MEDVED: "WE WERE SOLDIERS" deserves Best Picture Oscar Nomination

MICHAEL MEDVED, Film Critic/Talk Radio Show Host ^ | 12/27/2002 | ALOHA RONNIE

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET

...December 27, 2002 =

...A Day like all Days except...

...Film Critic and National Talk Radio Show Host MICHAEL MEDVED stated that MEL GIBSON's...

.."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. -&- .."SIGNS"..

...along with...

.."THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The 2 Towers"..

...deserve to be nominated for Best Picture Oscars for next year's Academy Award World TV Event to again be hosted by Comedian Extraordinaire STEVE MARTIN in the Hollywood KODAK Theater.

...MICHAEL MEDVED went on to say that both .."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. -&- .."SIGNS".. were extraordinary films about the Realities of LOVE and HATE in this World.

AMEN.

For more on .."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. and our 7th Cavalry Battle in the Valley of Death known as the IA DRANG Valley of 1965 it so very well depicts see...

http://www.WeWereSoldiers.com

http://www.lzxray.com

as well as the many .."WE WERE SOLDIERS" / Battle of IA DRANG-1965 / IA DRANG-Sept. 11th Hero RICK RESCORLA.. Freerepublic.com Threads that I have bookmarked, simply by hitting the .."ALOHA RONNIE".. on this Post.

...And then, mark your Ballots, Academy Members.

Signed:

ALOHA RONNIE Guyer / Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 / Landing Zone Falcon / Former Radioman to Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE (MEL GIBSON) / Former High School Classmate to STEVE MARTIN

T'was ALL IN GOD's Plan, perhaps...?

NEVER FORGET

[mumbo]

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.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...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...?

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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

[ALOHA RONNIE]

.."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.

[Joy Angela]

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!

[VillageDamien]

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?

[goldilucky]

Thanks, Ronnie. That's just about an hour and 15 minutes away. I'll be tuned in.

[river rat]

Well, I guess you were too lazy to search for yourself..
I'll send a few...
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/rminiter/?id=95001289
http://www.nationalreview.com/robbins/robbins070202.asp
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/12/5/153637.shtml
http://www.sasociety.com/archive/011208shame.htm
http://www.nyu.edu/globalbeat/syndicate/ijaz121101.html

[Hemingway's Ghost]

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.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...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-

[goldilucky]

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!

[goldilucky]

bump to the top

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...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...!!!

[goldilucky]

An afternoon bump here!

[VOA]

.."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...

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...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.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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

[goldilucky]

The horses were beautiful but what really caught my eye were the BlackKnights that flew over the parade. That was just a marvelous site.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...Happy Birthday, MEL GIBSON...

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...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.