Hacksaw Ridge : The worst film I've ever seen.

The worst film I've ever seen.

I don't say that lightly, but I saw nothing to secure an Oscar nomination, it should be in the Razzie awards. This wreaks of pro war propaganda. The Japanese were given no character. It was deplorable. Sorry, I never start posts on here.

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Come on, worst film you've seen? It's not great, but an ok 7/10 I guess.

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this^^

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As another poster said, it's not great, but a 7. I think the story of this man deserved to be told, and it could have made a great movie, but I think this is only a "good" one.
The things that I did not like:
- some really unbelievable scenes ( the sergeant shooting while being dragged...to name one )
- lack of realism in dialogue during battle
- some slow motion scenes
- the score
- slow beginning

Overall good movie, good acting, good battle sequences.
7/10 for me.




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It's funny how you think this is PRO-WAR propaganda when after watching it, it only solidified my personal anti-war stance.

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But, if you are anti-war, why enlist into the army in the first place like this guy did? He did it, as I understand it, out of religious reasons. Which is totally nuts IMO.

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He didn't do it for religious reasons, he did it because everyone in his town was going to war, so he felt like he wasn't really contributing to the cause by staying home.

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He didn't do it for religious reasons, he did it because everyone in his town was going to war, so he felt like he wasn't really contributing to the cause by staying home.

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he actually states that he takes Pearl Harbor personally...and he wants to help?

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But, if you are anti-war, why enlist into the army in the first place like this guy did? He did it, as I understand it, out of religious reasons. Which is totally nuts IMO.


This is the problem with people with the mindset of 2017 and our "enlighten" society.
I remember reading on the "Hateful Eight" board and someone actually said in the 1880's blacks were generally treated with respect and racism was rare in the north.

1940's culture was so dynamically different than today's standard. If you were an able bodied grown man, it was your DUTY to sign up for the war effort.

You have to remember, American were attacked on their home soil by an invading army for the first time in almost 150 years and people were fricking SCARED and PISSED!

Just imagine if a sovereign nation was behind the 9/11 attack and that nation flat out said, "Yeah, b&tch and that's just for starters!!!!" Plus you were shown EVERYDAY the people of that nation cheering and chanting about coming to our shores and killing us.
That what the young teenage/20 something in the 1940's was exposed to on a daily basis via movie reels before every movie in theater or TV. (I can remember cartoons being played before every movie, man I'm old!)

Doss said it himself, when Pearl Harbor was attacked, it was personal. He didn't want to kill, but he had to do SOMETHING.

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It's funny how you think this is PRO-WAR propaganda when after watching it, it only solidified my personal anti-war stance.

Personally I thought it glorified war even though it preached against violence. That guy was indeed more courageous than anyone hiding behind a gun and his story is a good one to be told.

Still, the movie uses all the clichés of typical war movies. The enemy is an inhuman and dehumanized villain, even called the Devil.
The heart warming brotherhood of dudes. Again, only on the side of angels.
And the whole movie is based around heroism in battle.

War makes no heroes, only victims.

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I don't know, it just made me frustrated that an incredible true story can be turned into a Mel Gibson film with slow motion slapping grenades out of the air.

It was also the least gritty war film, far too polished. Vince Vaughn cracking jokes was probably the best part and that was terrible if you imagine that sort of actong delivery in the great war films. "We're not in Kansas anymore Dorothy" *shudder*

I honestly don't think I've seen a more tired boring generic film ever. It did absolutely nothing new.

Like I say, sorry, it's not my usual stance. I can see the good in most films but I got nothing out of this but an anxiety that an all white film this bad can get 6 Oscar nominations.

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slapping grenades out of the air.


you know the stuff he did in this movie (exagerated as it seems) actually happened.

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Vince Vaughn cracking jokes was probably the best part and that was terrible if you imagine that sort of actong delivery in the great war films. "We're not in Kansas anymore Dorothy" *shudder*


Totally agree, it was corny and cringe worthy, Mel stole from every other war film, and don't forget the first half of "gee-golly" PG romance, what ever happened to great mature home front scenes like Deer Hunter?
HRS didn't even have a single swear word in the whole pic, not quite WWII grunt realism.

This won't win any Oscars any sane person can see that.

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and this^^

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You clearly haven't watched many films then. Go watch Birdemic, then claim this is "the worst film" you've seen.

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Hacksaw Ridge is one of the worst films this year. Silence should have replaced it for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.

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Well, when the Japanese make a film about one of their own soldiers, that refused to kill due to his religious beliefs and saved lives instead, then perhaps you might get the Japanese character development you so desperately wish for.

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it would be hard to make a film about a guy with no head.

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i'm guessing you haven't seen Jaws: The Revenge







so many movies, so little time

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Kind of surprising after taking a quick view of movies you’ve rated, as I agree with a lot of them, Hacksaw Ridge is the cinematic tale of one outstandingly brave war hero, so a Japanese view point wouldn’t of fit in with this story.

Maybe it should have been called Hacksaw Ridge – The Story of Desmond Doss to get that point across, sorry you didn’t enjoy it, but this man truly deserved a movie of his own and I’m glad it was made.

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Wouldn't have fit. There is no such thing as "wouldn't of". You're welcome. :)

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Obviously not American.

