Enjoyed the movie, ... but

Rating: 6/10 (25 August 2002)

I can't understand why a movie of this caliber, wasn't shot at a location that more closely represents the highlands of Vietnam. The sight of 200 year-old oak trees really took a lot of the realism out of the film for me. I know its expensive to film outside the US but in a war film, it's critical. Somehow I don't think Saving Private Ryan would have had the same impact on me if they had filmed the invasion sequence along the coast of California.