The Green Berets

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Gary D Sep 21 Great John Wayne classic honoring the special forces. It is a powerful film that depicts the horrors of war and keeps you glued to the screen. Whatever the detractors say, this is a fantastic old war movie you won't be sorry you watched! See more David H Jul 21 The disparity we observe between the novice film critics like us, and the so called pros is quite disappointing. Look no matter your sociopolitical persuasion, this was and is a very successful movie. My Pop was in Special Forces during the war and of course he and his comrades loved it. I thought is was an awesome war movie and quite well done. It was an accurate portrayal of them, and their mission in Vietnam and well produced, directed and executed by all involved. Like it or not…is a classic. See more Rami A 10/14/2023 Man, I've never seen a movie that's told so many lies. How offensive. See more Red T 07/12/2023 A Bloated Mess. The acting is just ok. No one really has any character to them and everyone except the kid blends in. Wayne doesn't really have much character here either and this is him at his worst in terms of "Being John Wayne" and nothing else. No one is really bad but its all just passable. The music despite a catchy title song is barely used and the rest of the soundtrack is also boring, generic, and forgettable. the cinematography isn't bad is probably the best part of this. The camerawork is decent, the location is memorable, and the sets are well designed. The action has its moments but most of it feels very empty is just ok and nothing really special. The real problem is the terrible editing and the subpar pacing. This really doesn't have much of a story to it beyond Wayne goes to Vietnam and stuff just happens while Charlie plans an attack on the outpost. There is tons of pointless subplots in the middle that give this an extremely bloated feel. It feels like this should've ended after the main fight at the outpost wrapped up and my jaw dropped when I seen there was 40 more minutes to go still. It does get more focused the last hour or so as we get more focused on Wayne but for most of the runtime it barely feels like he's the main character and because no one stands out, the pointless subplots like the enemy spy, the kid and Peterson, and others that I can't really care to remember you forget about Wayne half the time and don't really know what's going on until the attack happens which doesn't really have any buildup either. It's very mindless action and nothing about this is really broken but man its nothing special. This kind of has a patriotic undertone as well but its kind of lowkey. Unless your a super die hard Wayne fan skip this. See more Dawn W 05/13/2023 One of the best war movies of all time!!! It is wonderful to watch and it makes me very proud of the men who bled and died and served so I can remain free! See more @mawilps 03/06/2022 This classic war movie was really good. John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job in this movie. The plot of the movie was action-packed, dramatic, and entertaining. It's about fighting against the VC during the Vietnam War and protecting the people that are suffering. If you haven't seen this classic movie yet, check it out sometime. It's a must see. See more Read all reviews

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