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David Carradine stars as a bad ass military commander who not only disobeys orders but also kills villagers that help our good guy marines out! Despite this cold blooded display of politics, Carradine organizes his troops' ambush and kills those pesky Viet Cong who are hiding everywhere. Kill Zone as expected holds little credibility outside of just settling down and watching a one man army flick but the action sequences are shoddily choreographed and the look of the film incredibly cheap-jack, making this for Carradine enthusiasts only. Still you have to love Carradine's macho braggadocio which consists of unleashing the F-bomb and chewing his cigar.

*1/2 out of 4-(Poor)

Pretty corny movie. I love Dorsette, though. He is all buff and running around the jungle with no shirt, one arming an M60, ammo criss crossed over his chest, awesome! The acting is so deliberate it is funny. But what I really love about movies like this one is the close attention to detail. Any Marine, if they could stomach the movie, must be reeling over the horrible uniforms. I have not come up with a date the M203 Grenade Launcher was introduced into service but I was surprised to see it in the movie, the M79 was it's predecessor used in Vietnam. The 203 may have appeared toward the end of the war, the time this movie may have been set. You also have to appreciate all those well aimed shots as guys are running, turning and firing from the hip are beautiful! Whoever was the "Military Adviser" on this one should go spend some time with Dale Dye! Well, that's not fair, but wouldn't hurt. I'm sure whoever it was they did not set out to do a bad job. It may have been deliberate, who knows. If it weren't for movies like this one there wouldn't be anything to compare good ones to.

Haven't found a Carradine Vietnam film that isn't a gem yet. Love the two attempts to break the pencil. No No.3 pencils thank you!! This film is another filled with great querks that only Carradine himself could pull of so good! Still trying to figure out if he tells the guy to "Act like I got a pair" or "Act like ya got a pair"..either way...way to go Carradine. Another great ending also!!!! They get better each time!

This movie is so bad it's hilarious. The same scene of the Vietcong getting blasted and jumping up the air. A whole group of 5American soldiers getting wiped out at once. A guy jumping out of the tower that gets blasted after he jumps. The background where Colonel so-called Carradine with a 50 caliber bullet Around his deck in a fakey background, It's ridiculous. As of vietnam veteran Writing this review while watching it, I could not even last through 10 minutes of this terrible movie.

Most of the u s and v c aren't even dressed correctly Turn on an alarm and on.

I had to turn it off before I started to puke, especially when I saw the philippino jeep driver that was supposed to be vietnamese.

Anybody that gives this more than one star has never been in combat much less been to vietnam.

This movie accurately shows the struggles of the U.S. Military in the Vietnam War. The clash between the higher ups and the men on the ground speaks true to the reason why we lost the war. Carradine's character is a man's man who should have run the war! I loved his quote "Maximize enemy casualties." While the action is a little far fetched the message is clear. This movie should be included in all of the Vietnam classics. With better sound editing this movie could have been on par with "Platoon" and "Apocalypse Now". With the success of Tony Dorsett's character I think that the government should have drafted NFL players. The athleticism that they bring to the fight is impressive. I know a lot of you who have seen this movie are wondering what I am talking about but there is a lot of sub surface meaning here. This movie covers the philosophical debate of good vs. evil, Carradine vs. the NVA but don't forget evil will always try to resurface. Many of you may not know this but Carradine began his great acting career in martial arts films and hasn't looked back yet. We see an example of Carradine's Martial Arts background with his technical use of the sword. The most heart breaking moment of the movie is where Tony Dorsett's character make the ultimate sacrifice to allow himself to be killed in order to blow up the NVA weapons cache.