Far out!

Rating: 8/10 (16 October 2006)

Personally I prefer 'Full Metal Jacket' but what I love about this film is that you have a guy who's come to the end of his sanity, the metaphor for which is the river. The spirit of this film is incredible though because it hardly mentions Vietnam, encounters with Vietcongs and battle but broader issues of human loss. It captures the surreal, psychedelic spirit of Vietnam. These are those cut off soldiers spending three sweaty years shooting at trees. Marlon Brando is incredible and im wondering now if the incredible tiger scene has anything to do with his presence coming up. He became that persona, it was already placed inside him, nobody else could have done that role so perfectly. Truly electric.