Appalling Portrayal of the American Soldier

Rating: 1/10 (29 May 2011)

AMC showed the Redux version of this so called "masterpiece" on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. I could not believe they consider this an appropriate film around the holiday during which we honor those that fought to preserve our freedom and way of life.
Let's see, which was the worst scene? Shooting up a boat full of innocent, unarmed civilians? Launching a napalm attack against a village armed with a single, antique machine gun? Or hey, how about the new scenes with the haughty French plantation owners (and cheesy music), telling us how we were going to fail (just like the warned us in Iraq?!).
Some nice scenery, amazing story about how it was made (with weird Marlon Brando, hurricanes and heart attacks). But overall, an insult to the American soldier and shame on you who hail it as the greatest film ever made.