list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around We Were Soldiers on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/We_Were_Soldiers/204886/default.aspx Title: We Were Soldiers
Year: 2002
Director: Randall Wallace
Plot: Screenwriter Randall Wallace, a specialist in sweeping historical epics, steps behind the camera for this fact-based Vietnam War drama that reunites him with his Braveheart (1995) star Mel Gibson. Gibson is Lt. Col. Hal Moore, commander of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, the same regiment fatefully led by George Armstrong Custer. As part of the Pleiku Campaign of late 1965, Moore is assigned to an action at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Drang Valley, an area that would come to be known as the "The Valley of Death." Moore soon finds himself and his men contained to an area about the size of a football field, surrounded by more than 2,000 enemy troops and engaged in the first major battle of the war. Heroism becomes the order of the day as men like Moore, chopper pilot Bruce Crandall (Greg Kinnear), and Lt. Henry Herrick (Marc Blucas) refuse to yield, in spite of heavy losses of life. The film co-stars Madeleine Stowe, Chris Klein, Keri Russell, and Sam Elliott. We Were Soldiers is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once...and Young by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (retired) and UPI reporter Joe Galloway (played in the film by Barry Pepper). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:30:08 GMTWe Were Soldiers2002Randall WallaceScreenwriter <a href="/players/P___236467/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Randall Wallace</a>, a specialist in sweeping historical epics, steps behind the camera for this fact-based Vietnam War drama that reunites him with his <a href=/films/92066/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Braveheart</a> (1995) star <a href="/players/P____91479/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mel Gibson</a>. Gibson is Lt. Col. Hal Moore, commander of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, the same regiment fatefully led by George Armstrong Custer. As part of the Pleiku Campaign of late 1965, Moore is assigned to an action at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Drang Valley, an area that would come to be known as the "The Valley of Death." Moore soon finds himself and his men contained to an area about the size of a football field, surrounded by more than 2,000 enemy troops and engaged in the first major battle of the war. Heroism becomes the order of the day as men like Moore, chopper pilot Bruce Crandall (<a href="/players/P___200274/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Greg Kinnear</a>), and Lt. Henry Herrick (<a href="/players/P___294523/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Marc Blucas</a>) refuse to yield, in spite of heavy losses of life. The film co-stars <a href="/players/P____68576/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Madeleine Stowe</a>, <a href="/players/P___269268/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chris Klein</a>, <a href="/players/P____62230/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Keri Russell</a>, and <a href="/players/P____21648/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sam Elliott</a>. We Were Soldiers is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once...and Young by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (retired) and UPI reporter Joe Galloway (played in the film by <a href="/players/P___234983/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Barry Pepper</a>). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide15Tag Target (>10)17433http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t91399ecb8v.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/We_Were_Soldiers/204886/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/9/4/34764.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 9/4/2008 5:01:10 PM
Body: Earlier this week, I recommended 10 movies for Democrats to watch. So, to balance things out and hopefully show a lack of bias, I’ve now selected 10 recommendations for Republicans, too. This was actually the more difficult task, because there are so many classic films that display conservative values — and in the 1980s alone, I think there were about a billion films promoting relatively right-wing lifestyles and ideas. Therefore, I’ve limited my picks to the last two decades, except for one underrated gem that left me with quite an impression as a boy. The Dark Knight (2008) Some said Batman is Bush, others said Cheney, but either way this past summer’s superhero blockbuster resonated with certain conservatives who saw the film as something of an argument about — if not apology for — the actions of the current administration. Similarly, this summer’s Hancock and Iron Man have been read as being particularly relative to Republican politics. We Were Soldiers (2002) At first it was shocking to me that John McCain’s pick for best Vietnam movie is this overly dramatic disappointment from director Randall Wallace, which stars Mel Gibson. Then I realized that it’s one of the few Vietnam movies without a completely negative slant on the conflict. In fact, it portrays an official U.S. victory, making it somewhat optimistic compared to technically better films like Platoon and Apocalypse Now. Primary Colors (1998) This veiled depiction of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign is hardly one-sided, and it’s certainly not intended to be a political attack in the way Oliver Stone’s upcoming W. is, but it’s the perhaps the closest thing Republicans have to a parallel to W., Nixon, Dick and other lampoons of GOP presidents. Commando (1985) Here it is, the one recommendation produced prior to the mid-90s, and with good reason. When I was a kid, this movie made me think guns and other weaponry were the coolest things in the world. I had the Commando action figure, which made G.I. Joe look like a total wimp, and I celebrated such accessories as the Bowie knife and the rocket launcher. While plenty of films from the ’80s feature lots of arms, and many of these movies are about rogue missions of vengeance and/or rescue, for some reason it was this specific movie that resonated most. Between my love for this and Red Dawn, I’m shocked that I didn’t grow up to be a member of either the NRA or the GOP. Juno (2007) This is an obvious choice due to all the Juno/Juneau jokes that came with the Bristol Palin baby news, but despite its relevancy to current events, the movie was already somewhat embraced by conservatives who saw Juno’s decision not to have an abortion as a slighty pro-life statement. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) Another movie that the Palin clan reminds me of is this loose remake and its sequel, as well as the similarly remade giant-family comedy Yours, Mine and Ours. The worlds these films exist in have apparently never heard of abortion or birth control of any kind. Independence Day (1996) I doubt that in such a worldwide alien attack that the U.S. will have the best method of response, but anyway, this nationalistic sci-fi movie is a perfect fantasy for Republicans who think counter-offensive measures are as easy as destroying all known elements of an enemy’s connecting cell structure and then calling it certain victory. I always wonder how long it takes after the credits roll for another organization of ships, all with better operating systems, to arrive and successfully destory us all. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) I understand the intention of co-writer/director Roland Emmerich (who also made Independence Day) was to portray the possible effects of global warming, but the resulting plot is so ridiculously exaggerated that to me it hurt the cause more than helped it. For Republicans who don’t believe in global warming or think it’s not as drastic as some make it out to be, this is appreciable as just another fantastic disaster movie with stunning effects and a mindless story. If you’d rather see a disaster movie that’s the gospel truth — literally — check out Left Behind: The Movie instead. Mr. Deeds (2002) The Democrat list features Frank Capra’s original, so I thought it fair to give Republicans the crappy remake. Aside from meaning it as allegory for how far Republican ideals have fallen, I also intend the selection as recognition of Adam Sandler’s political influence (see Eric Kohn’s argument on the matter). I don’t want to spoil the ending, which comes off as Capra by way of Reagan (who of course was a fan), but I will say its rather unfortunate how Deeds spends his money in this version. Death of a President (2006) Maybe you don’t like the idea of seeing your leader assassinated, but just think how the Bush haters feel when they see the consequences of his death. This is your movie, Republicans, because regardless of the reveal at the end, the faux documentary can still be used to support arguments in favor of the PATRIOT act and other such post-9/11 conservative agendas. