Dogfight
1991 Directed by Nancy Savoca
Synopsis
In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Viet Nam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and a number of other Marines set up a contest they call a "dog fight."
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Absolutely one of my favorite films. Great cast and a great story that I just fall into every time I watch.
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A sweet and touching love story. The music in this film is also fantastic.
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Romantic drama’s, truthfully, are something I’ve never been inspired to spend my time experimenting on. They tend to be riddled with clichés and loaded with predictability. In the last few years, however, I've managed to experience some true greats of the genre. Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Lost in Translation, Brokeback Mountain, Atonement and Before Sunrise. Those five films are magical. Filled with love, affection and attention to detail from their respective directors, they truly portray love and all its positives and negatives in the most devastating and effective of ways. All of this is done by simple stripping the genre down to its very core, giving us time to invest in their characters. They make us laugh, make us weep; they…
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Romantic drama’s, truthfully, are something I’ve never been inspired to spend my time experimenting on. They tend to be riddled with clichés and loaded with predictability. In the last few years, however, I've managed to experience some true greats of the genre. Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Lost in Translation, Brokeback Mountain, Atonement and Before Sunrise. Those five films are magical. Filled with love, affection and attention to detail from their respective directors, they truly portray love and all its positives and negatives in the most devastating and effective of ways. All of this is done by simple stripping the genre down to its very core, giving us time to invest in their characters. They make us laugh, make us weep; they…
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As some people have mentioned, this film is criminally unseen and underrated. River Phoenix and Lili Taylor are both fantastic in this film. If you are a fan of River's then this a film you will love him in, it's a great love story, well acted and nicely directed by Nancy Savoca.
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Men look at the outer appearance while God looks at the heart. We have that ability too, but sometimes it takes the right person to get us looking inward, so begans this unlikely romance.
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Absolutely one of my favorite films. Great cast and a great story that I just fall into every time I watch.
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A sweet and touching love story. The music in this film is also fantastic.