Top 10 Vietnam War Movies

[@Thereelro]

Just to save you guys a little bit of time 10. We were soldiers 9. Casualties of war 8.rescue dawn 7. Hamburger hill 6.born on the 4th of July 5. Goodmorning Vietnam 4.the deer hunter 3.platoon 2.full metal jacket 1.apocalypse now

[@NgNicholasSonHa]

Hamburger Hill 1800 infantry (not to mention air force and artillery) vs 800 infantry, how heroic it was

[@jonathanbossler6805]

Forrest Gump

[@bachireddikarna4159]

Which one is good

[@bachireddikarna4159]

Please tell me

[@theclawcadet755]

@@bachireddikarna4159 The Deer Hunter is the best film on that list, but it doesn't focus quite as much on Vietnam itself as some of the other films do. The Deer Hunter spends more time building up the characters in America, which I thought made the Vietnam scenes a lot more profound and interesting, but some people would find it boring. Platoon is probably the second best, in my opinion, and is much more action-packed than The Deer Hunter.

[@OLDCROW86]

I remember my dad told me he could "smell the Jungle" watching Platoon and he was a decorated vet.

[@Kaegis]

It's a loud jungle, very creepy insect sounds.

[@TomCook-jw6ur]

Paradigm 5hift The nighttime firefight was so exactly like the one when I killed the NVA nurse on The Rockpile and got her AK, that I had a mental episode when I saw the film. I never say PTSD because that is a moneymaking scam, like Agent Orange: for liars and losers! Read To Cratisto.

[@dawsonp3314]

@@TomCook-jw6ur that's wild

[@therealdeftonesshark9291]

I remember hearing my grandfather telling me the story of him losing his legs in Vietnam

[@theprogamettpg8604]

You deserve my subscription

[@langjan4322]

one does not simply talk about Nam with out "fortunate son"

[@celestem6900]

Elijah Bradley yea I defiantly agree you should also check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6Znq1mrNSnq9U

[@yaboiew4105]

Great song too

[@DarthOterol.]

I was about to comment why didn't I here fortunate son

[@langjan4322]

@@DarthOterol.: lol, its just not right

[@langjan4322]

@@celestem6900: yo thanks for the info

[@mcoleman6893]

Full Metal Jacket probably did more for Marine recruitment than the Pentagon will admit to. The film and R.Lee Ermey made each other into legends.

[@georgehowelliii5666]

M Coleman very true saying

[@kingaorsolyanagy7731]

The guy was a real life drill sergeant in the war, initially he was recruited as an advisor, later he told Stanley Kubrick that he can play the role better than any of those weasels.

[@mcoleman6893]

@@kingaorsolyanagy7731 Ermey did it by going into drill instructor mode on Kubrick. Needless to say, the director was convinced. Gunny Lee was originally signed on as production designer. It can be said that he helped build the film inside and out.

[@marthabonrbrake8445]

He was really good in The Boys of Company C

[@rocknrallsoul94rockero4]

1. Platoon 2. Apocalypse Now 3. Full Metal Jacket imo

[@miroslavgardilcic6179]

Fuckin´ agree, man.

[@Ms-pr7fe]

Where is born on the fourth of July ?

[@iceyskyz8329]

Very good list 100% agree

[@user-ox2ey4rl9h]

I personally didn’t like platoon that much

[@iceyskyz8329]

@@user-ox2ey4rl9h some people have different opinions I thought platoon was one of the best out there

[@kenyonb4449]

6:43 That ruined it. That sounded like a cartoon ketchup bottle.

[@deadcool8842]

ha

[@user-nt4rq5ml4m]

Lol i was like What the hell ?

[@jackparker8602]

SO true!

[@chickenking108]

yup for real.

[@user-nt4rq5ml4m]

That sound make the scene dramatic as fuck.

[@lennondalemon3224]

We were soldiers 1:00 Casualties of war 2:02 Rescue dawn 3:21 Hamburger hill 4:51 Born on the 4th of July 6:03 The deer Hunter 8:17 Platoon 9:22 Full metal jacket 10:22 The Hanoi Hilton 11:56 Apocalypse Now 12:26

[@Elsupermayan8870]

They need to make a movie about WW2 German SS VETS fighting in Vietnam with the French Foreign Legion. They were called Devil's Guard Battalion of The Dammed. It's a very interesting story.

[@fr-tigerfangs7039]

Agreed! It's worth stressing that some Foreign Legion units that fought during the first Indochinese War (1945-1954) counted up to 80% German soldiers in their ranks. The French cadres who were in charge of these units were adamant that they had superior fighters under their command: all were not SS, most came from the Wehrmacht, however all had the will to try to offset the frustration of having lost their war, in addition to repelling the ongoing surge of communism in the world and were fierce combatants. For more on the subject, you should read this monument about the Legionnaires' life in Indochina: "Par le sang versé : La Légion étrangère en Indochine", written by Paul Bonnecarrère, which provides a host of records, stories, statistics on this forgotten war. Very instructive.

[@Frankd22003]

SS or Wehmarcht were all killed in Vietnam. That’s to say reputation is nothing but propaganda or lies. The bullets make no distinction at all. You came as invader/aggressor/colonialist y’all have to die no matter what.

[@Memento_Kuzeh]

That is not a real story it's fiction

[@franmadaraki616]

They don't even made a movie about the US and German join operation in 1945

[@pavengovender4753]

Make it yourself then?? Who needs to watch die-hard Nazis , fighting for Colonialists , unless the Viet Minh are cutting their nuts off???

[@dirtbike5326]

My uncle was on Hill 937 (hamburger hill) and he is still living he does not talk about it AT ALL he hasn't pick up a gun since 1970

[@enriquehernandez-wl8qu]

Salute Him For Me thanks fir his service

[@dirtbike5326]

+enrique hernandez thank u so much man and I will and could u plz sub to me I only have 106

[@WorldStuffInni]

+Patrick McCarty nah I'm good

[@dirtbike5326]

+Louis Morris fuck u

[@muchmemesuchripc9175]

+Patrick McCarty only 106...i just have 3 :)

[@MrSecoBaba]

"This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine!"

