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Summary: Almost as good as Siege at Firebase Gloria
Review: Essentially, this is the high budget version of Siege at Firebase Gloria (except Siege at Firebase Gloria doesn't have all the fluff & boring parts that We Were Soldiers has). I absolutey loved this movie! If you like to see thirld world country people being machine gunned, blasted with artillery, and napalmed, then this movie is for you. The helicopter gunship scene near the end of the movie it worth the price of the DVD alone. The special effects in this movie are absolutely fantastic, as the second half of the movie is nonstop action.
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Summary: As Russian Airborne Afghan Veteran ...
Review: This was few points , I didn't like : The copters was too low ... No supporting fighter copters during the landing ... they landed in lower point , most defenseless sight ...the people in copters was too open ( You have to sit ON the top your helmet ) ... Soldiers shouting from thear knees ( we had one ... get a bullet in his furhead )... always stay low !... Before ( and after ) they get in copters - too light ... 3 days supplies ... the rule!
But at same time :
Showes you anouph stupidity of military officers , who never went there ... the ones , who are the heroes now . Showes you the shortest line between love and death ... Shoes you the brutality and pain ... do I need to say more ?!
The REAL words from someone , who knows : Dead or alife , we are all coming home together ...!
The last words of a kid : I died for my country ... the same country , which blame the veterans for what happened ... the baby killers ...
I had my world ... I didn't know , I am crasy ... untill I woke up one night , and saw my first wife's face white ... dead ... I realised - I need help .
I wrote my book not for you ... I wrote it for myself...
When some journalist tryed to brake me down ... I told him - too late . You cann't ... He didn't believed me ... he was wrong !?
I put it in another side of me , the side which I do not remember ... but I will never forget .?.?.?
I throwed the key to this side away , but founded ... Now it is melted in the pain of other soldiers , who didn't find the way to get reed of it ... And who is lucky ?! The ones , who found it ... or the ones , who couldn't loose it ???????
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Summary: Great
Review: Great movie, but it should have been longer. To many important parts were cut. Anyone that sees the movie, should read the book. It makes it even better.
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Summary: Compelling and Riveting
Review: "We Were Soldiers" is one of the best vietnam movies I have ever seen. I congratulate all the cast and crew who participated in this film, Mel Gibson did a fantastic job, as usual. Sam Elliot was an excellent choice for Plumley. Ryan Hurst, awesome performance as Sgt. Savage, outstanding and such realism, "Remember the Titans" is also one of my favorites. I really enjoy your movies, you portray your character with such feeling, a unique quality. I was grateful to see that the wives and families of the soldiers were given so much attention, an important aspect to include, not only were these men soldiers they were husbands, fathers, and brothers. The wives who lose their husbands and the children who lose their fathers are very crucial to the true understanding of this particular war. Forget the negative comments made by those who do not understand that concept, war is terrifying to imagine let alone live through. I remember as a teenager when my brother left to fight in Vietnam, my mother and I would make up care packages for him; and I witnessed first hand my mother's courage. I have seen the vietnam wall with my brother recently and he still gets teary. The things these soldiers had to do to survive is unthinkable, and then to come home to protesters calling them horrible names and not even appreciateing the fact that they put their lives at stake for someone else. It is the soldier who gave with his life; gave you the freedom to protest. The movie is based on a true story, and it is an outstanding account of what really happened in Vietnam. The bayonet charge was outstanding I have only seen that done in two movies, "Gettysburg" and "We Were Soldiers" both based on true accounts. DEFINITELY NUMBER ONE, applause, encore.
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Summary: It takes alot more than this to make a classic movie
Review: It takes alot more than this to make a classic movie... It takes alot more than realistic war action to make a classic movie. First, it can't be made by formula, the formula of so many, like Pearl Harbor for example. Classic, great movies take something much much more. Second, it can't have the "dumbed down" cheesy scenes for the first 45 minutes or so, the scenes so stupid and "spoon fed" to the audience... The bottom line is, movie making is a business. That extra box office money this business needs is why this movie is so dumbed down and really an insult to any intelligent movie fan.
