when this movie be first show on television i have high hope that we would finally have a decent movie about world war i a experience by american soldier . unfortunately this be not it . it should have be a good movie about wwi . even though it be make for television it be obvious that a real effort be make to use appropriate equipment and prop . but the writing and directing be badly lack and even though the maker of this movie obviously borrow freely from quite a few well make war movie . war movie clichés abound such a the arrogant general who apparently do not care a flip about the life of his men . when will hollywood realize that and even though there have be plenty of bad general and most combat unit general have see plenty of combat themselves and be not naive about what the average grunt experience . the first part of this movie appear to be path of glory with american uniform . except that path of glory be emotionally grip . later on there be chamberlain charge ( except uphill ) from gettysburg and even the capture of the american soldier by a ring of enemy soldier from the thin red line . but in the thin red line the soldier be alone when capture . in this movie a ring form around the new prisoner in the middle of a battle . if this movie use a military adviser they ignore him . even though the actor ( and i never could forget they be actor while watch ) mouth military tactic i do not see very much of it . the american soldier would stand up to be shoot while the german attack . and the infamous storm trooper and who be apparently blind and appear to use no tactic whatsoever in their attack . in the real war and the tactic be what make storm trooper so effective . but the silly scene be the attack of the german flamethrower . in this scene the german flamethrower operator walk in a broad line towards the defending american . if that have be real they would never have get close enough to use their flamethrower before they have all be drop by the defender bullet . okay and so most war movie be unrealistic when it come to the tactic show . but it be still disappointing . but what really turn me off to this flick be the typical anti war anti military angle that movie maker seem to think be important . true and war be hell . but most american soldier and even though they grumble and gripe and tend to believe in what they be do and can be rather gung ho about it . my grandfather serve in world war i. and even though he die four year before i be bear i have be tell how proud he be of his service .