[@bartemuss]

MrSecoBaba wrong war film buddy

[@punchpills6008]

FMJ, the best war film imo

[@c.i.a2847]

Name Name Isn’t it drama/war film?

[@evancain4906]

Name Name Apart from the fact that it is

[@wisnuhendra6867]

Jarhead.

[@asoggyowl2653]

*Me so HOOONY, me so HOOONY, me love you LONG TIME*

[@cposh7816]

a soggy owl 5 dolla succi succi

[@everythingisfine1617]

@Damien Stratton The boys in company C.

[@ReclaimTheMainland]

lmfao

[@ghoulzlol1711]

*15 Dollar fur EVRYTING*

[@happyday2440]

How I met my wife

[@wiseguy3690]

1. Apocalypse Now 2. The Deer Hunter 3. Platoon 4. Full Metal Jacket 5. Born on the Fourth of July

[@eaglesfan226]

1.Platoon 2. Hamburger Hill 3. Good Morning Vietnam 4. We Were Soldiers 5. Apocalypse Now

[@johnjarou2357]

#1 Born on the Fourth of July, #2 The Deer Hunter.

[@Alfie-ft3bx]

@@eaglesfan226 Apocalypse now is far better

[@b-ballfanatic7988]

Platoon is number 1

[@momoneylessproblems9183]

#1 -- Apocalypse Now... Masterpiece #2 -- Full Metal Jacket... Masterpiece #3 -- The Deer Hunter... Masterpiece. Would be #1 if it wasn't for that 1 hour wedding sequence at the beginning

[@travushaynz547]

I agree. I think it has to go ahead of FMJ as much as I love FMJ.

[@murphdog4558]

My curser is your profile pic for youtube

[@bensagal-morris8072]

Bilbo Swaggins The wedding scene HAD to be that long. It’s not about the war. It’s about how a community reacts to the devastation of the war. You kind of need to show the community together for it to work. And, orthodox Christian weddings are ridiculously long, so just be glad it wasn’t longer.

[@starkicker5623]

those are art pieces...they dont represent war well

[@bensagal-morris8072]

Star Kicker And they’re all the better for it. Some war films are about the insanity rather than reality of war. And anyway, there’s a reason Apocalypse Now is widely considered the best war movie ever made.

[@phamvietlong7454]

Hi, I'm from Vietnam. So glad American producers made films about this war, about the pain and losses that we have suffered on both sides. Meaningless wars like this should not have occurred in the first place :'(

[@billyle927]

It was definitely an ideological conflict. It is true that 'Containing the red wave' against 'Desire to export communism' is the flux of the argument on both sides. Soldiers on both sides entangled in the slaughter; majority of them killed or be killed without a clear purpose of their involvement. It is a sad chapter in the history of both countries.

[@acrock21]

i wouldn't call it meaningless. it was going to happen due to the history and the prior conflicts. it happened for very specific reasons. however horrible things happened in the duration of the war. as with any war... when there is war there is death and suffering. war is hell.

[@8d375]

America has never won the war against vetnam

[@shawn2196]

1. Apocalypse Now 10/10 2. Platoon 10/10 3. Full Metal Jacket 10/10 4. The Deer Hunter 10/10 Best war portrayed on film

[@joeandseancooking]

I actually have to say the exact opposite. My Grandpa was a low ranking officer in Vietnam and continued serving after until the 80s i believe. (He retired as a Colonel, US Army) My dad at the time of Platoon being released was living on a block of basically entirely all Army families. None of the kids were allowed to see it because how bad of a job it did depicting vietnam 💀 can’t really say the same with platoon

[@shawn2196]

@@joeandseancooking Not saying he’s wrong but I think it speaks to the experiences of a large portion of troops. I did a whole project just recently in my class about culture clash within platoons which was pretty common and I think at least from what I know it did a perfect job of portraying an overlooked but important aspect of the war. Entirely possible your grandpa didn’t have the same experience.

[@joeandseancooking]

@@shawn2196 huh. never really thought about it like that. that’s a very interesting perspective

[@daviddixon9458]

You can add "Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan". This is an Australian film based on the Battle of Long Tan in August in 1966 where 108 Australians and New Zealanders took on 2,500 and beat them. It is so realistic because most of the extras are former combat soldiers and the the actors received army training. The cast move like soldiers and hold the weapons like soldiers. I recommend you see it when it comes to your area.

[@Leveer13]

Just watched that one. Very good.

[@etajakkeneth4373]

danger close is the best story with nice graphics & top characters like Travis fimmel. the only movie that comes close to it is perhaps is platoon of willem dafoe.

[@deimamaniac5912]

THANK YOU that was what I was searching for, I watched it before I forgot the name thanks for the help. I would agree that its at the top 10 or 11 vietnam war movies

[@daviddixon9458]

@@deimamaniac5912 My brother-in-law was a driver in one of the APC that came to their rescue. He said he can still hear the heads of the VC bouncing against the floor of the APC even after all these years.

[@renzo808]

I just watched this last night because I came across your comment. Yes indeed. it was an awesome movie! 👍👍

[@Twistedstar0320]

They need to make an HBO series on Vietnam like Band of Brothers, and The Pacific.

[@JWF1175]

That would be awesome.

[@burnsZY85]

i really thought that would of been the next series of Band Of Brothers.

[@Samouraii]

chris burns Next is about the RAF and US Airforce bombing squads in WW2. They are starting filming soon iirc

[@Monifer71]

"Tour Of Duty" is a Vietnam series but, Its not very good.

[@wardverse3777]

Hell, they should make an HBO series about the 60s.

[@reynaldoabulencia200]

Full Metal Jacket was a masterpiece.

[@venturawoods1314]

The Deer Hunter. If you haven't seen it, it is a must see. Not so much an active war movie, but it's very special. It's kind of slow at first, but it's pure excellence.

