Created Jul 23, 2011 11:40AM PST • Updated Sep 02, 2011 11:50PM PST
The Second American Revolution or the fulfillment of the original? Fundamental to America either way. And a great source of movie material to boot.
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Wick
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Very Good
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The battles of 1st Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville get brought to terribly glorious life in this opening salvo of a planned Civil War trilogy. Funded by a son of the South, Gods and Generals focuses on sympathetic Confederate heroes Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. It could just as well be titled “The Stonewall Jackson Story,” notwithstanding Union hero Joshua Chamberlain’s significant play. Stars and Bars hagiography notwithstanding, G&G proves noble to both sides even if it does little more than nod to the unfathomable predicament of the slaves. As a purely mil… |
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Wick
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Very Good
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The Civil War’s decisive battle can get extensively aired over nearly 4 1/2 hours, and does in Gettysburg. The real battle lasted three days in July of 1863, say 36 hours actually fighting. The movie covers fully an eighth of that. Stamina is required, a long plane ride ideal. Consider it a feast of historical fascination for American patriots, history buffs and war movie fans. A literal cast of thousands contributes to its realism. So do the first rate actors who star as Union and Confederate officers: Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang and Jeff Daniels among them. Gettysburg stan… |
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Wick
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Very Good
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Old fashioned and reverential, Glory shines in its rendering of an important bit of Americana, its vivid recreation of several Civil War battles, and via Denzel Washington’s Oscar-winning performance. The important Americana consists of free black volunteers fighting in the Union army, ultimately going down to defeat in their final battle, but distinguishing themselves as tremendous soldiers. Thus they paved the way for almost 200,000 additional black Union soldiers, a surge that President Lincoln credited with helping turn the tide of the war. Glory indeed. Nominated for five Oscar… |
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Wick
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Perfect
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Something for everyone, and a lot of it over almost four hours. History, passion, racial controversy: Male or female, war movie or romance fan, this movie demands that you give a damn. Oh yeah, that famous line of Rhett Butler’s – “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” – really works at the very end. Rarely does such an iconic climax turn out to be so non-anticlimactic. Is Gone with the Wind worth watching in this day and age? Yes. Notwithstanding its dated depiction of slaves, it remains highly entertaining and illuminating, a must-see movie, albeit one that requires an extended… |
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BrianSez
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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, but the Law/Kidman chemistry is apparent, Sutherland is fantastic, and many other recognizable actors fill in as characters that pull you in to the life that was the south during the civil war. |
