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B |
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A+ |
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B+ |
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One in more than a million.
by Fruit (movies profile)
Mar 21, 2007
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5 people found this review helpful
To me, a good Vietnam war epic always has to be an anti-Vietnam war epic, because I don´t think there is anyone on this planet that actually thinks there was anything pro about this conflict. I do however feel this is a story that has to be told, over and over again, wich brings these types of movies to the next typical problem they have. There are so MANY OF THEM! So, if, as a filmmaker, you decide to pick up the camera and document events, true or fictional, please do the effort and make something unique, a concept lost on so many filmmakers these days. However, this is where Stanley Kubrick comes in. During the movie, you start to forget your personal thoughts on what a war must be like (fortunatly I never had to be in one) and if all depicted events are indeed believable and realistic, but you start to see a one man´s view on war and human nature. At the end, you either agree or not, but you won´t leave this film without a thought on your mind.
The first part is very impressing, mainly because of the amazing headjob of Vincent D'Onofrio. The dynamic with hardball Lee Ermey is brilliant, as you see him pounding on all men because he knows they will die if he doesn´t. Vincent is dead before ever holding a gun, and the drillseargent knows this, untill the bomb bursts after one too many stomps.
The second part of the movie loses some of it´s appeal, for me mainly because of lack of acting performance. The scream against all that was and is war continues, but it only recaptures me near the end.
Overal a movie more than worth while. A classic in it´s genre. Maybe moviemakers that make rags like We Where Soldiers or Black Hawk Down can learn from this. They need the lesson. |
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