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- A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
- A brutal and realistic war film focuses on the lives of a squad of 14 U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infanty Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during the brutal 10 day (May 11-20, 1969) battle for Hill 937 in the A Shau Valley of Vietnam as they try again and again to take the fortified hill held by the North Vietnamese, and the faults and casualties they take every time in which the battle was later dubbed "Hamburger Hill" because enemy fire was so fierce that the fusillade of bullets turned assaulting troops into shreded hamburger meat.
- I think the best thing that can be said about "Hamburger Hill" is that for once it takes the genre to a slightly different terrain -- the eponymous hill instead of the usual jungle. That apart I found it to be the most stereotypical Vietnam movie I have seen so far this side of Chuck Norris' oeuvre, with the script resembling a collection of cut-ups from the scripts other 'Nam-flicks randomly glued together -- you can fast-forward to part of the movie and you'll never find a scene you haven't already seen before, and better. Also, all the actors look so damn typecast -- lots of super-masculine jocks with hardy good looks and the physiques of gym instructors (was there a ban on short, fat, bald, pimply, knock-legged, or just plain average-looking, recruits serving in Vietnam?), except for the black actors, who are generally a bit on the weedy side and who constantly talk jive about them having to "put their black asses on the line for the White Man". I'm sorry, many reviewers seem to have liked this flick, but to me all this was just instantly forgettable.<br/><br/>And, equally in contrast to the majority of reviewers, I found "Hamburger Hill" to be exceptionally lacking in realism. For example, in one scene, the soldiers fire back at artillery rounds with their assault rifles and machine guns -- the whole point of artillery being that it is stationed in the rear, behind the lines, far out of reach for small arms fire; next, throughout the movie, the soldiers constantly jump up and expose themselves to enemy fire while bullets and shrapnell scream past them, and they never show any hesitation to gun their enemy down at close quarters. This is more what I would I expect a bunch of actors to behave like than a portrayal of actual armed conflict; on the other hand, if you equal realism to lots of mud and tough talkin' (in other words, cinematographic grittiness), then you've probably hit the mother lode.<br/><br/>The movie purports to show the "futility of war", but this only seems to serve an underlying, and much more sinister, agenda. While we see the GIs being ground to a bloody pulp during their relentless attack against heavy NVA (regular North Vietnamese Army) defences, and suffering heavily from "friendly fire", there is never any feeling of dissent among the soldiers, who never seem to question their mission, their leadership or the -- obviously harebrained -- tactics. At the same time, the GIs are shown to be frustrated about the anti-war movement at home, which they sense as falling into their backs; and, in one particularly unsettling scene, the leader of the pack threatens a film crew with execution. So there you have the true culprits of the South-East-Asian debacle: hippies and the press. The only patriots, at least in the view of this film, are those who will continue the battle long after its futility has been understood.
- I'm not certain I've ever heard of director John Irvin before. Having seen this, I won't rule out watching other movies of his. This is an intensely realistic depiction of the Vietnam war, and I understand it is almost completely authentic. The acting is marvelous, and this actually gave the undeniable talents of Don Cheadle and Courtney B. Vance(if you have not caught Last Supper, then I urge you to do so) their first gigs. It was also the first job for Dylan McDermott, but I haven't seen him in anything else. Every performance in this is impeccable. The dialog seems genuine, and this all comes across as quite credible. With all that said, I think it would be easier to flat-out love this if it wasn't such a repulsive *tribute* to the armed conflict it depicts. I "get" the expressing pride and honoring those who have served their country, and I'm not going to get into any politics here, however, it is entirely possible to do an excellent film without taking sides in something like that(in fact, I'd argue it's easier, since every participant in such will see themselves as "the right side"), *especially* when dealing with as obviously controversial a battle as that. This even briefly acknowledges that there were people opposed to US forces staying in the country back in the States, and then proceeds to *demonize them*! What on Earth? Another line has this basically accusing African-Americans of being whiny and exaggerating their tough lives. Nevermind the fact that they to this day are faced with bigotry and hate... this thing was made 22 years ago, and set in the early to mid-70's, where they most definitely still had it rough. I don't know if these choices were to appease some specific group of the audience, if it was the personal opinions of the crew behind this flick, or if they just did not know any better. In the end, I don't suppose it matters much. It brings the overall experience down on account of being pervasive and disgusting. There is a lot of brutal, bloody and gory violence in this, a bit of disturbing content, hints towards sexuality and frequent strong language. I recommend this to the biggest fans of the genre, if you can tolerate the romanticizing. 6/10
- The hill had no value in itself, the allied forces only attacked it because the North Vietnamese Army forces were there. Once they withdrew to their safe havens in Laos and Cambodia where allied forces were forbidden to go there was no reason to keep troops on it. One of the criticisms of the allied high command is that their strategy was more akin to World War 2 and Korea where every piece of territory seized was a step closer to victory. In Vietnam merely occupying territory was meaningless as there were never enough forces to effectively seal the Laos/Cambodia border. "If you are able, save for them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go. Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always. Take what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own. And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind. <br/><br/>Written by Major Michael O'Donnell, a helicopter pilot serving in the Vietnam War. He was later posted as Missing In Action during a rescue mission and in 1978 was declared legally dead. a5c7b9f00b
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