gmiller5227 The reason I would never recommend this documentary is they have rated it PG and it needlessly shows a completely naked man standing in a doorway showing his genitals. This scene did not move the story forward but I am sure it gave the female chauvinists (a.k.a. gender feminists) something to cheer about.This was done by a homosexual man I guess. I cannot imagine a heterosexual wanting to degrade his own sex in this manner yet Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks did it in Pacific, another female chauvinist waste of time. Visit http://www.LogicalEquality.com for information on the "Silent Protest." This will demonstrate the power men have over these media.More male genitals and not one scene in any movie or documentary for more than 30 years showing an equal exposure of females. Gray's anatomy tells us the synonymous organ to the penis is the clitoris. Imagine if you saw a clitoris every time you see a penis on HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Starz or the movie theater. That would, by definition, be equality.

Barry Goodsmith What's there to say about a documentary which combines letters from soldiers in the Vietnam War with news clips and music of the day?I saw "Dear America" only once, back in 1987 as a senior in high school, yet I remember it as well as movies I saw last year. Celebrities--including Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Robert DeNiro, and Michael J. Fox--read actual letters from the soldiers fighting the war with such passion, it seemed the letters were read by their writers. But somehow, the focus stayed on the grunts who wrote the letters.The most moving and memorable was the final letter, read by Ellen Burstyn, written by a mother to the son she lost to the war. The actual letter was placed at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC.It's been nearly 17 years since I first watched "Dear America." I use the video now, a lifetime later, to teach *my* high school students about the Vietnam War.PG13: real war footage, mild language, and brief nudity. Despite the rating, less mature middle and high schoolers might see "Dear America" as just another war movie and not appreciate its importance.

flyaway122 Dear America:Letters Home From Vietnam is a compilation of the letters of certain American soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War. The film is based on a book of the same name which was commissioned by the New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission. The film includes photographs of individual soldiers some of who have died, and also includes 'home-video'-type footage of American soldiers. The film documents the experiences of American soldiers at war at the same time as it portrays the change in the publics attitude towards American involvement in the Vietnam War. The letters written by the American soldiers are read by famous actors such as Michael J. Fox, Martin Sheen and Robert DeNiro. The whole idea of the film was to show the American and Australian public what these soldiers actually faced day in-day out. The film leaves the viewer to weigh up all the evidence and to decide whether American and Australian involvement was right or wrong. In all knowledge that the given information is true. If looking for information on the Vietnam War, and need some personalized examples of soldiers then this film is a must to see. And for those who are just curious about the Vietnam War, I highly recommend seeing it.

pooear Dear America, is most certainly one of the really great war films, and this is because nearly everything is real, all footage and the letters read are real, the only things that aren't authentic are the actors voices, however these are some of Hollywoods finest so believing them to be the actual soldiers, mothers, nurses is easy.It is more a documentary then a film, but the presence of the actors gives it a cinemeatic feel.Accompanied by a great soundtrack (has there ever been a Vietnam movie with a bad one) this is one of the most moving and poignent movies you will see, it is through its realness that ones gets a feel of how bad war really is, it is probably one of very few war movies that really makes you fear war, because there is no adventurous sub plot, just some letters from young guys, most of whom just want out.The final letter really sums up the entire movie, and I would have to say this is one of the most moving pieces of film ? I have seen, this is then followed by Springsteens Born in the USA, which brings a fitting conclusion to the film