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- 2002
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
- 2002
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
Summary Based on the best-selling book which details the events of the battle of LZ X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley. (Paramount)
Directed By: Randall Wallace
Written By: Harold G. Moore, Joseph Lee Galloway, Randall Wallace
- 2002
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
- 2002
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
We Were Soldiers
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Summary Based on the best-selling book which details the events of the battle of LZ X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley. (Paramount)
Directed By: Randall Wallace
Written By: Harold G. Moore, Joseph Lee Galloway, Randall Wallace
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
65
70% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
24% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
65
70% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
24% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides. That might not make it a milestone, but it's a hell of an improvement.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 103 User Ratings
7.0
64% Positive
66 Ratings
66 Ratings
28% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
8% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 103 User Ratings
7.0
64% Positive
66 Ratings
66 Ratings
28% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
8% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Jan 12, 2025
The movie doesn't get into the politics of this conflict. It focuses purely on the soldiers and their famlies in times of conflict. The old black and white war movies tended to be gung ho and tone down the violence, pain, suffering and loss. The reality of war and a soldiers sacrifice should never be trivialized in my opinion. Thankfully this movie never does that. Not even for both sides of that conflict.
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Oct 31, 2021
Absolutely a highly underrated materpiece, Gibson at or near his best. Incredible ensemble cast.
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We Were Soldiers works. The action is well-staged and realistic. And Gibson is a commanding presence in a role that has more shadings and stature than his usual action heroes.
Gibson has the closest thing to a John Wayne part that anyone's played since the Duke himself rode into the sunset, and he plays it damn well.
One admires Wallace's intentions while despairing at his execution. Yet as clumsily directed as his film is, it inspires compassion for Moore, his men and their foes. And in that, there is merit.
Who these brave men were and why they fought disappears under the usual clichés, while the astounding acts of courage that occurred at Ia Drang are lost to the dust and din.
Rarely have Gibson's tears seemed more fictional than in this supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment.
Oct 28, 2014
This movie is a strong and powerful to see. If you like war movies then you shod see movie. It is build from a best selling book that is not far from what really happened during that part of the war. Mel Gibson does this part extremely good. This is 1 of my favorite movies.
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Nov 16, 2013
Exceptionally well made movie based on the novel written by the two people who actually lived the experience as a testimony in honor of the men of the 1/7 Cavalry who fought and died in battle.
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Jun 18, 2014
Randall Wallace's "We Were Soldiers" is an unpardonable insult to young Vietnamese soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the independence of their homeland, completely contradicting what the story was supposed to do - honor them. In terms of history, The Battle Of La Drang Valley ended with American troops' retreat after sustaining heavy casualties from the ambushing Viet Minh army, instead of a "spectacular counterattack which annihilated the entire Vietnamese battle forces" like what happend in the end of the movie. As regards to direction, performance and storytelling, this film is a rather dull, boring war drama compared to Black Hawk Down or Saving Private Ryan; accompanied by a predictable plot, mediocre battle scenes that can be matched only by Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor", I have but one word to honor this movie: CRAP
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Production Company
- Icon Entertainment International
- Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG
- StudioCanal
- Wheelhouse Entertainment
Release Date Mar 1, 2002
Duration 2 h 18 m
Rating R
Tagline Father. Husband. Brother. No man is just a soldier.
Awards
Taurus World Stunt Awards
• 3 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
