WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002) MOVIE REACTION!! FIRST TIME WATCHING!! Full Movie Review | Fourth Of July
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with the 4th of July (Independence Day) right around the corner, John & Andrew Gordon reunite to give their First Time Reaction, Commentary, Breakdown, Analysis, and Full Spoiler Review of the Vietnam War Drama adapted from Harold G. Moore & Joseph Lee Galloway's Best Selling Book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam" & starring Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge, Flight Risk, Boneyard) as Lt. Col. Hal Moore, Madeleine Stowe (The Last of the Mohicans) as Julie Moore, Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine) as Maj. Bruce Crandall, Sam Elliot (Tombstone, Road House) as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, Chris Klein (Election, American Pie) as 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan, Keri Russell (The Americans, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Barbara Geoghegan, & Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, True Grit, The Green Mile), along with Clark Gregg, John Hamm, Ryan Hurst, Marc Blucas, & MORE..
John & Andrew REACT to all the Best Scenes & Most Harrowing Moments including Arriving in North Vietnam, The French Foreign Legion, Moving into the Valley of the Shadow of Death, The Telegram, Valley of Death, Napalm Air Strike, Army Housewives & Beyond.
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i seen it in theater back in 2002
do a review on gettybury 1993
Can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE watch Good Morning Vietnam with Robin Williams. PLEEEEASE!?
Critics panned this movie when it came out, criticizing for its “cheap and cheesy” dialogue. The real Hal Moore came forward and publicly apologized that his men lacked creativity and originality during their final moments.
That got the critics to shut up.
Delivered like a true American. No bull.
@@ScarriorIIIhehehe a BOSS! LOL
The media are a bunch of A**holes. Through and through.
I am a 74 year old Vietnam vet and Army retiree. This film always hits me hard. I ask you to please see a film that Gibson directed (but did not star in), Hacksaw Ridge. It is the story of Desmond Doss, a pacifist who served with distinction as a medical corpsman during World War II. Like this film, it is a true story of incredible heroism and is every bit as outstanding as this film.
As a 39 yr old OIF injured/Medically retired 82nd/XVIII Airborne Army Ranger. I appreciate you covering this. I doubt the channel would ever do ‘Band of Brothers’ but it’s amazing and you should watch it on your own time. 🫡
Agreed great series
I absolutely love Band of Brothers❤❤
I watched Band of Brothers. Oh God i cried like a baby with my boyfriend he cries so much too. ❤
Band of brother's, the pacific and generation kill are all great war series
Thank you for your service ✌💖😀
After the war General Moore worked on cleaning up the drug abuse problem and racial strife that were prevalent at the time in the 7th Division. His plan established Officer's Leadership Schools for company-grade officers and an NCO Leadership School for staff sergeants and below as well as issuing an "Equal Opportunity Policy". He backed up the policy with the promise to punish those leaders who discriminated based on race, ethnicity or creed. As a part of the reformation of division morale, he established several different athletic programs, including football, basketball, and boxing.
The 7th was his Regiment. The Airborne Division above him was the 101st, of Band of Brothers fame. They fly in helicopters to this day, while the 82nd Airborne continues to deploy via parachutes.
@@Ryan_Christopher If I'm not mistaken, 1-7CAV fell under 1st Cav (Airmobile), not the 101ABN (AAST). the 101ABN cav unit was Troop D, 3d Sqdn, 5th Cav
That one scene with the guy’s legs after the napalm (if you’ve watched the movie, you know which scene I mean), still haunts me to this day
Yes
The most memorable scene from this entire movie all these years later still
Yup an the white phosphorus grenade hit as well
For real!!
My uncle is a Vietnam veteran. Was under Moore and in that conflict. He didn't speak much about it other than Lt. Gen Moore a great leader and trained us well.
I was lucky enough to be an extra in this film! My Buddy was in the California national guard, and I was active duty army at the time. He told me about the shoot, and I joined the unit that played 1-7 Cav in Fort Hunter-Liggett. Two years later, I participated in the invasion of Iraq.
Full circle, 25 years and a bunch of deployments in the army later, I’m a military technical advisor in Hollywood and I’ve worked on some amazing films.