[@2326038]

Agreed.

[@dakotab882]

The war was truly tragic

[@2326038]

Dakota Breidenstein Productions It really was, in many ways.

[@mymicks21]

For the first half

[@stefannotchev7209]

2:00 lol “I’ll get us outta here” *gets shot* Let’s go!” *gets shot* “Let’s get outta here!” *gets shot* “Stay down!” I’m glad someone figured it out

[@jacob19922057]

Lmfao!!!!!

[@tangocharliedd-2146]

Its happened in war kid it's not a joke

[@NanaJerome]

Phenomenal movie, the soldiers they were depicting there had never seen combat and had no prior experience/information on how the enemy fought. It really did well at portraying how green and most times innocent these men were at the time of that battle, sorry for the stoned rant lol

[@gooserlova7836]

Why would you make a joke out of that, in my opinion that’s an absolute shitbag move

[@mackyprimmy]

@@gooserlova7836 someone needs more pigeons

[@Fuwisiicisiiwkw]

1. Apocalypse now 2. Platoon 3. We Were Soldiers

[@clayton0596]

Fair list only don’t put Apocalypse Now over Platoon

[@bensagal-morris8072]

American Made05 Do, it’s a better movie.

[@voodoo1067]

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[@fatbjpenn]

wheres full metal jacket?

[@declansantoro1447]

My favorite is platoon

[@bonjour1416]

Apocalypse now is an absolute masterpiece and has aged so well over the years. It's like a huge metaphor for whatever you can imagine. In my opinion the deeper he went into the jungle the deeper into insanity he fell. The war was sort of a metaphor for insanity and every time a crew member aboard the pt boat died it was a piece of his sanity dying off. Until finally he became the very thing he was sent to kill. It's truly an amazing movie and love it for its visuals and amazing message

[@orchidorio]

I am very moved by your comment. I saw Apocalypse Now in a theatre at the time. I remember likable, real, flesh and blood people, in a deadly absurdity. Shiver 101122

[@harlemraider3347]

Apocalypse Now is probably the greatest movie of all time

[@DemonBoy3223]

I may not have seen all the Vietnam War films, but I'd say that _Apocalypse Now_ has to be my all-time favorite war film, love how it's a _Heart of Darkness_ style story using the War in 'Nam as the backdrop, and the one thing I love about it is the character Colonel Kurtz, the mystique about him and how he goes form a military colonel to a tribe god. Definitely one of me favorite movies ever.

[@frazierduran71]

Platoon is #1. When the Machine breaks down We break down! Apocalypse Now was a great psychological horror film FMJ was good until they got to Vietnam Deer Hunter was good but not at all the norm in Vietnam Platoon captured the feel and daily life of a grunt, as it was made by men who actually fought in the war and not arm-chair historians. It also had heavy philosophical concepts

[@panther7584]

Check out Hamburger Hill movie

[@josemanuelrodriguez5125]

Fmj was good both sections

[@jrobs1133]

@me and the bois coolgate nibba You talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?

[@JesusEnthusiast4life]

I disagree, FMJ in my opinion was greatly done not during recruit training part of the film and in Vietnam scenes

[@beagledude8875]

1. The Deer Hunter/Apocalypse Now 2. Full Metal Jacket 3. Platoon

[@bluedonkey9963]

Exactly

[@brendanmatelan2129]

Probably my favorite Vietnam War film is Platoon. It was the first film that had a "Boot Camp" for it's actors, which is important when making a war film in order to have the actors get a sense of what they characters went through before and during the war.

[@thecrowseye5384]

The Director Oliver Stone, is also a Vietnam Vet, which is why the movie feels so realistic.

[@brendanmatelan2129]

Good point too.

[@angiecrosby8429]

Life & Times Of A Hater b/c svo

[@joeandseancooking]

@@thecrowseye5384 funny you say that, as I actually have to say the exact opposite. My Grandpa was a low ranking officer in Vietnam and continued serving after until the 80s i believe. (He retired as a Colonel, US Army) My dad at the time of Platoon being released was living on a block of basically entirely all Army families. None of the kids were allowed to see it because how bad of a job it did depicting vietnam.

[@Sam_k721]

Apocalypse now is probably one of my favorite, movies, its one that puts you in a trance, and it's impossible not to look away

[@themusicman5518]

+TheGamingDead It's impossible not to look away? LOL

[@kystars]

+TheGamingDead Ride of the Valkyries helicopter attack!

[@canaanclb]

By far the darkest movie I've seen

[@dyhockane7506]

Sam Kirby "the end"

[@thichgiaothua7796]

Fuck usa

[@carlos31302]

Apocalypse Now is a masterpiece of filmmaking with a ☆☆☆☆☆ cast of character actors, tremendous storytelling and spe effects. My PTSD is triggered sometimes when I watch it.

[@DaBear1950]

We Were Soldiers and Hamburger Hill were the best if you want a real life like experience of the war. Full Metal Jacket was exactly like Marine Corps boot camp ,I know I graduated in August 1967.

[@TomCook-jw6ur]

Brian Brinkman 43d OCS, MCS ‘67.

[@justlift4031]

My dad too. He went to the city in 1968. Sgt. Richard S. Martinez.

[@Jalerbo]

Apocalypse Now is not only the best ''vietnam war'' movie, it's also one of the best movies of all time. True Masterpiece.

[@roberij05]

Forest Gump will always be my #1

[@ethanm1252]

Just because he was in a war don't mean it is about one

[@roberij05]

Ethan M It filled quiet a lot of the movie's scenes

[@JohnLee-kl4tc]

It's a great movie but it's not really focused around the Vietnam War. It's focused around his life.

[@sparrowshoot]

Bubba: i wanna go home

[@mitchelllack5062]

Most of his life was serving in the war forest Gump #1

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

I think Vietnam movies really do a good job of showing how little the media understands about the war. Most of these movies are so incredibly inaccurate it hurts.

