A must-see.

Rating: 10/10 (23 March 2000)

One thing about this movie is that it is probably one of the best movies of the 80-s.
Another true fact is that Barry Levinson, Robin Williams and late J.T. Walsh will be remembered in 40 years time primarily because they made GMV!.
It IS very funny (do not be tempted to watch in any other language but original!) yet is a very serious film - definitely not Arnold and Dolf type. It brings to attention just another side if Nam war but not only. A delicate but nonetheless impressive show of characters under the strain of another "...for the sake of the nation..." crusade.
No Vietnam theme is complete without GMV and it certainly deserves buying a DVD player just to have this single movie in collection - because you'll play it over and over again.
It is not enough to put together light, film, camera and a few actors to make a movie. It takes talent, luck and some magic to make real ones. These guys had all three of it.