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Epic depiction and surprisingly accurate...
"Gettysburg" is a monumental effort to depict the Civil War events of July 3-5,1863 in Pennsylvania and succeeds magnificently on all levels. Both from an historical and theatical perspective, this movie is a "must-see". On the historical side, this movie manages to portray the personalities with both historical accuracy and believability...one cannot help but like and admire the principals on both sides. Tom Berenger is magnificent as "Ol' Pete" Longstreet as is Jeff Daniels playing Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain...I had a little harder time accepting Martin Sheen as R.E. Lee. Although wonderfully acted, Sheen just did not fit my impressions of Lee (I probably have seen him too much on "West Wing"). The battle scenes, to me, were the best I've seen in movie form...both the 20th Maine's stand on Little Roundtop and Pickett's charge were amazingly portrayed and highly accurate...I could not find any historical in-acurracies in any of these scenes (I don't consider myself an expert in Civil War military tactics, however). From a theatrical perspective, this had all the high quality cinematography and direction that makes for epic films...both the battle scenes and the one-on-one personal encounters were wonderfully depicted. For anyone interested at all in the Civil War or anyone wanting to watch a classic movie, this is one to see. I highly recommend it!

An American Civil War Movie Honoring both Sides
When Gettysburg first appeared on movie screens in 1993, audiences agreed that it was truly one of the great American war films. Based on the late Michael Shaara's best selling book THE KILLER ANGELS, GETTYSBURG assembled a superb cast including Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Sam Elliott, C. Thomas Howell, the late Richard Jordan and 5,000 Civil War reenactors. Filmed on location within the boundaries of the National Battlefield Park and surrounding Adams County, GETTYSBURG is one of the most accurate depictions of a specific military campaign during the War Between the States. Some have criticized the film for concentrating soley on three main battles, but there is signficant attention to detail and magnificently choreographed battle scenes accurately portray the spirit of the July 1863 battle in the film's four-hour plus running time. Martin Sheen's portrayal of beloved Confederate General Robert E. Lee has taken considerable flak. Many Civil War buffs do not like to see General Lee portrayed as an tired old soldier who becomes danagerously over confident, but viewers must understand that this is how Michael Shaara crafted Lee's character in the book. Confederate General Longstreet and Union Colonel Chamberlain are clearly the story's heroes. Both video and DVD versions are presented in a modified letterbox edition with Dolby stereo sound. Both products present excellent quality pictures and sound. The DVD version contains additional features on the Battle of Gettysburg and the making of the film. ...

Nothing short of excellent...!
I love this movie...! Despite a slow start, it's a very entertaining movie. Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen and Jeff Daniels were totally up to the parts and did a great job. I was also impressed by Richard Jordan(General Armistead), Patrick Gorman(General Hood) and Stephen Lang (General Pickett) who, by the way, did alot better as General Pickett than General Jackson in "Gods and Generals". I disagree with those who feel that Robert Duvall did better as General Lee than Martin Sheen. We see more of Lee in "Gettysburg" than we do in "Gods and Generals" and therefore we get to know Lee better in "Gettysburg" and Sheen did a great job of being the great General Robert Edward Lee, the best Army Commander America has ever seen. The scenes at Pickett's Charge are nothing short than stunning...! When that enourmous line of 15 000 Confederates advance across that field only to be slaughtered by the awaiting Yankees... Horrific.

In the end, the battle at Gettysburg decided the outcome of the Civil War. If General Lee had won again at Gettysburg, the Confederacy might have won the war. One can never know, but Lee's army never quite recovered after the defeat at Gettsyburg.

To put in General Lee's words: "Too bad. Too bad... Oh! Too bad!!"

Anyway, BUY THIS DVD for crying out loud!!

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