War

Advantages: A truly brilliant film
Disadvantages: The second half of the film

This has to be another film that's in my top 10. A truly brilliant film with all round quality throughout. Plot This film follows the life of a young army recruit that is nicknamed Joker as he goes though training and then gets moved to Vietnam for a tour of duty. During training, he is forced to work with the most incompetent private in the platoon, nicknamed Private pyles, who is soon detested by everyone. [WARNING SPOILER!!!] Pyles soon ...
...turning the rifle upon himself. [SPOILER END!!!] The second half of the film follows Joker as he goes into the field to take photos and ends up in a fiery battle in vietnam. I think the plot starts to go downhill after the drill sergeant is killed as he is by far the best character in this film. Characters As i've already said, the drill sergeant was the best character in this film by adding comeical value to the film with his strange and ... Read review

Advantages: Great War Film
Disadvantages: None

I absolutly love this film! Although this film was made in 1986 it still lookes amazingly fresh and modern and just as relevent today. The film is set in Vietnam and basically tells the story of a new rookie joining an already established and slighty crazy group of men that have seen far too much action already. The acting is not only great but also very believable, Charlie Sheen plays the rookie and narates throughout the film, tom berenger plays ... Read review

Advantages: Robert Shaw, action, good realism
Disadvantages: Hollywoodised story complete with history rewritten, ( again )

The Battle of the Bulge ( or The Battle of the Ardennes as it was really called ) was the last major offensive ever mounted by Hitler in the second world war and was one of the biggest battles the US forces ever fought. It was also the only battle where the US army suffered a defeat ( be it a short one ) and also the first time they were really pushed back and if Hitlers plan had been a little bit more realsitic, he might well have extended the war ...
...these were veterans and very battle hardened troops, in additional, although many units did retreat, a lot of them stood their ground and this held up the Germans and even though they were completely surrounded and outnumbered, these units caused major delays and some very heavy casulties to the Germans, worse still they caused them to use a lot of fuel and ammunition which they could not afford. However, the allies did have some major fuel dumps ... Read review

Advantages: Visually beautiful; emotionally raw and deep; stunning battle sequences; reflective and poetic
Disadvantages: An acquired taste

Nature and philosophy is the trademark of Terrence Malick. He artfully presented it in his two films of the 70s, Badlands and Days of Heavens, but retreated from the directing scene to go on a sabbatical which would last for twenty years. The Thin Red Line emerged in 1999, more visceral than any of Malick's previous work, presenting audiences with an artfully crafted, beautiful film. This was Malick taking his films to a more ambitious scale, taking ...
...viewer enjoys the film, it is not to be denied that the Thin Red Line is sheer film making genius. Retrieved by the army from the exotic island of Melonesia, deserter Private Witt (Jim Caviezel), a humanistic, thoughtful man, is transferred directly back to his previous outfit; Charlie Company. A wide array of men, all with their own issues, make up the unit. They are thrown directly into the 1943 battle of Guadacanal, a turning point in the war ... Read review

Advantages: Outstanding War Film
Disadvantages: None

'Apocalypse Now' was released in 1979, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and stared Martin Sheen as lead character, Captain Willard. The extract of this film I shall be analysing is the opening scene in which the central characters, including Captain Willard, are introduced. This film attempts to reflect the brutal events of the Vietnam conflict as well as the trauma and anguish suffered by those involved. It was produced not just for profit or entertainment, ...
...in the Vietnam War during a period when the conflict was condemned by politicians, amongst many others. The scene opens with a still camera shot of a vast expanse of jungle. Peaceful silence is disturbed only by the movement of various wildlife, and the quiet yet repetitive sounds, of what the viewer believes to be the wings of a bird, or something similar. The camera remains fixed as nothing moves except a thin haze of smoke in the distance. Everything ... Read review