a very good film

Rating: Null/10 (21 November 2004)

Contray to Mr Taylors opinion, i would rate this film as easily of the standard of SPR or Platoon, perhaps even better, whilst these films were good I find this one to be much more accurate to true events. Due to the number of Soldier featured you don't get as involved with them as if there were 2 or 3 main characters, but being a true story every time a soldier dies it is a real man who really died 5000miles from home in some stinking city. many have commented on the lack of poetry in this film, this i personally find one of the films strongest attributes, it is a down and dirty film about what these men went through, there wasn't a lot poetic about it. Rather than trying to make any big political points, what this film delivers is the courage of these men. what really hammers home the point is the coffins in the back of the hercules as the film ends
A fine tribute to the men who did not return, i feel everyone has a duty to see this film.