Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

jplog75 An over dramatic representation of a moment in history that doesn't need it. More along the lines of Heartbreak Ridge or Death Before Dishonor instead of classics like Platoon or Full Metal Jacket. I like less cheese in my military movies.

felsa I put a 3 to this movie, basically for this: 1. Anyone how dosen't know about the war of Vietnam, after watching this movie will still be an ignorant on the subject matter. 2. The last battle ends with an scene of an American flag; anyone that knows something about filming, shooting something, knows that, that means that the US "won the war". 3. Its basically a movie about some group of invaders that are hero's, because the US are hero's. If you wanna see good movies about Vietnam, DON'T SEE THIS CRAAAP. My recommendation: Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, The Deer Hunter.

LJTweed First of all, there is no denying that this is an important story that should be told. The first conflict in the Vietnam debacle is modern history at its most intense. That being said...The movie is a menagerie of complete awful. It fails on every level of filmmaking. The dialogue is farmed from the worst of John Wayne's WWII clichés. (Every word from Sam Elliot's mouth.) The directing is the worst example of film student pushiness. (The Barry Pepper photo montage.) The acting is so over the top that Al Pacino would be jealous. (Mel Gibson hamming it up in the role of Lt. Col. Hal Moore.) Even the FX are just amateur versions of Michael Bay movies. However, Greg Kinnear shines as Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall, the helicopter pilot in charge of coordinating flights in and out of the "hot zone". His hubris and humanity make up for more than a few of the more exploitative and under-developed characters. There is more good and bad here. Needless flashbacks to home life. A bizarre tour inside the mind of the VC's Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An. Tantalizing moments of sheer horror in the midst of war. Hero stories.In the end, I wanted this movie to be good. I wanted this important story to be told well but due to the incompetent directing and writing of Randall Wallace I was left feeling unsatisfied and cheated. If you want to see a remake of anything, it should probably be this movie.

db_crm Not an emotional sort but this film hit me right between the eyes. Born in 65, this film kept nudging my conscience on how many wasted lives, good lives put through the grinder. In addition to very well done combat scenes reflective elements of the families who sacrifice in silence of not knowing what is happening to their loved ones in harms way. Its easy for those with no blood in the game to not understand but this film at least attempts give those who don't live in a military family the anxiety and loss they live with everyday. I really hope the hawks who press the on buttons for our war machines really watch this film if only to remind them of early warning signs of one our countries greatest follies and who really does pay the ultimate price. Well done Mel Gibson.