Undescribable Perfection

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Overall, I thought that the movie was pretty good. The comedy in the beginning was original, witty and funny. After that things start to get serious, but not too much so after they land in Vietnam. The shooting scenes are great and realistic. The acting during these parts and throughout is actually pretty good. However, in the end, they lost me. It seems that the scene wasn't quite done right. There isn't any real tension in the first half, and the scene falls flat. During the second half, they announce another stipulation for no real reason, except it seems, to liven things up. Now we have a proper moral dilemma. Then, at the end of a game a battle starts; for no particular reason except they (Vietnam) lost. The sergeant is killed without reason and at random. A random private is killed without reason. There is a lot of random shooting. This scene does not mesh very well. It seems that the team is lacking discipline in this scene, as they cry about team members lost. This did not happen earlier in the movie. It seems as though they have turned into wimps in this scene. And to top it all off, the movie leaves us at a cliffhanger, with no real resolution.

A movie needs to entertain, teach something, or make us think. This movie does none of the three. Instead it presents the US Marines as preposterously stupid duds with no military skills, no discipline, and mostly being led by retards.The highlight of the film is when they call artillery, fighters and helicopters to destroy a non-existent NVA battalion on an empty hill so they could claim a 'body count'. Some highlight! (This was the only sign of cogent thought in the entire film) My advice: watch it if you want, but it is so lacking in entertainment and message that you won't watch it twice

The Boys in Company C is an intense, ravishing war film that depicts as closely as possible to the dangers and hazards that lie in Vietnam. The character development is tight and the explosions are almost grueling to watch. This beats all other war films by a long shot. Just the boot camp scenes pay for this movie. By the end, where the film is showing the soccer game the intense level goes down a bit but quickly regains as the movie reaches the end. The beginning was so good so we can forgive the film for lacking the tiniest bit. But regardless, it's not worth shortening the rating of the film. Its brilliant in every way.The acting is what separates everything in this movie. In war, gambling, and action movies, voice tone is important. The right tone of voice is needed. Casino is my favorite Scorsese film for the language, Pesci, and the tone of voice in the entire film. It captures as close as possible to real casino life and actually depicts how true mob bosses were. Its an absolute masterpiece. Tone of voice is important here too. Its the key in this movie. There needs to be screaming and yelling in this movie for it to be good. The frustration among these characters is one of the main things about this movie thats so good. They don't want to be here so much they take anger out on each other.The film takes place in 1967 and 1968 in Vietnam during the war period of course. Drafted not to long ago, and after experiencing the awful treatment at Boot Camp, the men are now fighting for their country and their life with many things going wrong. Friends injured and even death, frustration stemming, and endangerment because of the ruthless commanding officer are some of the problems these men face. After learning that they can play Soccer against South Vietnam and lose the game, they can be out of Vietnam. All they have to do is lose the game and they're free. But after learning what they're fighting for and the closer they've come, its a question if they will give it up.The movie is so action packed and so dialogue driven (you know I love that) that it's extremely interesting. This movie could be shown in a High School Senoir class. Ignore the language, and go for the point. These men become close friends, but soon their friendships hang by a smaller and smaller thread that is starting to fade in which is the same as in the real world sometimes.I praise my dad for advising me to watch this. Hes not as in to movies as I am, but still he has a few ones that he calls his die hard favorite and this is one of them among others like Pulp Fiction, Robots, Slap Shot and other films. This is undoubtedly the best of the entire list from what I've seen of it.Stan Shaw should deserve an Oscar for his performance as Tyrone Washington. I like his tone of voice as well and his stress level is clearly seen. Which is what makes his acting good. He has a good voice and I hope to watch more things with him in it in the near future. The Boys in Company C may find itself sandwiched by Saving Private Ryan and Full Metal Jacket, but in retrospect and within my knowledge of war and it's filmography, is better than both and should be widely recognized more than it is currently.Starring: Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, Michael Lembeck, R. Lee Ermey, James Whitmore Jr, and Scott Hylands. Directed by: Sidney J. Furie.

This is a movie that will make you think. You will not be able to watch this movie and ever think of war, or boot camp, as the same. It is moving and has meaning far beyond the average movie that you'll find nowadays. It starts with men that were drafted for the Marine Corps. It goes through the throngs of boot camp and all the traps that come with it. If you know and remember Full Metal Jacket, you'll immediately recognize the young D.I. in this movie. He was fresh out of the USMC and he WAS a D.I. before playing one for the movie. It made the hair stand up on the back of my neck, thinking back to basic training at MCRD San Diego. IF you can find this movie and you've never seen it, get it. It WILL be the best money you spend on a movie this year. It is a personal favorite of mine and one that everyone should watch at some point.