What's your favorite Viet Nam movie?

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   mtdposted 13 years ago

   I know that's kind of like asking what's your favorite car crash of all time, given how morbid war is and especially the Viet Nam war, but still, with all the incredible movies addressing the subject, I can't help but list them in order of my favorite. Check out the list on my hub...<snipped link> Also, be sure to vote for your favorite!

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      Shinkickerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Always going to be PLATOON  for me, closely folowed by the epic Apocalypse Now. But Oliver Stone's movie had incredible impact and emotional power. Great movie making

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         tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Shinkicker great minds think alike !

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      filmchick1987posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Platoon had a far deeper effect on me than Apocalypse Now. An AMAZING triumph of a film

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      Leenaz12posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Mine favorite is Full Metal Jacket movie

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         mcrawford76posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Hey, that's what I was going to say! (except I probably would have used correct grammer)
         "What's your malfunction Private Pyle?"
         And no one mentioned Hamburger Hill? Okay, I'll mention it. Hamburger Hill was a great one too!

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            mtdposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Hamburger Hill made my top 10 list...

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam.

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   Mighty Momposted 13 years ago

   Excellent topic, mtd.
   But promoting your own hub on a HP forum thread is now allowed. I suggest you delete the reference and link so you don't run afoul of Admin...
   
   BTW, mine is Full Metal Jacket.

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      mtdposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Live and learn... I won't include the url anymore, but it seems silly not to... After all, isn't promotion or self-promotion a big reason why we're doing this in the first place????
      
      BTW, Full Metal Jacket is one of my favorites...I would suggest you go to my hub about this subject and see where it ranks in my top 10 but i'm not sure if such a thing is allowed. So, I'll just leave it at that...

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   pylos26posted 13 years ago

   PLATOON...

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      strawberryhillposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      It's a tough call here between Platoon and FMJ.  Got to go with FMJ though even though the final section was shot in Docklands, London.
      
      Great topic - some of my favourite films.

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      tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That is my choice too.Followed closely by " Apacolypse Now "

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   getitriteposted 13 years ago

   apocalypse now

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   theseusposted 13 years ago

   The Killing Fields is my favorite.

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   Dale Nelsonposted 13 years ago

   Robin Williams fan.......Good Morning Vietnam for sure.

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   smackins1974posted 13 years ago

   "We Were Soldiers" was another good one no-one has mentioned yet.

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      Motown2Chitownposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      My absolute favorite to date, followed closely by Full Metal Jacket.  Although, I can't make it through either without weeping and ending up emotionally exhausted.

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   Another vote for Good Morning Vietnam.

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    Nick Burchettposted 13 years ago

    Tough choice. There a lot of good ones and a lot of bad ones.
    
    My favorite would priobably be We Were Soldiers followed by Hamburger Hill.
    
    But getting a nod would be Platoon, Good Morning Vietnam, The Killing Fields and Gardens of Stone.
    
    Ones that I liked but that I thought were sort of "out there" would be Full Metal Jacket, The Deer Hunter, Apocalpyse Now, and Casualties of War.

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       mtdposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       True...they were kind of out there...especially apocalypse now... i need to check out garden of stone.

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    kereeves3posted 13 years ago

    I usually don't like war movies, since I have immediate family in the military.  But even though it's not entirely a Vietnam War movie, I love Forrest Gump so much.  I could watch that movie all the time and never get tired of it.  Tom Hanks really impressed me with this one.

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       mtdposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       agreed

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    Alhamoraposted 13 years ago

    Forrest, Forrest Gump.

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    dutchman1951posted 13 years ago

    way to may negitive memories for me. Full Metal jacket and Platoon seemed bazar after the real thing for me. In 1968-69 I lived my own movie there.
    
    personaly would rather watch Robin Williams- "Good Morning Viet Nam"
    
    Wounder what movies will come from all the current fighting now...?

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       mtdposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks for adding perspective. And also, thank you for your service.

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    Hugh Williamsonposted 13 years ago

    I thought "We Were Soldiers" gave an unusually accurate and balanced account of the war.

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    vietnamvet68posted 13 years ago

    Mine is the one that unfolded right before my eyes that I took part in in 1968 during the TET Offensive. I don't care about any of the other movies.

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       Hugh Williamsonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks for your service Bro.

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       mtdposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       We are forever in your debt, to all those who served in our stead...

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    Me, Steve Waltersposted 13 years ago

    Full Metal Jacket
    Hamburger Hill
    Tribes
    
    Thank you to all Viet Nam Vets...Ya'll are awesome!

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    Amelia Blickposted 13 years ago

    Favourite Vietnam movies of all time? It's got to be Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter and Full Metal Jacket. Those movies have stood the test of time.

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