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At 3 hours, there certainly was ample opportunity for some judicious editing (many a scene, especially the flashbacks and more surreal material, could have been shortened) - which would have given a tighter narrative but even that wouldn't have covered the big "breather" that the film takes about 3/4 of the way through. ![]() My only real complaints about this film have to do with pacing and length. This is the zen of war - the film really puts you right there, letting you see all the casualties and conflicts and letting you decide which path you would take if you were "enlisted".įine performances abound, and I found Nick Nolte's Colonel Tall to be an awesome portrayal.ġ4 years have passed with this film, and I found it fun to see all the actors who just "show up" in cameo roles, like John Travolta and George Clooney. ![]() claustrophic and metaphoric at the same time. All of the grass level filming, where you can't really see the enemy. ![]() Somehow this surrealistic rumination on nature (both phyical and psychological)manages to become the most real of war films.
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