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MEDVED: "WE WERE SOLDIERS" deserves Best Picture Oscar Nomination
MICHAEL MEDVED, Film Critic/Talk Radio Show Host ^
| 12/27/2002
| ALOHA RONNIE
Posted on 12/27/2002 11:48:10 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE
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To: ALOHA RONNIE
I just want to say that when the end credits of "We Were Soldiers" roll, after the scene of Barry Pepper at his typewriter, tears streaming from his face, when the choir sings "The Mansions of the Lord", that my 12 year old son was sniffling, as I (his 46 year old dad) was . That was a great movie, and a great book; and I bought and read it based primarily on your posts here at FR.
That had to have been a hellish place, and I for one want to thank you and the others who did serve under such adverse conditions, and kept your faith in America in spite of the lack of support at home.
I am not 'pro-war', and I know that soldiers resent the protester and the 'never-been-there' hawk alike; I just want to say that I know it required courage and strength, and not many truly know the hell of combat, and the fear of imminent death. One can only hope that there are men such as yourself, Hal Moore, and Sergeant Plumley to lead our current soldiers, and to keep them alive in the heat of war.
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posted on
12/30/2002 2:18:16 PM PST
by
mumbo
To: Hemingway's Ghost
...ALOHA Hemmingway's Ghost...
...Thank you for your sharing.
...Guess what, .."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. does show things as they really were for US on the Battlefield and for our Loved Ones who waited for US to come home or not.
...What other people now bring with them when they witness this on the Screen decades later has no reflection on how it really was for US long, long ago.
...To the contrary, with the War now having Come Home in a new Century with an Enemy that is now within our Homeland, perhaps a little openess in those now at just as great a risk at Home would assist them in acheiving our much needed VICTORY...?
To: mumbo
ALOHA mumbo...
...Thank you for your Loving Sharing.
...Your message has just been passed onto the REAL deserving Heroes of the Battle of IA DRANG-1965.
Signed:..ALOHA RONNIE Guyer / A Witness
To: Joy Angela; goldilucky; DoughtyOne; RonDog; generalissimoduane; doug from upland
.."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. Oscar Nominations will be further discussed tonight in Southern Califonia at 10pm on KPLS 830 AM ..'Radio on the Right'.. on the JANE CHASTAIN-Hosted...
...JUDICIAL WATCH REPORT.
To: ALOHA RONNIE
I can't wait until KPLS 830 AM goes into Live Streaming on the internet.
Darn San Francisco station overtakes the signal for me after sunset!
But, I did enjoy listening to Michael Savage from 4 pm till dusk tonight! I sure wish Bob Dornan was still there!
To: river rat
Even the liberal media reported on Sudan's and Saudi Arabia's involvement in that scenario... Clinton HIMSELF admitted he was offered Osama - and declined for reasons that are rational ONLY to a "legacy inventor"... OK, AGAIN, Source?
To: ALOHA RONNIE
Thanks, Ronnie. That's just about an hour and 15 minutes away. I'll be tuned in.
To: VillageDamien
To: ALOHA RONNIE
What other people now bring with them when they witness this on the Screen decades later has no reflection on how it really was for US long, long ago.
Come now. I'm talking about the film, not the historical events depicted in the film---events to which you seem to have a strong tie. As a film, "We Were Soldiers" was a sappy melodrama, as war films go, almost as embarrassingly overwrought and heavy-handed as Back to Bataan. I was dying to see this film. In fact, it was the only film I saw on "the big screen" in aught 2. Believe me, I was really disappointed when it turned out to be such a turkey.
To: goldilucky
...Thank you for listening to the Weekday Edition of...
..The JUDICIAL WATCH Report...
...heard LIVE thru:
http://www.JudicialWatch.org
http://www.USARadio.com
...where .."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. Lt. Gen. HAL G. MOORE, Mrs. JULIE MOORE and JOSEPH GALLOWAY have all guested this year.
