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We Were Soldiers Reviews

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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 story--of the strategies, obstacles, and human cost faced by the troops that participated. .. Read more

Starring	Mel Gibson, Madeline Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott
Director	Randall Wallace
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- A movie of old-fashioned gung-ho heroics, with Gibson in long-shot looking remarkably like John Wayne; it's convincing on the thud and blunder of battle, though otherwise seems advance propaganda for the next World War.
- 31833
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  NOT Full Metal Jacket
  
  We were soldiers is a dire piece of work. I have several problems with it:
  
  1. Hypocrisy. Lt. Col. Hal Moore is depicted as a devout Christian. ... read more »
  
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  - JediSi
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  - Kent
  - 25 Sep 2007 at 22:06
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  jedsi grow up this an excellent movie better than full metal jacket
  
  JediSi
  
  you seriously need to grow up you say Christians don't kill we kill to keep peace killing in war is justified read the bible you will see ... read more »
  
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- - keipherbooth
  - 1 review
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 15:42
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  Similar to others of its kind
  
  Unfortunately this DVD arrived with a glitches which helped freeze out some sequence of events. This had the reslting effect of making life difficult in ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 13 Nov 2011 at 17:14
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  best modern war!!!
  
  absulotly fantastic film. graet acting. great scriped. great effects BUT bluray disapointing looked the same as a dvd!!! but still a must see.
  
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- - dandanbakerman
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  - 13 Aug 2011 at 20:34
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  A very earnest attempt to portray the battle
  
  There are better films on this genre, but the most telling fact is that it was endorsed by the people depicted, who lived through the experience.
  
  I ... read more »
  
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- - Arnie1066
  - 1 review
  - 10 Jun 2011 at 13:03
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  we were soldiers
  
  War is not really my thing, spent some time watching it but sadly found it rather boring. To make a good film you need a good plot, even if its documentary ... read more »
  
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- - simes
  - 206 reviews
  - near Gloucester
  - 23 May 2011 at 16:57
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  Just Okay.
  
  We Were Soldiers is better than Windtalkers that I just recently seen but it's not the best war film I've watched. A very grainy blu-ray, brutal and ... read more »
  
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- - filmsaremypassion
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  - Bexhill
  - 09 Sep 2010 at 10:04
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  Not excellent but worthy
  
  A bit cheesey in places, obviously very 'Americanised' but overall a film you should see. If it's an accurate depiction then it will certainly make ... read more »
  
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- - GOM
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  - Brockenhurst
  - 07 Sep 2010 at 13:07
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  - 3
  We Were Soliders
  
  Great action packed film. lots of famous faces doing a great job! All showing the strength of the US Army! Highly recommended.
  
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- - 5sfish
  - 9 reviews
  - Mancheter
  - 26 Aug 2010 at 14:12
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  One of the best
  
  Although this is a film pretty much in the same place all the time i think this is one of the best Vietnam war films ever made.
  
  The part were the ... read more »
  
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- - outbound
  - 2 reviews
  - oxfordshire
  - 20 Apr 2010 at 19:21
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  We Were Soldiers
  
  I give it four stars becasue it is not as good as Deer hunter, Platoon or Apocalypse Now but is truely a great vietnam film. If you dont like war films, ... read more »
  
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- - ALJJ
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  - Bishops Stortford
  - 30 Mar 2010 at 16:08
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  NOT Full Metal Jacket
  
  We were soldiers is a dire piece of work. I have several problems with it:
  
  1. Hypocrisy. Lt. Col. Hal Moore is depicted as a devout Christian. ... read more »
  
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- 479452
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  - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 25 Sep 2007 at 22:06
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  Amazing
  
  "We Were Soldiers" is a truly touching story of the Vietnam war. It show the many aspects that suround a war, it is not all guts and glory; be ready ... read more »
  
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- - sj79
  - West Yorkshire
  - 12 Feb 2004 at 12:59
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  What a film
  
  Were to begin, this has got to be one of the best Vietnam films I've seen in a long time. Mel Gibson gives an amazing performance as a god loving, family, ... read more »
  
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- - Peter Day
  - Ampthill, Bedfordshire
  - 01 Nov 2004 at 12:58
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  Superb!
  
  How many war films have you seen? It's such a 'boy' thing. However both my wife and I enjoyed this one, albeit the realism in the heat of battle was... read more »
  
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- - SabreT
  - North Lanarkshire
  - 03 Mar 2004 at 20:34
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  Amazing. I was glued ...
  
  Amazing. I was glued to this movie. It was a little reminiscent of 'Saving Private Ryan', but I think that's just its gritty nature. A true story of... read more »
  
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- - haplo#1
  - CRAWLEY
  - 29 Jan 2004 at 10:29
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  We Were Soldiers
  
  An excellent film with great detail, this film shows how an organised unit can beat all odds and survive. Excellent action scenes make for a very touching war ... read more »
  
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  - Portsmouth, England
  - 15 Nov 2003 at 08:52
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  We were Soldiers is moving...
  
  A very moving and realistic movie that is mostly based on real life. A very, very good film in which Mel Gibson shows how talented he is.
  
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  - Attleborough
  - 30 Dec 2009 at 17:11
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  This was one of the ...
  
  This was one of the best fictional Vietnam war films I have ever seen.I watched it three times.
  
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  - WATFORD
  - 19 Apr 2004 at 16:53
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  What a film! Makes you...
  
  What a film! Makes you feel the true trauma a family has to endure during a family being split by a war. Good action sequences too! My wife says it was the best... read more »
  
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  - NORTHAMPTON
  - 22 Aug 2004 at 13:31
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  <P>Outstanding ...
  
  <P>Outstanding true story of one of the first battles of the Vietnam War.
  
  <P>Realistic and gritty with an exceptional cast who portrayed ... read more »
  
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  - LOCHGELLY
  - 23 Sep 2004 at 13:59

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Critics' reviews
- A movie of old-fashioned gung-ho heroics, with Gibson in long-shot looking remarkably like John Wayne; it's convincing on the thud and blunder of battle, though otherwise seems advance propaganda for the next World War.
- 31833
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- The Valley of Death, La Drang, Vietnam, 1965. Lt-Col Hal Moore (Gibson) and 400 of his fellow Seventh Cavalrymen... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15

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  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 story--of the strategies, obstacles, and human cost faced by ...