[@NgNicholasSonHa]

saw the final battle of We are soldiers and I think if the Viet had half of what they put in the movie, the war would end way sooner

[@gregorybeckerthemanwhocraw4966]

Sir Illuminar The Valient Yep. That’s why they’re called stories. Good observation.

[@myusername6595]

Could you explain why? Because they always have a political angle? Or they just don’t represent dat to day life well?

[@cat-tastic692]

ye in hollywood's eyes Vn torture US soldiers

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

Alan Vu yeah. It’s also pretty demeaning to the United States soldiers Who did a damn good job but are portrayed as bumbling buffoons

[@ixstalkerxi2606]

"You talk the talk...do you walk the walk?" Lol that scene was amazing 👏

[@bluedonkey9963]

Is that you John wayn, is this me?

[@anne-gabriellemarquet5895]

Apocalypse Now ❤️ my favorite movie of all time

[@MorganKing95]

Nice

[@THATGUYZER0]

not gonna lie found it rather confusing

[@JakeG-gp4qt]

+Cristian Peralta That's a relief to hear. I just watched The Seventh Seal and found it to be quite confusing. I hope I'm not the only one that thinks this.

[@ScreaminModelKits]

It had a horrible ending, and wasn't realistic, a 300lbs Colonel living undefeated in Cambodia from the NVA... Yaaa right

[@martimxavier9690]

AllBrushed Models The movie is surrealistic, not realistic.

[@jonnybravo3055]

1 platoon..... 2 full metal jacket..... 3 we were soldiers...4 born on 4th July.... 5 hamburger hill ...6 deer hunter. 7 apocalypse now... 8 green berets.. ??

[@jonnybravo3055]

@JohnACorp782 couldn't think of any others that Id seen.

[@brianwilloughby9199]

I watched full metal jacket 6\7times

[@joeshuge]

Thats rookie numbers, ive watched it at least twice a week for probably 10 years.

[@hehehehhohohoho1753]

You watched 86% of the movie?? Or u watched the movie six or seven times??

[@williamdougie6213]

That's it?

[@petarniciforovic6543]

You watched it 7.62 times

[@rysiiyt86]

Petar Nićiforović 3-3 M14 garand full metal jacket

[@ZeppelinBigFan]

There can be only one! Apocalypse Now is a masterpiece, best war movie of all time!

[@hoganholo99]

Hell, yeah.

[@nxproductions4990]

Like for your name 👍

[@hoganholo99]

Yeah, Led Zeppelin is the best.

[@freontec]

Better than Saving Private Ryan? I think not

[@hoganholo99]

I think they are different kinds of war movies. I just loved Apocalypse Now more.

[@Seymorebuttz]

3 of my uncles went to Vietnam only 1 came out alive the oldest got shot in the eye the 2nd died in a convoy ambush and they sent out the youngest which is the one that survived 😢

[@celestem6900]

IsaiahM06 the aftermath of war is intensely painful sorry for your loss. If you get the chance you should check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6Znq1mrNSnq9U

[@lukassanchez928]

R.I.P

[@danieljohnson5512]

Sorry for it

[@ih6601]

Sorry for your losses. It’s terrible what soldiers have to go through.

[@EvatronX]

vietnam was a fuckin mistake

[@JAGarland29]

"We Were Soldiers" should be in the top 3. Born on the "Fourth of July" should be closer to the bottom and is full of false hoods - I knew the Corpsman that worked on the man Tom Cruise portrayed. Forgotten is "Siege of Firebase Gloria".

[@Frankd22003]

Jesse Garland We Were Soldier is garbage. In fact, all the movies about the war in Vietnam were nothing but propaganda garbage. If Afghanistan is the cemetery for the empires then Vietnam is graveyard for those who came with gun.

[@absolutgeist]

man! I was searching for that title..I forgot it!

[@Luca-bt2fk]

bruh, where tf is tropic thunder??!!

[@murphdog4558]

I know, that movie is so god dame funny, like the part when he's running across the bridge and the kids stabbing him

[@hispanic_individual7523]

Isnt it like a person trying to make a movie about vietnam war but failed?

[@yellowflash7696]

Thanks dude I didn’t want to scroll down that far for this comment. TROPIC THUNDER BEST MOVIE EVER.

[@yeeterleppoelelep4438]

Love that movie

[@rdg760jr2]

"We Are Supposed To Be a Unit"

[@bulcsukovach9534]

1, Platoon 2, Apocalypse now 3, Full metal jacket

[@ScreaminModelKits]

1. Platoon 2. A Rumor Of War 3. Hamburger Hill 4. 84 Charlie Mopic ...AN, and FMJ were art films not realistic

[@benholloway27]

Bulcsú Kovach 1, we were soldiers 2, hamburger hill 3, apocalypse now 4, platoon 5, full metal jacket 6, tropic thunder

[@ScreaminModelKits]

Ben Holloway 1. Tropic thunder 2. rambo 3. batman vs superman 4. zootopia

[@joshuatumambo5674]

Don't forget Sausage Party mate! Just kidding, respect to the Vietnam Vets!

[@jakejeffery8097]

full metal Casualties of war Platoon Apocolypse now

[@Bauglir100]

To all the half-wits expecting Rambo to be on the list, here's a newsflash: All the Rambo movies take place AFTER the Vietnam War.

[@zoltancsikos5604]

Jonathan Szuhai The first 2 reference the war heavily and the second one has Rambo going back to fight the same enemy in Vietnam. They both qualify as Vietnam war films for their scenes and meaning. Nobody's a "half-wit" for expecting that. The meaning of Rambo 1 and 2 alone are better than nearly all of these films.

[@albundy4163]

green berets , john wayne

[@joeshuge]

But first blood part 2 takes place in vietnam rescuing vietnam war pows

[@Bauglir100]

@@joeshuge It takes place in 1985. He's saving POWs that were still there even AFTER the war ended.

