Good Morning Vietnam.

One of the most hilarious war films I have ever seen. Robin Williams is pure class, his voices, his face, everything about him makes you laugh and to cap it all off his jokes are actually funny and his accents are better than decent.

This is a war film that has earned its place on the blog. Distracting from the Vietnam war there is a radio DJ who makes everyone laugh. He owns the radio and most of Vietnam by the time he has finished and has a fantastic taste in music to go with his comedy. Alongside Forest Whitacker (The Butler) this guy seems at times to be unstoppable and for the simple reason that he is making everyone laugh. Those that don't like him can't get him off the air because when they do they get thousands of complaints from the soldiers who have lost their entertainment. This guy, even though he is just playing himself is constantly reminding us what the world lost when he died. There will never be anyone quite like him, who can do the voices with the face and be generally funny with every comment made. It's more than comedy, it's entertainment.

Watching this film is so easy. Allow Robin Williams to do what he does best and just watch as everyone else can do nothing but laugh. We all know that he is brilliant and we know what to expect from him but that doesn't stop us from being in a way completely unprepared for every line that he delivers. Yes there is a plot and it gets a little more complicated and in a way takes you by surprise just because you were so immersed by what Williams was doing and saying that you can almost forget to keep following the rest of the plot. He is the type of character that is needed in every war. Most commanding officers don't like funny guys because they play pranks at the wrong time and get themselves and others killed but if you can give them a radio and let others enjoy their humour from a distance without necessarily endangering their lives then you have a win scenario.

Nothing is going to be straight forward with him in the cast, we know that, we expect it and we know that to an extent he has never been good with authority. In every film that I have seen him actually physically feature in he has always had a problem with authority, he will push it and push it until everyone hates him and wants to hurt him and either he gets what he wants or he gets sent away by someone with higher authority who doesn't like him and is going to do something about it. What his character does, even after ignoring all the warnings is that he says what he feels needs to be said. Yes, his job is to make people laugh but he also says everything that needs to be said and the problem is that people will miss him if he is taken away from the radio so he really holds all the power. I like a character like that, it reminds me of me- not good with authority and clearly aware of how to manipulate the situation.

Definitely one for the collection. Anything with Robin Williams in is worth keeping but this is another one that is worth it because of how good it is, how funny it is and not just because it has that name to sell it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwSra5p8MDw