When I saw this movie I was a little surprised, as well as disappointed. The visual appeal, effects, and screenplay were great, but I thought it had way too little of a story-line. If the idea was to get the feeling of terror of war, great! but for someone like me who is more familiar with that stuff, and prefers a story with historic movies (eg. Titanic: Jack and Rose) it's not advised.
War movie, and a kind of bullshit one at that. They should have taken more care of the ending. Wives getting telegrams and Mr. Gibson gets to walk out of there ok. That's probably because he had Mr. Elliot as his Sgt. Major.
very touching, I'm a great an of Mel Gibson, being an aussie and all, but it's the message that is so touching in this movie. that you're not a leader so that others wil follow you, you lead so that you may serve others. My salute to the brave sodiers...
Pretty good as far as films go. Mell Gibson always does a good job potraying a Soldier. I recomend it to all who are interested in military history or if your just looking for a good movie to watch
In a place soon to be known as The Valley of Death, in a small clearing called landing zone X-Ray, Lt. Colonel Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) and 400 young fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons, all troopers from an elite American combat division, were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. The ensuing battle was one of the most savage in U.S. history. We Were Soldiers Once...And Young is a tribute to the nobility of those men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and love for one another.
As a war movie, this was breathtaking, showing heroism on the part of soldiers, which is what war movies do. The ending where Kinnear shows up and zaps the North Vietnamese with Gatling guns. Where were these guns before? The artillery did a great job, and the ability to call in air strikes almost instantaneously was amazing. In the story arc, it was interesting to contrast the Mel Gibson plan, which he learned from the French who did it wrong by being passive, to take the battle to the enemy when they least expect it. If we had not given up politically, we could have won the war in Vietnam. Sam Elliott was his usual great gruff self. Mel was often melodramatic and the women back home were stereotypes and Madeleine Stowe had the world's biggest lips.
great movie,even if I'm not a big fan of Gibson he did a good job in this movie like all the other actors which did a very good work too.special effects are good particularly when someone gets shoot or burn...give it a try if you like this kind of movie.
Promises made were kept. Everyone came back home - dead or alive. A very good movie indeed. The Colonel's ledership skills were put to fire-test.
I lovethe movie!
One of the most accurate contemporary war films out there. It is very well done and well-paced, but does not pass the boundaries of being an entertainingly good Hollywood action film.
I haven't seen this movie in a long time, and all that I remember is thinking, "This is pretty good". But with that being all I can recall about this movie, it shows it doesn't stand out as a great war film.
Quite possibly the best 'Nam' flik I've ever seen. Based on true events! Unbelievable man. Gibson is one of the best isn't he? Very good gunfighting scenes, a must see!
Good War Scenes Touching And Sometimes Entertaining But The problem is U Just watched This Kind Of Movie SO MANY TImes ! Platoon IS The Best One In Nam's War Genre I Liked The Cast BTW
Packs quite a punch action-wise, but left much to desire as it came to the directing and overall substance. Another unfortunate downside was its tendency to lean towards the realm of cheesyness and cringe-worthy patriotism. Despite said blemishes and flaws, however, there was still something about this movie that had me quite captured and kept me from ever getting bored. Therefore, in the end, I'm pleased to say it's one of the best Vietnam movies I've seen to date, almost being in league with such classics as The Plutoon and Full Metal Jacket.
Anyway, after checking out IMDB, I came to dig out several interesting facts about this movie, which were kind of fun to contemplate and digest. For one thing, it was written and directed by Randall Wallace, who is actually the man behind the screenplay for Braveheart (an achievement for which I will always be eternally grateful). This would probably explain why Mel Gibson was chosen for the lead role. Another fun fact is that Randall Wallace has also written the screenplay for Pearl Harbor. Now how in the world one and the same person could write both Braveheart and Pearl Harbor is beyond me. It's just one of those great mysteries of life I guess, and an ironic one at that. I'm glad though that We Were Soldiers didn't suffer the same shameful fate, because when all is said and done, this was yet another good movie for Mr.Wallace to take pride in.
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