My One Word Review for "We Were Soldiers": Brutal.
Thank goodness director Randall Wallace didn't feel the need for going with that overdone blue filter and gave us some of the scariest war battle scenes shot in natural sunlight and darkness. There was a bit a slow-motion action shots, but nothing that was overused, and there are some incredible war re-creation of the battle in Vietnam.
Overall this was a pretty tight, albeit unflinching depiction of America's 1st military involvement in the Vietnam War, and it wasn't a pretty sight. The US wasn't as prepared, was short-handed, and was battling a country fighting for their own survival on their home turf. It was very difficult odds to say the least.
The characterizations were good for Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) and his family (including Madeline Stowe as his wife), and the network of officer's wives gave the audience that emotional tie-in to the fates of the brave soldiers sent 12,000 miles away to fight a battle that no one wanted fought, but their country sent them, and they did the best they could given the politial climate and actual war theater locations and support.
As an American, you can't help be feel incredible anguish and sympathy when you see us engaged in war, and the terrible toll it takes not only on the soldiers, but their families (on both sides) as well. This was an unflinching look at what happened that first week in battle in Vietnam.
If you are one that can handle strong bloody war violence, and are interest in this sort of material, I recommend seeing it at the movie theaters for the sheer spectable of the war depicted on the screen.
I give this film a grade of A- or 3.5 stars.
PatCave; HT Pix;Gear;DIY Projects;DVDs; LDs
Thank goodness director Randall Wallace didn't feel the need for going with that overdone blue filter and gave us some of the scariest war battle scenes shot in natural sunlight and darkness. There was a bit a slow-motion action shots, but nothing that was overused, and there are some incredible war re-creation of the battle in Vietnam.
Overall this was a pretty tight, albeit unflinching depiction of America's 1st military involvement in the Vietnam War, and it wasn't a pretty sight. The US wasn't as prepared, was short-handed, and was battling a country fighting for their own survival on their home turf. It was very difficult odds to say the least.
The characterizations were good for Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) and his family (including Madeline Stowe as his wife), and the network of officer's wives gave the audience that emotional tie-in to the fates of the brave soldiers sent 12,000 miles away to fight a battle that no one wanted fought, but their country sent them, and they did the best they could given the politial climate and actual war theater locations and support.
As an American, you can't help be feel incredible anguish and sympathy when you see us engaged in war, and the terrible toll it takes not only on the soldiers, but their families (on both sides) as well. This was an unflinching look at what happened that first week in battle in Vietnam.
If you are one that can handle strong bloody war violence, and are interest in this sort of material, I recommend seeing it at the movie theaters for the sheer spectable of the war depicted on the screen.
I give this film a grade of A- or 3.5 stars.
PatCave; HT Pix;Gear;DIY Projects;DVDs; LDs
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