Vietnam War Films! - Blu-ray Forum

Foggy · 07-05-2010, 09:56 PM

Here's an odd coincidence!

On my Sky+ box, I record a ton of movies that are considered great that are found on late at night, but I've got a huge load of them that I haven't watched because I've been busy at school, well I've finished all my major exams now and have finished for the summer, so I looked though all the movies and I have a ton on there, they range from everything, but I notice I've got 3 movies with the same theme all handled very differently, they are all about the Vietnamese war, I put them in spoiler tags so you can have a guess at what they are...

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This is a really odd coincidence saying they have not been on the same channel and they are all from about 2 months ago.

So I've decided I'm gonna watch them all in one go, get though some of these movies.

Anyway, The point of this thread is to ask you what you think is the best Vietnam War film, is it one of the above or is it another one I missed, what makes that Vietnam war film better than the others.

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dg5150 · 07-05-2010, 10:10 PM

Full Metal Jacket is probably the best war film ever. I liked Platoon, buy couldn't really get into Apoc Now. Might give it a second chance when it comes out on Blu.

Movies made about Vietnam were the best for several reasons. Hearing about the MIA's, torture, the way our country treated the soldiers when they came home. You also had in those movies some of the greatest actors ever - just look at the cast of the movies you listed. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, R Lee Ermey (absolutely terrifying).

My favorite war film though, is The Deer Hunter. Walken, DeNiro, Cazale, Streep. Really captures how that war affected not only the soldiers that fought, but the people they left behind and how the war changed everyone.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 07-05-2010, 10:10 PM

I like all of those movies also Rescue Dawn, Tigerland, and the TV show Tour Of Duty are all really good. If i had to pick a best it would be Platoon.

Foggy · 07-05-2010, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dg5150

My favorite war film though, is The Deer Hunter.

Ahh yeah, there's one I want to watch

Foggy · 07-05-2010, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

I like all of those movies also Rescue Dawn, Tigerland, and the TV show Tour Of Duty are all really good. If i had to pick a best it would be Platoon.

That was on the other night as well, but I missed it

SixSpeedSamurai · 07-05-2010, 10:27 PM

That's tough. Full Metal Jacket is awesome, but most often people praise the first part in basic training, which really has nothing to do with Vietnam. The parts in 'Nam were not bad mind you, and I thought were really good and truthful.

Apocalypse Now has a lot going on, and much of it is fully entrenched in the characters experiences in the Vietnam War. Though

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I really need to see Deer Hunter and I have not seen Platoon in so long, I barely remember it.

Aerodude73 · 07-05-2010, 10:29 PM

Wow, tough to say which is the Best as I really love (for different reasons) PLATOON, DEER HUNTER, APOCALYPSE NOW, even BORN ON THE 4th OF JULY.

I'll never forget seeing PLATOON in the theater (which was Packed!), & when it ended, many of the older guys (Vets' I assume, but not sure) were in tears, being comforted by their wives/gf's, buddies.

You should try putting up a Poll with this thread maybe.

JLant19 · 07-05-2010, 10:29 PM

Going to have to go with AN.

Q? · 07-05-2010, 10:30 PM

Apocalypse Now Redux, dude is the best Vietnam war movie I've ever seen, Full Metal Jacket comes as the second best, though I much prefer Kubrick to Coppola in general...

Foggy · 07-05-2010, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerodude73

You should try putting up a Poll with this thread maybe.

I would do, but I don't want it to get push aside and ignored in the poll mini-secton, and I wanted to see what other Vietnam war movie people bring up!

BrADmatt · 07-05-2010, 10:35 PM

I would have to say Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now Redux & The Boys in Company C.

Mahatma · 07-05-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Q!

Apocalypse Now Redux, dude is the best Vietnam war movie I've ever seen, Full Metal Jacket comes as the second best, though I much prefer Kubrick to Coppola in general...

You like the redux version?I found that to have destroyed the movie.It completly obliterated the mood and flow of the TE of the movie.

But as they say:each to their own.

To me:FMJ is the best warmovie ever made.One could argue for Paths of glory,but I will give that the accolade best anti-war movie

Apocalypse now is a movie set in a warsituation,but it is really a screen version of Heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad,and hence not a warmovie.

How does people here rate Boys in company C?Found it a somewhat of a B movie myself,but there are scenes in there which I really appreciate.

Marvel Universe · 07-05-2010, 10:51 PM

We Were Soldiers

Foggy · 07-05-2010, 10:54 PM

I like to point out, it's the Theatrical Edition of Apocalypse Now that I have recorded!

Aerodude73 · 07-05-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvel Universe

We Were Soldiers

Forgot about this one. AMAZING Movie. Damn, another wrench thrown into the mix...

SquidPuppet · 07-05-2010, 11:01 PM

Platoon is directed by someone who served. Oliver Stone tried to capture the horror of what he witnessed as a youngster. I think he did.

Add Hamburger Hill to your list Foggy.

Mahatma · 07-05-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

I like to point out, it's the Theatrical Edition of Apocalypse Now that I have recorded!

Thats the one to watch

Canada · 07-05-2010, 11:40 PM

Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Deer Hunter
Born on the Fourth of July
Coming Home

demers_60 · 07-06-2010, 03:05 AM

Apocalypse Now, We Were Soldiers and Casualties Of War are probably my favorites. And when I say Apocalypse Now, I mean the theatrical cut. Not sure how I feel about Redux version. Will have to watch it again.

