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We Were Soldiers (Widescreen Edition)

Mel Gibson (Actor), Madeleine Stowe (Actor), Randall Wallace (Director, Writer) Rated:

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Contributor	Chris Klein, Duong Don, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Mel Gibson, Randall Wallace, Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway, Josh Daugherty, Keri Russell, Robert Bagnell, Sam Elliott, Barry Pepper, Ryan Hurst, Marc Blucas See more
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Mel Gibson and Randall Wallace, the star and writer of Braveheart, reunite for this action-packed war movie that features explosive battle sequences, thrilling aerial photography and unforgettable military heroes who fought for their country, their loved ones and their freedom. 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.” This heroic true story of commitment, courage and sacrifice also stars Madeline Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell and Barry Pepper.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Randall Wallace
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, THX, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Color, Multiple Formats
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 18 minutes
Actors ‏ : ‎ Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), Unqualified, French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Paramount
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000068TPN
Writers ‏ : ‎ Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway, Randall Wallace
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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MilitaryPitmom

Unspoken Words

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024

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I have seen this movie more than once and it still gets me emotional every time. It hits me differently every time. My family has generations of member's that have fought for their country. Even my kids. So war & military movies are my favorite's. It's sad that "war" has to even be apart of life/history. So many young men and women have died or had their life altered (PTSD) so we can be safe even in what we think is our own home. We take for granted so much and don't realize that we have our "freedom" because someone else died or fought for us to have the little everyday thing's we have. Somehow I wish that treating other's with respect goes a long way. Military/War movies make me realize that respect can go a long way with other's. Great movie!!! Thank you!!!!!

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That the American generals who put our guys in harms way should have been busted.

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024

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I’m a Vietnam combat veteran. Our soldiers fought like tigers outnumbered 8-1. This is my choice to show what combat was really like. No Hollywood BS. The Generals in command should have retired or resigned. It was a death trap.

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Vietnam's "Private Ryan"

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2005

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I was three yrs old when the Vietnam War ended for America (1973). But like everyone in my generation I grew up in its shadow. A shadow very unlike WW2, which cast an aura of invincibility, unity, triumph and glory. Instead, my generation came up in the Vietnam War's vicious, hateful, divisive politics that still dominate the national discourse today.

So to me, and the millions of others in their 30's and 40's, Vietnam is both past and present. To understand today's political climate and ideological animus which drives it, Vietnam must be understood. But before that, the experience of the men who fought and died 12,000 miles away in places most had never heard of, must be grasped. And, as other reviewers here have noted, most "Vietnam" movies tend to concentrate on politics, propaganda or the just plain weird (to this day I'm still not sure what, despite its cinematic phantasmagoria, exactly Francis Ford Coppola was trying to say with "Apocalypse Now").

"We Were Soldiers" eschews all three. The prism through which Randall Wallace presents his film is the experience of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore (Ret.), Joe Galloway's and the officers and men of the 7th Air Cavalry. Geopolitics and the macroview are irrelevant here. As Hal Moore puts it, this is the story of survival, and brotherhood, under the most horrendous things man can do to man.

As Barry Pepper's Joe Galloway, reporter UPI and co-author of the book upon which the movie is based, tells us, in a voice over at the end of the movie, "[The veterans of Vietnam] went to war because their government ordered them to... But[in the end] they fought for each other." And that, more than anything else, is what this movie captures more poignantly and realistically than any other "Vietnam" ever has or is ever likely to.

The camraderie of the battlefield is something only those who have survived it can truly understand. Randal Wallace, the masterful, intensely human Mel Gibson (the irrational, ridiculously petty hatred of him that is expressed by some reviewers mars what are otherwise some good reviews) and the superb cast bring the brutal reality, fear, the blood, death, tragedy, dirt, and the sheer horror as close to the reality as a movie is ever likely to. Just as "Saving Private Ryan" stripped World War II of the rose colored prism of Audie Murphy heroics (one is tempted to say "melodramatics") to reveal what was ultimately an ugly, horrible conflict, "We Were Soldiers" does something like the opposite. The Vietnam soldier is FINALLY presented as neither war criminal ("Babykillers!") or only as a pawn of myopic, idiot politicians, obsessed with the quotidian (though he certainly was that) "kill-ratios."

Everytime I watch this movie I find myself feeling deeply moved, the emotions nearly as strong as when I saw the Wall in DC in high school. As I watched it with my father, who was too old for Vietnam, we both found ourselves in tears. With stark simplicity this film brings the reality home of what it the was ultimately was about: the men who fought and died in it. The men who were seared together in a bond of brotherhood that transcended the political, racial and religious divisions that were (and still are) rending our national fabric. To the soldiers, as Galloway's narration tells us, what they became together was more important than anything else.

