CHOICE
...a good reference guide...imparts a passing sense of the war's peculiar and long-standing hold on the American imagination.
American Reference Books Annual
...a useful reference tool for most libraries.
Classic Images
...informative and intelligent.
Film Quarterly
...a wonderfully complete filmography...
Choice
...a good reference guide...imparts a passing sense of the war's peculiar and long-standing hold on the American imagination.
American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)
...a useful reference tool for most libraries.
Choice
...a good reference guide...imparts a passing sense of the war's peculiar and long-standing hold on the American imagination..
Film Quarterly
...a wonderfully complete filmography....
Library Journal
The varied portrayals of Vietnam veterans (called ``Vietvets'') are examined here, from Stallone's Rambo, ``the most popular Vietvet character in American film history,'' to characters whose Vietvetness is underplayed, like Robert De Niro's in Taxi Driver (1976). Familiar common themes are explored, including veterans' psychological maladjustment, substance abuse, and the inadequate support systems encountered upon their return to the United States. Organized according to film genre (biker films, police films, comedy films, etc.), the analyses are accessible, but somewhat lacking in significant insights. Though more general, still superior are Gilbert Adair's Vietnam on Film: From ``The Green Berets'' to ``Apocalypse Now'' ( LJ 6/15/81) and the anthology From Hanoi to Hollywood: The Vietnam War in American Film ( LJ 2/15/91). Recommended for large subject collections.-- Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno
Booknews
Examines the change in the narrative filmic image of the returned Vietnam veteran over time, from its initial appearance in the mid-1960s to the early 1990s. The book contains both a filmography of these films and a filmography of films set in Vietnam during the conflict as well as a bibliography for the period under examination. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
