In Reply to: I said it was a great movie the day I saw it. The critics panned it, vets whined about it for a generation. posted by late on August 21, 2006 at 08:53:03:
was dead on in most respects. Okay maybe not the Brando part but everything else was. I knew officers exactly like "I love the smeel of napalm in the morning" Colonel Kilgore.Loved every minute of it. Probably couldn't be made today. The Vietnamese would bitch like crazy for one thing.
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- I'm a Vietnam vet and I thought it - EdM 09:14:30 08/21/06 (11)
- Vietnam wants us back. They're scared of China enough they offered us either of our old Navy bases. China Beach anyone? - late 14:12:50 08/21/06 (0)
- Even though I was a REMF, I think it captured the total insanity of everybody involved . . . it was like Disneyland. * - mr grits 13:54:33 08/21/06 (9)
- what is a REMF? ..nt - late 14:13:34 08/21/06 (8)
- Re: what is a REMF? ..nt - YECH 14:58:50 08/21/06 (7)
- I think everyone knows more than they want to. Don't you? ..nt - late 16:57:11 08/21/06 (6)
- And you're amazingly vulgar and rude...(nt) - TWB 00:42:36 08/23/06 (1)
- Not you Late...Yech....(nt) - TWB 00:50:16 08/23/06 (0)
- No - YECH 03:30:01 08/22/06 (3)
- Yes, you do, and especially where Vietnam is concerned ..nt - late 05:35:33 08/23/06 (0)
- "Dense" would be a nicer word. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:48:34 08/22/06 (1)
- Keep biting those ankles... nt - late 05:36:19 08/23/06 (0)