Artivels Undescribable Perfection

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

airborne60 A Vietnam movie made just a few years after the war ended has it't merit not the least because it captures the time spirit much more closely than anything made decades after. There are some goofs as in all "old" movies, for example the M-16 shots not sounding anywhere near the real. Modern movies have more realistic effects (explosion effects and bullets hitting) but the lack of perfection in this really does make this movie any less good.The acting is good and in many was better than in Full Metal Jacket which clearly was inspired by The Boys.For those being into Vietnamn war movies, this is worthwhile seeing as it was one of the very first, made close in time and was an inspiration to later movies.It also touches topics which were exploited more heavily in later movies; incompetent officers just going for body count, corruption and drug abuse. It avoids deeper digging and only very lightly touches the relations to the ARVN or racial issues. There are no explanations at all why the time (shortly before the Tet offensive)is important and why going to Khe San at that time would be fatal. But knowing your Vietnamn war history, you will know.

evolbaby I saw this movie on HBO when I was about to enlist back in the late 70s. In those days not too many guys were willing to enlist due to the Vietnam conflict but I was raised to do your part for your country so enlisting was more than just an option.My older brother was already in the Marines at the time and he loved it. A bunch of my friends and older classmates went into the Marines too so I had an almost front row seat to what it took to being a Marine and what they did for recruits. No cakewalk and they turned guys into responsible citizens that was an amazing thing to see.My grandpa who was a Marine in WWII made sure that I saw "The Boys In Company C" and soon I realized why.It's not an anti-military movie but it's an anti-bureaucracy movie. It shows how a long term historical institution can be corrupted by politics and pencil pushers who have no clue as to what it takes to defend the innocent and save lives. It shows how we citizens when under the government's control can be easily turned into sacrificial lambs for the purposes of greed and ego. We see the brutality and injustice of war, the lawlessness and the corruption. We see young men from varying backgrounds thrust together and how seasoned military drill instructors stay on them day and night to give them the skills they'l need to survive in war and in life. We see how it's about teamwork and thinking on your feet and how selfishness can undermine the group.We see characters like Stan Shaw's Washington, who should have gotten an Oscar nod for his role, we see Michael Lembecks Fazio who also should have gotten an Oscar nod as well as Ermey, Wasson, Canning, and Andrew Stevens' best role yet. I will never forget Santos Morales screaming at Washington in boot camp for not being a team member.The story is great. It's tragic, comedic, socially vibrant to this day. It's one of the best movies and best military movies ever and I don't say this lightly.It's a movie that says that life and death are often our choices and that there are forces about us that we drop our guard to agree with that endangers that responsibility.This is a story about young people having to grow up fast in a hard way.Sometimes during the movie Noble Willingham was like a menace one moment and the best friend the next. Everyone did a stand up job in this movie and I would recommend it for every classroom in every school so that young people can see some the varying viewpoints and harsh realities of war. It's not a grisly movie but the horrors of war are sometimes far more horrifying than if you saw blood splattered gore all over the screen.So again, this is a great movie. It shows how our military isn't the villain but the minds that interfere with it and our irresponsibility as citizens to not get involved in supporting our troops can lead to disaster.If you want suspense, comedy, romance, tragedy, gut wrenching horror, and some awesome performances along with great screenplay and direction then fight to get this movie.It's not so much a comment on Vietnam but on war in general and is applicable to every military campaign throughout history that was engaged in over political and greedy incentives.I just found out the movie has been out on DVD since September 2008!!!Joy!Go get it and show it to your kids.

elskootero This is one of the best Vietnam films ever made in the Serious-but-Campy category. It follows a group of jar heads from basic training to their seeing the elephant (Baptism under fire) and beyond. Watching Stan Shaw's character go from a dope-dealing clown to a man with a conscience is great: as well as Andrew Stevens character Pike grow from a young man-child fully into a man. Lee Ermey, as always, is flawless as Sgt.Loyce, and Santos Morales is a stitch (Joo Deed Wut?) See this film at least once, you owe it to all us fools who answered our country's call, and I'll be very surprised if you don't like it, unless you also like Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, and peed-on potato chips.

BohmPS Guess the lack of pretentiousness of "The Boys in Company C" just didn't fit in with the "Vietnam" films of it's time like "Deer Hunter" and "Coming Home". The film, director Sidney J. Furie, and actor Stan Shaw all deserve a lot more recognition then they were given at that time or since.Tyrone Washington (Stan Shaw) is a unique movie character for the time. He's the most sensible and able Marine in the company, a bad-ass who learns to lead instead of just taking care of himself, who is also a Black man from the Chicago streets who, initially, aspires to shipping drugs home from Vietnam. Shaw's portrayal of Washington is apt and the changes the character goes thru made very credible.The main heavy duty allegory here is that the Marines need to lose the soccer game in order to ensure their own survival. Of course this is contrary to their ethos, training, and esprit de corps.This is a somewhat tough to find film these days, and anyone that finds a copy if fortunate indeed!