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Well Braveheart was one of the best films I have ever seen, and you gave that a "5" (I gave it a 10) it averages an 8.4, won 5 Oscars, and is one of the hightest rated films all time on IMDB at #77... all time so....no surprise you for some reason do not like Mel Gibson movies. You are in an odd minority here, as I thought it was great, and Hacksaw Ridge as well is also listed as one of the greatest films of all time at an 8.4 rating same as Braveheart. Both are fantastic and Mel Gibson, despite any personality stuff, is a very good director. I think you are thinking too much of "We Were Soldiers" and "the Patriot" and forgetting that Mel Gibson also directed Braveheart, which when he dedicates enough time to the story and characters, he can make an extremely good film. Which both of these are. (Apocalyptico was also pretty good, and I did not see Passion of the Christ but it was also Oscar nominated and did not involve fighting I believe.)

You seem to be able to differentiate his 2 weaker films (We Were Solders, and the Patriot), from....all of his other exceptional films. and you even gave his best film a "5" so...not sure what your opinion even means here. BRAVEHEART SHOULD GET A 1.

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"The worst film I've ever seen"? You need to get out more mate.

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You are why the boards are closing. Well done.

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Could not have said it better

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Best. Response. Ever,

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Well, how interesting are the perceptions of the same material. I just saw this film and for me, this is the Best Picture of 2016.

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I'm sorry but anyone who says "worst film I've ever seen" about this....Is a total moron and probably has something wrong with them.
Either you naturally have an annoying personality and you just like to make provocative comments about popular things just to get a rise outta people....OR you are mentally ill and your perspective is wrong.

Which is it?

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The fight for Okinawa, which proved to be the last battle of World War II, involved some 2,000 black Marines, a larger concentration than for any previous operation.
None of them was depicted in this movie....

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I don't say this lightly, because I have seen a lot of stupid comments on the internet... but your claim wins. Stupid as hell.

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jerk, they were given the character they deserved.

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This is what I'm gonna miss the most about imdb. Watching any above average movie, then go to the board and read the "worst movie I've ever seen" thread.

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"The worst film you've ever seen"?

Clearly you've never watched "Freddy Got Fingered".

Oh, wait...


No tears please, it's a waste of good suffering.

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And this is why the message boards are closing, because people like you call it the worst film they have ever seen, without having any reason.

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Yep, couldn't agree more. The way it was filmed, the acting, the ridiculous action scenes. It looks to me like Mel watched a Call of Duty videogame before shooting this film instead of doing serious research on infantry tactics in world war 2. The absolute worst part was when the main character carries of the sergeant and the sergeant keeps picking off japs with his submachinegun. Also, there are so many scenes of US and Jap soldiers mindlessly running towards each other amidst explosions and machinegun fire with complete disregard of their own lives. Now, we know the Japs did in fact charge the US lines recklessly but this was just so far over the top, no one with even a slight amount of knowledge on WW2 can possibly take any of this seriously. And then there was a little wtf moment with the Jap commander commiting Seppuku in the end, which was a needless scene, the Japs were hardly involved in this film, they were only canon fodder. Add poor performances by Vince Vaughn and Sam Worthington to the list and you have a very mediocre film. I wouldn't rate it as low as Windtalkers or We were soldiers but damn it, it is close. This is nowhere near the level of Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line (hate it or love it ), Stalingrad or Clint Eastwood's Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima in my opinion. Mel Gibson should retire from making films, especially war films, he is simply not cut out for this.

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no one with even a slight amount of knowledge on WW2 can possibly take any of this seriously


Yup I couldn't agree more with your post Luukscholten, unfortunately most kids here don't know much about real WWII history.


This is nowhere near the level of Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line (hate it or love it ), Stalingrad or Clint Eastwood's Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima in my opinion.


If you love realistic WWII films check out: The Winter War, Cross Of Iron, Come and See, Men Behind The Sun 4, Beach Red, Bridge At Remagen, Long Days Dying, and Stalingrad (1993) Not the new one ;)

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Another example of why IMDB are killing off their boards. Without fail some idiot creates a thread of how they thought a particular film was 'the worst movie ever made'. It's trolling, simple as that. A film could be universally praised, win 10 Oscars, get rated 9.9 on this website but there will always be that one idiot to start a thread like this. And you're probably sitting behind your pc protesting IMDB's decision to give the boards the axe......well congratulations, you're the problem, not the cure.

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The japanese were given no character? Yes, they were, they were *beep* evil.
I don't know why you are complaining about Japanese having "no character" and not the nazi's? Because of that bias, we can deduct that it isn't purely for "character",that you are trying to fight for.

I don't think making a movie with a Japanese soldier in it would have been a good idea. Did you want to see the rape of nanking where you saw the rape of children and women or how two Japanese soldiers had a contest to see how many children and babies they could skewer for bayonet practice?? Or did you want to see the Bataan Death March, Burma Road, and the Manila Massacre (more casualties than the Tokyo firebombings or atomic bombs)? Or did you want to see the suicidal pearl harbour pilots or the many experimentations that the Japanese did onto their prisoners? I could go on.. Even the nazi's were disgusted by what the Japanese were doing.. And you know it's bad when you've got nazi's sympathizing for Japanese prisoners. They didn't deserve the "character".

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The fact you haven't rated it speaks volumes.



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Not the worst, but with American propaganda, Christian/Jesus implications etc painted on with a fire hose.

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It was not set in 2017, but in 1945. Consider the context.

Live long and prosper.

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