list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around 84 Charlie Mopic on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/84_Charlie_Mopic/170/default.aspx Title: 84 Charlie Mopic
Year: 1989
Director: Patrick Sheane Duncan
Plot: 84 Charlie Mopic offers the Vietnam experience as seen through the eyes of a combat photographer (Mopic is slang for the Army Motion Picture Unit). Byron Thames plays a combat cameraman who has already been on two tours of duty; he goes on a third because he is intrigued by a reel of film found on the body of a dead photographer. Thames must answer to green lieutenant Jonathan Emerson and experienced sergeant Richard Brooks. In straight-on, non-judgemental fashion, we are shown the day-to-day struggle to stay alive, meeting the main characters in the natural course of action. As the mission winds down, Thames is compelled to abandon his camera to rescue a fellow soldier; as a result, yet another roll of film returns to headquarters without the photographer. 84 Charlie Mopic isn't about politics or collective guilt; it's about survival. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:46 GMT84 Charlie Mopic1989Patrick Sheane Duncan84 Charlie Mopic offers the Vietnam experience as seen through the eyes of a combat photographer (Mopic is slang for the Army Motion Picture Unit). Byron Thames plays a combat cameraman who has already been on two tours of duty; he goes on a third because he is intrigued by a reel of film found on the body of a dead photographer. Thames must answer to green lieutenant <a href="/players/P____88947/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jonathan Emerson</a> and experienced sergeant <a href="/players/P____83159/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Brooks</a>. In straight-on, non-judgemental fashion, we are shown the day-to-day struggle to stay alive, meeting the main characters in the natural course of action. As the mission winds down, Thames is compelled to abandon his camera to rescue a fellow soldier; as a result, yet another roll of film returns to headquarters without the photographer. 84 Charlie Mopic isn't about politics or collective guilt; it's about survival. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide4Slightly Tagged (1-5)111http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/v34617muvii.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/84_Charlie_Mopic/170/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/warmovieblog/archive/2009/7/3/42912.aspx Post By: WarMovieBlog
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Body: 84 Charlie MoPic (1989) IMDB Well, I finally managed to, um, find a way to watch this in its entirety, and quite frankly its not quite as good as I remembered.  But 84 Charlie MoPic is still a decent, little-known (and incredibly hard to come by) film about a squad during the Vietnam war, being "documented" by an army cameraman as they go on patrol in the jungle....First off, I just have to say this:  Brian DePalma should have used this as a reference for his similar but just-plain-awful faux-documentary Redacted.  If you're going to do it, do it right. That being said, there really isn't anything all that spectacular about 84C.  The acting is not terrible, but not particularly wonderful either.  The only familiar face I recognized was that of a younger Glenn Morshower (Pierce from "24")....  Yet despite that shortcoming, somehow this film manages to keep you engaged, and you're able to connect with the characters and feel what they're feeling.  And yeah, the "short" jokes get a little tiresome, and a bit forced (sorry Zack!)....What you do have is a rather diverse group of men (albeit stereotypes), who under normal conditions "back home" likely wouldn't have anything to do with each other.  Still they are able to band together, and as they one-by-one fall for various reasons, the bond they share becomes obvious.  And by the end, even MoPic has been accepted into their group, albeit a little too late.Part of the reason 84 Charlie MoPic "gets it right" despite the production, is the attention to detail, and it appears they got Mr. Dale Dye to advise on this one (listen for him on the radio!)All-in-all, if you want a glossy Hollywood rendition of things, then you might as well forget it.  But as a decent indy effort it really does the job well.And it figures, the whole bleeding thing appears to be on YouTube if you want to follow the pieces.  Here's a chunk for your amusement.... 84 Charlie MoPic (1989) on Spout.com Originally posted on:War Movie Reviews and News
]]>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:46 GMTWarMovieBlogWarMovieBlog Blog7/3/2009 9:00:46 AM84 Charlie MoPic (1989) IMDB Well, I finally managed to, um, find a way to watch this in its entirety, and quite frankly its not quite as good as I remembered.  But 84 Charlie MoPic is still a decent, little-known (and incredibly hard to come by) film about a squad during the Vietnam war, being "documented" by an army cameraman as they go on patrol in the jungle....First off, I just have to say this:  Brian DePalma should have used this as a reference for his similar but just-plain-awful faux-documentary Redacted.  If you're going to do it, do it right. That being said, there really isn't anything all that spectacular about 84C.  The acting is not terrible, but not particularly wonderful either.  The only familiar face I recognized was that of a younger Glenn Morshower (Pierce from "24")....  Yet despite that shortcoming, somehow this film manages to keep you engaged, and you're able to connect with the characters and feel what they're feeling.  And yeah, the "short" jokes get a little tiresome, and a bit forced (sorry Zack!)....What you do have is a rather diverse group of men (albeit stereotypes), who under normal conditions "back home" likely wouldn't have anything to do with each other.  Still they are able to band together, and as they one-by-one fall for various reasons, the bond they share becomes obvious.  And by the end, even MoPic has been accepted into their group, albeit a little too late.Part of the reason 84 Charlie MoPic "gets it right" despite the production, is the attention to detail, and it appears they got Mr. Dale Dye to advise on this one (listen for him on the radio!)All-in-all, if you want a glossy Hollywood rendition of things, then you might as well forget it.  But as a decent indy effort it really does the job well.And it figures, the whole bleeding thing appears to be on YouTube if you want to follow the pieces.  Here's a chunk for your amusement.... 84 Charlie MoPic (1989) on Spout.com Originally posted on:War Movie Reviews and News http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/war/MemberTagFilms.aspxwar
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