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:01:10 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com9/4/2008 5:01:10 PMEarlier this week, I recommended 10 movies for Democrats to watch. So, to balance things out and hopefully show a lack of bias, I’ve now selected 10 recommendations for Republicans, too. This was actually the more difficult task, because there are so many classic films that display conservative values — and in the 1980s alone, I think there were about a billion films promoting relatively right-wing lifestyles and ideas. Therefore, I’ve limited my picks to the last two decades, except for one underrated gem that left me with quite an impression as a boy. The Dark Knight (2008) Some said Batman is Bush, others said Cheney, but either way this past summer’s superhero blockbuster resonated with certain conservatives who saw the film as something of an argument about — if not apology for — the actions of the current administration. Similarly, this summer’s Hancock and Iron Man have been read as being particularly relative to Republican politics. We Were Soldiers (2002) At first it was shocking to me that John McCain’s pick for best Vietnam movie is this overly dramatic disappointment from director Randall Wallace, which stars Mel Gibson. Then I realized that it’s one of the few Vietnam movies without a completely negative slant on the conflict. In fact, it portrays an official U.S. victory, making it somewhat optimistic compared to technically better films like Platoon and Apocalypse Now. Primary Colors (1998) This veiled depiction of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign is hardly one-sided, and it’s certainly not intended to be a political attack in the way Oliver Stone’s upcoming W. is, but it’s the perhaps the closest thing Republicans have to a parallel to W., Nixon, Dick and other lampoons of GOP presidents. Commando (1985) Here it is, the one recommendation produced prior to the mid-90s, and with good reason. When I was a kid, this movie made me think guns and other weaponry were the coolest things in the world. I had the Commando action figure, which made G.I. Joe look like a total wimp, and I celebrated such accessories as the Bowie knife and the rocket launcher. While plenty of films from the ’80s feature lots of arms, and many of these movies are about rogue missions of vengeance and/or rescue, for some reason it was this specific movie that resonated most. Between my love for this and Red Dawn, I’m shocked that I didn’t grow up to be a member of either the NRA or the GOP. Juno (2007) This is an obvious choice due to all the Juno/Juneau jokes that came with the Bristol Palin baby news, but despite its relevancy to current events, the movie was already somewhat embraced by conservatives who saw Juno’s decision not to have an abortion as a slighty pro-life statement. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) Another movie that the Palin clan reminds me of is this loose remake and its sequel, as well as the similarly remade giant-family comedy Yours, Mine and Ours. The worlds these films exist in have apparently never heard of abortion or birth control of any kind. Independence Day (1996) I doubt that in such a worldwide alien attack that the U.S. will have the best method of response, but anyway, this nationalistic sci-fi movie is a perfect fantasy for Republicans who think counter-offensive measures are as easy as destroying all known elements of an enemy’s connecting cell structure and then calling it certain victory. I always wonder how long it takes after the credits roll for another organization of ships, all with better operating systems, to arrive and successfully destory us all. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) I understand the intention of co-writer/director Roland Emmerich (who also made Independence Day) was to portray the possible effects of global warming, but the resulting plot is so ridiculously exaggerated that to me it hurt the cause more than helped it. For Republicans who don’t believe in global warming or think it’s not as drastic as some make it out to be, this is appreciable as just another fantastic disaster movie with stunning effects and a mindless story. If you’d rather see a disaster movie that’s the gospel truth — literally — check out Left Behind: The Movie instead. Mr. Deeds (2002) The Democrat list features Frank Capra’s original, so I thought it fair to give Republicans the crappy remake. Aside from meaning it as allegory for how far Republican ideals have fallen, I also intend the selection as recognition of Adam Sandler’s political influence (see Eric Kohn’s argument on the matter). I don’t want to spoil the ending, which comes off as Capra by way of Reagan (who of course was a fan), but I will say its rather unfortunate how Deeds spends his money in this version. Death of a President (2006) Maybe you don’t like the idea of seeing your leader assassinated, but just think how the Bush haters feel when they see the consequences of his death. This is your movie, Republicans, because regardless of the reveal at the end, the faux documentary can still be used to support arguments in favor of the PATRIOT act and other such post-9/11 conservative agendas. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/11/33868.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 8/11/2008 4:00:45 PM
