Gettysburg

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Summary: The Best Movie That I Have Ever Seen....
Review: The Gettysburg Collector's Set
Gettysburg Is By Far The Best Movie That I Have Ever Seen. It Is Quite A Lengthy Movie But It Is An Excellent One.
An All-Star Cast And Superb Re-Enacment Make This Movie A Must See For Anyone Interested In The Civil War, Or Just Looking For A Nice Long Movie.

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Summary: Beautiful reenactment of the bloodiest battle in our history
Review: This movie was, without a doubt, the best account of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War I have ever seen.

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Summary: One of the better "historically based" war movies.
Review: Having read most of the reviews on this movie I was a little surprised to read the dissapointment of some, regarding particular historical content or interpretation (or lack thereof of both)in this movie. However what I did find most encouraging was the interest this movie has re-kindled in American history and for all americans should be compulsory viewing.

This movie is tremendous entertainment with most (not all) the main characters represented and told as faithfully as possible within the restrictions of "movie making". It could never (and should never)be interpreted as documentary or narrative in style and criticism of inclusion or exclusion of units, commanders or areas of the battlefield is unfair.

It does not dwell on the political reasons for the conflict (although they are touched on) rather it's emphasis is on humanising the conflict through portrayal of the characters on both sides as "real" people complete with emotional frailties during this bloodiest of battles on American soil.

The cast perform well and one can't help admiring the soldierly conduct of the men they are representing from both sides. Jeff Daniels cry "Bayonets!" had the look and sound of the resolve and desperation that must surely have been working on Chamberlains mind in 1863 on Little Round Top. For me too the tears of Pickett after the charge are as real, the sense of despair and loss becomes a tangible thing. Simply wonderful..

I enjoy it each time I see it and highly recommend it to war movie buffs, American History teachers and their students.

(Also of value are the vignettes recreating some of the better known civil war art of period (such as death of Gen.Reynolds).

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Summary: Awsome
Review: This is one of the most increadable films made on any subject. Made on the actual battle field, with the assistance of the Parks Authority & thousands of reenactment extras. The film is made to keep as close as possible to the actual events surrounding the battle. Just increadable.

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Summary: to ms. henderson, and lookin' for a chamberlain buff
Review: i saw this movie when i was in history/english block class in the 7th grade and i loved it! sure we saw 'glory'--by the way i loved that too--and studied the civil war, it never actually impacted us until we saw it ourselves. then we read/acted out the screenplay and it was great! then on my own that summer i read michael shaara's book and found it a great read! i love that book and is in the harsh fav. booklist i have! i've also read the ones by jeff, michael shaara's son, and they too are great! but this movie was amazing! people who write and say that it was untruthful at parts and leaves out parts i've got a couple of common phrases for you...'it's a movie' and 'money, money, money!'. it took a long to make the movie and i'm sure they spent a whole heck of a lot! plus it's a movie...it's main purpose is entertainment. anyway, this started my fascination with the civil war and especially with my hero and mentor Joshua L. Chamberlain...i love that man.:) though i will never forget the other men and women deeply invovled in the war. i'm in college now and have chamberlain posted on my wall to remind me about what kind of person i want to become. read up on him and the war, i think that was one of the main purposes that r. maxwell did the movie. he's also getting ready to do the prequel and sequal starting in the spring/summer 2000! can't wait! *i like to dedicate this review to ms. henderson @ redmond jr. high! thanks for being a great teach. and intro. us to this awsome movie! and to last but not least to chamberlain, the 20th maine men, the cast/crew of this movie, and the brave men who fought! you truly are heros and may your lives never be forgotten. pps. if anyone knows where ms. henderson is tell her to email me. and anyone else interested in talking to a chamberlain buff send me an email, i'm always looking for a fellow buffer and renactor as a friend.:)

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Summary: People, please understand!
Review: Ok, for this guy picking out the bloopers, and a few others, the reason why Chamberlain has different rank on his shoulder straps is because he changed in rank. When he got command of the 20th Maine, he was promoted to Colonal, just a few days before Gettysburg. An for those that want A.P. Hill in the movie more, well you know there were hundreds of generals there. You can't show all of them. Unless you want the movie to be longer. And many don't. I don't know why, because if you cut out that movie anymore, it's not going to make sence. This movie dosen't cover half of what went on there, just the main points. But it is a great movie. So, watch it!

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Summary: Typical Turner BS
Review: I'm afraid I'm not as enamored of this film as were many other reviewers posting here. There were too many wildly incongrous factors, some of them directly reflecting Ted Turner's politically correct agenda.

In the opening sequence, for example, we see a Confederate sentry that must weigh 300 pounds if he's an ounce. C'mon. There was no such thing as a fat Confederate infantryman. YOU try marching hundreds of miles over the course of two years of warfare, fighting, eating wormy bacon and green corn, and see how much weight YOU keep on.

The two characters sitting under a tree just as the battle was beginning to unfold, discussing the human condition, I found a bit hard to swallow. And an Irishman talking about tolerance for other races or cultures? Gimme a break. More of Turner's ultra-liberal b.s.

As far as the art of movie-making went, I had a real problem with the casting of Martin Sheen as Robert E. Lee. Sheen came across more like the Ernest T. Bass character on the old "Andy Griffith Show" than he did the elegant, stately Lee. What a miserable piece of casting.

And the music. If somebody got up and walked across the room, the music SWELLED and SWELLED and roared like it was the second coming of Christ. Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned movie-making techniques (please see the action movies of Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power.)

The two stars I give this film are based solely on the scope and sense of reality conveyed in the scene dealing with Pickett's charge, and that of Chamberlain's heroic stand.

Wanna know about Gettysburg? Get out of your chair and GO there. Don't watch this movie.

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Summary: Best movie of all time!
Review: Great movie. I am 12 and just started reenacting with fellow yanks. Ths was a very moving movie but I fast-fowarded through a couple of the long talking sceenes. A must for everyone. If u didn't like tough luck. Too bad Stonewall wasn't alive for this battle for he was by far the best general of all time.

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Summary: The real Civil War experience
Review: Want to know what the Civil War was really like? Well, apart from seeing a reenactment at your local battlefield, I highly recommend this movie. It brings home the true emotion behind all the famous soldiers, from Lee to Chamberlain to Hancock...every one of them. All the actors portrayed their characters in a way that makes you sympathetic to all the men...not just for what they are fighting for, but for the emotional turmoil this war puts them through. The battle scenes are well done as well...showing the raw carnage of the battles of back then. Truly an amazing film.

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Summary: One of the best historical fiction Civil War movies made
Review: Gettysburg is one of the best movies I have ever seen and one of the best Civil War movies ever. Most of the information is historically accurate, and the story line didn't change very much from the book. You may find the fake beards odd, but most of teh extras facial hair is grown and real. I strongly recommend this movie.