Review of We Were Soldiers (2002) by Lee K — 08 Aug 2012

I saw this probably 5 or 6 times since it's intial release in '02 and still haven't read the book 'We Were Soldiers Once And Young' written by Lt. Col. Hal Moore and war photographer Joe Galloway although I am meaning too.

Havine re-watched again tonight I thought i'd come on here and jot down a review whilst the film is still fresh in my mind. By far one of my fave war films that according to Hal Moore 'Hollywood finally got it right' more then likely do to the fact that Moore was working alongside director Randall Wallace the whole time.

Mel Gibson portrays Moore in this intense and truthful vision of the war in Vietnam. Wallace shows us the actual humanity of the soldier and not so much the braveity. I have read reviews where others have disbaraged this fact saying Gibson's Hal Moore is superhuman.

All I have to say is this it wasnt Hollywood propaganda but true facts that this story revolves around thats why I cannot wait to get hold of the book that was written a year after the events that are portrayed so vivd and savagely of the men of the 7th Cavalry and the fight at La Drang.

Great film on Vietnam!