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Summary: Best Vietnam Movie Ever!
Review: When Platoon first came out in 1987, I was swept by the emotion and thought it deservedly won best picture. Now, I look at it and it is one big joke. "We Were Soldiers" is the Vietnam film that everyone should remember. Of course, since it was the beginning of the war, it was more idealistic before it turned ugly in Oliver Stone's Platoon era. Enough though of the synopsis--watch it and love our Vietnam vets for it. On a side note, the women actors were all great. I can't think of any other woman than Madeleine Stowe as Mel Gibson's character's wife and wasn't Keri Russell absolutely gorgeous?
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Summary: The human side of war
Review: This movie begins by depicting the family lives of Mel Gibson and the men he would lead into battle. Gibson's character is depicted as a compassionate family man and an officer who vows to physically lead his men into battle. When he arrives in Viet Nam, he and his inexperienced troops are sent on a mission which is almost doomed to failure because of the inequality of their numbers compared to the Vietnamese. As the battle rages and men fall, scenes are shown of their wives receiving the telegrams which inform them of their husbands' deaths. The viewer learns to care about these men and then sees many of them killed in combat. This is a sad tribute to the heroes who died in that battle and those who survived to tell us the story.
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Summary: The Best Movie of 2002
Review: In a review dated 9/9/02, "Jason" of Kentucky predicts "We Were Soldiers" will sweep the next Academy Awards. I certainly hope he is right, although I suspect any nominations it gets will be minor, while lesser "Event" movies grab the glory. This film is profoundly moving, made so by a combination of affecting moments, acting, musical score and editing. The scene showing the nighttime departure from Fort Benning is made all the more powerful due to its being understated. No long, drawnout goodbyes, just a nod from one wife, and three words from another (which is the only dialog in the scene). Watch for Mel Gibson's small, sad, knowing smile as Chris Klein approaches him under the lights as they wait for the buses that will take them on their first steps from home to a nightmare. If this scene doesn't make you cry, as it did an entire theater, you mustn't have tear ducts!
All in all, this is a great movie. Perfect, no, but a classic nonetheless. See it. Support it. And thank all veterans.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST WAR MOVIES OF ALL TIME!
Review: I can't say enough about this movie. It's one of the best performances by Mel Gibson I've ever seen since braveheart and
the patriot. My boss is a vietnam vet and he says it's the most
realistic vietnam movies he has seen in a long time.So if you
want to get a taste of what fighting in vietnam was like, Buy
this movie and watch it again and again.You'll be glued to your
seat.It doesn't show you everything that happened but does give
you a really bloody,informative and entertaining idea of what it
was like over there.
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Summary: The Horror!
Review: The real horror of war is having to endure over the top Hollywood trash such as this movie. Here is a small list of the absurdity in We Were Soldiers...99% of VCs die by charging straight into American sights. Of all the war movies I seen recently this one takes the cake for the worst action sequences. Everything just seems so Hollywood and FAKE. Its like they didn't even try. I thought the battle took place in Vietnam? The terrain looks like it took place in a glorified paintball park. The VCs are cartoonist extras from Rambo. They spend most of their time dying in the most idiotic way possible or barking at each other with their stereotypical and hilariously over the top acting. If this is Mel's attempt to humanize the enemy then he failed miserably. The list goes and on..
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Summary: Somebody made another 'Nam' movie, yippee.
Review: The movie is okay, good action and exploding body parts, so you won't be dissappointed, but don't expect any revelations about the war (other than - we were right). It's chilling to watch this movie and "Black Hawk Down" because you can feel yourself actually cheering when we blow up people in their homelands. So from that perspective, I think this was a little too patriotic and the timing kinda sad as well. It's like the movie makers assume we have no idea that Vietnam was largely about money and resources ... The other strange assertion the movie makes is that this is supposedly the first battle that ever took place between Americans and "Charlie". ... One thing that did actually have integrity, and was in a way the basis for the movie, was the viewpoint from the average soldier as the war started. He thought to himself "I'm fighting for my country, I'm scared but it's for a good cause". And the movie did convey the average soldiers ignorance for political motivations, bravo.
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Summary: Techically a very good film
Review: I enjoyed this film a great deal! I spent time in VN,after this action. And this is technically a great film. I'm not sure Mel Gibson was the best choice for this film. And I really like Mel, just not five stars worth in this film.
It's not a film for the faint of heart.
And after you see this one, check out 84 Charlie Mopic my favorite VN flick
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Summary: John Wayne would be proud !
Review: I am a fan of Mel Gibson movies, but this one was no Braveheart or Patriot. There have been alot of great war films like Platoon,Saving Private Ryan, Blackhawk Down, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now. We Were Soldiers is not one of them. This film belongs in the B-grade section with films like Green Berets , Hamburger Hill, Casualties of War ,Thin Red Line etc.
I thought the acting cheesy and the battles scenes were very unrealistic.
If you love John Wayne movies then you will love We Were Soldiers
If you want to see a great war film grab a copy of Platoon or Blackhawk Down.
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Summary: We Were Soldgiers
Review: Great movie that is very well done and shows the reality of war, the best movie I have ever seen.
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Summary: You will hug your wife and children after seeing this movie
Review: As a former Marine with the 3rd Recon Batt., I can say that this movie is the best movie on Vietnam I have ever seen. Not just because it was based on a true story, although that adds to the effect, but mainly because this movie hits you at all levels of human existence. It is not just a movie about a battle, but about wives, children, friends...all affected by war. About Fathers who kiss their children and wives good-byein the middle of the night, and wake up the next day fighting for their lives. When I finished watching this movie at midnight, I walked to each room and kissed my children and my wife, then wept for another half-hour. The music will haunt you, the scenes will replay in your head for days, but events of that November in 1965 will never be forgotten. Thanks to Col. Moore and Joe Galloway for writing this story and thanks to the producers and actors who brought it to life. "Garry Owen!" fighting 7th, and may God bless our country with more brave men like these.
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