Watched on release in Sheffield 1979

Rating: 9/10 (3 August 2013)

It was just an ordinary Saturday afternoon. 15 lads having a few beers and talking about the same stuff we talked about the year before. I suggested going to see this movie. I think most of us knew some of terrible stuff that went on over there. The thing I remember most, is the films ability to keep 15 likely lads quite for the duration, the subdued and thoughtful demeanor of the lads when we emerged from the last panoramic screen venue in Sheffield.The opening scene with the chopper to "The Doors" recombined with the slow-mo swoosh of the copter blades. Awesome....and a prelude to the madness that was Vietnam....and "The Horror....The Horror".I even, maybe,smelled the napalm next morning, and loved it!