Very real representation

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2002)

This is an excellent film. Every other film about that war has been pure trash.
I was bemused by the negative comments made by foreigners and persons lacking combat experience, or, for that matter, any familiarity with the military aside from the TV series, M*a*s*h (which is the worst garbage that was ever produced). The other Vietnam films mentioned on this page are also absolute and irredeemable rubbish.
The portrayal of Herrick's platoon was inaccurate, as was the bayonet charge (and deus ex machina gunship attack) at the end of the battle sequence. The sounds were not quite right, but that can be forgiven.
I am a retired US Army Special Forces soldier (Ch. LIV, SFA)