half?

I think everyone thinks that. The movie could end there and itd be satisfying.

The dynamic between the drill seargent and Pyle is the best thing in the movie.


I still LIKE the rest of it though.

I am reading the book and there's so much more that is not in the movie regarding the second half, alot of it is fucked up in a Blood Meridian type way that I can understand not doing some of that stuff hahah

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Havent seen it.

Just read the book.

Its alright. Good at best but people like to overrate it because Mel Gibson is in it.

 

[Slobodan]

Havent seen it.

Just read the book.

Give it a watch, it's got a few war cliches "tell my wife i love herrrr" but great combat scenes.

 

[HHJ]

Like in the book the training part of FMJ is rather short compared to the part when they are in the shit