If "We Were Soldiers" leaves you with nothing else, it should be the penultimate image of the airport, where one 7th Cav vet pushes another, wheelchair bound, through the airport--with no marching bands, no crowds of of eager families, no TV news cameras to "hail the conquering heroes." The Vietnam veteran came home very much as he'd left it: quiet and unnoticed. Though occasionally denounced & insulted, he was far often simply forgotten; he was an unwanted & visible reminder of the tremendous upheaval our society had endured. The country wanted to forgot that and the easiest way was to forget him.

"We who have seen war will never stop seeing war," Galloway tell us, and no movie can be anything but a pale echo of that reality. But what a deeply moving pathos Wallace and Gibson bring to it!

There is an intangible quality this movie captures what few war movies, and no Vietnam movie, have ever brought tbeen able to do. If Hal Moore himself, in one of the documentaries on the DVD, can say, "[This is] the first movie that gets it right," what more needs to be said?

Watch the movie with awe and gratitude for it gives to the men who fought in the Ia Drang in 14-16 NOV, 1965, what Lincoln did for the men who had fought 102 years earlier at Gettysburg: a monument so that we can "never forget what they [gave]...the last full measure of devotion."

Wallace and Gibson give us a tribute to those brave young men (four of whom won the Congressional Medal of Honor during the battle) that "neither adds nor detracts" but presents it as closely as any work of art ever can.

I can never know what it was like to fight and die in that place. I can never know, equally, what it was like to wait, anxious and benumbed, as the wives and families of the men of the 7th Air Cav. To repeat, nothing can ever give these experiences of those men and women to those who didn't live through, but this movie finally allows me to understand, on some small level, what is was like to be "soldiers [then] and young."

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A MUST SEE MOVIE!

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2004

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Knowing some of the people involved with this true story and having met General Harold Moore and Joe Galloway a few years ago I felt a necessity to see the film as soon as possible (ASAP). I had read their co-authored book We Were Soldiers Once and Young so I already knew what to expect of the film. I knew that neither he nor Joe wanted just any Hollywood company to turn their book into a fiasco. They wanted the truth told and shown so Americans could learn about one particular unit and the major battle they fought in 1965.
I knew that Mel Gibson was at Fort Benning, Georgia (GA) preparing to make the film. I also knew that they moved the film crew out to Fort Hunter-Liggett in California for the actual battle scenes. I was aware that the producer, director, screenplay writer and company involved with making the movie had also done "Braveheart" which won five Academy Awards a few years ago. I felt they would stick to reality rather than sugar coating the true story. While some things were changed to make the movie from the book most of it was as real as possible.
The movie began by showing French soldiers being massacred in June 1954 in the IaDrang Valley by the North Vietnamese. This valley became known as the Valley of Death and was often compared to GEN Custer's battle at the Little Big Horn. This was the first intense battle scene of the film but it was far from being the last.
Although this film was about the IaDrang Valley battle of November 1965 it also showed the public much more. It gave you the opportunity to meet certain characters up close and personal. It shows the wives, families, how they were affected and how these women helped each other during this time in history as well as their spouses and children.
On Sunday 14 November 1965 the 1/7, made up of about 400 US soldiers, arrived at Landing Zone (LZ) Xray and soon found themselves up against more than 2000 North Vietnamese Army (NVA) soldiers. For the next three days the soldiers battled the enemy. Precise times and locations were scrolled across the bottom of the screen. This entire part of the film is very intense. There were firefights, hand-to-hand combat, and bombing missions, which were so close to our own men that there were friendly fire casualties.
As darkness engulfed the battalion things got worse. LTC Moore walked among his soldiers reassuring them and telling them they did well to that point and to continue. Casualties were mounting. Moore was seen several times praying over the dead and wounded members of his battalion. This showed his compassion even more for his men.
As word was spreading back home of casualties the wives soon found out that the Army was not prepared for this. Taxicab drivers were delivering those dreaded telegrams. For whatever reason it showed that there were no chaplains or counselors there to handle this process. I don't recall that ever really happening so I'm hoping that was just a little bit of the Hollywood effect put on the film. Whatever the case was, in this movie Julie Moore took it upon herself to deliver all the messages to the spouses of her husband's soldiers.
Meanwhile Joe Galloway knew that there was heavy fighting going on and he jumped onboard a chopper to go see for himself. Armed only with several cameras he goes into the heat of the battle. When asked why he was there Galloway said to help the people home understand the war by shooting pictures not a rifle. More air strikes are called in and one of the men Joe came to know briefly was badly burned. He carried him to a waiting chopper. This was a rather gruesome scene.
The second and third days of battle weren't any better. The NVA kept bringing in fresh troops as our soldiers were trying to continue the battle themselves. LTC Moore asked for a head count of his men and when he found two were missing he went out himself looking for them.
As Joe Galloway continued shooting pictures Moore said "I'll never forgive myself that my men died and I didn't." Joe commented, "I don't know how to tell this story." And Moore's response was "You got to Joe. Tell them how my troopers died.
"LTC Moore refused to leave the IaDrang till all his men living or dead were taken off the field of battle. He kept his promise although 234 of his troopers died. LTC Moore wrote personal letters to each deceased soldier's family. His compassion continued throughout the next 235 days his battalion was in Vietnam and to this day.
Before the credits rolled there was a brief narration about how our soldiers returned home with no bands, flags, or welcomes. The soldiers knew they fought for each other. The final scene was one of two soldiers, one in a wheelchair, going down what appeared to be an airport hallway. A woman with her children approached them and she pulled the children away from the soldiers as if they were diseased or something.
The names of the fallen soldiers of the 1/7 are listed on Panel 3 East of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Moore and Galloway told their story well. Randall Wallace and Mel Gibson portrayed it excellently.
Though graphic in nature this is a MUST SEE movie. Be prepared for a roller coaster of emotions. I believe the film has shown what the IaDrang Valley battle was really like. Those people who may be squeamish about blood, burns, broken burns, etc might want to stay home. BUT if you are a true fan and prefer seeing war movies-this is the one to go to! You not only see the battle scenes but also learn some of the relationship between the men, their wives, and families.

