| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: C+) |
| I will admit that I may have liked We Were Soldiers
had I seen it before the cinematic ass-kicking that is
Black Hawk Down. Technically, it's a fine achievement;
the war scenes are reasonably realistic and
suspenseful, Mel Gibson is even better than he...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002) 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott,
Greg Kinnear, Chris Klein, Madeleine Stowe, Keri Russell and Barry Pepper. Music
by Nick Glennie-Smith. Based on the book "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young"
by Lt. Gen....more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: A-) |
| "What do you think about being a soldier and a
father?" asks the young Lieutenant Geoghegan
(Chris Klein) as he ponders his imminent
participation on the Viet Cong battlefield. His
commander, Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (Mel
Gibson), says...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002)
Rated R; running time 136 minutes
Studios: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Historical Drama
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.weweresoldiers.com/
IMDB site:...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| Producer/star Mel Gibson hands over directing responsibility to "Braveheart"
screenwriter Randall Wallace ("The Man in the Iron Mask") for their Vietnam
War film, "We Were Soldiers." Adapted by Wallace from the book "We Were
Soldiers Once...and Young"...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 9/10) |
| CAPSULE: WE WERE SOLDIERS tells the story of the bloodiest
three days of the battle of Ia Drang in the Central
Highlands of Vietnam. This is a moving and powerful
account of the Vietnam War experience for once told with
respect...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C) |
| WE WERE SOLDIERS (director/writer: Randall Wallace; screenwriters: based on
the book "We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young" by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore,
retired, and Joseph L. Galloway; cinematographer: Dean Semler; editor: William
Hoy; music: Nick...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "WE WERE SOLDIERS" (Paramount Pictures)
With America fighting terrorism around the world, it's eerie how many
military movies were already set for release. This new war picture chronicles
the first major engagement...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10) |
| PLOT:
This film's recounts the events leading up to the American's first major
showdown in Vietnam in November of 1965, and the several days of constant
bombardment and strategy in which the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry, lead by
Mel Gibson,...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson ordered an increase in America's
commitment to stem the spread of Communism in Vietnam. Lt. Colonel Hal
Moore (Mel Gibson) is given command of the 1st of the 7th and he and his
men are the first regular army types to be...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Paramount Pictures/Icon Productions
Director: Randall Wallace
Writer: Randall Wallace, from the book by Joe Galloway and
Hal Moore "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young"
Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by David Levine (Rating: 3/5) |
| Post September 11 cinema has seen its share of war movies designed to evoke and
sustain a sense of American patriotism. In the last few months, we’ve
re-visited the war in Kosovo (Behind Enemy Lines), the war in Somalia (Black
Hawk Down), and most...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| We Were Soldiers (2002)
Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Sam Elliott, Greg Kinnear, Chris Klein,
Josh Daugherty, Barry Pepper, Keri Russell, Edwin Morrow, Mike White,
Mark McCracken, Jsu Garcia, Tim Abell, Vincent Angell, Robert Bagnell,
Dan Beene, Luke...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| WE WERE SOLDIERS, written and directed by Randall Wallace, the writer of
BRAVEHEART, is the movie that the overpraised BLACK HAWK DOWN should have been.
Both tell true stories of a battle, but, whereas BLACK HAWK DOWN de-emphasized
the human element in...more |
| We Were Soldiers Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| While it doesn't measure up to fellow Viet Nam dramas Platoon and Full Metal
Jacket, or even the recently released Black Hawk Down and Behind Enemy
Lines, Randall Wallace's We Were Soldiers is still a decent war film whose
biggest strength is its telling...more |