Duffy12 · 07-06-2010, 03:05 AM

Foggy:

My second favorite movie of all time is the theatrical version of...

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07-05-2010, 09:56 PM	#1
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3592 DVD collection:47	Vietnam War Films! Here's an odd coincidence! On my Sky+ box, I record a ton of movies that are considered great that are found on late at night, but I've got a huge load of them that I haven't watched because I've been busy at school, well I've finished all my major exams now and have finished for the summer, so I looked though all the movies and I have a ton on there, they range from everything, but I notice I've got 3 movies with the same theme all handled very differently, they are all about the Vietnamese war, I put them in spoiler tags so you can have a guess at what they are... [Show spoiler] [Show spoiler]Platoon [Show spoiler]Full Metal Jacket This is a really odd coincidence saying they have not been on the same channel and they are all from about 2 months ago. So I've decided I'm gonna watch them all in one go, get though some of these movies. Anyway, The point of this thread is to ask you what you think is the best Vietnam War film, is it one of the above or is it another one I missed, what makes that Vietnam war film better than the others. [Show spoiler]

07-05-2010, 10:10 PM	#2
dg5150 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Nashville, TN Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:286 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:2	Full Metal Jacket is probably the best war film ever. I liked Platoon, buy couldn't really get into Apoc Now. Might give it a second chance when it comes out on Blu. Movies made about Vietnam were the best for several reasons. Hearing about the MIA's, torture, the way our country treated the soldiers when they came home. You also had in those movies some of the greatest actors ever - just look at the cast of the movies you listed. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, R Lee Ermey (absolutely terrifying). My favorite war film though, is The Deer Hunter. Walken, DeNiro, Cazale, Streep. Really captures how that war affected not only the soldiers that fought, but the people they left behind and how the war changed everyone. Last edited by dg5150; 07-05-2010 at 10:19 PM.

07-06-2010, 03:05 AM	#20
Duffy12 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Among the Tuatha’an 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:272	Foggy: My second favorite movie of all time is the theatrical version of... . Last edited by Duffy12; 07-07-2010 at 05:02 AM.

07-05-2010, 10:10 PM	#3
ArmyOfDarknessAW Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Moosic, PA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:64	I like all of those movies also Rescue Dawn, Tigerland, and the TV show Tour Of Duty are all really good. If i had to pick a best it would be Platoon.

07-05-2010, 10:27 PM	#6
SixSpeedSamurai Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Bruce Wayne lives in my attic 4K collection:168 Blu-ray collection:667 DVD collection:33 MA collection:2 Digital collection:267 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:33	That's tough. Full Metal Jacket is awesome, but most often people praise the first part in basic training, which really has nothing to do with Vietnam. The parts in 'Nam were not bad mind you, and I thought were really good and truthful. Apocalypse Now has a lot going on, and much of it is fully entrenched in the characters experiences in the Vietnam War. Though [Show spoiler] I really need to see Deer Hunter and I have not seen Platoon in so long, I barely remember it.

07-05-2010, 10:29 PM	#7
Aerodude73 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Middletown, RI (MEMBER OF THE "ECPP")™ Home Theater Gallery:134 4K collection:423 Blu-ray collection:2493 DVD collection:7 Digital collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:31	Wow, tough to say which is the Best as I really love (for different reasons) PLATOON, DEER HUNTER, APOCALYPSE NOW, even BORN ON THE 4th OF JULY. I'll never forget seeing PLATOON in the theater (which was Packed!), & when it ended, many of the older guys (Vets' I assume, but not sure) were in tears, being comforted by their wives/gf's, buddies. You should try putting up a Poll with this thread maybe.

07-05-2010, 10:29 PM	#8
JLant19 Power Member Member since:Sep 2009 4K collection:626 Blu-ray collection:1643 Digital collection:27 Trading Score:7	Going to have to go with AN.

07-05-2010, 10:30 PM	#9
Q? Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Nuuk, Greenland Blu-ray collection:168	Apocalypse Now Redux, dude is the best Vietnam war movie I've ever seen, Full Metal Jacket comes as the second best, though I much prefer Kubrick to Coppola in general...

07-05-2010, 10:35 PM	#11
BrADmatt Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Mechanicsville, VA 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:876 DVD collection:63 Trading Score:83	I would have to say Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now Redux & The Boys in Company C.

07-05-2010, 10:51 PM	#13
Marvel Universe Junior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Post Production on THOR Blu-ray collection:6	We Were Soldiers

07-05-2010, 10:54 PM	#14
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3592 DVD collection:47	I like to point out, it's the Theatrical Edition of Apocalypse Now that I have recorded!

07-05-2010, 11:01 PM	#16
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Platoon is directed by someone who served. Oliver Stone tried to capture the horror of what he witnessed as a youngster. I think he did. Add Hamburger Hill to your list Foggy.

07-05-2010, 11:40 PM	#18
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	Platoon Apocalypse Now Deer Hunter Born on the Fourth of July Coming Home

07-06-2010, 03:05 AM	#19
demers_60 Special Member Member since:Feb 2010 Location:San Jose, CA Blu-ray collection:459 Trading Score:9	Apocalypse Now, We Were Soldiers and Casualties Of War are probably my favorites. And when I say Apocalypse Now, I mean the theatrical cut. Not sure how I feel about Redux version. Will have to watch it again.

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