Hamburger Hill researching the Battle of Hamburger Hill. Irvin, an English-born filmmaker, worked on several documentaries in Vietnam in 1969. Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" called "Hamburger Hill" a "well-made Vietnam War film that narrows its attention to the men of a single platoon in a specific operation." In differentiating the film from "Platoon", he noted the film "refuses to put its characters and events into any larger frame. It could have been made a week after the conclusion of the operation it recalls, which is both its strength and weakness, depending on how you look at it." Hal Hinson
The Battle of Maze Hill mainly older, experienced thugs while those from Southampton were mainly in their early twenties. Maze Hill railway station was selected as the location as it is two train stops from Charlton and lacked a police presence. After the fight, hooligans from both sides contributed to Internet forums expressing admiration and respect for each other. In the resulting police investigation, 17 men were imprisoned for a total of 38 years. The Battle of Maze Hill The Battle of Maze Hill was the name given to a violent clash between Charlton Athletic F.C. and Southampton football hooligans which took place at Maze