james-203-429510
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A darker, better version of Breaking Bad without the drugs but a bit more violence. Wasn't sure I'd be into that, but the dark humour just makes it work.
This isn't the regular Vietnam War movie. It does
not look at the war with the benefits of today's moral lenses, nor does it have to.
It's about Australia's biggest battle in the Vietnam's conflict. Long Tan.
At that time, ('66) the Prime Minister won an emphatic electoral victory because of his support of LBJ and sending troops to Vietnam. Unlike the U.S, the domino affect was a really regional concern for Australians.
The story follows a Company (Delta) from 6 Royal Australian Regiment based in Nui Dat, Southern Vietnam, led by the precocious Major Smith. Time isn't wasted filling in backstory. Character development is forged through battle and you only get to know the major characters until after the first shots are fired - the wait isn't that long.
The one thing that stood out for me in this flick was the professionalism of the soldiers. As a veteran myself, I thought their fire and movement, weapon handling skills and the battlefield choreography was one of, if not, the best I have seen on film yet. One watches Platoon or Hamburger Hill and you have no idea what's going on. In this film, you see them doing fire and movement, Tactical withdrawal and the overriding mechanisms of training when the proverbial hits the fan.
It is unique in many ways. It is not the traditional Vietnam War flick. It doesn't pretend to be anything other then the telling of a story that has largely been forgotten for over 40 years. A must see.
It's about Australia's biggest battle in the Vietnam's conflict. Long Tan.
At that time, ('66) the Prime Minister won an emphatic electoral victory because of his support of LBJ and sending troops to Vietnam. Unlike the U.S, the domino affect was a really regional concern for Australians.
The story follows a Company (Delta) from 6 Royal Australian Regiment based in Nui Dat, Southern Vietnam, led by the precocious Major Smith. Time isn't wasted filling in backstory. Character development is forged through battle and you only get to know the major characters until after the first shots are fired - the wait isn't that long.
The one thing that stood out for me in this flick was the professionalism of the soldiers. As a veteran myself, I thought their fire and movement, weapon handling skills and the battlefield choreography was one of, if not, the best I have seen on film yet. One watches Platoon or Hamburger Hill and you have no idea what's going on. In this film, you see them doing fire and movement, Tactical withdrawal and the overriding mechanisms of training when the proverbial hits the fan.
It is unique in many ways. It is not the traditional Vietnam War flick. It doesn't pretend to be anything other then the telling of a story that has largely been forgotten for over 40 years. A must see.
I am sorry, but this was rubbish. The opening narrative pretty much sums up this discursive, poorly written, sloppy movie. It is, however, reenactor porn. It is the kind of poorly made movie amateurs post on Youtube, akin to fan films. Morally, it is bankrupt: it gives tacit endorsement for the actions of the SS and tries to argue it away as simply the tumult of war. Battle scenes look ridiculous because they plainly could not afford blank rounds... the explosions that did seem real seem to be more like fireworks than actual explosive devices. Netflix is currently playing it... I've got no idea why. It's terrible. Straight out.