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The Vietnam War Rte

  • 01-12-2017 6:14pm
    #1
    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭


    Anyone watch this ten part show? Riviting watch. Some trauma from both sides of those involved


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  • #2
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Half way through and brilliant so far. Great selection of footage and interview candidates.


  • #3
    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭thesultan


    Most scared for life, brilliant interviews in it..


  • #4
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,658 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Outstanding documentary series. Seems to have passed a lot of people by. It's quite the commitment, close to twenty hours, but it's comprehensiveness is unbelievable.


  • #5
    huey1975
    Registered Users Posts: 493 ✭✭huey1975


    I watched it all. Great documentary with a great soundtrack. I'll probably watch it again sometime


  • #6
    branie2
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    It's very good.


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  • #7
    tc20
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    Have watched it on Netflix (finished it recently) and am now working my way through "The War" - also by Ken Burns. It focuses on 4 towns in the USA during WW2 and how they were affected by the war. I hadn't heard of him before, but believe he's done a number of similar documentaries on other conflicts (the US Civil War to name but one)


  • #8
    Hotcups
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭Hotcups


    It was amazing. I watched on Netflix and basically binged it over 3 days!

    Right after finishing it I watched Full Metal Jacket & Platoon (first time I'd watched either as I never thought I would be a war film fan ... I was wrong. They were both incredible)


  • #9
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,527 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    I like that they interview all sides as opposed to the one-dimensional History Channel treatments. (Interestingly most of the former VC seem to be interviewed wearing military uniforms and medals, in contrast to the casual wearing US / South Vietnam army people)


  • #10
    jooksavage
    Registered Users Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭jooksavage


    Excellent series. The soundtrack was great obviously, with all the contemporary stuff. The original droney stuff done by Reznor and Ross though was excellent too. I can never get enough of Ken Burns. My favourite Burns series is the one he did about the American Civil War. It's a little bit dated now but if you stick with it, it's fascinating watch and goes to show that Divided America is far from a new phenomenon.


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