Post by StevePulaski on Jul 29, 2010 23:07:11 GMT -5
The title card for the film hints a brilliant movie is ahead.
Rating: ★★★★
The Boys in Company C is an intense, ravishing war film that depicts as closely as possible the dangers and hazards that lie in Vietnam. The character development is tight and the explosions are almost grueling to watch. This is one of the most emotional war films I have yet to see, and yes, I would dare call it more satisfying than Kubrick's film we all know.
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. It's an absolute masterpiece. Tone of voice is important here too. It's 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 dont 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.
I praise my dad for advising me to watch this. He's 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 its 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.
