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Favorite Vietnam Movie


Hunter2_1

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35 members have voted

  1. 1. Your all time fav Vietnam related movie?

    • Apocalypse Now
      8
    • Full Metal Jacket
      12
    • Platoon
      5
    • We Were Soldiers
      1
    • The Deer Hunter
      1
    • Hamburger Hill
      1
    • Good Morning, Vietnam
      2
    • Rescue Dawn
      0
    • Coming Home
      1
    • Born on the Fourth of July
      0
    • Forrest Gump
      6


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I was going to do war films in general, but there are too many for our polls. So....Nam!

Multiple choice as I know you all find it hard to be decisive when it comes to movies :D

 

no docs involved. 

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32 minutes ago, MWil23 said:

While it's not a "Vietnam Movie", I'd say Forrest Gump. 

Same.  It's kind of like the Diehard Christmas Movie deal.  It's my favorite movie listed, but I don't know if I could call it my favorite "Vietnam" movie. 

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11 minutes ago, jyod21 said:

Same.  It's kind of like the Diehard Christmas Movie deal.  It's my favorite movie listed, but I don't know if I could call it my favorite "Vietnam" movie. 

That's why I voted for Full Metal Jacket.  I like Gump better, but it's not really a Vietnam movie.

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Yeah, for me, each of those movies has an aspect that I think they do "best".

Full Metal Jacket: Boot camp, mental reality/mob mentality, PTSD, race relations

Platoon: Good vs. Evil, "who is the enemy?"/why are we here

We were Soldiers: Combat scenes, impact on wives at home

Apocalypse now I just didn't really like at all/I don't understand the fascination. Maybe it's because I had so many people hype it up.

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1 hour ago, BroncosFan2010 said:

You dont think Platoon is up there in that tier? I think its a masterpiece. 

I don't.  Barnes is a great villain, and it's a pretty good movie, but I don't think it's an all time great.

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FMG is mine. Bit harrowing, isn't it. 

 

I liked what We Were Soldiers highlighted though - the folly of that war. American forces fly into an area, search-and-destroy and kills as many as you can, declare it a victory, then the VC/NVA just move back into those bunkers.....pointless.

 

 

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