Gripping, Original Movie

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2005)

I first saw this move as a kid when it first came out and was somewhat startled by the violence in it although I was also impressed by its imagery and strength. I agree with other people here who have noted that this is not a war movie as we usually define war movies. War movies focus on war, battles and war-based story-lines, and I like many war movies, but this movie is not that at all. It is much more a story of friendship and what happens to this group of friends when traumatic events enter their lives. I have never been moved by a movie as I was/am by this movie. It is not the Russian roulette scenes or war scenes that do it to me, but instead the way the actors pull off their parts in such a moving and phenomenal way. This is the best movie I have ever seen in terms of its strength and emotion that it creates. It is not particularly a great plot or storyline, but that is not important for it to be great. It just amazes me!