Battle scenes good. Nothing added to genre. Basic shoot em up

Rating: Null/10 (13 September 1998)

Just been to see. Very good war movie. Battle scenes deserve all praise they are getting. Does not add anything to war genre or why people go to war. Bit shallow and American gung ho/smultz.
Basically a shoot 'em up. The redeeming factor is that it shows that gore and the viciousness of war and the brutality of the US soldier did not just appear with Vietnam. Cross of Iron does the good/bad honour/dishonour etc much better I think. Apocalypse Now is better at the mission is a journey to find ones self stuff. Battle of Algiers as documentary style.
That said worth it just for the battle scenes.
Would go and see again at the pictures.