This film was truly a special project to work on. Especially since I’ve done so much training at Fort Hunter-Liggett since then.
I’m glad you viewed this film. They do a much better job showing the home front and the contrast with the battlefield than most other films.
Thanks for your perspective. Pass it on.
This movie is so thought provoking. My dad is a Vietnam vet, but he never talked about anything from the war when I was growing up. Even when we watched other war movies, he never flinched. He had this almost haunted look to his eyes sometimes, but he never flinched. However, while watching this one, he broke down and cried like a baby. Afterwards, he said that fighting in the war was much worse than portrayed, but that it was closer to realism than any of the other movies had come so far. I can't even imagine silently carrying all that trauma around for decades without complaint for the sake of his wife and kids. My old man is one of the toughest men I've ever known! I have nothing but respect for the men of our military.
Amen! And God bless your father and all those who have served.
My uncle is the same. My mum says he was a very different man before the war. I can’t even imagine.
Please tell your pop thank you for his service 🥰
Truly one of the most underrated war films.
Saw it in theaters with my dad and my cousin.
Thank you for reacting to this. My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in the battle of Ia Drang (this battle) and received a bronze star for his actions.
He and his wife, Julia, were instrumental in putting together a proper and official notification system for military casualties. Especially his wife, for obvious reasons. Others have elaborated on what Hal Moore himself did for his troops. Fort Moore, Home of the Infantry, has a name that it can wear with pride.
FYI, the real cornel Moore was actually heavily involved in the production to get the best accurate depiction of the war from his part so mell Gibson could be as accurate as possible playing him
Sgt. Major Plumley might be the most "we gotta water this down or people will think we are exaggerating" human beings to ever draw a breath.
I got an Uncle who was at Fort Benning when Sgt Maj Plummey was there, he told me Sam Elliott got him down to a T.
I did 2 tours in Iraq in the infantry, in 2003/2004. This was the movie that we watched to motivate us before we left. To answer a couple questions, white phosphorus (willy peat) is usually used to melt equipment, but can be used against people. Also a m60/240 gunner has an assistant gunner and an ammo bearer as a gun team. Always remember, "The soldier, above all others prays for peace". A quote from General Douglas MacArthur. Love the channel and the reactions.
Guys, my father participated in this battle. He came in the second wave of choppers. He ended up doing a tour and a half due to clerical errors. Came home with a purple heart and several other medals, including a commendation for the most jumps in his unit. And i couldn't get him to watch this movie.
A couple years ago, I met with one of the survivors of the "Lost Platoon". Sgt. Savage wasn't the highest-ranking NCO left, he took command because he was the closest to the radio. The gentleman talked about how the Load Bearing Equipment was set up with dual canteens on their back sides. This meant that when they tried to get a drink later in the night, all their canteens were empty due to being hit by bullets. If a soldier raised above the ground by more than 10-12 inches, they were hit by rounds. The survivors of the Lost Platoon were placed on the line as reinforcements. Colonel Moore thought he was placing them in a quiet section of the line, but of course it was the section the enemy attacked right away. It was a constant chess game of move and react. Per the survivor, the only reason they made it through was Colonel Moore, Snake and the helicopters flying in and out, the officers and NCOS, their training, along with artillery and air to ground attacks by planes and helicopters.
Hal and Julie Moore were so influential to the development of the Army's family support structure that they renamed Fort Benning in Georgia in their honor. Fort Moore is the home of the infantry for the U.S. Army
French Indo China was part of the French colonial empire that sought independence after WW II. The French were soundly defeated in 1954 at the battle of Dien Bien Phu (presumably depicted in the opening scenes of the movie). Communism was expanding rapidly throughout the world after WW II and the US sought to stop its progress. Known as the "domino effect" the US feared the takeover of countries one by one in Asia. After the defeat in 1954 France pulled out of the region. President Eisenhower, concerned about Viet Nam's takeover, sent a small core of military advisors to assist in the fight for dominance. This began the US involvement in the country which did not end until 1974 and 58,000 fatal casualties.
The opening scene with the French Mobile Group 100 happened at the Mang Yang Pass between Pleiku and An Khe and not at Dien Bien Phu. The French lost around 2000 men and all were buried at the top of the pass with all the graves facing France. I've been there.
