This was cult from day one.

Rating: 10/10 (14 May 2005)

As a veteran of numerous conflicts I felt for Travis throughout the film. If you've been there, that's the way it is, the return can turn a strong man's stomach. As a young military fanatic, I couldn't wait to get there, yes, I felt like Travis on my return, although later I realised the scum who gave me that opportunity lurked in my own government. Like Travis, I believe they're still there and they couldn't care less. Brilliant movie, a documentary if you like, should be screened in every western school history lesson. Still, it's life on my street in 2005, sad as it is. The score will haunt me for ever and with little prompting from my women, will kick me to watch it again, is me, she understands that!