We Were Soldiers (2002)

Stars	User	Rating
2	Mentaculus	70 _53rd
WWS might appear to glorify war, with men dying for God & Country, but that is not the case at all: by the end of the battle, all the facades are stripped and shown to be false. If anything, this film shows war's arbitrary stupidity, the nameless who died at the expense of idiots in War Rooms, as the last scenes literally tell us. WWS just happens to use conventional, '40's tropes to get you to care about its heroes, which is where it falters. Extra kudos to adding intelligence to the Viet Cong.
2	Paxton	70 _63rd
I don't have much more to say than msprague already did so succinctly so I'll just add that Madeline Stowe was an early crush of mine and as terrible as most of my youthful interests have aged, I think the test of time is in my favor on that one. Her and Monster Balls. Monster Balls were awesome.
1	Bojangles	35 _17th
Tell my wife...I love her.
1	Stain	80 _68th
Surprisingly good story about a war we'd all rather forget. Good action scenes, yet rich in thematic content. It has some very good moments on the home front, too
1	febraro	35 _5th
Mel Gibson can kiss my ass.
1	overrated	25 _16th
I laughed way more than I should have when that bugler gets shot in the neck halfway through a note.
1	dunbar	40 _8th
Bang, bang. I shoot you. You dead. Me Good. Me American hero. Blah!
1	kito1	60 _48th
Enjoyable military film. It has a Hollywood touch to it, which places it below war films like "The Thin Red Line" or even "Fury".
1	doyler29	70 _36th
The decision to take an apolitical stance is itself a political decision. While this can be an appropriate choice when your film deals with WWII, it feels a lot appropriate when dealing with the Vietnam War. The film never addresses the larger political context surrounding this battle, and that feels wrong since it's fairly obviously an endorsement of the war without coming out and saying so.

Average Percentile 45.15% from 3192 Ratings