Perfection...

Rating: 10/10 (20 September 2019)

I never write on here and I like to consider myself a little bit of an movie buff... the genius of this movie is second to none,I watched this for the first time 30 years ago and as a teenager was shocked and amazed by the drama.
Who do you want to be with?Barnes or Elias?
Elias was party time indicative of that era...Barnes you would of survived %100...but always been on edge...
Watch the final battle scene...kids firing machine guns into darkness,to an enemy they can't see,and have been told to shoot at without understanding the reason why...
I cannot watch this film without crying,the musical score,the hopelessness,the sides you take,the idiot lieutenant wolf,the ultimate bad guy Barnes,the guy you'd love to have a drink with Elias,the innocence of Taylor,the toughness of ramucci,the knowledge of king...but most of all John c mcginlay as o neal...beautifully played and his face at the end sums up the Vietnam war.
I rated this film 10 because I cannot find a fault with it, a film should stir an emotion in you...this one does it in buckets...like I said absolute perfection...