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DVD : We Were Soldiers [HD DVD]In association with Amazon.comstarring: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein directed by: Randall Wallace ![: We Were Soldiers [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512EXK8KTHL._SL160_.jpg) List Price: $29.99 Price: $29.56 You Save: $0.43 ( 1%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: HD DVD Brand: Paramount EAN: 0097360704242 Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled Label: Paramount Home Entertainment Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Home Entertainment Release Date: August 01, 2006 Running Time: 138 minutes Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: March 01, 2002 Sales Rank: 18452 MPN: 70424 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: 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." Amazon.com: Based on the book by Lt. Col. Harold Moore (ret.) and journalist Joseph Galloway, We Were Soldiers offers a dignified reminder that the Vietnam War yielded its own crop of American heroes. Departing from Hollywood's typically cynical treatment of the war, writer-director Randall Wallace focuses on the first engagement of American soldiers with the North Vietnamese enemy in November 1965. Moore (played with colorful nuance by Mel Gibson) and nearly 400 inexperienced troopers from the U.S. Air Cavalry were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers, and the film re-creates this brutal firefight with graphic authenticity, while telling the parallel story of grieving army wives back home. While UPI reporter Galloway (Barry Pepper) risks his life to chronicle the battle, Wallace offers a balanced (though somewhat fictionalized) perspective while eliciting laudable performances from an excellent cast. Like the best World War II dramas of the 1940s, We Were Soldiers pays tribute to brave men while avoiding the pitfalls of propaganda. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - great movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!this movie was great!! my favorite movie. this is a real action packed movie! it takes place it korea and the soldiers are droped off in the middle of north korea territory. watch them fight there way out of a huge battle!!!!! Rating: - We Were SoldiersOne of the BEST movies I have ever seen. If ever there was a leadership movie this is it. This is a man's man who put his men first and still got the job accomplished. GREAT MOVIE!!! Rating: - Its the closest thing to what really happenedHaving studied the Vietnam war for decades, I can safely say this DVD is the closest movie yet to what really happened at the Ia Drang Valley during that 3 day battle. Sure there are hyped up scenes and mis-characterizations, but remember, it was made in Hollywood and Hollywood takes editorial privilege with everything they do. For those of us who served during that time or had buddies who served and died there, it brings back some awful, heart-wrenching and ugly memories. I have watched it many ... Read More Rating: - We were SoldiersExcellent movie which shows the compassion and guts it takes to be a soldier as well as a father, husband or son. Rating: - Excellent MovieI ordered this DVD based on the praise in the reviews, because I wanted a DVD that showed how the the war in Vietnam with the North actually was. I was not disappointed. Mel Gibson, who played the part of Lt. Col Hal Moore did an excellent job. And the Producers, and the Director, Randall Wallace, produced and directed an outstanding movie. They did an excellent job of depicting the scenes as they actually happened, or as close as possible. And the inclusion of the Wives and Families was a brilliant ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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