What is the Greatest Vietnam War Movie?

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Narrowed it down to 10 on the poll. Will add more with your suggestions.

 

[Deleted member 220895]

Vietnam can be summed up in a few scenes of Russian roulette. Not really but...

MAO! MAO! MAO!

 

[Lonesome Crow]

 

[ToxicShocker]

^ much better than a movie

 

[BearGrounds]

Went with Platoon.

 

[Jack Handy jr]

Head says platoon heart says

 

[moreorless87]

Apoc Now with Full Metal Jacket just behind, Deer Hunter was excellent in places but didn't quite hold together as well for me, was never much of a Platoon fan.

 

[neverwas]

the boys in company c.

 

[Mondo Freaks]

Forrest Gump

 

[Rygu]

FMJ then Platoon.

 

[Zer]

I guess Platoon is the best 'nam film, but Apocalypse Now is a better film than Platoon. Gotta give it to AN

 

[Hearse Lightning]

 

[BearGrounds]

I guess Platoon is the best 'nam film, but Apocalypse Now is a better film than Platoon. Gotta give it to AN

Platoon budget 6mill
AN budget 31.5 mill

 

[vcmmafan]

The first half of FMJ is literally a masterpiece that is accurate as fuck. Paris island was a fucking awful evil place.

Second half is dated.

I recently saw Platoon and thought it aged badly.

 

[Thai Domi]

Voted Apocalypse Now, but the first half of FMJ stomps the rest of the field into a rice paddy.

 

[toaa]

I think Apocalypse Now is the best film here, but Platoon is the best "Vietnam" film.

 

[moreorless87]

The first half of FMJ is literally a masterpiece that is accurate as fuck. Paris island was a fucking awful evil place.

Second half is dated.

I recently saw Platoon and thought it aged badly.

Platoon is way too on the nose politically for me, I mean I'd be firmly on Defoes side but it was so ham fisted I found myself almost rooting for Beranger.

Whilst yeah its not as individual as the first half I don't really see the second half of FMJ as being very dated. If anything I think it stands out as the Nam film that feels the most modern, a lot of what you see could with a few changes be thrown into something about Iraq or Afganistan.

 

[Phr3121]

Voted for 'We Were Soldiers Once and Young', the book was better than the movie. 'Casualties of War' would come in second. I thought 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Platoon' really sucked.

 

[dc007]

Full. Metal. Jacket.

 

[n...not crazy]

It's Platoon, and I don't see how it's even close. FMJ is maybe in the same ballpark, maybe. But that's basically a great movie stitched to an ok movie.

Something I need to bring up: Dead Presidents is never even brought into these discussions. But it's a worthwhile movie to watch.