This week we decided to watch a movie for Veterans Day that was requested by David’s father who served in the United States Air Force for over 20 years. To say this movie was emotional would be an understatement. Last week, Interstellar set a record for Toni crying by earning 4 tissues. This earned 10..
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The thing that kinda always gets me in this movie, is just how badly Vietnam vets were treated by the American public when they came back…..especially after the Washington Post leaks. I makes the ending speech hit just so much harder….."They went to war because their country ordered them too…." "For we were soldiers once…..and young"
The other thing that shakes me up is when that cut off platoon is calling in artillery so close in order to stay alive and save ammo for when absolutely necessary, AND THEN, they have to call it in right on top of them….(artillery is normally meant to land atleast 100 yards away from friendly's, as it can injure or kill from that distance) and in that situation you are so desperate that you are literally playing Russian Roulette in hopes that you wont be hit by friendly fire but stave off the attack that will definately kill you otherwise……my God……and then to live through that, definately makes the Sgt Major Plumely's line of "thats a nice day Sgt Savage" hit harder too.
I think that's the first time I felt bad watching a reaction. Is Ms. Toni, ok?
This movie resonates with me because… well.. the Colonels kids? That was me. My dad was an F-8 Crusader pilot, and spent 10 to 14 months at a stretch off Vietnam. My mom waited for "that telegram" from the Navy that his plane had gone down. Thank god it never came….
This movie is a hard watch…
I think the cheesecake better be a damn GOOD cheesecake!
I very much enjoy watching a kind and gracious woman being a lady.
"I wasn't mentally prepared for this" @ 8:30. I knew at that moment, this was going to be a hard ride for Toni. Not even just the war scenes. The delivering of the telegrams makes this different from a lot of war movies. Such an amazing movie, though.
True story….its a hard one….you guys need to watch a family movie now…..try…."HACKSAW RIDGE"…another mel gibson goodie…..
Most realistic movie of a recent war. My older brother etc were in this war. 'Murica!
Gonna be tears in this one. Heart breaking movie. A must see, but not a happy one.
Vietnam in HD.
Good series, first episode covers this battle
The battle of Ia Trang Valley was not only notable for using helicopters for large air assault combat mission it also was the first time that the B-52 bombers were used for tactical support against a direct enemy assault when Lt. Colonel Hal Moore called in the Broken Arrow message to headquarters for all available combat aircraft to help rescue a American unit that was endanger of being overrun by enemy forces. The battle took place from Nov. 14 – 18 1965. Lt. Col. Hal Moore live from 2/13/1922 to 2/10/2017 almost a century and he's a WW2, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran and a true American Hero.
Yes it was "intense" and "too much"…but it wasn't gratuitous, and was a true event. And speaking as one who lost family who fought in Vietnam…the least…and I do mean the LEAST people can do is suck it up and watch a fucking movie about it!
We had a little WWI monument outside our public library in our little town. When my daughter was seven I got to tell her what war is. While serving as a civilian at the nearby USAF base. Like the photographer, my family has served in every US war since Jamestown.
I am an 11 year disabled combat vet. When this came out, our entire Battalion went to the Post Theatre and watched it.
I felt this was a good depiction of seeing both sides of the conflict. We seem to forget, as in Saving Private Ryan, that the other side is just the same as us. I think we forget that and just celebrate them being killed. But even still they are also spouses, siblings, and children also.
Lastly, I just wanted to say that I hope that Toni is ok, and she shouldn’t sacrifice her mental health over getting views on a video.
Thank you for doing this one, nice reaction 👍👍
Yes it was brutal, but most vets including my brother and numerous family members and friends who served said this was pretty accurate. Plus it’s based on a true story. It makes you appreciate what they went through
You guys should do a reaction about Causalties of War next.It's a really good movie and Michael J Fox in it.I'm sure your wife will cry in this one for sure.
I haven't seen the movie, but from this review I think it should be shown to junior high kids and up nationwide and really explained that kind of sacrifice is what is being disrespected with unpatriotic behaviors.
I have watched this full movie so many times, yes it played hard on my ptsd, but Toni you actually made me cry watching you watching this movie. This battle was historic and brutal, yes the taxi part was madness. Huge respect to Joe Galloway for covering the battle and making it out uninjured.
My Dad served in Vietnam he would go to that same area in the central highlands later on in the war. He told me the feel of the area and just the overall depiction of the terrain and the sounds reminded him of those times. I still dont know how me and him watched that movie, but it was truly something I appreciated and respected. truly an accurate depiction of how the Vietnam war was.
Watch men of honor