We Were Soldiers (DVD, 2002, Checkpoint)
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Leading Role: Mel Gibson
Director: Randall Wallace
Rating: Rated R
Release Date: Aug 2002
Format: DVD
Additional Info: Checkpoint
UPC: 097363400226
Product ID: EPID54289728
Description: In 1965, 400 American troops faced an ambush by 2,000 enemy troops in the Ia Drang Valley (also known as the Valley of Death), in one of the most gruesome fights of the Vietnam War. WE WERE SOLDIERS is a detailed recreation of this true ...
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GREAT TRIBUTE TO VIETNAM VETERANS
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While I am not a Mel Gibson fan (and hate the thought of a foreigner playing the leed role), I have to admit that this film is not just a great Vietnam War film, it is simply a great war film, period.
It also manages to show the enemy in an appropriate light. For in order to have a great victory, you must have fought a worthy opponent. To this end, I thought the portrayal of the NVA commanding officer was an excellent touch.
But for me, the hardest hitting moments were the letters being received by the wives of the recently fallen soldiers. While admittedly a bit 'hollywoodized', it was a great reminder of those families of soldiers, airmen and sailors who live in fear and dread every ringing of the phone or knocking of the door.
A must see movie!!
It also manages to show the enemy in an appropriate light. For in order to have a great victory, you must have fought a worthy opponent. To this end, I thought the portrayal of the NVA commanding officer was an excellent touch.
But for me, the hardest hitting moments were the letters being received by the wives of the recently fallen soldiers. While admittedly a bit 'hollywoodized', it was a great reminder of those families of soldiers, airmen and sailors who live in fear and dread every ringing of the phone or knocking of the door.
A must see movie!!
Review ID: 10000000006729633
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