CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Dalbert Pringle Lyrics excerpt - "All we are saying is - Give peace a chance." This is a picture about war - And, believe me, it isn't a pretty one.This was a war that the Americans had no business being in.This was a war where two-faced, US President, Lyndon Johnson promised his gullible citizens that American involvement would only last for a few months.This was a war that endured (under direct US occupation) for 10 years (1964-1974) and took the lives of 60,000 American military men (with 300,000 wounded) - Not to mention the dead Vietnamese.This was a war where blacks (and other racial minorities), along with under-privileged whites, were the ones sent to the front lines to fight.This was a war that was condoned by 2, hypocrite, US presidents (Johnson & Nixon) in order to save political face.Through interviews, narration, and archival footage - This is a mighty powerful re-telling of the reality of that war, which, as you'll see, is like nothing that Hollywood has ever shown you.

Jay A I for one really enjoyed this mini-series, from the first episode to the last, it really has a lot of entertainment value. For the record, I am a currently a double major in history and political science and I would most definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested.Warning: it is fairly one sided towards the American perspective, but that does not mar it in my opinion, it just requires a conscious acknowledgment of that prior to watching it. With that said, for entertainment value it was great ( 10/10 ), turn it up full blast and for a spilt second you might actually forget feel like you are there. The footage was great and very powerful at times.To get the most out of this mini-series I would suggest doing some reading prior to watching it (or after if you are truly impatient), but I believe most will have at least a working knowledge of what Vietnam was about. But like others have said, for a more in depth understanding of this war, it is critical to look somewhere else. Overall this was a thrilling documentary (or mini-series) that holds a lot of entertainment value and for those who can look past the one sided nature and biases of it, you will walk away satisfied. For the more cynical of critics, this may seem like a Hollywood production glorifying the war and justifying American heroes. However, for the most part this does not glorify the Vietnam but rather tries to recount history by jazzing it up a bit.

oldbuzzard-295-709467 Absolutely was enthralled by the show. I was an innocent child of the 60's from Canada for the second time enthralled by the news (the first being Kennedy's assassination).My only concern was, I was under the impression that a greater percentage of the draftees were black and I did not see that representation in the film, also I was hoping to learn more on the My Lai massacre. Thank You for the memories,,,B I hope there might be a season 2..the lessons learned for both our countries with the Afghanistan war have been understated, also from an old nurse's point of view the medical "on the ground" information has been beyond measure..

historybuff51 This series is great for anyone who is not familiar with the Vietnam War. The personal accounts are wonderful and really take you inside the mindset of the time. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing from the soldiers, and appreciated the fact that the series attempted to stay away from political commentary / opinions about the war. I watched the series with two good friends who served in Vietnam, and both of them felt that it was an accurate portrayal of the war and the atmosphere at home. While it does gloss over some events, I suppose that cannot be helped since the series is only 6 episodes long, with each episode running about 45 minutes. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a good overview of the war and wants to hear it from the mouths of the men and women who served there. I'm also happy to see that the History Channel is still occasionally producing series with real historical content.