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Format: DVD
Program Type: Movie
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Product Name: Good Morning, Vietnam [Special Edition] [DVD] [1987]
UPC: 786936239928
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Goodbye to a Genius
To see this again is to feel you are personally saying goodbye to an icon, a master, more importantly someone deeply good and real whom we all grew up loving. "Awakenings", "World According to Garp", "Moscow on the Hudson", even "Popeye"--- yes, even "Popeye", much as he smack-talked it--- all of them are musts, too many to list. But this is my favorite, not just because it's a great film, but because it was the most perfectly tailor-made to him. To watch the key scene, when he at first reluctantly then full-throttle gives an impromptu roadside performance to a bunch of green recruits, is to witness one of those rare movie moments when a performer transcends mere performance and very generously lets us see into his soul. He was insecure, he was needy, he tried-too-hard, he actually cared--- he was the quintessential funnyman of modern cinema.
What a wonderful world. Rest in peace Robin.
While I have seen several movies/broadcasts of the late Robin Williams, I have THAT VOICE still in my ears of the Armed Forces Radio Vietnam broadcaster, Adrian Croanour [sp?]. From the oh so many early morning broadcasts of the "GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, VIETNAM" program while on lower Mekong/Bassac River Patrols during my 1 year assignment--JAN-DEC 1967. This DVD is my emotional BOOKMARK of those events--to include the visual and audio memories!
Posted by Sammy
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great, classic movie!
The product was fine as always, and a great price in the bargain bin.
I remember seeing this movie in the theater as a kid, with my dad. My dad was a Vietnam vet. This is one of the few Vietnam movies where it's OK to let a younger person watch it, but still get a little grasp of some of the history of the war. And of course Robin Williams will always be a legend, and adds just the right amount of humor to this movie.
