Uncut's 'Nam List from 2000

A Listmania! list by Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK)
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Apocalypse Now Redux [DVD] [1979]
1.  Apocalypse Now Redux [DVD] [1979] DVD ~ Marlon Brando|Robert Duvall|Martin Sheen|Frederic Forrest
The list author says:
  "Expands on the classic surreal-Nam film- pity it still has the same ponderous ending!"
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Taxi Driver [DVD] [1999]
2.  Taxi Driver [DVD] [1999] DVD ~ Robert De Niro
The list author says:
  "Travis Bickle brings some of the Nam-war spirit home with him. Would influence tosh like The Exteriminator & is not unrelated to Death Wish or Dirty Harry..."
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The Deer Hunter [DVD] [1979]
3.  The Deer Hunter [DVD] [1979] DVD ~ Robert De Niro
The list author says:
  "Cimino's epic stands up even though everyone knows they didn't really do Russian Roulette (it's a symbol?) & the ending song was apparently heartfelt and not ironic..."
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The Rambo Trilogy : First Blood / Rambo - First Blood 2 / Rambo 3 (3 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
4.  The Rambo Trilogy : First Blood / Rambo - First Blood 2 / Rambo 3 (3 Disc Box Set) [DVD] DVD ~ Sylvester Stallone
The list author says:
  "David Morrell's novel is well worth reading; First Blood I quite admire, II is a black comedy & III isn't worth talking about- though it did influence Hot Shots II...."
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Platoon [DVD] [1987]
5.  Platoon [DVD] [1987] DVD ~ Charlie Sheen
The list author says:
  "I think this is one of the best 'Nam films; didn't like Oliver Stone's novel much though...."
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Full Metal Jacket [1987] [DVD]
6.  Full Metal Jacket [1987] [DVD] DVD ~ Matthew Modine
The list author says:
  "The first half is brilliant, the second half rather bitty. Paths of Glory had some heart, which is sometimes nice...."
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Casualties of War [DVD]
7.  Casualties of War [DVD] DVD ~ Michael J. Fox
The list author says:
  "Based on a true story & with echoes of My-Lai, this is a rather good Nam-exploitation film. Has had scenes ripped off for Reservoir Dogs..."
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Born on the Fourth of July [DVD] [1990]
8.  Born on the Fourth of July [DVD] [1990] DVD ~ Tom Cruise
The list author says:
  "Stone's second 'Nam film based on Ron Kovic's excellent autobiography; Heaven & Earth was well meaning, but generally lacklustre..."
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Dead Presidents [DVD] [1996]
9.  Dead Presidents [DVD] [1996] DVD ~ Larenz Tate
The list author says:
  "Wasn't that enamoured with this, though it nodded to things like Billy Jack, which is nice..."
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Forrest Gump (2 Disc Special Collector's Edition) [1994] [DVD]
10.  Forrest Gump (2 Disc Special Collector's Edition) [1994] [DVD] DVD ~ Tom Hanks
The list author says:
  "Still not sure if this is conservative or subversive? It rips off technique from Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid & Zelig though...."
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
11.  A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan
The list author says:
  "As Uncut noted in 2000, this is probably the best book on Vietnam...."
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The Quiet American (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
12.  The Quiet American (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  "Greene's classic novel sets the scene for the Vietnam War & highlights CIA actions that were part of the beginning..."
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The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel / the Novel as History
13.  The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel / the Novel as History by Norman Mailer
The list author says:
  "Norman Mailer's classic follow-up to Why Are We In Vietnam? covering protests in the US capital and the idea of history & the novel..."
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If I Die in a Combat Zone (Paladin Books)
14.  If I Die in a Combat Zone (Paladin Books) by Tim O'Brien
The list author says:
  "O'Brien's classic memoir- he would later write the excellent Things They Carried & Going After Cacciato on the same theme: NAM"
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Dog Soldiers
15.  Dog Soldiers by Robert Stone
The list author says:
  "Memorably filmed as Who'll Stop the Rain? with Nick Nolte, Stone's novel takes in damaged souls post-Vietnam. I'd better re-read & review this one soon, as it looks a bit ignored!"
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A Rumor Of War
16.  A Rumor Of War by Philip Caputo
The list author says:
  "Another 'Nam memoir- I've not read this one yet though..."
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Dispatches (Picador)
17.  Dispatches (Picador) by Michael Herr
The list author says:
  "Herr was the narrator in Apocalypse Now & the co-writer of Full Metal Jacket. Here is his classic journalistic accounts of the Vietnam War"
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Running Dog (Picador Books)
18.  Running Dog (Picador Books) by Don DeLillo
The list author says:
  "Don DeLillo gives us a post-Watergate, post-Vietnam CIA themed novel. Harsh stuff and would lead to Libra & Underworld..."
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Nam: Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There (Abacus Books)
19.  Nam: Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There (Abacus Books) by Mark Baker
The list author says:
  "Many anonymous accounts of the war- I wonder if the same book was written for Iraq & locale-names were changed, if they would technically be the same book?"
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Koko
20.  Koko by Peter Straub
The list author says:
  "Peter Straub, pre-Jacob's Ladder, fuses together horror with Vietnam Vets. A highly original take on the effects of the Vietnam War..."
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Hearts in Atlantis
21.  Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "King's novellas fuse around several characters & the Vietnam Experience. In many ways as accomplished as DeLillo or Roth in Underworld or American Pastoral mode...."
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Vietnam War Movies (Pocket Essentials)
22.  Vietnam War Movies (Pocket Essentials) by Jamie Russell
The list author says:
  "Budget price primer in 'Nam movies, with a sound list of further reading..."
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The Things They Carried (Flamingo)
23.  The Things They Carried (Flamingo) by Tim O'Brien
The list author says:
  "Tim O'Brien's classic short stories collection, the title story has already become a much anthologised classic...."
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Jacknife [VHS] [1989]
24.  Jacknife [VHS] [1989] VHS Robert De Niro
The list author says:
  "Underrated Vietnam Vet film that people always compare to The Deer Hunter."
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The Green Berets [DVD] [1968]
25.  The Green Berets [DVD] [1968] DVD ~ John Wayne
The list author says:
  "The Black Hawk Down of the 1960s. If Fox-TV made cinema? Apparently the incorrect sunset made 'Nam soldiers laugh. Now it's used as a training film in Guantanomo Bay's marines camp!!!!!!!!"
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