[@3zy165]

My favourite is The Deer Hunter. It easily became my favourite movie of all time after I first watched it in 2012. It’s such a beautiful movie that perfectly documents how much soldiers went though during wars. Also, Christopher Walken’s performance always leaves me in chills and makes me cry

[@hesselbleeker6353]

"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning" 🙌🏻

[@bluedonkey9963]

" The Horror"

[@Irisheddy]

The boys of Company C deserve a mention. John Wayne's Green Beret did not deserve an honorable mention.

[@pguin3]

I will always keep Platoon held as my #1 war film of all time. It shows more of the effects the war had on people. People who may or may not have been good men before the war. Truly a masterpiece of character development. It also depicts Vietnam as a much more brutal war not just in combat, shown in the village scene. It doesn't try to lie and show us that all of the war was honor, it goes for a more honest and real approach. Platoon will always be my favorite. I thought Apocalypse Now and FMJ were great but that's just my opinion.

[@tristanlanphere7736]

While Platoon is great, I think deer hunter said what platoon said a lot better

[@stillgotyourmom]

@@tristanlanphere7736 Yeah whatever but that village scene in platoon where they treat and kill the disabled guy cause they act like he s laughing at them then the one who release his anger just for fun to crck his head with the rifle while his mother cries over him just breaks me everytime like also the headshot with the girl crying over her mom. That are just horrible things

[@joeandseancooking]

I actually have to say the exact opposite. My Grandpa was a low ranking officer in Vietnam and continued serving after until the 80s i believe. (He retired as a Colonel, US Army) My dad at the time of Platoon being released was living on a block of basically entirely all Army families. None of the kids were allowed to see it because how bad of a job it did depicting vietnam.

[@joeandseancooking]

@@stillgotyourmom I actually have to say the exact opposite. My Grandpa was a low ranking officer in Vietnam and continued serving after until the 80s i believe. (He retired as a Colonel, US Army) My dad at the time of Platoon being released was living on a block of basically entirely all Army families. None of the kids were allowed to see it because how bad of a job it did depicting vietnam. 💀

[@stillgotyourmom]

@@joeandseancooking Sry but I didnt get the logic of your whole story. Anyway US had nothing to do there and I dont really care about someones elders that helped there destroying.

[@Prairielander]

Vietnam movie? The one that replays over and over in my head when I close my eyes.

[@pnbproductions6008]

ohh I see what you did there.....

[@__-wm9lu]

Yikes.

[@CalHazBigNut]

You're never too young to have a Vietnam flashback

[@admiralackbar4352]

@@CalHazBigNut my cat had one last nighy. He said RAAAAAAAAA RAAAAAA

[@alexlanning712]

May you find peace

[@thefrecklepuny]

Another honourable mention could go to 'BAT 21' starring Gene Hackman and Danny Glover.

[@jesswebb5261]

I was there and I belive that We Were Soldier is one of the most accurate and best Viet Nam war I have ever seen.

[@gregbagby472]

Most veterans I believe would agree with you especially considering accuracy and correct tactics are usually more important in our assessment than a person who has no military experience other than movies.

[@Frankd22003]

Jess Webb bullshit.

[@Anonymous-tr2dj]

Thank you for your service 👏🏼👏🏼

[@joesjoes4606]

There are a few things in “We were soldiers” that are very inaccurate

[@briancombes304]

I agree

[@alegiurghy1172]

1. Apocalypse Now 2. The Deer Hunter 3. Platoon 4. Born on The Fourth of July 5. Full Metal Jacket 6. Good Morning Vietnam 7. Rescue Dawn 8. Hamburger Hill 9. Casualties of War 10. We were soldiers Honorable mentions: Heaven & Earth, Garden of Stones, The Green Berets

[@G35370]

Platoon is my favorite movie of all time 👍

[@stilllearning588]

Nothing beats that movie

[@MrWINNSLAW]

"Kramer vs Kramer" got best picture over "Apocalypse Now."

[@Jeph629]

.....which should reinforce just how irrelevant the Oscar awards are to reality. [There are so MANY examples]

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Apocalypse Now is not only a great war film it is one of the most compelling films ever made.

[@demontrauma2373]

Kramer vs Kramer is great and has terrific performances especially by Dustin Hoffman, but Apocalypse Now is so much better and deserved it way more.

[@nathanbarber8638]

What people need to understand is that this was a meaningful war. The people down there who are lucky enough to be south Vietnamese were free and China and North Vietnamese invaded them and they called for our help. And the last thing any of you should be doing is bash our soldiers. They kill so they aren't killed. They don't fight for politics. Fighting for freedom is just what they tell us to make us happy. What they really fight for is each other. Every other soldier. They fight for the person standing next to them. They fight for their friends. They fight so that way their buddy makes it home to his wife and kids. That's why they fight. I'll quote black hawk down here "they don't understand why we do it. They don't understand that it's the person beside us. That's it" and another "once the first bullet flies over your head politics and all that goes right out the window." So next time you bash our soldiers remember what I just said and remember that they fight for their friends.

[@MrDeadcows]

Nathan Barber Soldiers, unless conscripted, fight for money and their govt. If one voulenteers to fight for a country`s armed forces then it is fighting for its policies (especially if you know that your country is fond of attacking other countries).

[@LoiNguyen-jm9ux]

Nathan Barber I'm VietNamese and I agree with your comment.

[@SoulShines4Music]

Oliver Stone's 'Heaven & Earth' deserved an honourable mention at the very least. While Platoon is definitely the best entry in Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, I really think Heaven & Earth is a good film and vastly underrated.

