Great Movie

Rating: Null/10 (28 March 2002)

I don't consider war movies entertainment and look for authenticity. The way I judge a Viet Nam war film, is by my brother's assessment of the movie. He was there. In fact, this is the movie which describes HIS experience, during HIS tour, and he said, "Sis, if you want to see a REALISTIC movie about MY experience in Viet Nam, this is IT." For him, this movie was not entertainment, not sappy, not too religious, not a Hollywood production, but a realistic, factual portrayment for HIS own life during that time. As a medic in Viet Nam, he has seen every Viet Nam movie. This is the first time, he felt it was the way it really was for him and his buddies.
I like the movie, because it helps me see and relate more to what my brother went through. He always was my hero, but now, my admiration for his courage during Viet Nam, and MOST OF ALL, for the wonderful life he has lived SINCE Viet Nam, is even greater.
Most of the negative comments about this movie are from other countries, or from people who are only seeing this movie for entertainment. War, in my opinion, is not entertainment. I find some of the negative comments of this movie disgusting, cold and insensitive. Funny, how the bad things are by people who were not there, knew no one who was there, and they dare come across as "experts".
Anyways, I will make sure anyone I know and love will see this movie. My brother and all who fought in Viet Nam are my heroes, even though I thought we should not have been there in the first place.