Review of Southern Comfort (1981) by Rick R — 03 Feb 2009
Southern Comfort (1981).
This is a great survival action movie, written and directed by Walter Hill, and of course, I loved the southern psychedelic slide guitar work of Ry Cooder that sets the mood. The allegory of this setting is obviously Vietnam (and maybe even Iraq, now) showing the frightening position they are in.
The cast is filled with great young actors of the time, Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, Brion James, and T.K Carter.
A bunch of young, immature, National Guardsmen are dropped into an isolated Louisiana bayou for a weekend exercise. Their weapons have blanks in them and they seem more interested in partying afterwards than concentrating on where they are. Naturally, they get lost in the swamp and are getting tired of sloshing around in it.
They come across a Cajun hunting camp and decide to steal their canoes. Big mistake! On top of that, when confronted by the hunters, one idiot shoots at them with his M-16. The hunters shoot back killing their Corporal. Now the platoon must run around the swamp, trying to find home in hostile territory.
This review of Southern Comfort (1981) was written by Rick R on 03 Feb 2009.
Southern Comfort has generally received positive reviews.
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