[@rupvictoria3017]

Bat 21 should be on this list! It’s based on a true story about Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton who was shot down over Vietnam in 1972. He managed to survive for eleven days after many attempts to rescue him until he was rescued by Lieutenant Junior Grade Thomas R. Norris and the Navy SEALs

[@kristalfuentes4044]

I'm pretty sure fortunate son is played in most of these

[@whyattdupuis1037]

yes sir

[@bananawizard8084]

Nope

[@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts]

we were soldiers should have been ranked higher the fact that it was based on an actual battle and vets from the battle were involved in the production makes it probably one of the most accurate vietnam movies ever made

[@PhongTran-km1mx]

Accurate my ***

[@BenLaden1411]

It wasn't accurate

[@HunterBidensHandgun]

@@BenLaden1411 yes it was, read the book

[@BenLaden1411]

@@HunterBidensHandgun I commented that 7 years ago. Why are you commenting now😂 you sad bum get a life

[@teetaylorofficial]

@@BenLaden1411 😂😂😂😂

[@pedrosone8410]

Personally, I believe Oliver Stone's "Heaven & Earth" is the best Vietnam war film because it shows the point of view of the actual victims: the Vietnamese civilians like Le Ly. Well, it's just my opinion. I hope you also have enjoyed the film as I did UwU

[@jameswise6058]

84 Charlie Mopic is the most realistic Vietnam movie made...

[@samconner2011]

"The Siege of Firebase Gloria" is an underrated masterpiece that captures the full fury of the Tet Offensive, and should be on the list. "Go Tell the Spartans" a Vietnam movie focusing on american advisors prior to major US involvement, should have at least been mentioned.

[@CYBERVISIONSdotCom]

I was just about to add that as a comment until I saw yours. About a year before Gunny Ermey passed, I tweeted to his account about Firebase Gloria not being available on DVD. It wasn't long after that when it finally showed up on DVD. Still wish it was digital though; one of the best and sorely underrated Vietnam movies.

[@AslanW]

The most intriguing part of Apocalypse Now is the way it was made and how much the shooting of the movie resembled the Vietnam war. I urge everyone to read up on the trivia about Apocalypse now as it's just as interesting as the movie itself. '' In my opinion that's what makes it such a captivating movie; the fact that the entire filming process turned everyone involved into method actors, voluntarily and involuntarily.

[@heresalex2000]

howaboutthatsuckah "Apocalypse Now is not about Vietnam, it is Vietnam" - Francis Ford Coppola

[@ronaldnelius912]

That movie showcased my unit. 173rd Abn Bdge. I was there all year 1970.

[@SarahSmith-xv5kd]

Tom Cruise is amazing in "Born on the 4th of july" .. Great film !

[@Constantine_IA]

He was robbed at the Oscars that year

[@jamespeters2859]

Constantine XI True!

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

I agree. He was also amazing in Last Samurai as well as Valkyrie.

[@xmdevus]

My top 5 FMJ We were soldiers Platoon Apocalypse Now Forest gulp (IT COUNTS)

[@bjblankenship1]

TheMarineReenactor ya mean Forrest Hump?

[@CatsAreAmazing8187]

Both of u mean Gump or are u being sarcastic?

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Boooooooooooo

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Forrest wumpppyyyyyssss

[@baylieghflorence487]

Rest in peace Robin Williams you were the best man in every movie.

[@TheBGjosh]

It's a shame he had to be so selfish and kill himself. He's a coward and should have reached out for help.

[@viking90706]

@@TheBGjosh Josh My sister took her life, do you know her as well, is she coward as well?

[@grussem]

"We Were Soldiers" was ranked WAY too low!

[@NanaJerome]

10000% percent agree and only came to the comments to see if someone else thought the same

[@mitchellwagoner6631]

We Were Soldiers is overrated

[@RyanWood24]

Definitely not

[@jixuscrixus1967]

The opening scene in ‘we were soldiers’ from the French occupation era is the most realistic I’ve ever seen.

[@stevefagiano1537]

We were soldiers is the corniest war movie ever

[@dogcowrph]

Ron Kovic had a profound effect on Bruce Springsteen. I hunk he read it in late seventies. Out of that he befriended Kovic and played a benefit concert for veterans on 1981-08-20 in Los Angeles. While Bruce was writing Nebraska he formed the basic fragments to a song titled just Vietnam. As he continued to work out the song it became Born In The USA. A very misunderstood song but nonetheless hugely popular. Oh well Ron’s book and Springsteen started to turn the tide of respect and healing for the men and woman who participated in Vietnam (conflict) war.

[@SebastianVG85]

APOCALYPSE NOW... That's a real masterpiece... no other war movie can beat it.

[@thestewarty96]

its so Boring though

[@nieuwenhuis60]

Its the best vietnam war film but if you look to just general war films than there are better war films

[@MonkeyMagicMonk]

SebastianVG85 Amazing film. Imagine how CGI would ruin it if it was made today.

[@AlanWilkins4]

Redux?

[@tristanlanphere7736]

Absolutely, really only challenged by Casablanca, Schindlers list and Lawrence of Arabia

[@bradnoneofyourbusiness9984]

My best friend, Peter Blazonis, from Chelmsford, Massachusetts was killed on the 3rd assault up Hamburger Hill. RIP Pete...

[@warriorspath95]

We Were Soldiers should be much higher. Vietnam vets that I've spoken to said the battle scenes in this movie were the most realistic. An honorable mention for 84 Charlie Mopic and the Boys in Company C.

[@markcorbin930]

There are accurate scenes in several Movies but there is so much Hollywood Bullshit in them that none are accurate! We Were Soldiers was a Movie to Glorify Col. Hal Moore! In Reality, What the Movie portrayed did not happen. Ask yourself, If accurate, Why was the only Medal of Honor Winner in that Battle not portrayed or mentioned in the film??? Walter Joseph Marm won the Congressional Medal of Honor in that Battle and was alive when this Movie was made but did not take part in the making of the Movie nor was he mentioned! Ask yourself why

[@larrylinn8589]

As a combat veteran, all of these movies have facets which are realistic. Platoon was the most realistic and impactful to me. The conflicts among the soldiers varied from platoon to platoon. However, I served with A co/3rd/22nd/25th Infantry Division, and the setting for these situations were well done.

