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• Complete Monster: The Vietnamese captors, but also the Frenchman.
• Crowning Music of Awesome: In addition to the guys singing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", there's also Cavatina.
• Funny Aneurysm Moment: John Cazale was diagnosed with terminal cancer just as filming was about to begin; this makes his presence at the funeral scene all the more morbid.
• It Gets Better: The opening scene at the wedding is extremely long and torturous, but once the war actually happens things really start to get interesting.
• Kick the Dog: In the first war scene, a Viet Cong soldier slaughters a bunker full of Vietnamese civilians and then shoots a pregnant woman and her child. Michael avenges her by burning him alive with a flamethrower.
• Memetic Mutation: "Mau! Ði đi mau!"

What part of "di di mau" don't you understand?

• Tear Jerker: Just about all of the climax and ending, especially Nick's death. Not to mention, the movie uses Cavatina very effectively.
• Unfortunate Implications: The film has been criticized for its heavy-handed portrayal of the Viet Cong as ludicrously sadistic and evil.
• The Woobie: The entire main cast qualifies, but especially Nick.