Vietnam in HD (2011– )

Stars:

Edward Burns, Tempestt Bledsoe, Dean Cain

Cast

Series cast summary:
Edward Burns	...	Joe Galloway (3 episodes, 2011)
Tempestt Bledsoe	...	Elizabeth Allen (2 episodes, 2011)
Dean Cain	...	Bob Clewell (2 episodes, 2011)
Jerry Ferrara	...	Raymond Torres (2 episodes, 2011)
Armie Hammer	...	Gery Benedetti (2 episodes, 2011)
Glenn Howerton	...	Don DeVore (2 episodes, 2011)
Zachary Levi	...	Karl Marlantes (2 episodes, 2011)
James Marsden	...	Arthur Wiknik (2 episodes, 2011)
Blair Underwood	...	Charles Brown (2 episodes, 2011)

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vietnam: Lost Films

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&E Television Networks, Lou Reda Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

360 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Pious mutterings of a generation of narcissists

What strikes me most about this series is how it is possible, even necessary, for Americans to take this most colossal of domestic and international blunders and attempt to ennoble it with fancy language about "buddies" and "honor" and "sacrifice" and other words that are, shall we say, incompatible with the utter annihilation of generations here and there.

To say this series is bad would be incorrect. What it is, is somehow disgusting jingoism. The fake-dramatic music, the lap dissolves, the Times Roman font, the narration of simplistic statements made to sound deep by the hammy-sounding readers - it is deeply repellent, even more so than the earlier "WWII in HD" was repellent. One should learn from his mistakes and correct them. That's something Americans don't seem to understand. War-mongering is only compatible with victory.

Reviewer's update: The series ends with a predictable paean to militarism from the veterans featured in the series, which is grossly offensive, comparing those who returned from the modern catastrophes in Iraq and Afghanistan (the latter ongoing) to themselves. They have, I suppose, the right to this opinion in compensation for their respective ordeals. But at least this conclusion is a consistent ending to a series that attempts to ennoble a moral, political, and societal catastrophe. This is simply not possible. Those who are predisposed to accept that America is a militaristic state with the God given right to throw its destructive weight around regardless of consequences, will find the series compelling. Those who prefer the position of Washington, Jefferson, Grant, Eisenhower, etc. will be filled with a combination of remorse and revulsion.