So I've seen it a few times already. For the first time in HD, which looks good, but not great. Maybe I'm just too spoiled these days. Anyway, the movie itself is always worth watching again. It is timeless in it's topic, it works in every generation. Because it is all live action shooting it doesn't look aged at all.
The first half is the R. Lee Ermey show and in my book he should have gotten the Oscar for that part. He pulls you in instantly. His background cleary shows and is a huge asset for the movie. Not to be downplaying the other actors - especially D'Onofrio who is very convincing - but they look like extras for the most part. Sadly, I must add, because I don't connect much with the characters which doesn't make me care for them in the second half of the movie.
That is the part about the war. Now, is the depection of war real? Luckily, I haven't been to war so I can only guess. But it looks much more realistic than movies today. Owed in huge parts to the fact it's a real scenery and not CGI. It doesn't look very Vietnamese, though.
Despite the little criticism it is a great movie that shows a lot of the mindset back then.
I was a little surprised to see it "just" made 46mil USD, which compared to a 30mil USD budget seems like a bust.
Review by FinFanBlockedParent2019-10-14T15:54:36Z
So I've seen it a few times already. For the first time in HD, which looks good, but not great. Maybe I'm just too spoiled these days.
Anyway, the movie itself is always worth watching again. It is timeless in it's topic, it works in every generation. Because it is all live action shooting it doesn't look aged at all.
The first half is the R. Lee Ermey show and in my book he should have gotten the Oscar for that part. He pulls you in instantly. His background cleary shows and is a huge asset for the movie. Not to be downplaying the other actors - especially D'Onofrio who is very convincing - but they look like extras for the most part. Sadly, I must add, because I don't connect much with the characters which doesn't make me care for them in the second half of the movie.
That is the part about the war. Now, is the depection of war real? Luckily, I haven't been to war so I can only guess. But it looks much more realistic than movies today. Owed in huge parts to the fact it's a real scenery and not CGI. It doesn't look very Vietnamese, though.
Despite the little criticism it is a great movie that shows a lot of the mindset back then.
I was a little surprised to see it "just" made 46mil USD, which compared to a 30mil USD budget seems like a bust.