Body: Last Friday, I suggested that the prologue to Leni Riefenstahl’s Olympia be featured ahead of Olympics coverage. But I’ve changed my mind after seeing this montage created by L.A.’s Cinefamily (the gang behind the recently revitalized Silent Movie Theater) & Pimpedelic Wonderland for a 4th of July event last month. It clearly says everything there is to say about America, and it would certainly pump us up adequately for patriotically rooting for the U.S. teams. Plus, unlike like Olympia, it’s not made by Nazis; like Olympia, though, it has nudity! The only thing possibly more appropriately American than this video is Entertainment Weekly’s new interviews with Barack Obama and John McCain about their pop culture preferences, a feature that finally allows us to make up our minds based on things more fun than “important issues”. I don’t know about you, but I’d never vote for anybody who honestly thinks We Were Soldiers is the best Vietnam movie of all time. Thanks, EW, for keeping me from making a terrible mistake on Election Day. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:00:45 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/11/2008 4:00:45 PM Last Friday, I suggested that the prologue to Leni Riefenstahl’s Olympia be featured ahead of Olympics coverage. But I’ve changed my mind after seeing this montage created by L.A.’s Cinefamily (the gang behind the recently revitalized Silent Movie Theater) & Pimpedelic Wonderland for a 4th of July event last month. It clearly says everything there is to say about America, and it would certainly pump us up adequately for patriotically rooting for the U.S. teams. Plus, unlike like Olympia, it’s not made by Nazis; like Olympia, though, it has nudity! The only thing possibly more appropriately American than this video is Entertainment Weekly’s new interviews with Barack Obama and John McCain about their pop culture preferences, a feature that finally allows us to make up our minds based on things more fun than “important issues”. I don’t know about you, but I’d never vote for anybody who honestly thinks We Were Soldiers is the best Vietnam movie of all time. Thanks, EW, for keeping me from making a terrible mistake on Election Day. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Re_Top_War_Films/190/21055/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: FastBoat710
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Post Date: 10/22/2007 12:53:25 PM
Body: 1.  I'll throw Das Boot Out there; definitely my favorite war movie.  Gripping realism, etc. that make a good war movie.  There's one scene in the beginning when they are on the bridge and the Captain tells the photographer to stop taking pictures until the men have their beards, because he doesn't want the British to see they are being killed by children.  Unbelievable scene.  The only way it could be more realistic is if they tacked on another three hours of just watching people clean.2.  All Quiet On The Western Front.  Another anti-war, war movie and another film from this list that is one of my favorite films of all time.  There is no glory of war shown in this movie.3. Dr. Strangelove:  I'm never too sure whether I should throw this in the war movies category or not.  It's my favorite movie and usually consider it one of my favorite war movies, but can never quite figure out where it belonds.4.  Apocolypse Now:  I actually never consider this a war movie until it comes to making a list about war movies.  More a movie about what an extreme situation will do to someone and how the executioners are always so much like the condemned.  5. Paths Of Glory:  Kubrick is my favorite director and this is one of the reason's.  All the movies on my list seem to be anti-war war movies and thinking a little further on that, I can't think of many pro or neutral war movies.  The only pro movie about war I can think of is, The Green Berets, which John Wayne did to shed some positive light on Vietnam.  I don't know if it worked, all I know is it kept me from seeing the sexy Mr. Sulu for almost half a season of Star Trek. Any movies someone can think of that are glorifying war? What about Starship Troopers as one of the best war movies of all time?  First time I saw it, I lost interest, but after a couple of years I came back to it and saw all the politics.  Verhoeven is a great director and seems to use sci-fi to get to the core of modern politics.  And as a sidenote, the novel, Starship Troopers is required reading of Marine Corps officers in military ethics.  The question is, can Starship Troopers be a war movie like All Quiet On The Western Front is a war movie?  It definitely gives a nod to Western Front for sure, but is it up there in the category of movies such as that?
