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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Some films you may hear about and they slip your mind for years--mainly because hardly anyone ever sings its praises. Southern Comfort is a prime example. The cast is good, especially the two leads, but it amounts to a rehash of Deliverance with its "fear the Southern white man" message.The Guardsmen spend a great deal of time splashing through the bayou and complaining or going nuts or flashing their redneck credentials. Maybe in 1981 it was edgy, but there is something juvenile about it now. The whiny National Guardsmen were bad enough, but then when the filmmakers were pressed to build tension or perhaps to disgust some members of the audience, they throw in a couple of real animal deaths-two caged pigs shot on screen. Despite what some callous psycho said about it being a refreshing rejection of "Peta freaks," many people of all backgrounds and intellectual capacity would find the exploitation of real death for crass entertainment to be at the very least, in bad taste.If the message of the film is any commentary on a clash between civilization and the rustic, the filmmakers, ironically enough, manage to merge the two by achieving a kind of technological barbarism all their own. If I want a lesson in Southern Comfort, maybe I will read Mark Twain, who said: Man is the only animal who blushes. Or needs to.

A squad of National Guard soldiers on a training exercise in a Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives after they incur the wrath of some Cajun trappers.I love the backwoods/survival genre, and with this one featuring an exceptional cast (Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, Brion James), it certainly had a lot of potential.Sadly, this Deliverance-inspired thriller failed to impress: Walter Hill's direction is sluggish and the film is overlong, with the majority of the action consisting of tedious slogging through the wetlands, the obnoxious characters behaving in a manner that doesn't seem at all credible given their training and predicament.Unlike Deliverance, which delivered plenty of tension and at least two bona fide classic scenes (duelling banjos, squeal like a pig), there is little noteworthy about Southern Comfort beyond the authentic swampy location, Ry Cooder's atmospheric music, and the final few minutes in which Hill finally injects some life into proceedings (too little, too late).4.5/10, rounded up to 5 for IMDb.

Comparison to Deliverance is inevitable. I first saw this in the mid 80's. Well, that time i found it to be jus a survival/action movie. Saw it few months back. Found it to be more than jus a survival flick. It's more of an allegory to war. It teaches us to respect other cultures n to behave in alien territories. The acting is top notch. Excellent cinematography by Andrew Laszlo. The swamps are beautifully captured. Then there's the superb soundtrack by Ry Cooder. The whole ensemble cast is excellent. Keith Carradine, Powers Booth, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, Sonny Landham n Brion James. The movie is well shot. Hats off to Walter Hill. The locations feel authentic, damp and eerie. Terrific atmosphere gives this movie a major boost. Terror and paranoia is captured very well especially in the town at the very end.

it's an artistic nam movie with fine camera work. About every scene is some portrait of 'soldiers at war' in that south delta /asia/ ; it's louisiana 1973 ; french and southern. Fine focal depth and photography. The script is well edited too, expectations decisions etc words chosen /all movie long/; not much movie time wasted telling the story ; what 'america went through down there' the chaotic tet-apocalypse' included. that's the atmosphere of the movie, it's not exactly pleasant, but I consider you mature enough to handle it right to evaluate it towards 'good', since it's a movie. A lot of male will recognize their friends and related styles easily. Eh........yes, which contributes to the portrait. I think it's artistic /cinema artistic/ for the method and tec used /grime too everything/text/ in louisiana USA. Outstanding is the final scene, in reference to the starting scene, with the huey and the car wearing the star / nr 22877. so very many etcetc frederick barendse 3-5-14 Might be underestimated a nam movie, but I'm not really informed about figures and sales, certainly not nowadays. Southern comfort is a very good movie. (I would not have chosen the drink name, maybe 'southern game' I don't know. fb