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Realistic.

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024

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I have seen men die. I have been blessed to save lives as well. Do you eat hamburgers? Fish? The occasional bug ?? : ) I do. Don't pretend death isn't part of life's cycle. This story, as told, is graphic. It is instructional. Honor? Victory? War is not the answer? Sometimes it is? To that I have no answer.
I recommend this well thought out story of a part of out national and human history.

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All Blood & Guts

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024

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The story of the first major battle of the Vietnam War (1965) between American Air Calvary troops and the North Vietnamese regular army. Both sides took a real beating. The movie also covers the story of the wives waiting at home in America for news about how the battle is going. The North Vietnamese soldiers are NOT demonized in the movie.

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Means a lot to a vet

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024

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Fit perfect. He wears it all the time. Looks nice!

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cisrael

We were soldiers blu-ray

Reviewed in Mexico on September 14, 2023

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Una extraordinaria película para los amantes del cine bélico. EL transfer a blu-ray no decepciona en cuestión de imágen, aunque podría ser mejor. Incluye algunos extras y escenas eliminadas aunque no se compara al material extra de la edición de 2 discos en Dvd que salió hace algún tiempo y que sólo incluía el audio original y Subtitulos en Español.
Esta Edición en Blu-ray contiene el Audio en Español Latino Original que es una gran noticia después de escuchar los terribles nuevos doblados que están sacando en algunas ediciones nuevas como en el caso de Corazón Valiente o algunas de Disney. También incluye subtitulos en Español para quien guste de oirla en su idioma original.
Algo también a considerar, es que se encuentra con bastante frecuencia disponible para envío rápido, yo la compré una mañana y ya por la tarde estaba disfrutándola cómodamente en mi sala.
El envío llego sin problemas y en perfecto estado, eso sí, mi eterna queja es y siempre serán las nuevas cajas de reciclaje con la que estan llegando ahora las películas, y esta no fue la excepción.

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mario

Reviewed in Italy on November 9, 2023

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Tobias

sehr Zufrieden

Reviewed in Germany on May 25, 2024

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In den Film wird wieder einmal super gezeigt, wie Sinnlos ein Krieg ist und so unnötige Leben zerstöret wird .Beeindruckend gut und es ist ein Meisterwerk

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名作

Reviewed in Japan on May 9, 2023

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Maréchal Marc

Plus qu'un simple film de guerre.

Reviewed in France on May 25, 2017

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Ce n'est pas un film de guerre qui ne vous montre que la guerre elle-même mais ce film a un côté humain que peu de films de guerre possèdent.
Bien sûr, certains feront le reproche que les Américains sont encore une fois les bons et que les soldats d'en face sont forcément tous méchants.
Mais si vous analysez cet excellent film vous vous apercevrez que c'est loin d'être le cas.
Autant les simples soldats que les officiers ont des états d'âmes, se demandent ce qu'ils font là et s'ils sont finalement mieux que ceux du camp d'en face.
Ce film montre le 1er engagement sérieux d'une guerre qui allait plonger l'Amérique dans le désarroi et dont on parlerait encore plusieurs décennies plus tard.
C'est extrêmement bien filmé, les combats sont d'un réalisme total et les acteurs n'en font pas trop.
La tension est parfois telle que vous avez l'impression de vous trouver à côté des soldats qui attendent avec angoisse la prochaine attaque de l'ennemi.
Question dvd, rien à reprocher. Les images et le son sont parfaits pour un dvd.
Je recommande sans hésiter ce très bon film qui vous présentera la guerre du Vietnam sous un angle plus humain que des classiques comme Platoon ou Full Metal Jacket.

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