Eh

The Green Berets is a poorly made and poorly thought out piece of Vietnam War propaganda. Nothing wrong with cheering on the troops but either leave the controversial politics for the local watering hole or present a sound, reasonable arguement in a well made movie. The Green Berets is a mass of war movie cliches and stereotypes lifted directly out of second tier Westerns and WW2 movies. The poorly directed actors woodenly struggle with the banal dialogue and prepackaged scenes. This war movie is designed to be a generic crowd pleaser. The kind that make war look fun and honorable in an action adventure way. Thats fine for a popular war but not what a dubious public needs to be spoonfed. The standard war movie elements force Wayne into a corner where he is oblidged to fall back on his macho swaggering, blustery jingoistic tough talk and other forms of oversimplification. That might work for WW2 or cowboys and Indians but in a Vietnam War movie it seems in poor taste. The lack of honest discourse is disrespectful to the troops and insulting to the intelligence of any thoughtful viewer, pro or con.

Ballad of The Green Berets

This movie's one of my favorites of John Wayne. I love it! A little propagandist, but excellent! Watch it now!

Outstanding Movie,

This a great movie from 1967 with both John Wayne and Star Trek's own George Takei.