Synopsis
Trailers
Reviews (59)
-
H
My points are for the acting and how lush it looked. Otherwise this might be the most boring fuckin’ war film I’ve ever seen!
57 2 -
G
6/10 which is possibly generous. For a war film full of explosions and gun fire I found this to be very boring. It also felt looooong. The biggest fail for me was the lazy character development of the main troop, whom we were meant to be attached to and rooting for. They are a good looking bunch but that is pretty much all they have going for them. Dylan McDermott, Steven Weber and Courtney B. Vance do a good job acting wise but I can’t say their characters were that likeable. Dylan was definitely lickable though. The only one that even vaguely resonated with me was Anthony Barrile as Vincent don’t call me alphabet Languilli. By the time the film…
31 6 -
1
DuBFal-War-Weeks – Film Nummer Acht (8) Um dem Film gerecht zu werden, könnten in dem nun folgenden Text, einige Schimpfwörter vorkommen. Man möge mir meine Ausdrucksweise verzeihen. Wasch es ab, sagen sie dir. Benutz Seife, reib dich damit ein, deinen Bart, deine Achseln, dein Oberkörper, dein Intimbereich. Schalt den Wasserhahn ein. Halt dir den Duschkopf über den Kopf. Spüre das lauwarme Wasser wie es dir Schmutz und Seife abwischt. Unterstütz das Wasser mit der Hand oder mit einem Schwamm und es wird zwei…, ach dreimal so gut gehen. Einfach abwaschen. Wie soll ich diese Kilos an Dreck und Schlamm, eingerieben in meine Kopf- und meine Gesichtshaut wie ein übergezogener Strumpf abwaschen? Dreck und Schlamm meines die Venen verlassenen Blutes einer…
87 8 -
🇵
All We Want To Do Is Come Home: The Springtime In Vietnam Project I always saw Hamburger Hill as a bit of a forgotten Vietnam film. It was released around the time when the likes of Platoon, Bat*21, Casualties Of War, Full Metal Jacket and a whole raft of less serious and more action based Vietnam films were being pumped out at a prolific rate. While many of those received widespread plaudits and good box office numbers, Hamburger Hill got left behind somewhat. It really shouldn’t have been. It doesn’t start awfully promisingly, it has to be said, with some dodgy dialogue and some even dodgier performances. But as the film settles down into actually having a purpose, the taking…
57 -
R
Since Quentin Tarantino is focusing on the year 1969 in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it just so happened that I came across “Hamburger Hill”, the depiction of a battle for Hill 937 (that’s 937 meters tall) during the Vietnam War that occurred in May, 1969. It’s another of those war film about taking a hill or mountain with no strategic value. Overall, “Hamburger Hill” plays more like “Pork Chop Hill” than “Apocalypse Now” or “Platoon”. It’s either a film about how an interracial platoon of soldiers become a brotherhood interspersed with combat, or vice versa., but both parts work. The different backgrounds and racial prejudice form a real unique brotherhood as things proceed. Much of the acting is…
93 -
C
Hamburger Hill is a solid Vietnam War film that deserves more recognition than it gets. The acting is strong, the visuals are impressive, and the movie does a great job of portraying the brutality and emotional weight of war. Since it’s based on true events that took place in 1969, the story feels even more impactful and tragic. The film is packed with intense combat scenes, but it also gives enough attention to the soldiers themselves, which adds a lot of emotional depth throughout the movie. While I wouldn’t consider it one of the very best Vietnam War films ever made, it’s still definitely worth watching. Unfortunately, the film was overshadowed by movies like Full Metal Jacket and Platoon that…
31 -
A
Don Cheadle stealed the show by putting on a pretty good performance. Dylan McDermott is also pretty good in that. This film is good with gritty war action and some quite intense moments
39 -
M
A criminally underrated and under-appreciated Vietnam War drama that focuses on the men of a platoon of 101st Airborne Division soldiers who fought and died on the harrowing high ground of Ap Bia Mountain, otherwise known as the eponymous Hamburger Hill, this quite excellent and tragically realistic tale is quite frankly one of the best, if not the best, Vietnam War films ever made. 400TH REVIEW!!!!
