Entertaining and fun, but oddly flawed

Rating: 6/10 (22 June 2020)

I enjoyed this film, but it had an oddly rushed/throwaway quality to it. BlackKlansman, Spike's previous film, is far superior, and yet it's only 7.5 vs 6.7 for "Bloods" in IMDB. This film was 30-45 minutes too long. The interaction between the friends strained credulity--very warm one moment, at gunpoint the next. the pigeon-toed guy who footed the bill for the trip...he never would've made it in the Army. 4-F, no doubt! You don't traipse aimlessly around certain fields once you KNOW they are dangerous.and the flashback sequences seemed faxed in. So....not really believable, and yet it was a fun, entertaining film. It's interesting that the characters are named for the Temptations. It does convey the idea that those that served continue to live w/ their experience in Vietnam. Still, it has a made for TV feel to it that has me confused. As a Stones fan, I'll made the analogy that comparing Da Bloods to BlackKlansman is like comparing the Stones' classic "Let it Bleed" to enjoyable modern Stones albums like "Voodoo Lounge" Fun, but not much magic.