We Were Soldiers (2002) YTS - Download Yify Movie

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Mel Gibson ("Col. Moore") takes charge of training

Mel Gibson ("Col. Moore") takes charge of training for, and then execution of, a perilous operation in the Vietnamese highlands in 1965. We know from the start of the film how difficult that task is going to be - the previous French troops met with ruthless treatment at the hands of the N.V.A. and so "Moore" and his motivational deputy "Crandall" (Greg Kinnear) know that they are going to have their work cut out for them. Their mission is to combat an enemy with overwhelming superiority of numbers and try to capture and hold a mountain. Needless to say, their hosts are none too keen on that a plan and what ensues is a brutally depicted, bloody and gory, series of well photographed combat scenes that test the mettle of both sides as the body count mounts. There is a poignant angle added too, as back home we see the colonel's wife "Julie" (Madeleine Stowe) take responsibility for delivery of the letters that are sent to the families on the base intimating bad - even tragic - news to those left behind. Sam Elliott adds well some stoic discipline as "Sgt. Maj. Plumley" and Chris Klein's portrayal of the recent father "Lt. Geoghegan" also contributes a strong human angle to this story. Sadly, though, this is all way too long and though certainly potent at the start, that is washed away in a sea of repetition. What makes us sit up and take notice at the start becomes much less effective; the pyrotechnics lose their impressiveness a bit and to be honest, Gibson just hasn't the on-screen presence to carry this for 2¼ hours. It does emphasise just how modern - airborne, usually - warfare can provide smaller groups with greater superiority and as an example of the ghastliness and futility of war it is a worth watching.

Reviewed by [email protected] 7 / 10

Great Movie

I found this movie to be very good. I had refused to see it in the theater because I figured that it would just be another bad war movie. I was wrong. Mel Gibson delivers a powerful performance. I especially enjoy how his frankness, and compassion feel believable for the character he protrays.Also this movie is different in how it depicts the enemy. They aren't shown as overly inferior, or ruthless. I don't like how many movies show the Vietnamese as a bunch of blood thirsty animals. The enemies leader is shown as being high intelligent, and if anything overly confident. Yes, this movie is bloody, but it is impossible to depict the harsh realities of war without violence. I think that everything is shown in a manner that does not take honor away from the soldiers.

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We Were Soldiers

2002

Action / Drama / History / War

We Were Soldiers

2002

Action / Drama / History / War

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Mel Gibson ("Col. Moore") takes charge of training

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