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[Margaret D. Blough]

I've seen articles that say that the James Island attack in Glory and the D-Day invasion seen in Saving Private Ryan are the two most realistic battle scenes captured in cinema.

Regards,

Margaret

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From: Mark Maritato <mm14nysm at optonline.net> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
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> Glory is the only movie out there right now that shows the horror of civil 
> war combat as it should be depicted in a movie. The opening sequence on the 
> Battle of Antietam in my view is the best and most accurate depiction of a 
> battle committed to film. The James Island battles also depicted in the 
> movie are top notch also. 
> 
> Gettysburg was ok but as a whole the movie was cheese-ball and way too 
> sentimental in its depiction of the battles. 
> 
> God's and Generals was just super cheese-ball with everything. The battle of 
> Fredericksburg sequence is the only part of that movie I can stomach. 
> 
> I have to say that Cold Mountain was very good in its depiction of civil war 
> battles, brief though they were. I thought their depiction of Petersburg was 
> excellent. Also the depiction of the band leading the new recruits out of 
> town was really well done. Thank Goodness they Got Don Troian, Brain 
> Pohanka and Brian Kraus to consult on that movie or it would have also been 
> a disaster. 
> 
> Mark Maritato 
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> I wish they would make a "Saving Private Ryan" style 
> Civil War movie. All the ones I've seen, gloss over 
> the pure brutality of battle and there is very little 
> bloodshed. Not that I'm a blood and guts fanatic, but 
> my respect for World War 2 veterans skyrocketed after 
> seeing Spielberg's movie and I think the Civil War 
> would be made more pertinent to future generations 
> with a more realistic depiction. Put it this way, 
> what you read in books, is nowhere near what I've seen 
> on the silver screen. 
> 
> Mike Brubaker 
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