Path to War
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Movie Reviews of Path to War
Movie Review: America's Nightmare retold
Summary: 4 Stars
This story begins with the reason why Vietnam began and how it spiraled out of control. How it began with just a few retaliation strikes and blew up to be a full fledged war. Johnson misled by his advisors and generals believing that to act forcibly would be the only way to stop communism from spreading through southeast Asia. McNamara was the principal drum beater for this course until he realized that the policy could not win. Unfortunately he leaves the cabinet and Johnson has the full brunt of the blame for the war. Concise, beautifully portrayed acting by Michael Gambdon (Johnson)and Alec Baldwin (McNamara)not to mention Donald Sutherland as Johnson's close friend and advisor. For those who like historical movies a must haveMovie Review: Sleepwalking into a War
Summary: 4 Stars
I think this mini series shows that Johnson Administration, the U.S.A and her allies e.g. Australia had the best intentions when they went to war in Vietnam, but things rapidly got out of control and you can't fight an insurgency from 30,000 feet. I think the United States thought the Vietnam War would be over in six months and that if you dropped enough bombs, the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese would give up. This mini series show what a slippery slope the Vietnam War was and how it quickly became a quagmire.Movie Review: Re: Very very good
Summary: 4 Stars
Its always fascinating when a movie comes out that shows the inner workings of Government and/or the White House....to get a sense of how our elected officials tick. To be honest I was not all that familiar with the Vietnam War so this movie provided me with some fascinating insight. All the performances are terrific, very highly recommended.
Movie Review: A Valentine For LBJ
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie is over-all a strong educational endeavor. However I believe this movie views LBJ in an undeserved favorable light. Alec Baldwin stands out as McNamara who is deservedly depicted as the war's driving influence. I think they underplayed the role of the 'Gulf of Tonkin' incident which was very controversal and critical to any Vietnam debate along with JFKs stated intentions and planned pull back of the 'military advisors'. Anyone who likes this movie should see, "Why We Fight", which is about IKEs farwell speach addressing the growing military-industrial complex which has proved prohetic when considering Viet Nam and Iraq.
Many posters have said that without VietNam LBJ would have been one of the best presidents ever, which in my opinion could not be farther from the truth. The inflationary spending on both the great society along with the war effort inflated the dollar to the point where the US subsequently could no longer honor gold in exchange for dollars and subsequently went off the gold standard in '71. This has allowed other governments (including our own) to have far too much control over the dollar and our economy. In the history of the world, every floating currency (one not supported by gold or limited in supply) has eventually become worthless.
Movie Review: Path to War
Summary: 3 Stars
An account of the Vietnam War build up under President Johnson. Covers the time period from taking the oath of office until his decision not to run for reelection in 1968.