Apart from the obvious like apocalypse now and full metal jacket, are there any films i should watch? And why they are good?
2007-01-15 11:07:51 · 10 answers · asked by nat 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Hamburger Hill and The Green Berets with John Wayne.
2007-01-15 11:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by Jim C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tigerland
The Deer Hunter
Hearts and Minds (documentary)
The Killing Fields
Go Tell the Spartans
The Fog of War (documentary)
The Quiet American
Movies with a connection to Vietnam:
Big Lebowski
Dead Presidents
Jacob's Ladder
2007-01-15 19:28:29 · answer #2 · answered by ahab 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That one with back to the future kid in it is good.
Prelude to war is good.
Good morning vietnam with robin williams
The Deer Hunter
Born On The Fourth Of July True story
The Killing Fields
Hanoi Hilton
Full Metal Jacket
2007-01-15 19:22:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Deer Hunter
We were soldiers
Platoon
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I would say that those three movies are the best non-documentary movies about the Vietnam war. If you want to get reviews of them, go to www.imdb.com
Briefly: The Deer Hunter tracks a group of friends before they go to the war, and follows them through the war.
Platoon is more of a look at the horrors of war, as seen through one young soldier's perspective.
We were soldiers: This movie is based on a book "we were soldiers, and young" and is A TRUE story. It is a fascinating story of one particular battle. Get the book if possible, too.
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Apocalypse now is an interesting movie, set during the war...but not ABOUT the war. It is about a secret mission that occured during the war based on the book 'Heart of Darkness."
I would also recommend getting ANY and all documentaries about the war as well.
2007-01-15 19:23:49 · answer #4 · answered by mantis_kung_fu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget those war movies. Watch these Viet films instead: The Three Seasons, the scent of green papaya, Green Dragon....
2007-01-15 19:17:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Platoon
Hamburger Hill
The Deer Hunter
The Green Berets
Born on the 4th of July
Off Limits
The Year of Living Dangerously
We Were Soldiers
2007-01-15 19:19:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apocolypse now-because it's an exploration into the psychological effects of an extended conflict in a foreign country..when the common soldier doesn't even understand why (or whom) we are fighting.
Full Metal Jacket- from a marine's point of view. Scarily accurate,according to the vets I know
THE DEER HUNTER_- It shows what happens to a soldier before and after the war, as well as those at home.. it also sheds light on the pschological effects
The green berets isn't worth a view...it was intended as a "feel good" recruitment campaign, plain and simple. it was PURELY propaganda. yuck.
2007-01-15 19:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by I'm probably wrong. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Dogfight" --it's a movie about a guy who's about to go to Vietnam. River Phoenix and Lili Taylor are in it. It's a quiet and wonderful little movie.
2007-01-15 19:48:53 · answer #8 · answered by jan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monsters Inc, or High School Musical maybe
2007-01-15 19:15:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the Green Beret w/ John Wayne
2007-01-15 19:16:00 · answer #10 · answered by spiritwalker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