Simply Perfect

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

This 2008 documentary was outstanding due to content alone. I really enjoyed the interviews of the living Congressional Medal of Honor members and how they were filmed(intimate setting & heartfelt dialogue). I expected to cry a lot but was pleasantly surprised to laugh out loud at one of the personal accounts. The film obviously conveys the stories of the brave, humble & heroic recipients but also explains the hierarchy of military medals. Honestly, there could and should be a movie about each recipient. I wish it could have been a two or three-part series since there was a lot of detail to cover in 1.5 hours. I will watch this again and am hoping that there will be another documentary to cover the most recent recipients.

I loved this documentary. It was very inspiring, touching and even occasionally funny. However, I did not give it a 10 for one reason--the stories were just too rushed and the film tried to cover way too much. This actually would make for a great mini-series or series--with each episode covering perhaps a couple stories of these heroes.The film first covers the history of the Congressional Medal of Honor. It began during the Civil War and was often given out a bit too freely--its standards were subsequently tightened up significantly--making the award far more special and prestigious. And, it works its way all the way up to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.The bulk of "Medal of Honor" was devoted to individual stories of bravery--each taking about five minutes to tell. What struck me by all these men was how incredibly humble they all were--and how they hated words like 'hero'. Instead, they simply did what needed to be done, as they see it. This was very touching. I also laughed at the one guy as his story about the Pearly Harbor attack and his reaction was surprising. He said that he was NOT scared that day--just very, very angry--as he propped a machine gun and shot at Japanese planes despite being filled with shrapnel. All in all, he and the other men are quite touching and I'd love to see some sort of followup to this--especially covering the recent Medal of Honor recipients who have actually survived to receive this distinction.