[ansel12]

I liked his role as Col.Hal Moore.

Mel Gibson made the best Vietnam war movie ever made, he and devout catholic Hal Moore became close friends.

Road Warrior, Braveheart, We Were Soldiers, The Passion of the Christ, all are on my top ten list, from the word I've heard so far Apocalypto may join the list.

[veronica]

In the genre you highlight of Mel's films, he's no David Lean. Not even close. If you want to see great action /epic movies with philosophical and/or religious underpinnings, do yourself a favor and rent some David Lean movies. Mel is a mere poseur compared to Lean.

[soccermom]

"Mel Gibson made the best Vietnam war movie ever made".....and the most underrated. Not sure how I feel about Mel now, but he has made some great movies.

[macamadamia]

Mel Gibson made the best Vietnam war movie ever made



Mel Gibson didn't direct or produce We Were Soldiers. Randall Wallace directed the movie. Unless something unorthodox went on, it's safe to assume that Randall Wallace is the one who visualized We Were Soldiers. Wallace probably guided the movie's editor, but not necessarily. IOW, the movie is Wallace's.....not Gibson's.

(Gibson didn't direct The Patriot either...even though it's been claimed here otherwise.)