62 1 -
L
Hamburger Hill has a lot of strengths but also a lot of weaknesses. On balance it’s an effective action film, and a good Vietnam war film, but definitely not on the level of its peers such as Platoon or Apocalypse Now. What made Hamburger Hill enjoyable was its intense combat sequences broken up by more sincere moments of character building and emotional depth. It takes a while to get into a nice rhythm but once it does it keeps a balanced pace and tonal balance through to the end. It also wasn’t afraid to tackle some of the trickier subjects of the Vietnam war, such as racial and class tensions among soldiers. More could always be done in terms of…
41 2 -
~
-
D
Hamburger Hill is the forgotten Vietnam film from the 80s, when movies like Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, and even Casualties of War got most of the attention. This was my first watch, and I’m glad I finally caught up with it. Hamburger Hill doesn’t shy away from the brutality of war, and the gore makes us feel the weight of the deaths. The black men in the platoon frankly discuss fighting for a nation that oppresses them back home. Even though the platoon has a clear mission-take Hamburger Hill-the seemingly endless attempts to do so result in frustration and significant casualties. There’s a fairly stacked cast, including Dylan McDermott, Courtney B. Vance, and Don Cheadle. Steven Weber’s over-the-top, annoying Southern accent thankfully dissipates in the second half of the film. While not everything in Hamburger Hill has aged well, it is a visceral experience that reminds us of the cost of war (at least on America’s side).
54 -
1
English Version below🟠🟢🔵 Abermals Vietnam. Abermals der Tritt in den Scheißhaufen. Abermals der Tripper gleich um die Ecke, die weggeschossenen Eier dort drüben, die zusammensammelnden Fingerglieder hier drüben. Abermals der absterbende Schrei nach Mutter, nach dem einen selbst überlebenden Vater, den nie ihren Vater altern sehenden Kindern und Enkelkinder im vergessen der Aussprache Opa. Abermals das Dezimieren der Feinde im Handstreich mit meiner M16. Abermals das Dezimieren der Johns, Franks, James, Herberts und Sams. Abermals das zu Grabe beten von Samson, das Zusammenscharren der Überreste Beine, Arme, Rumpf als mein guter alter Freund Johansson, der beerdigende Gedanke an Lukas Durchfall von heute Morgen. Abermals der Tauchgang durch die Vergangenheit mit John Irvin, mit „Hamburg Hill“, mit meinem Papa an meiner…
96 -
E
War is stupid. And wars with USA involved are more stupid even. RIP John Irvin.
-
P
The film really revolves around just one thing: a group of American soldiers trying to take a heavily defended hill. And this is portrayed in a very raw way, without too much fuss. It’s not an over-the-top heroic tale, but mainly features lots of gunfire, mud, explosions and soldiers trying time and time again to reach that bloody hill. It may not be the most profound Vietnam film, but this time round I didn’t mind that at all. I didn’t…
1 -
M
Bastante simplona y se me ha hecho hasta aburrida, y fíjate que es complicado que una película bélica y mas de la Guerra de Vietnam consiga aburrirme, pues esta lo hace. No se que es, porque escenas de acción tiene y un buen rato, pero no consigue atraerme y hacer que la disfrute. Además de que si que la siento como la típica americanada de turno sobre Vietnam como lo fue también Cuando Eramos Soldados de Mel Gibson.
5 -
B
Cacophony of war told through sequential vignettes that are poorly shot and has weak dialogue.
-
M
I learned about this battle in class and while I appreciate there being a movie about it, this one kinda fell flat. In the battle of Vietnam war films I’ve watched in the last week, we were soldiers takes it over hamburger hill. Also another case of too many white guys with the same haircut to keep track of. Hey don cheadle!
