GDG- Movies

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Yep. That's Wicked Spring.    They wake up right in the middle of it I 
believe.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "keith mackenzie" <bluzdad at yahoo.com>
To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: GDG- Movies


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> was wicked spring the movie with all those guys hanging out at night 
> without knowing who they are? I'm thinking maybe at the wilderness? I 
> picked it up on an impulse at a video store but couldn't remember the 
> title. It was pretty good.
>  K.
>
> "Schmidt, James" <JSchmidt at lexgen.com> wrote:
>  Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> I have really enjoyed the discussion about G'burg and GAG.
>
> In my humble opinion, G'burg (the movie) was a very good film based on
> an excellent book (Killer Angels). GAG (the movie) was a bad film based
> on an even worse book. I still don't know what Jeff Shaara's
> qualifications were to write GAG, with more books to follow.
>
> I especially appreciated the other recent comment that we are still
> waiting for a Civil War film in the style of Saving Private Ryan, as far
> as realism of battle, etc. go.
>
> One thing that impressed me very much about SPR was the volume of NOISE
> and confusion. It was the **constant** "whizzing" of bullets in SPR
> that made you want to put your own head down. Same goes for "Band of
> Brothers."
>
> I think most Civil War filmamkers have gotten the *sights* down
> pat...it's the **sound** and confusion that's missing. The volume of
> fire should have our ears ringing.
>
> The one Civil War film I remember that did have the "whizzing" was
> "Wicked Spring."
>
> Just my two cents.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jim Schmidt
>
>
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