Truly Dreadful Film

Best movie ever!

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

THE ODD ANGRY SHOT is a slice-of-life war film following the misadventures of a squad of Aussie soldiers who've signed up to do their duty for their country. Australia isn't the first country you think of when it comes to the Vietnam war, so seeing it depicted through their eyes makes for an unusual viewing experience.In any case, this is one of the most distinctly Australian-feeling films I've seen. It's packed full of that unique brand of laid-back humour and bravado, and the funny script is by far the best thing about it. That, and the fact that the cast list has been populated by future stars (Bryan Brown, John Jarratt) alongside seasoned veterans (Graeme Kennedy).THE ODD ANGRY SHOT is perhaps one of the most realistic war films out there in depicting real life for soldiers fighting on the front line: an uneasy mixture of brief, bloody fire-fights mixed with a lot of boredom, camaraderie and attempts at entertainment. It's hardly the kind of film to set the world on fire, but it is well made and it holds the attention throughout.

Plot: An SAS squadron are deployed to Vietnam for a tour of duty.The problem with most war films is that they tend to cover the same sort of things. The horror of war, the absurdity, the Dear John letters, the process of learning, the mastering of fear. The Odd Angry Shot is no different. Shot for a pittance it manages to look realistic thanks to being shot in the Australian Army's Jungle Training Centre. The lack of budget means no elaborate battles, which means only a handful of short bitter skirmishes, which actually adds to the realism of the thing. Most of the time in this film, as in real life, the patrol finds nothing, fights nothing. So why does it work? In short, the script. This film is damned funny, full of insight and very human. If you've ever laughed with an Australian barman in London then you'll enjoy this because it's full ANZAC.

ignore all the reviews saying this is a good film, personally i found it to be nothing like what was portrayed in full metal jacket, platoon or any of the other Vietnam films in fact it felt like an old dads army film complete with bad jokes and terrible music. All the jokes made in the film were really lame and staged and no effort was made to give any of the characters in the film any character, i didn't even know any of their names. The movie had no plot and to top it off the music at the end is absolutely shocking i had to turn it down and watch it in silence before actually turning it off early and cursing having wasted an hour and a half of my life on it. I then apologised to my friends for putting through such a lame movie and we all laughed and agreed it was the biggest load of crap we had all ever watched. VERY FRUSTRATING

I have seen this movie many times and never tire of it. Knowing people that were involved in the conflict I believe that this is how they acted. Graham Kennedy is excellent as Harry as are the other actors. It is a no holds barred account of the soldiers time in the jungles of Vietnam. Showing the soldiers personal side to the story only makes this film better.This movie is also now available on DVD. It is well worth obtaining a copy as this movie is well worth keeping in any persons DVD library. This is one the better made Australian movies and future generations will also enjoy watching an account of a turbulent time in world history.