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We Were Soldiers
Good 83 Points 2002

Admirable and interesting, this retelling of the first major battle of the Vietnam War nonetheless can’t escape the overall drag of that war’s outcome, and in fact the similar outcome of the Battle of Ia Drang depicted in the movie.

Still, the …

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WikChip Image 3 Medals of Honor from this battle
Cold Mountain
Great 17 Points 2003

I loved the human-interest slant on this tale of the Civil War. Jude Law’s undying love for Kidman draws him back to her despite the risk of being a deserter towards the end of the war. The story is engaging, and the cast is top notch. Zellweger is not quite believable as a hardened southern gal…

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Seabiscuit
None Yet 0 Points 2003
Warrior Queen
None Yet 0 Points 2003
Alexander
OK 17 Points 2004

Director Oliver Stone tried too hard with Alexander. It tried to be a monumental epic, but in the end just felt too long and drawn out, with too much inward facing drama and not enough about the battles between great armies and the politics it must have taken to conquer all those lands. It did h…

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Downfall
Very Good 17 Points 2004

A fascinating accounting of Hitler’s last 12 days, from the recollections of Traudl Junge, his final secretary. Bruno Ganz is a shoe-in for the maniacal and increasingly psychotic and out of touch Fuhrer. As Berlin crumbles all around him, there’s barely more than teenagers defending the tur…

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The Alamo
None Yet 0 Points 2004
Rome
None Yet 0 Points 2005
Good Night And ...
None Yet 0 Points 2005
No Direction Ho...
None Yet 0 Points 2005