Blew me away!

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 1998)

I am a 15-year old boy, living in Brisbane, Australia. I have had no experience with war, and I don't often watch war movies. I'd heard reviews and so I was anticipating a good flick, and the fact that the first day of its season coincided with my end of exams, we thought we'd celebrate with a movie. We picked the wrong one. Let me just say, this is a phenomenal movie, but not one to celebrate with. Myself and three of my friends were completely wiped out by the impact of this movie. I've only seen it once, and I haven't yet had the courage to see it again. I felt almost sick during the movie - it totally wrenched all life out of me. I was exhausted by the end, completely obliterated. I never thought anything could have an impact on me like this. I will see it again, and perhaps I will be able to appreciate the detail and finer points of the movie. I will now devote my life to never taking part in war. Afterwards, I could not understand how anyone could possibly go to war as an infantryman and expect or hope to survive. The honesty of the film allowed me to realise how awful war is. Images are permanently burnt into your brain, leaving you to contemplate by yourself. See this movie now, if you haven't already, but, as I said earlier, BY NO MEANS expect this movie to be light and entertaining. Please e-mail me if you feel the same way after seeing this movie. Glen Maddern.