We Were Soldiers [HD DVD]

We Were Soldiers [HD DVD]
by Randall Wallace

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Actor: Chris Klein, Greg Kinnear, Madeleine Stowe, Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott
Director: Randall Wallace
Brand: Paramount
Writer: Randall Wallace
Producer: Arne Schmidt
Producer: Bruce Davey
Producer: Danielle Lemmon Zapotoczny
Producer: Eveleen Bandy
Writer: Harold G. Moore
Writer: Joseph L. Galloway
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 138 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment

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Movie Review: We Were Soldiers
Summary: 4 Stars

If you're looking for a good film about Vietnam, this should definitely be on your list. As with most Mel Gibson films, he wants to grab his audience by the heart (Hamelt, Braveheart, etc.). He does his homework, and with the help of Randal Wallace, always pulls if off. It's a true story, of course dramatized, about the first official combat mission in Vietnam by the 7th Air Cav. Gibson portrays Lt. Col. Hal Moore (who is now a retired Army General). There are quite a few emotional moments, but the battlefield action prevents it from becoming the cross-over date flick like Braveheart. However, the sountract is stunning and soul-stirring; and the music from the end credits "Mansions of the Lord" was sung at President Reagan's funeral; how much more of an honor can you get?
The only criticisms that I can give are trying to play a bit TOO much for the sympathy card, but after all, Gibson always gives you both barrels, so really can't be faulted. I would have rated it 5 stars except for the extra shmaltz; but without a doubt, I would place it in the top 10 of Vietnam war movies; and an excellent reminder of the men whose names are engraved on the Wall that you'd never connect with had you not viewed the film. I highly recommend it!

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The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the la Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."

Based on the book by Lt. Col. Harold Moore (ret.) and journalist Joseph Galloway, We Were Soldiers offers a dignified reminder that the Vietnam War yielded its own crop of American heroes. Departing from Hollywood's typically cynical treatment of the war, writer-director Randall Wallace focuses on the first engagement of American soldiers with the North Vietnamese enemy in November 1965. Moore (played with colorful nuance by Mel Gibson) and nearly 400 inexperienced troopers from the U.S. Air Cavalry were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers, and the film re-creates this brutal firefight with graphic authenticity, while telling the parallel story of grieving army wives back home. While UPI reporter Galloway (Barry Pepper) risks his life to chronicle the battle, Wallace offers a balanced (though somewhat fictionalized) perspective while eliciting laudable performances from an excellent cast. Like the best World War II dramas of the 1940s, We Were Soldiers pays tribute to brave men while avoiding the pitfalls of propaganda. --Jeff Shannon

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