So many young men came back messed up...my son's father was a Vietnam veteran, and he had flashbacks up to the day he died in 1985. It was on that day he finally found peace.
I'm an Army Vet from OIF and still in the reserve. This movie has a special port in my heart as it classifies what humanity should be. the internal conflict. The connectivity we have with our "brothers/sisters" in arms. Love you both!
Considering some of the historical reactions that have been on this channel, I thank you John and you Andrew for do proper service to a movie such as this. the respect you showed the men, while still talking and enjoying the movie aspects of it, is how a true reaction should be, not one of jokes and laughter and satire, but one of respect and commendation.
This is one of the best reactions this channel has ever done, and when it comes to historical movies, I hope and beg that it is you two for the majority of historical reactions, for you two are 100% pure class.
The person in the cover of Life magazine and on the cover of this book became a VP of Cantor Fitzgerald in NYC. He lost his life at the World Trade Center on 9/11 after telling all his employees to leave, and then he went around the rest of the offices to tell them to leave. He was still in the building when it collapsed.
Madeleine Stowe will lead to "The Last of the Mohicans"
I ADORE the shot of Mel Gibson marching off the first time. We've seen him as a father figure; he puts that helmet on and he's a Soldier. Excellent visual storytelling. Also, they toned down how bad Jimmy Nakayama was burnt; in an interview Galloway explained that when he picked him up, he could feel his ankle bones crumbling.
1:15:39 one of the many reasons this war was so bloody is that American would take a hill or region from the NVA then “clean it up” then they would literally leave the hill/region they just captured to go fight for another and the NVA would just go back after the Americans left and refortify it and rinse and repeat. Theres horror stories of soldiers saying the fought to take a hill and months later would have to do it again. Was just a meat grinder.
The story, Joe Galloway tells the Colonel about his Great Grandfathers buying shoes in Galveston was true.
One of the most powerful movies ever. The ending floors me. Mel looking over the horizon seeing hundreds of other hell holes they'd fight for like they just did. Must been awfully sobering and scary.
Joe Galloway had honestly as important of a role in this battle as any of the other soldiers. We need a civilian’s perspective on the battlefield to show the people back home why war is never, NEVER the answer.
Agreed. Well said.
And, he really did protect the wounded soldiers from what I have heard!
In some cases war is the only answer however Vietnam was not one of those cases. It was a purely civil war caused by divisions within after the Vietnamese people had successfully rebelled against their French colonial masters exploited by both the Chinese communist government and the American government to fight a "low cost" proxy war. The south Vietnamese were largely controlled by the corrupt former burocrats who worked for the French while the NVA was a true grass roots force supplied and trained by Chinese advisors. Had it not been for the Chinese involvement and Americas obsession with fighting communism America could well have found itself supporting the other side. That's what the author hinted at when he said it was a war the Americans never understood. America and the west in general turned a blind eye to far too many of their " allies" crimes and brutality in order to oppose the red menace.
"Heeeey, Joe." Jimmy Hendrix
You have to see the 2 movies directed by Clint Eastwood about the battle of Iwo Jima: Flag Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima, movies that Clint filmed one after the other, both came out in 2006, Flag Of Our Fathers narrates the US side of the conflict and Letters From Iwo Jima shows the Japanese side, that last movie I think is the best of the two, and was nominated for awards.
I would love to react to both of those films!
@@andrewgordon7662Flags of our Fathers is a great movie. I hope you get to react to it. I haven’t seen Letters From Iwo Jima.
So the guy who was on the radio talking to the aircraft is a specialist who's essentially a combination Forward Observer and Air Traffic Controller. Its one of the most demanding positions in the military, as you're required to both provide targeting information, making sure all the bombs are hitting the appropriate targets, AND directing and coordinating the aircraft so that they don't run into each other or anything like that.
I was a Forward Observer when I was in the military and received some EXTREMELY light cross training on the subject, and its absolutely insane the amount of mental effort required to juggle all those moving pieces. Hes coordinating the planes, making sure they're not running into artillery, providing bombing target information, while under extremely heavy fire, as well as being fully aware that his performance could be directly responsible for the outcome of the entire battle. Absolutely legendary men, and an absolutely legendary performance in this particular battle.
