DrB Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Watching the movie as dinner cooks. An underrated movie. We're Airborne. "We don't start fights, we end them." Dave.. Edited July 12, 2020 by DrB 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted July 12, 2020 Administrators Share Posted July 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, DrB said: Watching the movie as dinner cooks. An underrated movie. We're Airborne. "We don't start fights, we end them." Dave.. Outstanding movie. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabusa Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I liked it.Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Watched it just the other day on Prime. Great Film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syntaxerrorsix Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Own this one on DVD. It's a classic for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) One of the most realistic Vietnam movies out there. "Now un-ass my AO!" Dylan McDermott was great in that movie, and Steven Weber was fantastic. Great quote from Dylan McDermott's character Sgt Frantz (who I always wondered - is he supposed to be Dennis Franz? Name is similar and Dennis Franz is a Vietnam vet - 82nd and 101st Airborne). Sgt. Frantz: Han is closing in on your position. It's night... Look at me! I'm gonna save your life and your gonna save mine. It's night, it's raining. While your thinking about peace, love and whether or not we should be in Vietnam, Han is going to cut your ******* throat. And your sleeping. You've been humping the boonies for months. It's your turn to sleep, you're allowed to sleep. What do you think Han is going to do? Is he going to wake you up, Alphabet? And smile? And talk about women? Mister Nathanial Victor gets his rocks off watching you die. Some of you think you have problems because you're against the war. You demonstrated in school... you wear peace symbols on your steel, and you have attitudes. I'm orphan, my brother's queer, the city of Chicago got the clap from my sister, Mom drinks, Dad coughs blood, I have ringworm, imersion foot, the incurable crud and the draft ruined my chances of being a brain surgeon. People, you are in Vietnam. You have no problems. Except me. [points to Han who is holding an RPG and grinning] Sgt. Frantz: And him. Edited July 13, 2020 by SC Tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXUSMC Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 A terrible waste of good men. Half a century later, it appears we learned nothing. If you feel differently, look at the results: Vietnam is Communist, and Afghanistan is as always has been... a country ruled by feudal warlords and tribal chiefs dependent on their opium cash crop. Or venture down to the VA hospital and check out the Vietnam veterans still dying of Agent Orange and the Afghanistan veterans getting their prosthetics adjusted or their TBI being treated. I will always be proud of having worn the cloth of our nation, and always suspect of the resolve of our nation’s civilian leaders when they commit young Americans to combat. My $.02. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I've often reflected on the tooth brushing scene. For some reason. That really stuck with me. One of the best movies of it's kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I was scared just watching the clip of the single engine airbeaters. Two shall be the number, and the number of the engines of the airbeating machine shall be two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huski92 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Haven’t seen it in years. I’ll have to change that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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