Very powerful

Rating: 10/10 (25 August 2005)

I just saw The Great Raid tonight and i thought it was one of the most moving war movies, well movies i have ever seen. The trials that the prisoners endured even in many other POW camps was unimaginable. It got me to wonder how brutal the Vietnam camps must have been also. Both my grandfathers fought in WWII and i am soon to sign my papers for the army. To see a movie like this one makes you feel even more humble then before.
When i was in the theater i was curious as to how much of the black and white film footage was real. I researched it to realize that it was truly real footage. Its amazing at how a story as miraculous as this one has not been told in movie form before. Maybe for once the film industry will use most if not all the facts, i.e. giving the Guerillas the credit they deserve for the part of the raid that was there's, or using real statistics and footage. I don't like to spend money but when this DVD comes out i will be lining up for it.