Masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 2010)

Now this film starts off slow and gradually makes you feel more and more for pvt Pyle as you see him getting pushed and pushed even further into insanity. Finally after the build up comes in my opinion THE GREATEST SCENE IN MOVIE HISTORY! Just in case there is someone who ain't taking notice of the spoiler I wont say what happens, I will say however that this scene left me scarred, speechless, upset and sick.
Moving on, the rest of the film was a lot more action packed than the slow beginning (taking out the pvt Pyle scene) and I found a lot more comedy involved. Probably the only truly sad scene onward from the pvt Pyle scene was with the Vietnamese sniper lying on the floor telling the soldiers to shoot her. This scene gave me the same feelings from the pvt Pyle scene but only to a much smaller degree.
The movie abruptly ends with pvt joker saying "I am so happy that I am alive, in one piece and short. I'm in a world of sh**... yes. But I am alive. And I am not afraid." This speech is telling you how terrible Vietnam and war as a whole is and shows you the comparison between pvt joker and pvt Pyle with the fact that pvt Pyle was afraid and in the sh** were as pvt joker was not afraid but also in the sh**, thats why one died and one survived possibly because pvt Pyle was the most brainwashed and mentally abused of the two.
In conclusion this film was a lot better than expected and for me was the most darkest and terrifying film of all time all because of one scene.