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Best Vietnam War Movie

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by heyabbott, Dec 16, 2010.

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Which is the best Vietnam War movie

  1. Deer Hunter

    9 vote(s)
    15.5%

  2. Full Metal Jacket

    20 vote(s)
    34.5%

  3. Apocalypse Now

    10 vote(s)
    17.2%

  4. Platoon

    14 vote(s)
    24.1%

  5. The Killing Fields

    1 vote(s)
    1.7%

  6. other (please name)

    4 vote(s)
    6.9%
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  1. doubledown68

    doubledown68 Active Member

    Cole Hauser's character was always my favorite part of Tigerland.
     
    doubledown68, Dec 16, 2010
    #25
  2. Pilot

    Pilot Well-Known Member

    I was pretty pumped for it, but as soon as I discovered it wasn't Saving Pvt. Ryan, Part 2, I had no desire to see it.
     
    Pilot, Dec 16, 2010
    #26
  3. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    Has anyone seen the HBO movie A Bright Shining Lie? I'm finally reading the book and hadn't realized there was a movie on it. Bill Paxton's the star. I want to finish the book before watching the movie.
     
    Small Town Guy, Dec 16, 2010
    #27
  4. doctorx

    doctorx Member

    Green Berets, anyone?
     
    doctorx, Dec 16, 2010
    #28
  5. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Who could resist the pitch to become a green beret? "Fearless mennnnnnn/who jump and DIE"

     
    Bob Cook, Dec 16, 2010
    #29
  6. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    Platoon. It's well done and a believable story.
    I love AN, but the story doesn't totally wash.
    FMJ should have stopped after boot camp. R Lee Ermey carried the movie.

    Speaking of which, Boys in Company C needs mention.
     
    Shoeless Joe, Dec 16, 2010
    #30
  7. Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge Well-Known Member

    Put me down as another one for Platoon. I liked the development of Charlie Sheen's character from "do gooder" to regular grunt.

    We Were Soldiers Once was good, but I think the book was much better. Col Moore was also a journalist after the war (or am I making that up?)
     
    Brooklyn Bridge, Dec 16, 2010
    #31
  8. Ledbetter

    Ledbetter Active Member

    Indeed it is.

    I voted for FMJ, in part because it's basically two movies. I love the first half more than the second, but the second still has some amazing parts.

    Platoon was very good and I wanted to like Deer Hunter more than I did.
     
    Ledbetter, Dec 16, 2010
    #32
  9. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Joe Galloway (Barry Pepper in the movie) has been an outstanding military writer/columnist for years.

    Not sure if Col. Moore was a journalist but he worked with Galloway on the book and a followup.
     
    Ace, Dec 16, 2010
    #33
  10. HackyMcHack

    HackyMcHack Member

    Second the love for the Missing in Action series. Especially the second movie, which was actually a prequel to the first. BRADDOCK!!!! You lose.....
     
    HackyMcHack, Dec 16, 2010
    #34
  11. albert77

    albert77 Well-Known Member

    I went with Full Metal Jacket, especially the first half. Apocalypse Now has more memorable scenes than any movie deserves ("Charlie don't surf!"), but the story itself is one colossal mess. I confess that I haven't seen the extended version.
     
    albert77, Dec 16, 2010
    #35
  12. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    The 13th Valley by John Del Vecchio is another great Vietnam book. Probably been out of print for years, have no idea what happened to my copy. Worth a look online or at a library.
     
    Huggy, Dec 16, 2010
    #36
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