It IS a Vietnam movie

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 2008)

This person that said Apocalypse Now is rated 2nd with Lord of the Rings and wasn't a Vietnam movie is out of his/her mind. Seldom heard anything so stupid. It takes place in Vietnam / they're fighting in Vietnam/ they're dying in Vietnam. Of course it is about the deteriorating state of mind and lines that distort reality and humanity..but it IS a Vietnam movie.Just like Full Metal Jacket and all of those before and after. If this person meant to say that it wasn't a Documentary on Vietnam I would agree.I have friends that served in Vietnam and this movie is real enough to them that they can't watch it. The politics , the assassinations,it all seems within the framework of realistic boundaries. Maybe I misunderstood but I disagree that this movie isn't a Vietnam Movie (because it is)(ask my friends who served),and saying that this movie rates 2nd to Lord of the Rings .. well that's so absurd/stupid/idiotic and brain-dead, that I can't reply without insulting the person that said it..