Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301538190
Format: Color
ISBN: 6301538196
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: 1995-05-04
Running Time: 95
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1989-04-07

Customer Rating:
Summary: Vietnam to Afghanistan
Comment: The film is one of the best. For those who did not live that era; those that served in the Army usually were draftees or were "forced" to join in lieu of fines or incarceration for minor offenses. That said, from that mix came those who volunteered-many like the men in the film. Those that served in the many recon units to include the 82nd, 173rd, 25th and the 101st.

The men depicted in this film were from the recon unit of the 173rd ABN ("The Herd") and historically the only unit to make a combat jump in Vietnam as a unit.

The battle of Wanat in the northeastern region of Afghanistan several months ago was the worse single death(s) since the Vietnam War-in this case, troopers of the 173rd were in an observation post and overrun, whereas nine (9) were killed. Several were killed attempting to run the ammo re-supply gauntlet under intense AK and RPG fire.

Like the men depicted in 84 Charlie MoPic, the men of the 173rd killed that day at Wanat, Afghanistan were society where college was not a viable option, were from normally small towns throughout American with few real opportunities.

In closing, 1969 in the jungles of Vietnam or the hills of Afghanistan and Pakistan, US American soldiers are "out there" doing what soldiers do under incredible circumstances that the "average' American could not nor cannot comprehend.

And to the producers..thank you!

We will miss them all-
RVN/1969-Afghanistan/2003;Iraq/2006

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Overlooked Masterpiece!!!
Comment: 84C Mopic is overlooked and apparently misunderstood to some degree based on some of the less than positive reviews. I would like to address some points which seem to have been lost:

1) This is not a documentary, even though by design it is intended to look and feel like one. It is still a movie, and as such is entitled to some license to tell its story. Yes, there are the somewhat caricatured characters such as the black "OD" & southern white "Cracker" tandem, but they show their love for each other as brothers, and that is a fact for the majority of those who served together at a time when our nation was fighting a class/cultural war back in the US. Much like "there are no atheists in foxholes", there is no place for racism when your life depends on someone else. I thought it showed great depth as Cracker ( a term of affection as it turns out) said in his impromptu interview, when asked about having a problem serving under a man black, said "...why don't you ask me that back in South Carolina? That's a real world question". He relates that he would lay his life on the line for OD, and he would for him.

2) OK, the portrayal of Vietnamese soldiers is limited to fleeting glimpses for the most part, but this is not this movies intention; it's story lies elsewhere.

3) I believe the technical errors were intentional to portray the breakdown in thought and discipline which really occurs in these type of missions. One's nerve and mental state are tested, wonderfully evidenced bt Pretty Boy's comment "Is it paranoid to think people are trying to kill you if people really are trying to kill you?".
These soldiers have experience, they know the right thing to do, they just don't always do it due to the toll that their conditions take.
For instance, noise discipline is mentioned several times, but they just get careless. OD was able to spot trip wires, but the tightly wound Hammer trips one the first time he takes point.
They get sloppy, they make mistakes, hey-they're human beings under pressure. The fact that they have less than seasoned personnel with them is the whole point of the movie, to gain knowledged of experience in the bush by filming it as it happens-that's why Mopic is there, to catch it on film. The LT relates how he wants to fast track his career and pushed hard to be sent on this mission.

Bottom line, think about these things from the point of the story the movie is telling.

And what a story it is. A collection of vastly different characters thrown & drawn together in a deadly survival situation. The charcaters are developed through insightful means, such as the brilliant idea of the interviews done as part of the filming background, as well as their various stories. I could relate to Easy's idea of 'just getting a parking lot' when he gets back home so he can kick back & only have to paint a couple of lines each year for maintenance.
I appreciate this movie and its' story, as well as the performances, which each actor deserve to be very proud of. I think it should be shown as a learning tool to older students, hopefully it will help future generations to learn & figure out how to live without wars.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: FIRST TO GO. LAST TO KNOW.
Comment: I served as a mopic during that goddamned war. This flick rings so true. It made me laugh and cry and wish I knew nothing about what happened over there.

Welcome home, brothers!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Whats your sitrep? Over. (Amazon Review #2)
Comment: This is a pretty cool movie. After reading many Vietnam Lurp books I came across 84 Charlie Mopic. This movie gives you a visual to many things read in those books. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who has read any Lurp book.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Movie..We want a DVD version already!
Comment: I saw this movie on VHS in the mid-90s. I was blown away by the psuedo-documentary style at the time, and didnt see anything comparable till The Blair Witch Project.

Please release this in a Region 1 DVD already!

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