[@markcorbin930]

Thank You for your service! Yes things varied from Platoon to Platoon! But the whole time I was there the only dope I witnessed was Camp Evans, An Khe and Cam Rahn Bay! A Company 2nd Battalion 12th Calvary in 1968 and 1969 Those Soldiers would not and did not put up with drug use! Nor did they Murder, Rape as been portrayed!

[@spleen5527]

We Were Soldiers is imperialist worship propaganda.

[@spleen5527]

@Ethan They don't deserve respect anymore than the Nazi soldiers of WW2, scum going to foreign lands to kill for corporate greed.

[@douglas787]

"Coming Home", Bruce Dern, Jane Fonda, Jon Voight is often overlooked as a great Vietnam film. It has no combat footage but tells a great story from a vet's perspective. It was Hal Holbrooks' last film and is a masterpiece.

[@ryanmurphy4883]

"Heaven and Earth", and "The Killing Fields". These movies are amazing. They show the war from the Vietnamese and Cambodian perspectives. Not politically, but personally.

[@jamespeters2859]

Totally, The Killing Fields, how did they miss that. Awesome moving film.

[@phatphuck8260]

I thought the killing fields was about the Cambodian genocide and the Khmer rouge?

[@richardsequeirateixeira]

@@jamespeters2859 apparently it isn’t popular to see the perspectives of the people of Viet Nam or Cambodia.

[@richardsequeirateixeira]

@@phatphuck8260 The period of history in the Former Indochina from 1945 to 1979 has a lot of overlap.

[@JoTheSnoop]

Graham Kennedy, known as the 'King of Comedy' in Australia, had played Dougal in 'The Killing Fields'. That was one of his best roles on screen, also his most serious role.

[@joshuaoreskovich9342]

1) The Vietnam War by Ken Burns 2) We were Soldiers 3) Platoon 4) Full Metal Jacket 5) Apocalypse Now 6) Deer Hunter 7) good morning Vietnam 8) the Killing fields 9) Hamburger Hill

[@daveythegambler6312]

Finally the killing fields is on this list. Underrated movie

[@TheFlaminFire888]

Please do top ten WWII movies

[@Throttle.Therapy.]

We already know what's gonna be # 1

[@robair9911]

Airsoftking253 what?

[@m.thorgaard4185]

Which One?

[@angrypredator2704]

Saving Private Ryan #1

[@Rogue_Nine416]

Airsoftking253 Saving Private Ryan will be number one.

[@sirbrad4]

Platoon is definitely number 1 as it captures the overall experience and has great battle scenes. Apocalypse now is very cool looking, cinematic, and over-dramatic but also kinda weird and seems like it is another planet. Platoon was perfect overall.

[@zioslayerslayer1562]

Totally agree with you !

[@thunderstar7116]

Apocalypse Now isn't really a vietnam war movie, it just takes that concept as its setting.

[@joeandseancooking]

I actually have to say the exact opposite. My Grandpa was a low ranking officer in Vietnam and continued serving after until the 80s i believe. (He retired as a Colonel, US Army) My dad at the time of Platoon being released was living on a block of basically entirely all Army families. None of the kids were allowed to see it because how bad of a job it did depicting vietnam.

[@MattC78]

Platoon should have been number 2 and Full metal jacket number 3. Just my opinion.

[@littlepumpkinpiehair-cutte519]

You forgot Oliver Stone’s other classic Between Heaven & Earth

[@candytime22]

Agreed

[@marcmarc2554]

Stone trilogie !

[@punkrockmartian]

Have you guys not seen 84 Charlie morpic It's a really good film about the Vietnam war showing it through the eyes of a young camera operator who records the life in Vietnam of a unit of just about there's freshman's and experienced Vietnam soldiers

[@johnnydarvall]

Green Berets was not even worth a mention

[@JLCrusin]

+Johnny Darvall While the production wasn't good as it was made the 60's, it did somewhat accurately relate the stories of various A camps in the central highlands before the buildup. See the book of the same name by Robin Moore.

[@buckeyesfan1993]

Are you saying that one of the best movies of Vietnam is terrible

[@TylerSmith-ml2br]

Johnny Darvall what do you mean it was a really good movie by John Wayne

[@ianbailey6592]

The movie sucked. It was campy, over the top propaganda nonsense that just feels so tonally awkward when you consider the war it took place in.

[@jacksonbear1]

My grandfather could have fought in Vietnam but he was injured and discharged. I'm thankful he didn't go

[@jsilence418]

Nah jack the story goes your grandad turned up at the induction center in a dress, and he was hooked from then on.

[@brennynpetrone6472]

My grandpa got out of the army a month before they sent the soldiers

[@badddd]

jsilence418 you saying he was a draft dodger lol 😂

[@mohammedabbasmoaiyadi5522]

I can understand how an entire generation of soldiers turned skeptical (perhaps the word doesn't do justice) because of the overall effect of the Vietnam War, and its ultimate outcome. Felt it even more so after watching Tom Cruise's snippet from Born on the Fourth of July. You can tell how deeply his character is questioning everything he believed his military stood for, and how that belief completely got turned on its head for him.

[@superweirdguy123]

Watching the Apocalypse Now extended redux at 11:00 at night is a surreal experience

[@MorganKing95]

+HellomynameisJoney I did it while being drunk last summer

[@citizenbane3784]

I tought I was alone in this world. You just don't watch Apocalypse Now at daylight.

[@kurtz7221]

Did this too and yes it was unreal

[@JerkyJones100]

The Deer Hunter was and Platoon affected me the most out of all war movies.

[@billanthony7896]

Much worse than Vietnam flashbacks is what my neighbor suffered from, Vietnam War Movie Flashbacks- Worse, because you never knew what movie he might be re-living; "Platoon," one day, "Good Morning Vietnam," the next. It was terrible to see him suffer so.... Oh The Horror!!!

[@meer1322]

Especially the incessant use of fortunate son no less

[@someguy286]

Oh please don't, I suffered for CoD flashbacks myself, I'm still recovering from it.

