Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/Ahb78xE_xyc Hooked by the trailer, I keenly awaited the arrival of _Da 5 Bloods_ on Netflix. This is a new Spike Lee movie that follows four African-American veterans from the Vietnam War as they return to Vietnam decades later. Their reason for going back is twofold - they are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader but also to recover a pile of gold they buried while in-country. I’ll start off with the things I enjoyed about this. I thought it was great to see Delroy Lindo front and centre of this movie. …
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Da 5 Bloods
Overview
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.
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Release date
12/06/2020
Votes
1,186
Popularity
3.7
Delroy Lindo
Paul
Jonathan Majors
David
Clarke Peters
Otis
Norm Lewis
Eddie
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Melvin
Mélanie Thierry
Hedy Bouvier
Paul Walter Hauser
Simon
Jasper Pääkkönen
Seppo Havelin
Johnny Tri Nguyen
Vinh Tran
Lê Y Lan
Tiên Luu
Nguyễn Ngoc Lâm
Quân
Sandy Huong Pham
Michon
Jean Reno
Desroche
Chadwick Boseman
Stormin' Norman
Veronica Ngô
Hanoi Hannah
Nguyen Anh Tuan
Chavy
Duc Luong
Bao
Quoc Tuan
Tam
Tran Minh Thuong
Vietnamese Tracker
Hoang Sang
Nguyen
Thanh Van
Huy
Nguyen Bao Ngoc
Thuy (Waitress)
Linh Huynh
Kmue (Hotel Clerk)
Le Cuong
Hoang (Beer Vendor)
Nhu Thuc
Chu (Chicken Seller)
Hung Cuong
Binh (Fruit Seller)
Thuy Hong
Dung (Snake Seller)
Nhu Le
Anh
Ngoc Anh
Nu
Hawk Newsome
Black Lives Matters Leader
Adrienne J. Stowers
Janet
Tirina Simons
Kim
Kenda Roberts
Cissy
Pernell Edward
Melvin, Jr.
Hanh Phuc
Van
Chu Xuan Ai
Hoang (Viet Cong Vet)
Jordan Morgan
Dennis The Menace (Radio Man)
Alex Winters
Joe (Huey Pilot)
Anton Patrynika
Bernie (Huey Pilot)
Casey Clark
Vito (Gunner)
Andrey Kasushkin
Bobby Joe (Gunner)
Suradet Dongthaisong
Viet Cong Hero Sapper
Nhut Linh
Viet Cong Sapper
Phuc Pham Hoang
Viet Cong Sapper
Quoc Toan
Viet Cong Sapper
Xuan Thanh
Viet Cong Sapper
Truc Linh
Viet Cong Sapper
Nguyen Kim Dung
Viet Cong Sapper
Nguyen Vu Truc Nhu
Viet Cong Sapper
Taweesak Baoseehah
Tracker's Man #1
Surawan Satchukorn
Tracker's Man #2
Pichaiyut Jongjai
Tracker's Man #3
Chaiyos Chaiyosburana
Desroche's Driver
Laersak Phusomjai
Tour Boat Pilot
Amanda Nguyen
Hanoi Radio Announcer (voice)
Devin Rumer
Captain Hill (uncredited)
Rick Shuster
Pilot (uncredited)
Alexander Winters
Joe Huey Pilot (uncredited)
Mav Kang
Dead Pilot (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hồ Chí Minh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Neil Armstrong
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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I enjoyed watching this. <em>'Da 5 Bloods'</em> is very good, it kept me watching with interest from beginning to end. The cinematography is tremendous, there are many great looking scenes in this; the whole look of the film is top notch. The run time could've perhaps been shorter, but most war films tend to go on for a while to be honest. I will say that I didn't enjoy the start and end as much I did the middle, but there's still enough in there. I would also agree that some of the real life imagery used is unnecessary. The cast are excellent. Delroy Lindo is, for me, the star of the…
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Ok, so a team of old African American soldiers decide to return to Vietnam to find the body of their colleague who was killed in action - and to retrieve some $17m worth of gold bars. En route they have to face some personal demons; an old girlfriend and the locals who have their own plans... It's not dreadful, but it certainly could not be described as Spike Lee anywhere near his best. The gang do emanate some sense of comradeship and loyalty, but in such a gung-ho fashion as to render the whole thing little better than a run-of-the mill Nicolas Cage style shoot 'em up effort with a really ra…
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