GDG- movies

[cygnus]

and  of course the actors being older in GAG  than they were in The Movie. 
Oh.. and Picket being Jackson, and...  the fightin for mah rats guy 
re-incarnating to fight another day @ gburg..


Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cygnus" <cygnus at insightbb.com>
To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: GDG- movies


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> The things I hated about GAG were the nonstop barrage of Jackson's 
> saintliness.    Also the ommision of the scene from the book at the 
> beginning in California when the war started, as well as  leaving out many 
> of the major battles.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Lawrence" <lawrence at rwlcpa.com>
> To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:28 PM
> Subject: RE: GDG- movies
>
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> I think the biggest concern of many was that it seemed to minimize
> slavery. When I saw the scene where Longstreet was praying with HIS
> slave that someday HIS slave would be free I was thinking "gag me with a
> spoon".
>
> <<-----Original Message-----
> <<From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com
> <<[mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com] On Behalf Of keith mackenzie
> <<Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:27 AM
> <<To: GDG
> <<Subject: RE: GDG- movies
> <<
> <<Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
> <<
> <<
> <<I don't suppose that because it's just a very bad movie,
> <<steak or otherwise, is reason enough to avoid it?
> <<  K.
> <<
> <<Dennis Lawrence <denlaw at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> <<  Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
> <<
> <<
> <<Hello,
> <<
> <<Nothing wrong with THE MOVIE it was a romantic look at war,
> <<and is harmless and entertaining. As long as someone does not
> <<think that is the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, I do not
> <<have any problems with it.
> <<
> <<Gods and Generals, on the other hand, distorted history, and
> <<should be avoided for steak and historical reasons
> <<
> <<Take Care
> <<
> <<Dennis
> <<
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