I spent my entire adult life in the military. I have been in combat, I have seen the worst of people....but also the best. War is Hell. The war at home is the unimaginable hell. This film does an amazing job letting you FEEL both. From both sides of a conflict.
49:13 “It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.”
- Robert E. Lee.
When Joe is doing the narration at the beginning about the Ia Drang Valley and he says the North Vietnamese soldiers that "died by our hands", he is being literal. He really did put down his camera and grabbed a rifle to defend the wounded soldiers in the medical area when the NVA overran the position.
Joe and Hal Moore were life-long friends after the battle.
Trumpets, how you send messages before radios. The emblem on Col. Moore's helmet are leaves, oak leaves.
The aircraft were evolving at a high rate. The prop driven plane was the forerunner of the A10 Warthog as far as protecting ground troops.
This was on TV every night. We waited for the news to see what happened that day. You are correct, information was now being delivered like never before.
i don’t recognize that agent phil coulson was in the film 😱
Never clicked on a video so fast! Thank ya’ll for reacting to this one.
Hal’s (Mel Gibson) wife is actress Madeline Stowe .. She starred with Brad Pitt & Bruce Willis in “The Twelve Monkeys”
This and hacksaw ridge are my favorite war movies
One of the greatest war movies ever if you ask me.
If you like the movie. Then i recommend Ken Burns documentary series about the Vietnam war, we get to hear from Hal Moore and from Joe Galloway telling the real story. (He breaks down in tears talking about the trooper with the napalm burn)
When this movie came a co-worker who was in Nam when this movie was set said it was the most accurate war movie to what actually happened over there at that time.
For the first time i know a thumbnails not clickbait. Let the emotions flow gentleman.
Second favorite war movie of all time behind hacksaw ridge
The scene with the cab driver is the one that hurts the most everytime i watch this movie. Wearing the army jacket you can assume he is a veteran too. He knows what he has. That poor guy
I'm so glad you watched this movie, it's one of my favorites! I don't watch it often because i usually cry through the entire movie. As a military brat, it's so nostalgic with the living on base and living through my mom and my sisters and I waiting and hoping that Dad came back safely from his deployment. I love that they took the time and showed what the families at home were going through. If you're a reader the book is excellent. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it and that you noticed all the little details that mean so much and make this movie so excellent.
One thing that I appreciate about this movie (and that makes it unique as far as American made Vietnam War films), is that it spends a fair amount of time humanizing the NVA as well. The fact we see the battle from the North Vietnamese perspective (and especially their commander's perspective) is a great touch. The aftermath scene where the commander takes the American flag down and gives a short speech to his subordinate about how this battle is just beginning but "the end will be the same" apart from how many on his side will die to get there is extremely poetic and it foreshadows how ultimately the US continuing to invest so many of its own soldiers lives into this conflict didn't ultimately lead to the result it wanted.
agreed, the one war we should not have involved in 🫡🇺🇸
@@alexto137 Based on my own experiences (anecdotal for sure) as an American, I think I've never heard anyone (left, right, center etc.) outright defend America's involvement in Vietnam. There's nuances within the perspectives I've heard and differences of course between different people on different aspects of the war, but as far as the war itself, there's pretty universal agreement that we f'd up big time by getting involved.
My great uncle was a pilot for the First Cavalry and he showed me this movie when I was young, thank you for the reaction fellas. Btw he said the men sat on their helmets because bullets went through the heli like butter
I remember the war. I was young, but we had bracelets that had the number of POWs and we wrote letters to their families at school. I work for a vet who was a nurse (male) in Vietnam. This is one of his favorite movies. He worked on the planes that flew in and dead dropped to pick up injured. They picked everyone alive up, regardless of what side they were on, including civilians. There were at least 20 minutes, often much longer, from any doctors and they held those boys together as best they could. He lives with the side effects of the Agent Orange and suffers with what they call Sundowners Syndrome. I have so much respect for this man. My father was a Korean war veteran but rarely talked about it. So much respect for all of our troops. And yes, regardless of "sides" they are all someone's son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister. If only the leaders would have a duel with each other and keep their citizens out of it. I bet there would be much less war. Also, I know Mel Gibson can be a hot button for people, myself included, but he is an amazing actor and always comes through in these kind of roles. Enjoyed your disscussion, ✌💖😀
Well, Colonel Morre is a) a Battalion Commander and b) there is literally no place he can be in that valley where he would not get involved in fighting.
