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 enlarge | Director: John Irvin
Actors: Anthony Barrile, Michael Boatman, Don Cheadle, Michael Dolan, Don James
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  112 reviews
Sales Rank: 10160
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 110
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 028485114401
ISBN: 6306576061
UPC: 028485114401
EAN: 9786306576067
ASIN: 6300157563
Theatrical Release Date: August 28, 1987
Release Date: August 14, 2001
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 A most Fitting Tribute to the 101st Airborne September 16, 2005
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
One of the best films about the lives of a Grunt in the Viet Nam War that I have seen. Better than "Platoon" and almost up there with "Once We Were Soldiers". It shows one of the most horrific fights of the war the most aptly named "Hamburger Hill". Why we fought there and how is never really explained but the basic goodness and toughness of our troops has never been showed so well as it was here. Good to go in my book!
The final scene shows the futility and insanity of war...period. August 29, 2005
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Perhaps not the best movie in moviemaking terms but the final half hour crawling up a frikking hill with people blasting away at each just hammers home the true ridiculousness and utter insanity of war. And apparently people STILL don't get it.
Made Sense to Me August 27, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I think the thing I loved about this movie was that it was actually about a small unit trying desperately to cope with the stresses of combat in a war that was quickly becoming unpopular at home. "Platoon" and "Full Metal Jacket," which were arguably better movies, both tried (and largely succeeded) to make bigger, grander statements.
This movie has a different agenda. The dialogue is often unconvincing and one occassionally tires of the constant need in moviemaking to use each charachter as an archetype. And yet, much of it rang true to me from my own limited experience as a combat infantry soldier. I loved the character who was constantly worried about all the stuff he was supposed to remember (OK, that was me to a degree, though my biggest worry was, get this, that I wouldn't have enough boot laces). The fact that the medic, who otherwise was of the same rank as everybody else, took an important leadership role in the platoon was spot on. It was also amazing to see Steven Webber, the doofus from "Wings," playing a serious role and doing it well.
In the post-"Saving Private Ryan" period, it is hard for any movie's battle scenes to measure up to the standard set by Spielberg in the opening scence of that movie. But I saw this movie for the first time before I saw "Ryan" and obviously after having seen "Ryan." The battle scenes still pain me and make me glad, ultimately, that I never saw combat during my time in uniform.
If you want art in your war movies, see "Platoon" and "Full Metal Jacket." If you want to get a taste of what it's like in a small unit, see this one.
Pretty Good War Movie August 17, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This film is very underrated. It was released between two very big Vietnam War films Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, so it didn't get as much attention. It has some great action scenes in it, along with some great acting in it. Dylan McDermott (The Practice) must lead a squad to capture a hill during the Vietnam. The squad is played well by actors including Academy Award Nominee Don Cheadle and Courtney B. Vance. Steven Weber of Wings plays McDermott's friend who pulls him in to command. Really good movie. Recommended.
 SLEEPER! August 11, 2005
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
I don't see what people like about this movie. I found it
to be very boring. I liked Full Metal Jacket, Pearl Harbor,
and Saving Private Ryan, a whole lot more than this dud!
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