A very realistic movie from what I understand

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2002)

Please note! A slight spoiler in the text!!
The first thing I would like to say is that there are alot of people on this site complaining about the fact that the scenery doesn't resemble Vietnam. Before you start downgrading this movie you have to do your research properly! Not all battles of the Vietnam conflict were fought in the jungle. I believe that a lot of effort was made to depict the set accurately. This particular battle was fought in the highlands from what I understand. Second of all, before you start complaining about how unrealistic the movie in general is you should check out the comments by the people who have experience from the war in Vietnam. I do not believe for one second that this movie was intended as entertainment, it was simply meant to depict what really happened (although, apparently the final battle scenes with the bayonet charge was beefed up). I have no battle experience myself so I cannot judge the accuracy of the battle scenes, but it is reassuring to know that Vietnam veterans were used so extensively to get it right. As with most movies on the Vietnam war, I would have liked to have seen even more scenes devoted to what the Vietnamese thought and felt.