His opponent is a divisional commander, e.g. a general. THose guys are not supposed to be fighting, they got the bigger picture to take care of.
This. The battlefield was literally just like he described as a possibility. Smaller than a football field.
Which War Movie has the BEST Characters / Characterization?
Pearl Harbor is my favorite war movie ❤ Josh Hartnet and Ben Affleck are amazing in it! I was born on December 7th so I watch it every year
It comes down to 3 for me; Saving Privte Ryan, We Were Soldiers, and Wind Talkers"
Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers the HBO show
@@marlainalindsey3279Pearl Harbor? Well, I guess if you want more Hollywood and not realness then yeah.
@@bigrazo5098Also Band of Brothers
This movie always lives me in tears. I don’t care how you feel about your government but you have to respect any man willing to fight and die for his country. It takes balls to willingly put yourself in danger. I will always respect any soldier until he gives a reason not to
These soldiers came home to being yelling at, cussed at, spit on, rhings thrown at. And they still haven't gotten the respect or apology they deserve.
Enjoyed this reaction... and am glad it was you guys that did it. Usually really enjoy the reactions on this channel, but recently tried watching the reaction to Glory and had to turn it off after a couple minutes. Making jokes during the opening Antietam scene and also during the following scene with the soldier getting his leg sawed off really didn't sit well with me. Some movies, particularly movies like this and Glory, deserve more respect. I'm glad you guys treated it well.
3:07 not to insult anyone, but Vietnam is a big deal in U.S. history and I guess they teached you a lot about it at school. Do they really ignore the circumstances that lead to the Vietnam War? Like the fact that part of the world was a French colony?
Yes. In fact in public schooling Vietnam is barely discussed. American pride doesn't let us talk about our losses. American education is a joke. Children are being taught that natives GAVE us their land and completely cut out trail of tears. The American school system is a cattle system just training them to be a lackey for the workforce. Teaching independent thinking isn't on the top of the list
To be honest yes. A lot of the wars we were involved in post ww2 get completely divorced from reality when taught in our classrooms. They way I was taught was that after world War 2,Russia and America fought a proxy war across the world and would respectively back any country that declared itself either communist or democratic.
This meant that when communist aligned north Vietnam attacked south Vietnam America had to go and stop communist aggression and create a safe area for democracy to take hold in the region.
Now obviously that's nonsense but I was 25 when I first saw this movie and that's exactly when I found out that Vietnam had been colonized by the French.
Great reaction. My dad served in Vietnam. A war that was hated. Think about it, WW1 They came back as celebrated heros, WW2 The American troops really came back as heros. The Korean war. They were celebrated. But the Vietnam war. Which was not a win. And our soldiers returned home as villians, being spit on and called baby killers. There was no parade or celebration for them. Just PTSD, missing limbs and no real help returning back to civilian life. Very sad. The Vietnam war will always be near and dear to me.
As a military child seeing friends finding out about there parents death hurts so much
OMG. As soon as I turned on my phone, the notification came. I'm sooooooo happy that you guys are reacting to one of my favorite War movies of all time❤️💯
The patches on the right sleeve indicate service in combat with that particular unit. The patch on the left sleeve is the unit they are currently assigned to.
During the Broken Arrow, you see all kinds of aircraft, from all branches.
The A-1 Skyraider prop planes
What looks like A-4 Skyhawks or a stand-in
A-6 Intruders, probably off a carrier
F5s
Others I probably missed
Such a great movie. Looking forward to watching the video properly when I get home later!
"You wanna know how Custer felt? Go ask him."
They recently renamed Fort Benning, Georgia (Home of the Infantry) Fort Moore (after Lieutenant General Hal Moore and his wife Julia. (Gibson and Madeline Stowe)
The speech is iconic, that is a true leader!!
