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All member reviews for We Were Soldiers

Dr3w
adult
 
Not For Kids
Here's the thing: films like this are appropriate for their intended audience, which is adults. They are not for children of any age and not even most older teens should be exposed to this film in my opinion. Yeah, a lot of teen guys will be ok seeing it, but maybe they'd be better off waiting a few years. Girls probably wouldn't want to see this movie anyways, but I think if they did they would be appalled and probably closing their eyes for most of it. I think the description of this film as "one of the most violent films ever" is an extreme exaggeration because the violence in this film is realistic and not over the top like many horror films. However, the language and graphic violence definitely limit the audience on this one.

 
Inspiring & Enlightening
Mel is fantastic in this role!

Thannad
teen, 18 years old
 
Crap film, ok for teens
Personaly thought it was an awfull film. There is much blood and gore and film is extremly violent although deaths are usually quick and painless. There is very little swearing or sex for the genre. Whille this is a violent film, there are far more innapropiate and more disturbing Vietnam films out there

CedricDoodlehopper
teen, 15 years old
 
Very Violent Film
This is a very violent film. While not as violent as Platoon, it shows people being bayonetted, shot, stabbed, and burned alive. One man is disfigured by an incendiary bomb, while another is burned so badly that layers of skin fall off of him as he is moved to safety. People are shown being killed in slow motion, and are shown other times being shot and having blood shoot everywhere. The language is bad, there are over 30 bad words, including lots of f-words and swords.


kid, 12 years old
 
THE VIETNAM WAR WAS VERY GROSOM.IT SHOWS HOW IT WAS LIKE.


teen, 14 years old
 
THE VIETNAM WAR WAS VERY GROSOM.IT SHOWS HOW IT WAS LIKE.


kid, 11 years old
 
THE VIETNAM WAR WAS VERY GROSOM.IT SHOWS HOW IT WAS LIKE.

Ashnak
adult
 
Decent War Drama

postal dude
teen, 15 years old
 
Perfect dramatization of the Vietnam War

ajsjps
teen, 17 years old
 
Very gripping and sometimes sad.
This helps explain what happened over there and point out mistakes that america made. This gave me upmost pride in these soldiers.

Mi3
adult
 
The only reason I rate this "off for 17" is because it is so sad. It is very hrd to watch without feelin very sad, and realising the reality of death and war. Families get letters telling them thier son, brother, or father has died. It is very graphic. There is a lot of violence, and some strong language. Otherwise it is a very good movie. (And the acting is great.)

Entropy
teen, 15 years old
 
The best Vietnam War movie of all time!
This is an awesome movie! It is a realistic depiction of the Vietnam War. It is very gruesome at times. The violence is very extreme, and sometimes shown in slow-motion. Lots of blood and gore, limbs blown apart, bayonet stabbings, artillery strikes often showing both sides being blown to pieces (literally!) . Long extended scenes involving medical surgery upon wounds. Not much language, about 4 F-Words and a few uses of S**t. This movie should be fine for most OLDER teens.

tim44
adult
 
one of the most graphic and brutal films ever released.
this movie was very well done. it was one of the most graphic and brutal movies i ever seen. lots of scenes are graphically intense. some scenes are very disturbing. it shows a guy get burned. parents pause and think before you let your kids see this one. language is 4 "f" words, which is not bad at all considering it's a war movie. Mel Gibson does a fantastic job acting in this movie. see it then buy it.

Actionmoviefan101
teen, 15 years old
 
Very good but violent
Well, first off, this is a war movie, so you should expect violence and language to be present, and for the most part, considering the amount of violence in this movie, most of it is not over the top graphic or disturbing. There are a few moments where it does become that way however, such as when a man is burned alive and it shows most of his skin being burned. There is also a lot of blood in this movie, but it's not over the top, just present. But it is not mindless violence either. This film shows how much of a tragedy war is, on both sides not just on the American side. The language is present, with several uses of f-ck, a dozen or so sh-ts, and a mild spattering of b-tch,b-stard, and 1 or 2 uses of p-ssy. This film is also unite emotional and sad, with an excellent performance by Mel Gisbon. His character, Hal Moore, is the embodiment of what a good leader should be. He is the "first on the field and the last off of it", refusing to leave his men and acting bravely to protect them and serve his country. This film also has many good messages about courage, selflessness, and patriotism. It's up to each parent to decide if your kid can handle the sometimes graphic violence and the language. If they can, this is an amazing movie I recommend it.

 
Good
It is a very good Mel Gibson movie it is a bit sad but its more the violence it has strong themes cause when i watched it with my 17 year old son he understands things like that cause its not about the violence it's about understanding how bad war is MA15+Strong violence themes and language

 
i loved it
i thought that this movie was the best war movie ever made if you like saving private ryan you will love this movie much more you must see it

 
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jdawg55
teen, 14 years old
 
Great Movie
I watched this movie when I was 10 and I liked it a lot. This movie, and braveheart are my two favorite Mel Gibson films that I have seen. It has some swearing and is fairly graphic at some parts, but i was raised differently than most kids, so it didn't bother me at all. I, personally think they did a very good job portraying the Vietnam War. It was sad enough and had perfect music to make you realize that the movie isn't good because of all of the violence, but rather because it shows what people have done for our country.