Not the best Vietnam Movie

Rating: 7/10 (13 April 2002)

I saw this with my friend on Opening night. I didn't wanna see this movie at first cuz it had Mel Gibson in it. He's a good actor and all but after seeing him as a war hero in Bravehart and The Patriot, i sorta go disgusted of him. He's no different than he was in the two prvious films. Which was an honest man that cared for his soldiers and was a good natured guy. The film takes place in Vietnam in some valley of death (i forget). American troops are dropped off into a valley to seek out Viet Cong Forces. This ends up being a disatrous decision where it was a set ambush by the Viet Cong. It ends up being an hour and half of killing where the US ends up fighting to survive.

What i liked: I like how a movie attempted to show the Viet Congs point of view and thier feelings but fell short. Good acting and cinematography to along with. Showed how women were affected back home in the US.
What i did not like: Didn't like how the Amercian lives seemed to be valued much more in the film. Example is that it would show an american soildier die so vailiantly with american patriotic style whereas it would just show a vietnamese soldier get shot, grap his chest, then fall down like he was a domino piece. Many of the sequences deemed too unbelieveable for example *********SPOILER********* ......During the fighting, Mel Gibson stood up the whole time with a straight back abd giving orders. Guys were getting killed hiding in the ground and lying down. But Mel Gibson never got a scratch.***********END OF SPOILER******* The soldiers never really question why they were there and what they thought about the conflict. You gotta watch a movie the movie too see what i'm saying.
Conclusion: If your a fan of the genre of War. Go see it. But if you arn't a particular fan, go see a vietnam movie such as Apocalypse Now, or Platoon. Those are the movies that shine based on the Vietnam War. "We Were Soldiers" is a movie that seems to dazzle you with action more than show you a simulation of what war really was in that era.
-=FINALY VERDICT=- 6/10