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Rating: 9/10 (19 May 2004)

This is above Apocalypse Now on my top 150 list, because I've always felt it shows a wider range of emotions and characters, and perhaps it is easier to identify with the struggle each man feels. Every actor is effective, from the leads, to the smaller parts like that of Kevin Dillon; his Bunny is both funny and horrifying. Stand out images: obviously that of Defoe, arms stretched to the sky as the outstanding music soars, but one of my favourites is the post napalm scene, when the jungle changes colour. Brilliant. The movie goes straight for your throat, shocking you at every turn, and although you may feel desensitized to some extent by the end, the images of brutality will stay on. Think war is fun? Watch this.