A re run of the Vietnam war- and this time the US of A wins!

Rating: 1/10 (5 March 2006)

The bravest soldiers ever- they are all American
The worst shots ever- they just happen to all be Vietnamese
The best shots ever- they are all Americans as well
The most caring, kindest hearted soldiers ever...erm, let me think, oh yeah, Americans
I just watched this on TV- the bayonet charge near the end was my trigger to write this- this is as biased and crass as any western movie that was made in the early sixties- it lacks any shade or colour. Mel Gibson should be ashamed of himself- it is trite. And the battle scenes are appalling. Everyone is firing automatic weapons- yet everyone is able to stand up and take pot shots at each other from 50 metres. The Vietnamese (Red Indians) aren't as good as the Americans (Cowboys) at standing stock still and avoiding the bullets, so they invariably fall down dead... oh, I could rant all night. It is rubbish. Appalling. Dull. Dim witted. Macho rubbish. A testimony to people who fought there? I think it's more of an insult