Not the Best War Movie Ever Made

Rating: 8/10 (2 October 1998)

It starts as a good Anti-War movie. Graphic depictions of what a bullet really does,etc BUT at some points we are subjected to 'glory' scenes which destroy the feeling of abhorrence gained in the first 30 minutes. It is truly a great war movie? It has a very basic story line, it is well filmed, the special effects are fantastic, but if directors of war movies in the past had access to these technological advances, perhaps their films would have been just as good, if not better. Are we judging this film on the thought behind it or on what we see in front of us?