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DVD ~ Michael J. Fox
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  • Actors: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo
  • Directors: Brian De Palma
  • Producers: Art Linson, Fred C. Caruso
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Columbia TriStar
  • DVD Release Date: 11 Dec 2001
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005R23U
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,309 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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18 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Vietnam films..., 20 Nov 2002
By Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casualties Of War [DVD] [1989] (DVD)
Films like The Deer Hunter, Apoclaypse Now & Platoon are the most common examples of the classic Vietnam film- though many like Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, which I admire- though feel is merely complex design and the blackest comedy. Casualties of War came toward the end of the major decade cycle of 'Nam films- though the genre has been reactivated with films like the not bad/seen it before Tigerland and the hilarious, right-wing sub-Purple Hearts tosh of We Were Soldiers. Time again to look at De Palma's film..

Casualties of War is probably the closest American cinema will get to the obvious atrocities of My-Lai- an analogy is clear with the lenient sentences given to the offending soldiers here- who rather than be given the death sentence that such acts (rape/murder) denote- they get a few years in prison and are set free shortly after. The message is, the Geneva convention apart, that "foreigners" (in this case the Vietnamese, but they could be Afghans, Iraqis or Haitian) don't really matter.

This is one of De Palma's strongest films, hard not to associate him with the misogny and sub-Hitchcock nonsense of Dressed to Kill (where the female lead is murdered and has a noticeably similar name to a leading feminist writer!); De Palma is on stronger ground with a mostly male-cast. Here the notion of power and freedom, of being in Pig Heaven is prevalent- such as the dominance of Meserve (Sean Penn, in a classic performance) over those below him (John Leguiziamo, John C Reilly). It is only Ericson (a perfectly cast Michael J Fox) who remembers that they were meant to be the civilised.

The recreation of Vietnam is excellent, many scenes feel as if they've appeared out of books like Dispatches & Nam- David Rabe (Pavlo Humell, HurlyBurly) contributed the screenplay (though was reported to have fell out with De Palma during the subsequent critical/commercial mauling). My only retincence is about the ending...On the plus side, the classic "Look into my eyes" dialogue found itself referenced in Reservoir Dogs. We can almost understand in this scene why Meserve subsequently does what he does- having all humanity stripped away by the experience of war.

Casualties of War is one of the best Vietnam films, that with the passage of time warrants a place in this genre or the wider one of the war film.

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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Distressing, 17 Feb 2002
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This review is from: Casualties Of War [DVD] [1989] (DVD)
Perhaps Micheal j's finest hour.The ravages of the Vietnam conflict take thier toll on a group of American soldiers as 4 of the 5 take a girl from her village,rape her and kill her.Erriksson(Fox)is the fifth soldier,determined that justice will be done.While thr undeniable Hollywood polish seems at odds with the grueling themes,the picture does succeed in portaying a morally ambiguous take on war.For many the real surprise is Fox's performance managing almost completely to distance himself from his clean cut,family oriented image.A wholly OTT facial-tick blow from Sean Penn as the rapist-leader jars,but mostly the picture is a compelling trip into man's Cimmerian soul.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Anti-War, 24 Jan 2004
This review is from: Casualties Of War [DVD] [1989] (DVD)
As a bit of a 'Nam film veteran myself I feel compelled to publish my thoughts on this harrowing rendition of the war in Vietnam.

Although different in its approach to explosion laden epics such as "Apocalypse Now" it comes across equally as well. Following the exploits of a five man unit on recon in the Vietnamese jungle, the film depicts the moral dilemma of Michael J Fox's Ericsson.

Both Fox and Penn deliver superb performances, and the viewer can't help but become engrossed in this thought provoking anti-war movie.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Sometimes you hate the enemy so much"
Sean Penn is the best that I have ever seen him in this film. This is a film about soldiers that have gone wild in Vietnam - a law unto themselves. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Simon Milton

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect film in every department.
This is de Palma's MASTERPIECE. Its relative critical failure led to his later dreck like Mission Impossible and Femme Fatale. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2007 by David G. Sheehan

1.0 out of 5 stars Crass Sentimentality
While many Vietnam films - 'Apocolypse Now' and 'Full Metal Jacket' of course spring to mind - attempt to show the reality of Vietnam and leave the judgement to the audience, this... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2003 by Chris

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the least talked about War Classics ever!
This film is real classic, worth a couple of hours of your time. Mr Fox manages to pull the role of being a moral soilder placed in difficult circumstances off very well... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2003 by shadyandy

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