A Lasting Tribute to Those Who Served

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 2002)

A friend of mine who fought 3 tours in Vietnam says, "A war movie critiqued by civilians is like a porno movie critiqued by a nun". Let's look at the critiques by the guys who actually fought the battle. Quoting from the History Channel's 'History vs. Hollywood': Maj. Bruce "Snakeshit" Crandall says "'We Were Soldiers' is the best movie I've seen of this era", Capt. Tony Nadal, "essentially, everything depicted in the movie happened in some form", Pvt. Bill Beck says "Sam Elliot had Master Sgt. Plumley down to a tee", Col. Hal Moore says "The movie...fully captures the emotion, the tone, the content, and the intensity of that battle." The vote of the panel of guys who actually fought the battle was 80% History,20% Hollywood.
Who are we to say they're wrong? Some things may sound cliche' but that's what was said.Most of the lines in the movie are not made up, they are QUOTES! Read the book! Discuss the movie with a Nam-Vet, and while you're at it, thank him. Don't watch this movie for entertainment value. Watch it for a piece of understanding as to what our guys went through.
As for our 'foreign delegation', if you don't like America, you darn sure won't like this movie. Please DON'T see it. You wouldn't have a clue.