Great Show, especially in -Time of War-
To: ALOHA RONNIE
I listened to the first beginning segment of it. I heard you call in. My opinion about the Global Awards is that not only are they phony but also very political. It seems to me that they just did not want "We Were Soldiers" to get any top billing. This excuse about the movie just coming out before May is complete bs to me. I just don't buy it at all. As I remember, "BlackHawk Down" came around the same time that "We Were Soldiers" came and BlackHawk got better reviews than this one. Not only that but Blackhawk had more promotional advertisement than "We Were Soldiers" did. So when that fellow (forgot his name) was on the radio last night with Jane Chastain sizing up the ratings of all the movies, I found him to be completely full of it too! Completely full of it. "We Were Soldiers" didn't even so much as get an award and I believe it has something to do with the fact the the movie portrays our soldiers as true combatants of evil forces and the matter by which they were treated coming back to America was an insult very much like how our Vietnam vets were treated. Because of this true exposure of how our military was even treated by our own people, Hollyood refuses to acknowledge this! So I say screw Hollywood and their agendas to overthrow this Country! There will always be those like myself who believe that evil exists and that we must constantly combat against it. My loyalty first rest in God. And this Country was formed under God's principles and those who don't like it should just leave!!! Especially those CEO's of the Hollywood types who control the filming and television networks! May they rot in hell for their twisted efforts to deceive Americans and undermine our military!
To: goldilucky
bump to the top
To: goldilucky; Joy Angela; Fred Mertz; Landru; flamefront; VOA; JMJ333; Joe Montana; ...
...What a Happy New Year's overnight gift =
...New .."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. TV Commerical viewed right after midnight announcing:
.."WE WERE SOLDIERS".., the 1st Oscar contending Motion Picture of the Year 2002. is now out in a great new DVD. Buy it NOW.
Go get'em RANDY...!!!
To: ALOHA RONNIE
An afternoon bump here!
To: ALOHA RONNIE
.."WE WERE SOLDIERS".., the 1st Oscar contending Motion Picture of the Year 2002.
is now out in a great new DVD. Buy it NOW.
Great reminder...I've got to buy a couple of copies.
My dad is now reading the book.
Oh, I will give a notice about a book I stumbled across after finding a website for the 25th
Infantry "Tropic Lightning" unit that my dad "stood watch" with in Hawaii during the
Cold War:
Platoon: Bravo Company
by Robert Hemphill
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312976577/qid=1041461753/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/104-8383200-6292730
I haven't read it...but seeing it has a forward by one Joseph L. Galloway
and lots of good reader recommendations has pushed me to invest times in typing this notice.
Oh, and I've listened to today's (New Years Day) pre-recorded show by Medved on
the history of the Jewish people/religion...he sure knows how to make history
interesting and cuts to the chase...
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posted on
01/01/2003 3:00:23 PM PST
by
VOA
To: VOA
...Thank for your sharing about the 25th.
...Our very first 7th Cavalry Casualty upon our arrival in Vietnam was a young Lieutenant attached to us from Hawaii's 25th Infantry Division, which was still in Hawaii at the time.
...He was a victim of a Helicopter Collision in the air outside the village of AN KHE just before our 1st Offensive Operation.
...His best friend, our Battalion Chaplain, was crushed upon hearing the news.
To: goldilucky; Joy Angela; VOA; flamefront; Landru
NEVER FORGET
...An yet another 2003 New Year's Gift =
...Awakening New Year's morning to see Ft. Hood's 1870's CUSTER-Era Mounted Horse Detachment on TV prancing down Colorado Blvd in the 2003 Pasadena Rose Parade, 1st Cav Patches and all.
Ya just can't beat the First Team, can ya...?
NEVER FORGET
To: ALOHA RONNIE
The horses were beautiful but what really caught my eye were the BlackKnights that flew over the parade. That was just a marvelous site.
To: VOA; Fred Mertz; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; JMJ333; onyx; Ragtime Cowgirl; Joe 6-pack; ...
...Happy Birthday, MEL GIBSON...
To: VOA; Fred Mertz; river rat; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; doug from upland; RonDog; mumbo; ...
...and now...
...the Day after MEL GIBSON's 46th Birthday...
.."SIGNS".. is released a full 4 Days early to BLOCKBUSTER DVD/Video Stores for sale or rent as...
.. his .."The PATRIOT".. 's February 3rd TV Premiere is being advertized on Cable TV.
...The .."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. Oscar Race is ON.
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