Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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.

"The Boys in Company C" is like two movies in one. The first part is a structured boot camp, run by Drill Seargent R. Lee Ermey. It's all about preparing a nice assortment of somewhat stereotyped raw recruits for battle in Vietnam. The second part of the film is a tale of almost total chaos, with special emphasis on inept officers. Body bag counts seem to somehow have value, and that specter follows the privates throughout the remainder of the film. The acting is good, the action sparse, and we are certainly presented a unique, though unsatisfying view of the War. For what it is, "The Boys in Company C" is entertaining, but an uneasiness prevails throughout, as this seems to be a movie on a collision course with itself. - MERK

The Boys in Company C is an intense, ravishing war film that depicts as closely as possible to the dangers and hazards that lie in Vietnam. The character development is tight and the explosions are almost grueling to watch. This beats all other war films by a long shot. Just the boot camp scenes pay for this movie. By the end, where the film is showing the soccer game the intense level goes down a bit but quickly regains as the movie reaches the end. The beginning was so good so we can forgive the film for lacking the tiniest bit. But regardless, it's not worth shortening the rating of the film. Its brilliant in every way.The acting is what separates everything in this movie. In war, gambling, and action movies, voice tone is important. The right tone of voice is needed. Casino is my favorite Scorsese film for the language, Pesci, and the tone of voice in the entire film. It captures as close as possible to real casino life and actually depicts how true mob bosses were. Its an absolute masterpiece. Tone of voice is important here too. Its the key in this movie. There needs to be screaming and yelling in this movie for it to be good. The frustration among these characters is one of the main things about this movie thats so good. They don't want to be here so much they take anger out on each other.The film takes place in 1967 and 1968 in Vietnam during the war period of course. Drafted not to long ago, and after experiencing the awful treatment at Boot Camp, the men are now fighting for their country and their life with many things going wrong. Friends injured and even death, frustration stemming, and endangerment because of the ruthless commanding officer are some of the problems these men face. After learning that they can play Soccer against South Vietnam and lose the game, they can be out of Vietnam. All they have to do is lose the game and they're free. But after learning what they're fighting for and the closer they've come, its a question if they will give it up.The movie is so action packed and so dialogue driven (you know I love that) that it's extremely interesting. This movie could be shown in a High School Senoir class. Ignore the language, and go for the point. These men become close friends, but soon their friendships hang by a smaller and smaller thread that is starting to fade in which is the same as in the real world sometimes.I praise my dad for advising me to watch this. Hes not as in to movies as I am, but still he has a few ones that he calls his die hard favorite and this is one of them among others like Pulp Fiction, Robots, Slap Shot and other films. This is undoubtedly the best of the entire list from what I've seen of it.Stan Shaw should deserve an Oscar for his performance as Tyrone Washington. I like his tone of voice as well and his stress level is clearly seen. Which is what makes his acting good. He has a good voice and I hope to watch more things with him in it in the near future. The Boys in Company C may find itself sandwiched by Saving Private Ryan and Full Metal Jacket, but in retrospect and within my knowledge of war and it's filmography, is better than both and should be widely recognized more than it is currently.Starring: Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, Michael Lembeck, R. Lee Ermey, James Whitmore Jr, and Scott Hylands. Directed by: Sidney J. Furie.

Anyone who thinks this flick accurately represents the Marine Corps just shows he knows nothing about the Marines.The guy who compared the boot camp scenes to his Air Force boot camp simply confirms that. Marine boot camp is to Air Force boot camp what the Green Bay Packers are to peewee league football. (Yes, I'm a Marine, so I know what I'm talking about.)This movie SUCKS and is fake beyond belief. The Marines portrayed are confused, sniveling cowards. Their leaders can't lead and have no idea what they're doing once under fire.This movie is an insult to everyone who ever wore the Marine uniform.