]]>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:53:25 GMTFastBoat710Top 510/22/2007 12:53:25 PM1.  I&#39;ll throw Das Boot Out there; definitely my favorite war movie.  Gripping realism, etc. that make a good war movie.  There&#39;s one scene in the beginning when they are on the bridge and the Captain tells the photographer to stop taking pictures until the men have their beards, because he doesn&#39;t want the British to see they are being killed by children.  Unbelievable scene.  The only way it could be more realistic is if they tacked on another three hours of just watching people clean.2.  All Quiet On The Western Front.  Another anti-war, war movie and another film from this list that is one of my favorite films of all time.  There is no glory of war shown in this movie.3. Dr. Strangelove:  I&#39;m never too sure whether I should throw this in the war movies category or not.  It&#39;s my favorite movie and usually consider it one of my favorite war movies, but can never quite figure out where it belonds.4.  Apocolypse Now:  I actually never consider this a war movie until it comes to making a list about war movies.  More a movie about what an extreme situation will do to someone and how the executioners are always so much like the condemned.  5. Paths Of Glory:  Kubrick is my favorite director and this is one of the reason&#39;s.  All the movies on my list seem to be anti-war war movies and thinking a little further on that, I can&#39;t think of many pro or neutral war movies.  The only pro movie about war I can think of is, The Green Berets, which John Wayne did to shed some positive light on Vietnam.  I don&#39;t know if it worked, all I know is it kept me from seeing the sexy Mr. Sulu for almost half a season of Star Trek. Any movies someone can think of that are glorifying war? What about Starship Troopers as one of the best war movies of all time?  First time I saw it, I lost interest, but after a couple of years I came back to it and saw all the politics.  Verhoeven is a great director and seems to use sci-fi to get to the core of modern politics.  And as a sidenote, the novel, Starship Troopers is required reading of Marine Corps officers in military ethics.  The question is, can Starship Troopers be a war movie like All Quiet On The Western Front is a war movie?  It definitely gives a nod to Western Front for sure, but is it up there in the category of movies such as that? http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/archive/2007/10/10/20565.aspx Post By: JakeStevens
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Post Date: 10/10/2007 12:55:49 AM
Body: Oh my God. Let me put it plainly: FUCK. THIS. PROPAGANDA. PIECE. OF. SHIT. MOVIE. Wow – I hated, hated, hated this film and everyone involved in this film has gone down a notch in my book (Greg Kinnear, say it ain't so!). Where to begin? Let's start with the ham-fisted, uber-patriotic script, where white Americans don't know about the blatant racism that still plagued our country at the time (the washing machine scene), men in the throes of death proclaiming "I'm glad I could die for my country" (I threw up in my mouth a little at this point in the film). A man burned from head to toe telling a reporter (who he just happened to greet with a wink and a smile IN THE MIDDLE OF A FUCKING BATTLE!) to tell his wife and just-born-that-day baby that he loves them – as the skin on his legs is literally oozing off. I've said it before – I hate being "milked" for an emotion like some mouth-breathing moron, and this movie does that in SPADES (thanks to Randall Wallace, the hack who also wrote the diarrhea that turned into "Pearl Harbor"). Then we have Mel Gibson's mooney-faced, over-acting (complete with Looney Tunes double-takes and Three Stooges eyebrow-arching), Chris Klein's worse-than-high-school-play-level competence in the words sighing wistfully out of his lips, and Sam Elliott's (?) cowboy, who calls Lt. Custer a "pussy" in one scene (referring to Gibson's leadership skills, even though Gibson goes through most of the movie looking as though he's about to burst into hysterical sobs). This is the worst kind of film. I'm mostly angry I'll never get that 138 minutes of my life back, or better yet, I could have watched a GOOD film in that time. Listen to me, please – if you want to see a REALISTIC movie about Viet Nam, see Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill or Platoon, but DO NOT EVER SEE THIS FILM!
]]>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:55:49 GMTJakeStevensJakeStevens Blog10/10/2007 12:55:49 AMOh my God. Let me put it plainly: FUCK. THIS. PROPAGANDA. PIECE. OF. SHIT. MOVIE. Wow &ndash; I hated, hated, hated this film and everyone involved in this film has gone down a notch in my book (Greg Kinnear, say it ain&#39;t so!). Where to begin? Let&#39;s start with the ham-fisted, uber-patriotic script, where white Americans don&#39;t know about the blatant racism that still plagued our country at the time (the washing machine scene), men in the throes of death proclaiming &quot;I&#39;m glad I could die for my country&quot; (I threw up in my mouth a little at this point in the film). A man burned from head to toe telling a reporter (who he just happened to greet with a wink