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Old 09-20-11, 04:31 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele View Post
Gettysburg is in my top 3 fav movies. Wonderfully written, cast, acted, directed. The production was very well done.

Terrific action scenes, interspersed with poignant moments. Jeff Daniels deserved an oscar nod for his portrayal of Joshua Chamberlain.

Gods and Generals turned the poignant prose into pontification. Stephen Lang was fantastic as Gen. Pickett, not so much as Gen. Jackson. He was a distraction.

The Killer Angels is a wonderful read. His son's novels, while completely readable, (I own them all) do not rise to the level of his father's masterwork.

IMHO of course.
They are not exactly on my top 3 list. however, those two movies is a must see. Their are, what we call "a whole evenings matiné movie"

Great acting yes, but was the battlescenes, the clothes a.s.o, in every detail, historical correct?

I have orded those two movies
Later on I'm gonna order thise 3 book(in english)

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