Dumb movie that is an insult to the memory of all of our heroic soldiers.

Rating: 4/10 (26 September 2005)

Whwn I first saw this movie many years ago, I thought this movie was great. A bunch of misfit soldier, all with major personality disorders which render them incapable of obeying orders, are magically transformed into an elite unit of fighters who perform acts of heroism that border on the miraculous. But, alas, things change and with it my opinion about this movie. IS THIS MOVIE FOR REAL? Are we supposed to believe that our military heroes are little more than psychopaths? Are our Medal of Honor winners anything like the perverts portrayed in this movie? Are we supposed to believe that such characters were even allowed to stay in the army? Are we supposed to be believe that such characters were entrusted with defense of the United States? Are we supposed to believe that such characters could last even one minute on the same battlefield with the Germans? No way! Our heroes were men of honor, men who put duty before everything else, men who were brave and who were good, men who were nothing like the misanthropes portrayed in this movie. This movie is just another example of Hollywood using an historical incident, such as in this case World War Two, to make a movie that shows scene after scene of gratuitous violence, this time involving mentally ill soldiers. Compare this movie with "All Quiet on the Western Front" or "Paths of Glory," and then you may understand what I'm talking about.