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| Born on the Fourth of July | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $7.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 16712
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 145 minutes
ASIN: B000I9VO30
Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 1989
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 The dark face of war March 26, 2000
No matter how great the victory is, the dark side always remains. Mankind has become the victim of the monster - WAR - it has created. Here we can realize that superpowers, arms of the highest technology, even the wealth of any nation... all unable to turn a disabled man into a walking, healthy man he used to be. This movie is a symbol of the hopelessness, depression of young men whose only fault is to have been born in the areas of war, so they have to carry the burden, paying the highest price, which is either the life or the meaning of life, killing them every second until they will find their ways into their graves, like we witness in this movie. Not to mention the innocent victims. If, we, human beings, cannot do without wars or arms because of the present circumstances, so destroy the healthy lives, what does our stupid conflicts over abortion, euthanasia, etc , in the name of religions, or other so-called holy concepts mean? Maybe yes to the dark side of the war , but NO to hypocrisy.
The dark face of war March 26, 2000
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
No matter how great the victory is, the dark side always remains. Mankind has become the victim of the monster - WAR - it has created. Here we can realize that superpowers, arms of the highest technology, even the wealth of any nation... all unable to turn a disabled man into a walking, healthy man he used to be. This movie is a symbol of the hopelessness, depression of young men whose only fault is to have been born in the areas of war, so they have to carry the burden, paying the highest price, which is either the life or the meaning of life, killing them every second until they will find their ways into their graves, like we witness in this movie. Not to mention the innocent victims. If, we, human beings, cannot do without wars or arms because of the present circumstances, so destroy the healthy lives, what does our stupid conflicts over abortion, euthanasia, etc , in the name of religions, or other so-called holy concepts mean? Maybe yes to the dark side of the war , but NO to hypocrisy.
 Acting GREAT : Movie NOT SO GREAT March 26, 2000
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
The Acting of Tom Cruise was absolutely wonderful! The facts and Chronilogical order of the Vietnam Conflict should have been researched instead of created. Acting of Cruise was GREAT the movie itself WAS NOT.
Not as bad as Saving Private Ryan March 24, 2000
3 out of 18 found this review helpful
I saw this movie in the theater and I fell asleep through the whole movie. Saving Private Ryan is my least favorite movie. This movie was terrible and I don't want to say this but Tom Cruise had bad acting in the movie and I have to give this movie one star because it was one of the worst war movies I have ever seen. If I were you don't even rent or buy this movie it's terrible.
 Born on the fourth of July March 19, 2000
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you want good war scenes watch Saving Private Ryan, if you want a typical "I went to war so feel sorry for me" plot, watch this movie.
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