Posted on 09/04/2016 10:29:39 AM PDT by amorphous
We Were Soldiers showed the human side of war, not just the violence. Mel has vision, a subjective thing, but critical.
Private Ryan is a great movie, depicting the hell of that war landing. But then Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, in a war movie seemed more Appeal to popular actors.
Mel leaves the viewer in tears. But after the war landing scene, Ryan is just well, all action. It’s a bit subjective.
I thought We Were Soldiers was brilliant.
But I judge work upon the work itself, and Tom Hanks's performance in SPR was nothing less than perfect (I agree that Matt Damon's performance was "okay".)
One of the best lines ever delivered in film:
"We're not HERE to do the decent thing; we're here to FOLLOW F&CK!&g ORDERS!!")
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