Great review and reaction. You didn't politicize your take on the movie. You saw it as a strictly war movie with human elements. Soldiers follow a kill or be killed. They may not hate the enemy. But, they want to survive so hopefully can return home alive.
I'd like to make a few movie suggestions, No spoilers except the major star, film title and release year. Ok war
* Patton (1970) George C. Scott (WWII)
* Battle of the Bulge (1965) Henry Fonda (WWII)
* Battle of Britain (1969) 13 Top British stars (WWII)
* Joyeux Noel (2005) Foreign film (WWI)
* Midway (1976) Charlton Heston (WWII)
* In Harm's Way (1965) John Wayne (WWII)
* The Longest Day (1962) w/ 42 international stars (WWII)
* Green Berets (1968) John Wayne (Vietnam War)
* MacArthur (1977) Gregory Peck (WWII, Korean War)
* To Hell And Back (1955) Audie Murphy (WWII)
* Glory (1989) Matthew Broderick (Civil War)
* Go For Broke (1951) Van Johnson (WWII)
* Valkyrie (2009) Tom Cruise (WWII)
* Twelve O'Clock High ( 1949) Gregory Peck (WWII)
* The Hunt For Red October ( 1990) Sean Connery
* Courage Under Fire (1996) Denzel Washington
* Taking Chance (2009) Kevin Bacon (Iraq)
You know the scene during the opening, where the bugler is shot in the neck. And at the end he is executed by rhe NVA. That soldier was played by the directors son. Whom was so disturbed by the sight of his son being “executed” in such a brutal manner, he had to walk off set for a moment.
John you're a true empath, don't let anyone tell you that this is a bad thing. We need more people like you
My ex husband deployed 3 times to iraq at the height of the war the last thing i would say was " No medals, No flags" meaning dont do anything crazy to get medals cause back then you got those for really bad shit and of course no flag meaning i didn't want to be given a flag over his grave. Now thats what i say to my son. I spent years volunteering with Army wife organizations that Mrs. Moore helped found.
My grandpa was drafted in 1966 and by 1967 he was in country. He was in the tet offensive.
One of my fav Mel Gibson movies.
They were fighting the French because Vietnam was part of what was French Indochina for decades.
This is a perfect example of Love the Art, Hate the Artist (for some). No matter what Mel Gibson may be IRL, he is a true force on the screen. Try Blood Father if you haven't seen it already.
The Man Without A Face reference 👏👏
Truly an incredibly underrated film!!!
I worked crew on this at Fort Benning, GA. I have a ton of memories from it all.
This movie is a heartbreak all the way through 😢😢😢
I think it's pretty representative of what American involvement in Vietnam was. I went to Vietnam in 2020 (just before Covid hit) and traveling around that country, you see large military cemeteries for the North Vietnamese military and Viet Kong everywhere. Even in smaller towns and villages these cemeteries are large. The dates on most of the stone markers for individual soldiers showing when they were killed are from the mid sixties to the early seventies. For as many American soldiers died in Vietnam (as tragic as that was) it pales in comparison to the number of Vietnamese people who died during our involvement there.
@@seanbinkley7363 it was a sad horrible war that's for sure
@@marlainalindsey3279 100%
Millions of innocents were toured and rape but my heart break for those American troop that did it lol.
What I can appreciate about the scene with the NVA platoon moving in on the cutoff platoons position in the pitch dark. Is the sound of the heavy shaking breathing from one of the soldiers. It goes to show they were just as scared as our soldiers were.
This is my favorite true events war movie of all time. The portray of what everyone has to go through is so visceral and palatable. My high school history teacher was a Vietnam helicopter pilot and broke down one day in class. Telling us about the screams, blood, body parts and friends crying and dying for their comrades. Needless to say we didn't get any work done that day. He had to take a break by his desk for that period and we all understood and were quietly talking amongst ourselves to give him space.
This was the beginning of America’s real war in Vietnam. Most other movies take place later; after the soldiers have become bitter and desensitized.
Great stuff guys
34:08 "Danger Close" for 105mm artillery shells and similar ordnance is 600 meters. Meaning you are taking a huge gamble calling in a strike closer than 600 m from where you are. You had better stay down or get caught in the shrapnel yourself.
i love crying along with you two 😂💙
Viet Nam was a French colony until right around the battle at Ia Drang shown in the opening. There active war ended there, and less than a decade later, our war began there.