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Summary: Faced paced epic
Review: This movie showed the true war in not just Vietnam but also at home. It is a tribute to the fighting men of Vietnam. Faced paced and action packed. Never a dull moment. It captures a real feel of battle. Excellent movie.
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Summary: Good, but....
Review: This was a good movie, but a movie with Mel Gibson, about Vietnam, demands special attention. Two things constantly bothered me, one silly the other important. First, Mel's Southern accent just did not work and I had to stifle a chuckle each time he tried to sound like someone from my home town. Second, the constant close-quarter, almost hand-to-hand nature of the fighting shown in this picture, in broad daylight, is inconsistent with everything I have come to understand about Vietnam and modern warfare. Modern weapons are so lethal that soldiers rarely get close enough to even see who they have shot. The American troops were constantly running around and standing up in plain view of dozens of machine gun firing NVA. That is not consistent with survival instinct or military training. So I challenge the technical accuracy of the movie on this point...Movies like "Platoon" and "Apocalypse Now" express the dark side of that time, and there was plenty of it - - In total I'll take "Blackhawk Down" for shear intensity and the portrayal of the incredible professionalism of the US soldier. I'll take "Saving Private Ryan" for the acting and that incredible opening scene. And I'll take "Braveheart" anyday as far as Mel is concerned.
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Summary: One of the very best war movies ever made
Review: Just a hair shy of beating Saving Private Ryan as the best war movie of all time. If you enjoyed Blackhawk Down or Saving Private Ryan you need to buy this DVD. Then read the book. The movie is a very accurate rendition of the book - but the movie is only the first half of the book - the 3 day battle at Landing Zone X-ray. A few days after end of the battle at Landing Zone X-ray, a sister battalion that marched in to relieve them at Landing Zone X-ray then push forward, was chopped to pieces by the North Vietnamese. The book that the movie is based on: We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam is the best account of battle I have ever read. Even surpassing The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara.
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Summary: The True Horrors & Sacrifice Of War.
Review: Having watched this film now on two occasions I felt compelled to write a review. Yet having sat down I felt lost for words. How does one do justice to such a film as this ? As a Christian I abhor war and all that it stands for. Yet having served in the military I appreciate all the values depicted here, not least the sacrifice and the bravery of all those who suffered and died on both sides. This is a story that must be told. It must be told to the American and Vietnamese people whose soldiers fought on that November day in 1965 and the world must be made aware of the horrors that were faced on the battlefield in the Ia Drang Valley, known as 'The Valley of Death'. Many might be unaware that this film is indeed based on a true story. A true story of a place in Vietnam where some 400 US soldiers found themselves isolated and surrounded by an opposing force of roughly 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers and the ensuing conflict. This is not a film for the squeamish. War is horrific, barbaric and full of butchery and the scenes depicted in this film portray these properties in no mean measure. The film proceeds at heart-racing pace from beginning to end. The acting is absolutely superb. This film will no doubt rank as a classic amongst it's genre. The battle-scenes are as realistic as they come. This is not a film that glorifies war, or that seeks to do so. It clearly seeks to tell a story. A story of the men who were there and the horrors that they endured & suffered and the casualties that were sustained. To it's credit it also includes the stories of the families, wives and children left at home whilst their loved ones faced the ultimate sacrifice.. One of the characters in the film, notably the battle scenes, is depicted as a photographer. Might I respectfully suggest that anyone with an interest in the historics of this battle, this war and the suffering of those involved, take some further time to examine a book entitled "REQUIEM". It is a book entirely devoted to the story of combatants such as these. A book devoted to the photographs of those war photographers who did not return. Photographers whose lives were also sacrificed in the process of bringing us the story of those soldiers who suffered. This film will choke you and might very well bring a tear to the most hardened of viewers. We need to be aware of the horrors of such conflicts and ensure that we do all we can to prevent them. Highly recommended viewing.
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Summary: This is a decent War film
Review: The action is good. Mel Gibson is great in war films(just watch "The Patriot" to see what I mean). The film has lots of graphic violence, so I would not show it to kids. Then again, you can't show any Vietnam movies to kids. It is a good one, but it's no "Platoon". Good for war film collections.
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