Review – Vietnam: A Television History

Sure, this is a miniseries rather than a movie. But after sitting through 11 hours of this, I feel a review of some sort is in order. There’s some really incredible footage here, particularly film shot by both sides on the ground during the war. Overall, as one might expect from such an ambitious project, the results are mixed. Any audience member is probably going to get more out of some episodes than others, and I’m no exception. I’m more interested in the early history of the war and the expansion into Laos and Cambodia than I am in some other Vietnam-related stuff such as the history of the protest movement. Accordingly, I’d like to watch some episodes again and others I regret watching at all. But anyone with an interest in the subject should check this out. Mildly amusing