Danger Close (Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan) (2019)

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"This film is focussed around the often overlooked involvement of the Australian/ANZAC forces in Vietnam and is a very solid action-packed Vietnam war movie based around the stories of real men. "

Involving, proficiently produced Aussie war film

“Australian involvement in the Vietnam War is seldom covered in film and television, outside of the little-known 1979 film The Odd Angry Shot and the obscure 1987 miniseries Vietnam. Enter 2019's Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan, a contemporary Australian production about the oft-studied titular battle from 1966. Under the careful directorial eye of Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, Australia Day), Danger Close is a top-notch war film which is both intense and riveting, and it deserves to be viewed on the largest possible screen. Commendably, this is not a bargain-basement production that feels cheap or nasty; rather, it's a slick and proficiently produced feature which never appears budgetarily constrained. Although not able to reach the upper echelon of war movies, Danger Close presents an accu” read more

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" And from Australia, we have the mid-budget Vietnam War movie Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan, which sees the notorious (and oft-studied) titular battle finally being translated into a big-screen blockbuster. Despite its Aussie origins, the filmmakers definitely spent a few bucks on this one, as the production values are astonishing - the period recreation is spot-on, the combat scenes are up there with the best, and it never feels hampered by budget restraints. War movies are a manly stapl"

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: August 12th Via: Cinema Plot: On the afternoon of August 18th, 1966, in the Vietnamese rubber plantation Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced ANZACs fight for their lives against thousands of Viet Cong soldiers. Rating: 8.0/10 You can read my review here"