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Reviews
State Zero (2015)
I want more
As is to often the case this is another short film that makes you want it to be a full feature. If Fast and Furious is your thing, State Zero won't work for you.
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)
Confronting.
I saw Danger Close on the night of its release with two other Army Vets. The audience wasn't huge but that was to be expected given the lack of general publicity for the film. Nonetheless there were a good number of people there, many of whom were obviously Vets.
Aside from a few relatively minor military inaccuracies the movie was excellent. I was for some years, a volunteer guide at the National Vietnam Veterans Museum and as such I thought I was very familiar with the events surrounding the Battle, however the movie did reveal a number of things of which I was unaware. None of which I'll outline here for fear of spoiling it for others.
I think the most telling thing on the night was the simple fact that not a sound was made, no muttering/murmmering/fidgeting, not even a single cough from the moment the initial credits rolled until the very last of the final credits ended.
Be warned though. If you've served in any military this movie may throw some triggers at you. It pulls no punches in the combat scenes.
This movie should be part of every high school carricuulum.