[fightu4it]

In an effort to give legs to Kerrys' claims about troops who served in Viet Nam, of which I am one, we will no doubt be inundated with that most facile piece of of crap ever dreamed up out of the drug crazed brain of a Hollywood producer, Apocolyps Now. To date, no one has made a movie that has captured the true picture of the soldier who served in Viet Nam. Brando's movie is a laughable fantasy of someone who most likely never set foot in wartime Viet Nam.

First of all, there is no 'one' story to be told. There are many stories to be told, as is the case in every war. Brando's movie didn't succeed at even the basic level because it departs from the realm of any real experience. It is a political statement crafted to support a certain position on the war. Just as John Kerry's remarks in the early 70s were political statements crafted to support the position he thought most likely to propel him into the position he was seeking at that time in his life.

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[Enterprise]

"To date, no one has made a movie that has captured the true picture of the soldier who served in Viet Nam."

I don't disagree, but I think Mil Gibson's "Once We Were Soldiers" about the battle at Ia Drang gave it a good effort.

[HitmanLV]

To date, no one has made a movie that has captured the true picture of the soldier who served in Viet Nam.

I have been told by some vets I know that Hamburger Hill was very well done and an accurate depiction, but I can't say for myself - I was born in 1968.