and a smile IN THE MIDDLE OF A FUCKING BATTLE!) to tell his wife and just-born-that-day baby that he loves them &ndash; as the skin on his legs is literally oozing off. I&#39;ve said it before &ndash; I hate being &quot;milked&quot; for an emotion like some mouth-breathing moron, and this movie does that in SPADES (thanks to Randall Wallace, the hack who also wrote the diarrhea that turned into &quot;Pearl Harbor&quot;). Then we have Mel Gibson&#39;s mooney-faced, over-acting (complete with Looney Tunes double-takes and Three Stooges eyebrow-arching), Chris Klein&#39;s worse-than-high-school-play-level competence in the words sighing wistfully out of his lips, and Sam Elliott&#39;s (?) cowboy, who calls Lt. Custer a &quot;pussy&quot; in one scene (referring to Gibson&#39;s leadership skills, even though Gibson goes through most of the movie looking as though he&#39;s about to burst into hysterical sobs). This is the worst kind of film. I&#39;m mostly angry I&#39;ll never get that 138 minutes of my life back, or better yet, I could have watched a GOOD film in that time. Listen to me, please &ndash; if you want to see a REALISTIC movie about Viet Nam, see Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill or Platoon, but DO NOT EVER SEE THIS FILM! http://www.spout.com/groups/Double_Feature/Re_Unlikely_Double_Features/426/17526/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: joem18b
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Post Date: 8/7/2007 2:08:34 PM
Body: [quote user="porcupine"] here's an example of a double feature that i think would bring out aspects of each film that wouldn't surface otherwise:Predator and Kindergarten Cop [/quote]Porcupine, if you put up a pair like that, you need to splain it. My first guess is that you had to help out in a kindergarten class one time and it totally freaked you out? (But no. If you were comparing kindergarten children to predators, like I hoped, you would have put the movies in the opposite order. So I guess this is like Fistful of Dollars and Bronco Billy or Terminator and Junior.)In which case I offer Going My Way and Bad Education.Perspectives on war:Letters from Iwo Jima and We Were SoldiersPaths of Glory and JarheadTimes change:Max and Der Untergang (Downfall)Pan's Labyrinth and L'Auberge Espagnole
]]>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:08:34 GMTjoem18bDouble Feature8/7/2007 2:08:34 PM[quote user="porcupine"] here&#39;s an example of a double feature that i think would bring out aspects of each film that wouldn&#39;t surface otherwise:Predator and Kindergarten Cop [/quote]Porcupine, if you put up a pair like that, you need to splain it. My first guess is that you had to help out in a kindergarten class one time and it totally freaked you out? (But no. If you were comparing kindergarten children to predators, like I hoped, you would have put the movies in the opposite order. So I guess this is like Fistful of Dollars and Bronco Billy or Terminator and Junior.)In which case I offer Going My Way and Bad Education.Perspectives on war:Letters from Iwo Jima and We Were SoldiersPaths of Glory and JarheadTimes change:Max and Der Untergang (Downfall)Pan&#39;s Labyrinth and L&#39;Auberge Espagnole http://www.spout.com/blogs/ben_/archive/2007/3/25/6497.aspx Post By: ben_
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Post Date: 3/25/2007 10:12:44 PM
Body: Not one to go for the war movies, what with political messages and ulterior motives, etc... but this one had Mel in it so I had to check it out. I was taken by the war sequences, drawn into them, viewing them from within, it seemed. I was even more impressed by the ending - and the wit and valor of those who were actually there. Mel chooses well, most of the time. When he's not into it purely for the fun, he gets down and dirty into the finer points of humanity - our darker sides are sometimes not as scary as profound.
]]>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:12:44 GMTben_ben_ Blog3/25/2007 10:12:44 PMNot one to go for the war movies, what with political messages and ulterior motives, etc... but this one had Mel in it so I had to check it out. I was taken by the war sequences, drawn into them, viewing them from within, it seemed. I was even more impressed by the ending - and the wit and valor of those who were actually there. Mel chooses well, most of the time. When he&#39;s not into it purely for the fun, he gets down and dirty into the finer points of humanity - our darker sides are sometimes not as scary as profound. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_War_Films/190/4119/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Rock
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Post Date: 12/8/2006 1:56:50 PM
Body: Everyone has listed very good war films. But let's not forget movies like The Killing Fields Schindler's List Hambuger Hill We were Soldiers
]]>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:56:50 GMTRockTop 512/8/2006 1:56:50 PMEveryone has listed very good war films. But let's not forget movies like The Killing Fields Schindler's List Hambuger Hill We were Soldiers http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/war/MemberTagFilms.aspxwar
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