In Reply to: You have to visit a war in order to understand films about them.... . . . posted by mr grits on October 6, 2010 at 13:40:34:
I have and I find APOCALYPSE NOW a masterpiece. It's not realistic but it sure as hell gave me the feeling that I was back in uniform. It's the psychic/spiritual side that so few war films can't/don't capture that AN and a few others (going back to 1932's ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT) do that makes the difference.
I think the THIN RED LINE is a good war film but misses greatness. I'll take something like THEY WERE EXPENDABLE or BATTLEGROUND over most newer films, especially jingoistic crap like PEARL HARBOR or TOP GUN.
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- It certainly helps - danj 23:04:42 10/06/10 (0)