-
D
Kinda corny.
-
B
All Vietnam film tropes in one
-
C
her vietnam filmi izlediğimde düşündüğüm şey pekişiyor. bunların resmi rakamda açıkladığının en ennn az 10 kat ölüleri vardır. savaş bombok bişey. son iran savaşında da gördüğümüz gibi amerikanın artık sikinin keyfine dünyanın bir noktasını kuşatacak gücü kalmamıştır. umarım halkı da buna göre davranır. film ortamın boktanlığını anlatıyor başka bi esprisi yok. sıkıcı ve pek ilermeliyor da. aynı amerikan askerllerinin hamburger hill’deki durumu gibi 🙂 bir kere olsun izlenir. ama korkunç bir ingilizce konuşulduğu için anlaşılmıyor. siyahların söyledikleri beyazlardan çok daha…
-
S
There’s a lot of films that will make you hate the US government. This is one of them. Enough said.
-
S
gold
-
L
nothing bad nothing great. solid war movie.
-
P
-
C
History through film class potential movie candidate. Seems very poignant in its messaging about the Vietnam War. Could be very good to have the conversations of soldier perspectives. Makes them the victims and survivors of what seems to be a needless battle. As for a high school class may be hard with the brutality and sexuality of a lot of machismo soldier talk around sexworkers. May skip those parts.
-
D
Vendo com meu avô denovo pq ele ama esse filme
-
C
Had no cheese in the hamburger
-
K
pretty realistic depiction of what the war was not my ultimate favorite but was still super good and really devastating at certain points. the poem at the end really got me. i liked that they touched on the way the soldiers were treated when they went home. i think a lot of times people kind of forget how poorly received the soldiers coming home were. heartbreaking to think about honestly.
1 -
L
There no pride no glory just humility this isn’t a triumph story about winning just regret pain sorrow and fighting someone else’s war there something so human to this from the beginning you can tell were this movies headed when the theme song comes just know we’re loosing
-
C
Maaaan i really wanna like this film theres a good movie in here, but its so messy. Ive never gone from feeling bored to confused to entertained to bored again to mad to amused (unintentionally) to bored to solemn back to confused, i felt like i was in a pinball machine
-
B
This feels like a very John Irvin movie. Well put together by a very competent film maker but lacking in the flair required to stand out from the pack. There were a lot of pieces of media put out in this window of time 15 to 20 years post the Vietnam war. This is one of them
-
A
stop making me watch Vietnam war movies!!!! get me outta here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
M
I mean it was alright. Seen better war movies though. Too many characters to the point where when one of them died it didn’t really do much to me as the viewer
-
P
If you are able, save them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go. Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always. Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own. And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind.
1 -
D
Unwatchable. Cringe writing, bad acting. Sent shivers down my spine in all the wrong ways.
-
B
The acting is cheesy, the writing is not great, but the battle scenes hold up shockingly well. This is better than people give it credit for. Pretty decent old war movie that holds up. Worth a watch for sure.
-
M
Un peu long mais je trouve que les émotions et l’attachement à réussi à être créé ce qui fait que la mort des personnages à un réel impacte sur nous.
-
F
Mi é piaciuto, in questo caso il fatto che sia ripetitivo ha senso perché la Battaglia di Hamburger Hill fu effettivamente così: una bagno di sangue ininterrotto per conquistare una collina di 937 metri. Dato che doveva essere così, per me dura un po’ troppo, ma é comunque bellissimo.
1 -
E
Good, but not in the upper echelon of Vietnam War films.
-
O
Tråkigt att säga men asså genuint ganska tråkig, hade typ inget intresse från början till slut
-
K
theres better vietnam war movies out there
-
S
Can’t imagine what it’d feel like to fail taking a hill, all while losing brothers in arms, and having a news reporter waiting for you back at the bottom for a post-game interview 😭
3 -
M
This is somehow one of the lesser-ranked Vietnam War movies, which I really don’t get. Sure its not as flashy as other ones; sure, it doesn’t have iconic moments. What it does have, though, is an accurate depiction of Vietnam-era warfare. The waiting, the tension between black and white soldiers, and the brutality of a war that defined a generation.
