apbuild Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Anyone seen this film? True story about Gen Hal Moore and photographer Joe Gallaway in the Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam 1965. Powerful film and it reduced me to tears. Rob. Just can't get my head round the unnecessary killing at that time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Interesting. Good review from IMDB, see the IMDB webby (edited after wrist slapping from admin for linking to inappropriate content). My wife drove into the back of another car yesterday at a roundabout. The second 100% her fault accident in less than a year. That and the anticipated excess and increase in renewal premium next year reduced me to tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbuild Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Not quite what I was about Mungler! I was talking about the unnecessary waste of life during the Vietnam War and the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965. Randall Wallace's film was powerful and indicative of the feeling of the infantry man of those times. Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Not quite what I was about Mungler! I was talking about the unnecessary waste of life during the Vietnam War and the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965. Randall Wallace's film was powerful and indicative of the feeling of the infantry man of those times. Rob. You could say that about *any* war however the Vietnam war is within living memory and so makes it all the more raw and painful. Not wishing to diminish the severity of the loss of life during the Vietnam war (and all other wars in living memory) however you should feel my pain resultant from the loss of my no claims bonus - that is real, raw and with me right now. I must go and stain my insurance policy documentation with my tears... and then I will go and slap the missus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Im feelin' your pain Mungler :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 one of the platoon commanders was a cornishman and survived the vietnam war.after leaving the army he moved into security work,rising to head of security at the twin towers where he was killed whilst leading staff to safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 one of the platoon commanders was a cornishman and survived the vietnam war.after leaving the army he moved into security work,rising to head of security at the twin towers where he was killed whilst leading staff to safety Yes i remember an article about him . Watched the film and It was the stars of the film being bullet proof that let it down ........A recent article revealed that had the Americans gone in with a hearts and minds approach instead of wiping out entire villages on the strenght of intelligence then the War would had lasted no longer than 4 weeks Vietnam pt2 is going on at the mo ............on sand instead of jungle with the same mistakes having been made i feel ...........can anyone on here see a peacful way out ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Not my favourite Vietnam film by a long way, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, and Full Metal Jacket all better imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Not wishing to diminish the severity of the loss of life during the Vietnam war (and all other wars in living memory) however you should feel my pain resultant from the loss of my no claims bonus - that is real, raw and with me right now. I must go and stain my insurance policy documentation with my tears... and then I will go and slap the missus. Mine kerbed the front offside alloy the day I got the new audi, the nearside a week later and somehow kerbed the offside rear about 1/4 of the full radius about 3 months ago. I don't let her drive it anymore. The day I got it, for christs sake I share your pain. I think the best vietnam film was born of the 4th July, those that lost their lives in the war were probably the lucky ones in some ways, given the subject matter of the above film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie2 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 One of the best war films i've seen, you realy feel for them, even a tear jerker for the people who never get involved in films! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Not wishing to diminish the severity of the loss of life during the Vietnam war (and all other wars in living memory) however you should feel my pain resultant from the loss of my no claims bonus - that is real, raw and with me right now. I must go and stain my insurance policy documentation with my tears... and then I will go and slap the missus. Mine kerbed the front offside alloy the day I got the new audi, the nearside a week later and somehow kerbed the offside rear about 1/4 of the full radius about 3 months ago. I don't let her drive it anymore. The day I got it, for christs sake :( I share your pain. I think the best vietnam film was born of the 4th July, those that lost their lives in the war were probably the lucky ones in some ways, given the subject matter of the above film :( youre joke my freind is not at all funny as many inocent peop;e women and men children alike all lost there lifes in vietnam. just spare a thought for any man or woman whos has been involved in war and seen mates and friends killed before threre eyes!! stick youre alloy wheels who cares its only money it takes to replace them !!. sorry for being narky but you need to sort youre self out and get youre prioritys sorted. i think youre post is in the wrong forun and should be put in the bin cheers kirky :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pin Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 youre joke my freind is not at all funny as many inocent peop;e women and men children alike all lost there lifes in vietnam. just spare a thought for any man or woman whos has been involved in war and seen mates and friends killed before threre eyes!! stick youre alloy wheels who cares its only money it takes to replace them !!. sorry for being narky but you need to sort youre self out and get youre prioritys sorted. i think youre post is in the wrong forun and should be put in the bin cheers kirky :( ***? What "joke" ? I made a comment back to mungler, why by the way doen't get a single mention despite doing what I did not once but twice. Secondly I did make an on topic comment and I am allowed my opinion even if you don't like it mate, simple as that. Did you even read the comment? Born on the 4th of July was an Oliver Stone film based on the real life experiences of a guy called Ron Kovic. This guy lost his legs in the line of duty, watched hundreds of his buddies die in the mud and was basically abandoned by said country becuase he was an embarrasment. My comment was based on the fact that I personally would rather have been killed than have to see my mates killed in horrible ways, loose my legs, then get spat on and treated like **** by the people I was supposed to be fighting for. I personally don't care what you think kirky mate, but if you are going to have a go at someone then at least read the post first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastattack Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Kirky640 wouldn't win any awards in a spelling competition now, would he! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Chill out folks. Your starting another war on its own here. Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08shooter Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 hi guys being part of any war must be terrible cant begin to imagine the human sacrifice involved.i am proud of our service men and women who leave their families to head to iraq and afghanistan.i hate to hear of our troops being killed out there and if im honest i wonder what and who for. im not a fan of our present government and am beginning to wonder why we send our troops out there for a bunch of arabs but i do back our troops whole heartedly where ever they serve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 where i go in the usa, a farmer i know over there had 7 sons they were all in that war, and they all came back from it lucky for him and them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Oh PIN you are naughty. "youre joke my freind is not at all funny as many inocent peop;e women and men children alike all lost there lifes in vietnam." kirky640 despite being 2 years old the Vietnam war finished, it must have had a profound effect on you for you to post with such conviction, passion and bad spelling. Perhaps less TV and Stanley Kubrick films would ease your pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbuild Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 **** me! Wish I hadn't seen the film now. Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Have we finished ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 I'm done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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