The skin coming off with boots did happens for real as did basically everything in the movie. Listening to Joe Galloway relive that is haunting. That man can still see it, hear it, smell
It, and feel the bones in his hands.
Hal Moore’s wife was portrayed by Madeline Stowe. She’s been in so many movies in the eightees and nineties. I remember her from the movies Stakeout, Last of the Mohicans, 12 Monkeys, and Revenge
1:00:00 I highly recommend watching a video of the real Joseph L. Galloway talking about this moment during the battle. They shot this scene EXACTLY the way Joe described it... heartbreaking seeing him break down while talking about it. A sight like that would DEFINITELY haunt me for the rest of my life...
The use of historically correct aircraft in this movie is fantastic. A1 Skyraiders, F100 Super Sabres, the Hueys and the naval aircraft just make me, an old Air Force member and airplane nerd, really happy 🙂
Seen many reactions to this - this is absolutely right up there with the very best
An underrated gem of Madadine Stowe is Unlawful Entry with Kurt Russell and Ray Leota
Loved the reaction and the movie. I’ve seen it multiple times. As another war movie I suggest many times and have never seen it reacted to, I would love for someone “The Last Full Measure.” I’m interested in Thai as it involves a unit of the Division I personally served in, although I served after Vietnam. Please consider watching this one. By the way it was Peter Fonda’s last movie.
Bugles have been used for battlefield communication for centuries.
Different "tunes" meant different things.
Charge
Advance
Retreat
et cetera
Bugle calls were even used on military bases and outposts. For instance, "Tattoo" was played at night and was originally played to let the bartenders in the clubs on base know to "turn the taps to" {off} and stop serving for the night. "Taps to" became "Tattoo".
The song sung by the Scottish man is called Sgt Mackenzie
The final charge did not happen, Another battalion from 7th Calvary was helicoptered in an they marched in to relieve them. Unfortunately they were ambushed at their LZ (LZ Albany) and they took more KIA than Moore’s battalion. We started the body count strategy and ten years later we lost the war
You're my favorite doctor on UA-cam! Love your style, your compassion, your mad skills! Thank you for indulging my effed-up obsession 😅
Fantastic movie and parts are heartbreaking.
I used to play Battefield:Vietnam almost obessively around the time this came out. Ia Drang Valley is one of the maps they used.
Obviously its impossible to get the feel of combat from a video game, but when you play the Americans and spawn in that creek bed with Vietnamese artillery pointed right on you ... its easy to understand how desperate a fight that would have been :(
Barry Pepper does an amazing job in this and I HIGHLY recommend watch him and Thomas Jane in "*61". He plays Roger Maris in his quest to break Ruth's home run record :)
Great Reaction John and Andrew! 👍
Yesss so glad you’re reacting to some military history. Band of brothers, The Pacific and Masters of the Air should be on your list
I watched this movie with my dad ( a marine vet from Desert Storm) a lot as a kid. I love it!
The soundtrack is dope
RIP to all. The battle of Long Tan was fought on 18 August 1966. One-hundred-and-five men from D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) and three New Zealanders from an artillery forward observation party from New Zealand’s 161 Field Battery, encountered a force of more than 2,000 Viet Cong soldiers. During the battle, 17 Australians were killed and a further 25 were wounded, one of whom later died of wounds. This was the highest number of Australian casualties incurred in any one engagement of the Vietnam War. The losses on the Vietnamese side were at least 245 dead, an estimated 350 wounded, and three captured. In war nobody wins. Peace out
This movie is underrated. It was released at a time when war movies were experiencing a resurgence thanks to the success of Saving Private Ryan. In 2002, it was starting to fade, and audiences were tiring of them. Another underrated gem released that same year was Windtalkers. Worth checking out.
She Was in Last Of The Mohicans She was the female lead the actress who plays Gibsons wife but cant recall her name
Yup Last of the Mohicans is the only film I’ve seen her in and where I recognized her. Her name is Madeline Stowe
Fort Benning ( Benning was a Confederate soldier) was renamed to Fort Moore to honor General Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Good choice.
Absolutely.