"We were Soldiers Once..."
Just out of curiousity I need to know something. The new flick (OK it's been out a few months) w/Mel Gibson portraying Lt. Col Hal Moore was a let down for me...Probably because I read the book (many...
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IMHO the movie was too much "Hollywood" and too much BS and too many inconsistancies as well.The DOG
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Sorry, DOG, but I haven't seen it.The Curio and Relic Firearms Forum
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No problem Procrastinator! Maybe you can catch it later? Hee hee !The DOG
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I started to read the book but had to put it down to finish up with a few others. My wife has been talking about buying the movie when it hits the stores. It will be interesting to see what others who...
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The book was pretty good. Actually, very good reading. The movie was just....dumb.The DOG
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I finally watch the movie tonight and if you over look some of the silly-ness in it, overall it's not half bad.Anyone know what the photographer says when he is handed the M16? I played it back...
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I don't remember. Maybe I'm too critical/cynical about movies...the DOG
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Well, the movie has inspired me to read the book if nothing else.... I did enjoy the movie taking into consideration that it is a Hollywood movie it isn't half bad. Yes, there are some goofy parts,...
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DOG,You know, I did like the movie, but hadn't read the book. I had a question? I didn't get the signifigance of Mel Gibson's character painting his face half blue like that. I didn't see anything...
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Read the book. The movie was okay. The book is awesome..
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By the way.... where along the line did the name get changed??? Is it just me, or when they first promoted this didn't they use the full name of the book, then after a while dropped the "...once, and...
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I haven't read the book, has it omitted all the screw ups that Moore made that got most of those guys killed like the movie did?You may know the movie took place at LZ Xray where it depicts all the...
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FLHUNTERif in a movie someone says something you can not make out ..back it up and turn on the captions!
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Moore wasn't the LTC who got whacked at LZ Albany. It was their sister battalion commanded by a LTC Litle that was decimated (151 troopers dead or MIA) after they took over for Moore's troopers who...
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Cpt Drake is correct about the unit that was decimated and the LTC that was comanding just needed some more command time, for promotion I think. He was given the unit through some connections. With...
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did 20+ in the air cav and retired out of 1 st cav div.hal moore is a true american hero of the highest order.pete
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Back when I was doing some long drives commuting I did the book by audio tapes. A great piece of writing by the author. Too young to be there but old enough to remember.If you had not read the book,...
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