Review of Mac and Me (1988) by Michaeld — 10 Jan 2008
For all of those that ridicule this movies' second half. Watch it again ... and then again. When I first saw this in the theater I was totally put off by the cinematography of the second half of the film.
After repeated watching I think it is actually masterfully constructed. Empty. The only part of the film that still fails, in my opinion, is the section dealing with the news interviews of the soldiers.
Meant to revolt us ... they simply come across as dry and excessive. So far removed from the Jungles of platoon this movies depiction of the shells of destroyed Vietnamese cities is amazing. ... Oh yeah .
.. and if since I have not stated it earlier I will say this ... the first half of this movie is nothing short of ingenious. Utterly amazing. There are images in that part of the movie that will never leave you .
.. and thats coming from a guy that saw this movie TWENTY years ago.
This review of Mac and Me (1988) was written by Michaeld on 10 Jan 2008.
Mac and Me has generally received negative reviews.
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