Tour of Duty - Complete Third Season
by Stephen Caffrey
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Actor: Carl Weathers, Gregg German, Lee Majors, Stephen Caffrey, Terence KnoxDirector: Stephen Caffrey
Brand: KNOX,TERENCE
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 970 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-07-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Tour of Duty - Complete Third Season
Movie Review: Accurate to the finest detail!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a (continuous) fan of Tour of Duty since it was first released in 1988.
Having said that, there is not much more that can be said that other reviewers have not already written, except to say that the show was/has been unfairly criticized during it's second and third seasons. A show like Tour of Duty was always going to be a 'limited engagement' and so, the producers had to cram alot of themes and issues into the show, including themes like the formation and breakdown of relationships and marriages, alcoholism, drugs, authority, trust, poor leadership, the tragedy of war and etc. For these reasons, some reviewers have criticized the show as getting too 'Mills and Boonish' in places (Goldman's relationships with Nikki and eventually Alex, for example) but this IS what does happen in war. As the show seeks to emphasise, WAR IS ABOUT PEOPLE, it is not just about orders and objectives.
The show is highly authentic. I have not been able to fault it yet. There are the correct references to the 'White Mice' and the correct reference to ICEX Program (the forerunner of Phoenix) has been made.
And just to put in my 2 cents....the soundtrack IS important. It is all about IMMERSION into the era. It serves to remind the viewer that these events occured during our own life time. The music REMINDS PEOPLE OF THAT. This did not occur in some far away galaxy in another pont in time that is removed far away. These thing actually did happen, all while other peope were sitting elsewhere in the world, listening to these very same songs. That is the point that the producers were trying to make. Once again, the shiny suits were looking at the projected sales figures when they considered the re-release on DVD.
Anyone who has the whole series on the original Video release could make themselves A LOT of money from a serious fan.
Five stars for the show - but only for the show.
Summary of Tour of Duty - Complete Third Season
Follows a platoon in the field during the Vietnam war.Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 5-JUL-2005
Media Type: DVD
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