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Originally Posted by gentrycoach
The time period is not as relevant (i.e. "modern") as WWII or Vietnam to many people . Also, many people don't know as much about the war as WWII and the US didn't have nearly as much involvement (might effect US movies/audiences anyways). And I think the whole war is a problem in that there was really no "good" guys or "bad" guys and no real reason for fighting it. Most of it was just senseless slaughter.
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Interesting point, not to mention the trench warfare as well. Look at Paths of Glory (1957) by Kubrick. Great film, maybe that's enough?