Great movie bad strategies
Added 11/20/2009
This was a great movie. The cast was amazing. Sets, direction. Everything was great but when the troops would go into battle I kept thinking what horrible field strategies they were. It was like the troops were just marching into the line of fire. I have read a little about american history but I have not read about this battle (yet) but I find it hard to believe that the strategies of the north for this battle was this stupid.
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Very Good
Added 11/18/2009
Enjoyed this film very much. Since I have read more I see where some things are not totally accurate but overall it is an excellent film.
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"If I should fall remember what you see here"
Added 8/10/2009
'Glory' is a extremely well made and moving film about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Matthew Broderick pretty much plays his role of a lifetime in the film and is a great Robert Gould Shaw. The other actors also do fine work. Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Cary Elwes are all very excellent also. The battle scenes are done in a very gritty manner and bring some of the brutality of the Civil War to life.
I wish some real historical characters besides Shaw could have been depicted in the movie. Sgt. William Carney comes to mind. He won the Medal of Honor for bringing off the 54th's flag from Fort Wagner. I wish this could have been depicted in some way.
The beginning and ending of the film are very well made and really anchor the movie in greatness. The music is also excellent and worthy of mention.
The Special Edition DVD brings very good picture and sound plus good commentary tracks, documentaries on the real 54th, and deleted scenes. Really a great disc overall.
Highly recommended!
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A must own
Added 7/4/2009
I cannot help but laugh at those who feel that this movie is "historically inaccurate" because they combined characters and changed minor events for the sake of drama. It's a movie, not a history lesson, and those people are sadly missing the point. The laughable notion is that this somehow how to do with a liberal viewpoint, as if the notion that black men fought and died for something they believed in didn't actually happen.
The movie is relatively flawless, it avoids melodrama when it could've fell into it, and despite being twenty years old, it doesn't look nearly as dated as other war movies. The movie, despite it's slight changing of minor facts for the sake of telling a true story, captures the spirit and courage required of them to overcome both adversity and their own limitations.
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glory-blu ray disc
Added 7/4/2009
Great movie . Sad that other video places do not carry the older titles on blu ray when they come out.
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Great movie bad strategies
Added 11/20/2009
This was a great movie. The cast was amazing. Sets, direction. Everything was great but when the troops would go into battle I kept thinking what horrible field strategies they were. It was like the troops were just marching into the line of fire. I have read a little about american history but I have not read about this battle (yet) but I find it hard to believe that the strategies of the north for this battle was this stupid.
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Very Good
Added 11/18/2009
Enjoyed this film very much. Since I have read more I see where some things are not totally accurate but overall it is an excellent film.
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"If I should fall remember what you see here"
Added 8/10/2009
'Glory' is a extremely well made and moving film about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Matthew Broderick pretty much plays his role of a lifetime in the film and is a great Robert Gould Shaw. The other actors also do fine work. Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Cary Elwes are all very excellent also. The battle scenes are done in a very gritty manner and bring some of the brutality of the Civil War to life.
I wish some real historical characters besides Shaw could have been depicted in the movie. Sgt. William Carney comes to mind. He won the Medal of Honor for bringing off the 54th's flag from Fort Wagner. I wish this could have been depicted in some way.
The beginning and ending of the film are very well made and really anchor the movie in greatness. The music is also excellent and worthy of mention.
The Special Edition DVD brings very good picture and sound plus good commentary tracks, documentaries on the real 54th, and deleted scenes. Really a great disc overall.
Highly recommended!
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