[@celestem6900]

Bill Anthony sorry to hear you should watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6Znq1mrNSnq9U

[@charleslennonbaker]

"Hamburger Hill" is the best. It was the only "War Movie" my twenty-three-year career US Army Master Sargeant Infantry/Field Artillery [Korean and Vietnam War veteran] father ever watched, from start to finish. He NEVER talked about his combat experiences, just the 'good times' with his buddies. He wept, after watching this movie. I'd never seen him weep. Until then I'd never imagine such a thing. Afterward, I learned something more about him. My father was always my hero. But on that day he became my friend. It would be years later, but he wept again after I graduated from the US Army Combat Medical Course, and I saluted him in my 'Class A' uniform. And yeah, I wept too...

[@Dili832]

This is my rifle this is my gun ! This is for fighting this for fun!

[@Niteshift36]

How is We Were Soldiers 10th?

[@spaceace4387]

It wasn't that good, I'm amazed it made the list at all, I would have replaced it with First Blood but whatever.

[@Jupiter.141]

It doesn't feel vietnam probably the settings they chose the wrong place to shot a vietnam war

[@RickC--gm2ch]

We were soldiers was the best VIETNAM movie on this list

[@scottsickel1763]

Agree that We were Soldiers is one the best movies on the list,

[@gregbagby472]

Because this list was made by someone with no military experience so the things that makes it arguably number 1 to most veterans are lost on and unappreciated by those who have never served.

[@elenaherrera562]

platoon and full metal jacket changed my life fr i’ve watched them both an unhealthy amount of times

[@bluedonkey9963]

Same, I only know about them because of my dad

[@HilarityBribo]

Good list I would have placed Platoon at number 2 personally But everything else over the target

[@namor357]

Where’s “Go Tell the Spartans”, “Siege of Firebase Gloria” and “The Boys from Company C”?

[@xavierprotocols]

And Platoon Leader.

[@celestem6900]

namor357 yea those are also very good movies , you should also check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6Znq1mrNSnq9U

[@winnyher2546]

I think "casualties of war" is the best. It shows us human nature.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Full Metal Jacket's battle scenes look oddly like London slums for some reason. Anyway the best Vietnam movie I ever saw was "A Rumor of War."

[@OBFDFireGroundFilms]

The whole movie was filmed in the UK.

[@itdontmeannothingnotathing3385]

The battle scenes were filmed in London docklands and Battersea power station.

[@bunnyfreakz]

Apocalypse Now simply the best. Among of all Vietnam War movies, it's the only movie mentioned French occupation of Vietnam.

[@guyphoto9437]

I'm a Vietnam combat veteran. I remember after I got back from Nam one of the first movies, I think I saw about the war in Nam was The Deer Hunter, then I saw Apocalypse Now. I walked out of both of them after about 15 minutes or so. They did not in any way resemble what I saw and went through in Vietnam. In Deer Hunter those guys were too old. I was 21 in Vietnam, and I was the oldest guy in my squad and one of the oldest in my Platoon. There were no old guys there, at least not in my company. Apocalypse now was just a bunch of made-up crap. It was an insult to Vietnam combat vets as far as I was concerned. Full metal jacket was okay till they actually got to Nam then it became a clown show. None of what they did resembled real combat, or how people talked to one another. It was pure BS from that point on.

[@stevko4215]

May i ask you what your thoughts on Platoon are?

[@guyphoto9437]

@@stevko4215 Platoon was over acted. I never saw anything like that in Nam. All the drama and hysterics, the two sergeants battling, the ineffective LT, etc. So, while some of it was kind of realistic, a lot of it was pure Hollywood. Too many old people again. Also, if they had used some unknown actors, it would have helped. It was not that great to me. I know they wanted to have people think of what happened at My Lai, but it was so Hollywooded that it lost significance. It makes me wonder how many WWII movies are really portraying what really happened.

[@ganiibraimi8022]

My favourite is Tropic Thunder

[@observeandreport2011]

I'm one dude playing another dude who's playing another dude

[@tobynpolk5420]

mine too

[@russianoldschoorblx2759]

That’s a disgrace to Vets

[@takistsiberis6636]

Platoon's the best. Bravo Six out.

[@Ferda1964]

to me Platoon and Apocalypse Now are unmatched masterpieces about the Vietnam War and if I should include the third war but of course non Vietnam movie it would have to be Das Boot

[@neilpower60]

apparantly Christopher Walken spitting on Deniro wasn't scripted, he was so offended he had to be persuaded not to leave the set

[@introvertdude842]

+Neil Power oh I just know that, just heard that in the first russian roulette scene with the Vietcong, Walken didn't know he would get slapped in the face by the VC man :v

[@ReinhardOrDieTrying]

And I didn't think full metal jacket was that good. I think Platoon is definitely my favourite.

[@MorganKing95]

I also don't think FMJ is that good, and neither did Roger Ebert

[@MacCoalieCoalson]

It was funny and vulgar in my opinion. One may have played a part in the other, but it was also very dark...

[@littleniyah]

+Reinhard Or Die Trying Its ace. Its awesome. Are you serious. And the dialogue was drawn from Michael Herr's Dispatches. "How can you shoot women and children? " "It's easy, you just dont lead them so much..."

[@ReinhardOrDieTrying]

+littleniyah The first half of the film was fine, but the second half just sucks.

[@littleniyah]

Reinhard Or Die Trying I know what you mean. if you have read Dispatches it is more enjoyable. But I agree that the first half is so striking its hard for the rest to match up. Actually I think most of Kubrick's work falls short. Clockwork Orange ends at the wrong point! And the Shining was just terrible! The book is so ace! Barry Lyndon...that a good one.

[@urielchannel2898]

Damn right. Watch mojo defiantly got the #4, #3 #2 and #1 movie spots spot on. Couldn't agree more with the top of the list.

[@anne-gabriellemarquet5895]

Same

[@sbaddison]

Born on the Fourth of July was a defining performance for Cruise IMO. Superb, emotional film.