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telegraph.hill
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 Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:10 pm Post subject: Movies on Vietnam |
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I tend to avoid war movies, but ... what are generally regarded as being good movies on the topic of Vietnam?
Which ones would you recommend? |
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Dolly
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:13 am Post subject: |
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Is it Born on The Fourth of July?
Tom Cruise movie.
I saw it years ago. It was very hard hitting and showed how appallingly vets were treated. |
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telegraph.hill
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:00 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, I may take a look at it.
On WWI, "The Trench" is a very good movie. About events prior to the Somme. Very watchable - focuses on the quiet time in the trench before they go over the top. You get to know the characters. It's not a lot of shooting, and stuff like that, that's why I could watch it. |
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Thumperfive
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| "Good Morning Vietnam" with Robin Williams - he's funny, but it gives a really interesting perspective of the war... I liked it! |
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telegraph.hill
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, actually, I have seen this one. It was very good. |
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Dolly
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:01 am Post subject: |
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Well, I don't suppose you can touch upon this subject with mentioning MASH, the movie or the series.
So touching and yet so funny at the same time. |
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telegraph.hill
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Dolly! MASH was Korea, not Vietnam!
Still worth mentioning, though. All these wars tend to just kinda run into one another anyway... |
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Dolly
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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Oh!
I honestly thought it was.
What happened there then?
I wonder if Born on The Fourth of July was Korea as well then? Don't think so. |
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Thumperfive
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Mash was Korean, Born on the Fourth was Vietnam... so was Forest Gump, in a way - along with Platoon...
wonder if we'll see more about the first Gulf War - back 15 years ago! |
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Dolly
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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I never saw Platoon, the trailers just looked too hard hitting for me.
I hate seeing situations that I can't do anything about. |
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MissTart
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:07 am Post subject: |
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| Platoon was an excellent movie, as was Born on The Fourth of July. Forest Gump was just on the other night. Can you believe it has been that long since it was filmed? Seems like it just came out, but you know they are older when TBS is running them over and over again. |
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Dolly
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:35 am Post subject: |
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I loved Forrest Gump, but guess I was the only person in the cinema who thought he was really playing table tennis.
Shame I had to say it out loud 
I'm a trusting kind of soul. |
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deelip
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| I have seen some war movies related to vietnam. May be that kind of movie will be better for you . |
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telegraph.hill
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| Which movies did you see, Deelip? |
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Thumperfive
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| always open to more movies... speak up! |
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