Favorite Vietnam War Film

[Tatra]

Utterly mind blowing. It perfectly captures the black hole that is war.

Reminds me of the music from Silent Hill 2.

 

[Kingz]

The Deer Hunter

Not just my favorite Vietnam movie but one of my favorite movies all together.

Then Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, and Platoon are all pretty close after that.

 

[HHJ]

The Deer Hunter

Not just my favorite Vietnam movie but one of my favorite movies all together.

Then Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, and Platoon are all pretty close after that.

The first Russian Roulette scene is one of the greatest ever.

 

[Brom Bones]

In terms of pure greatness, not action, I feel Platoon is clearly the best. It's a movie that even people who don't like war/actions movies probably like. It won the 1986 Academy Award for best picture.

It's just a great movie about good vs evil, naivete vs cynicism, innocence vs guilt, rich vs poor, asking complex questions about war and the gray areas surrounding it. There are parallels to Christ and Judas throughout.

But, yeah, if I just want more mindless entertainment (and nothing wrong with that), I'll watch FMJ. And I'm not saying FMJ is totally mindless (Kubrick is only rivaled by Marty), just not as deep as Platoon, IMO.

 

[Streeter]

Hamburger Hill most realistic
FMJ best movie
Platoon second best movie

 

[Cole train]

Forrest gump

 

[Thai Domi]

 

[HHJ]

Some day...this War's gonna end....

 

[GoodBadHBK]

1. Apocalypse
2. FMJ
3. Platoon
4. Deer Hunter

I think the Russian roulette scene in Deer hunter is one of the best scenes in a war movie.

 

[frankmorris1]

Full metal jacket

Where's we were soldiers?

 

[stalehotdog]

DON’T MAKE ME CHOOOOOSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[HHJ]

Full metal jacket

Where's we were soldiers?

 

[Osculater]

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

 

[Fluffernutter]

Born on the Fourth Of July.

Dear America

That TV Movie with John Ritter about Agent Orange.

MASH (it wasn't really about Korea)

First Blood


Lastly, when I turned 23, I mentioned to my dad "I am now older than you when you came back from Vietnam. Do you want to talk about it?"

That conversation was a good conversation

 

[Osculater]

Born on the Fourth Of July.

Dear America

That TV Movie with John Ritter about Agent Orange.

MASH (it wasn't really about Korea)

First Blood


Lastly, when I turned 23, I mentioned to my dad "I am now older than you when you came back from Vietnam. Do you want to talk about it?"

That conversation was a good conversation

 

[Thrawn33]

Full metal jacket

Where's we were soldiers?

Good call.

 

[Swiftie]

I served in the Marines so I'm biased. I've seen the first half of Full Metal Jacket over 25 times. Years ago, I met R. Lee Ermey (Actor who played the Senior Drill Instructor). RIP Gunny

Semper Fi

 

[Swamps]

I voted for Platoon. Awesome movie.

 

[Gene Tunney]

Honorable mention goes to Siege of Firebase Gloria.

Not for the feint of heart.

 

[frankmorris1]