Posted on 01/01/2014 4:34:31 AM PST by iowamark
Note that this list was compiled before the 2012 Daniel Day-Lewis movie "Lincoln" was released.
Yup - except Glory should be number 1. Best representation of combat of any of them.
It was a great movie. But you can't judge a war film solely on the realism of its combat scenes. Most of the leftist-produced war movies out over the past few decades were highly realistic and graphic, yet were loaded with distortions and/or outright lies. Not saying this is the case with Glory, just generally speaking.
I am amazed that with the possible exception of Lincoln and Glory, better Civil War movies have not been made. The same can pretty much be said abou the American Revolution as well. Movies of both wars pale in comparison to the many quality war movies coming from WWI, WWII and Vietnam.
I really like GLORY but I love the scene in Gettysburg when “chamberlain” yells... BAYONETS
Is the French version the same one adapted by Rod Serling for “The Twilight Zone”?
That’s a very, very haunting piece. I have the entire Twilight Zone series.
We absolutely need more truth about the Revolution, especially about Washington.
Based on acting performance I'd place "Lincoln" at the top of the list. Based on historical accuracy I wouldn't place it in the top 15. On the other hand most of the other movies on the list would fail the historical accuracy test as well.
I never watched Glory, it has Morgan Freeman in it and I just assumed it was a liberal OS, as for Cold Mountain I have the movie on DVD and have never been able to watch it.
Just cannot get through the thing, to me it sucks.
Re: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
That wasn’t an actual episode of the Twilight Zone. It was a short film made by others that Sterling thought so much of he aired it during his series run.
Here it is in its entirety (25 min):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DocXC-kobmU
Re: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
This one below is about 2 mins longer in length (27:45 min). Maybe Sterling’s airing cut out a few parts?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuP5kUQro40
Ive seen Glory. And in typical liberal hollywood fashion, while its the story of an all black regiment, the story is told primarily from the point of view of the white officer that leads the regiment. Not the first or last time that black people played a background role in movies that are supposed to tell their story. (Amistad is another example)
From a pure entertainment perspective, I would say Josey Wales and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly win hands down.
Thanks.
I have a bunch of series of programs on DVD and usually, about once a year, work through them all.
But I remember watching the original TZ broadcast.
Totally agree! Instead, Hollywood continues to put out trash and remakes.
Looking forward to this, in case you haven’t heard the buzz about it yet ...
http://screenrant.com/turn-tv-show-trailer-amc/
Turn, AMC’s Story of Spies & American Revolution.
Have you read Citizen Washington? Really loved it ~
http://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Washington-William-Martin/dp/0446521728
Cheers ~
Or when Brig. General Buford growls through his clenched teeth “...we will deny the enemy the high ground!” Sam Elliott rocks! How ‘Gettysburg’ is not in the top 5 is beyond me...it should be swapped with ‘Gone With the Wind’ which is little more than a soap opera set during the war, IMHO.
PFL
The one I linked to that Sterling aired was about 2 mins shorter despite the fact that Sterling talks about it for awhile at the beginning. So the other (the original) has over 2 extra minutes.
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