-
R
A number of Vietnam War movies were made in the 1980s. This is one of them. Not one of the best, however. It’s well made but lacks any major star power. Still, it has its merits and in the end is fairly solid.
1 -
E
A low rent Platoon and I’m not even a big fan of Platoon to begin with. I lost interest after the first act when they set up all of the characters. The action started and I found myself not really caring about any of them. Admittedly, after this I started making dinner while the movie was still playing. I peaked in every now and then and the only things happening were action or the characters having pseudo-intellectual conversations. I didn’t care for it.
-
L
If you want a movie with little to no story and just death, this is it
-
K
imagine getting brutally torn apart and ground up and mfs are like yeah we GOTTA name ts hamburger hill 😂😂😂
-
M
From the violent teeth brushing to the chopper killing its own men. Hamburger hill is a riveting yet someone slow paced war movie that gets the job done
2 -
W
“Bro your missing an arm.” “Oh shit.”
-
✮
My dad told me to watch this and icl it was kinda shit
-
A
-
J
A pretty grimy and brutal thing, Hamburger Hill is like the little brother of the Vietnam film greats. It doesn’t have all the flash or the gravitas that its bigger brothers have, and it doesn’t get all the attention, but what it does have is something scrappy that keeps its head up. The soldier as an entity, made into a casualty of war, is something this movie handles very well. The death and destruction feel utterly pointless and by the…
-
F
Very good film showing the horrors and futility of the US involvement in the vietnam war. Near perfect uniforms for both sides and portrays the North Vietnamese army really well which many if any vietnam war films never do. Only downside is the film can be a bit slow at times but otherwise great.
-
N
feels deeply evil to rate a war movie so low but there was so many characters i couldn’t keep track of who was who and then i just watched them all die which made it less impactful i feel so evil writing this im sorry
-
S
“ We’re gonna take this fucking hill newsmen”
-
B
I first saw this movie when it was released in the late ‘80s, and I wasn’t a fan then. After revisiting it years later, my opinion really hasn’t changed.It’s difficult not to compare it to other Vietnam War films released around the same time, particularly Platoon and Full Metal Jacket. Unfortunately, this one falls well short of both. While many of these young actors would go on to outstanding careers, this simply wasn’t some of their best work. It’s a…
-
J
Maybe I’m too much of a Godless America-Hating hippie or whatever it is, but the movie’s whole “nam vets get treated wrong by society bit” was didn’t hit for me and honestly was a little boring to me. Like the parts abt young people back home being against the war, with that whole phone calls bit and the girlfriend not writting letters bit was a lil hammy to me, cus personally I woulda been one of those long haired hippies…
-
S
remember, don’t spit until you’re told to spit.
-
L
Very powerful movie, amazing acting and does a good job at showing just how humiliatingly brutal war is, unique in the sense it doesnt have a main character, and develops the group of soldiers equally, meaning every time one dies, it truly feels like a loss. Great movie
- Synopsis
- The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.
- Director
- John Irvin
- Writer
- James Carabatsos
- Studio
- RKO Pictures LLC
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 110 mins
- UK07 Aug 1987
- USA23 Aug 1987
- Japan12 Sep 1987
- Ireland16 Oct 1987
- Italy15 Jan 1988
- Australia08 Feb 1988
- France10 Feb 1988
- Germany25 Feb 1988
- Netherlands30 Jun 1988
- Greece15 Aug 1988
- Belgium07 Aug 1987
- UK21 Jan 1988
- Netherlands17 Jun 2002
- Norway07 Aug 1987
- Netherlands21 Jun 2003
Write a Review