How could the same people who brought us Gettysburg bring us this. I prayed all of the critics who have been panning this were wrong. They weren't.
How sad. The story of a Century was not even told. The tragedy of a
nation was summed up in some of the most arcane literature known to man. And it went on and on and on. The battle scenes were so unsophisticated. Did the director and producers miss Private Ryan or Patriot. War is horrible. It's not a bunch of guys marching or charging by a set camera. Half of the characters did not have names! Story lines started mid way through and ended somewhere no one could find. My God, even the opening credits was boring. How many flags can you look at. Gettysburg's opening was as classic as they come and they could have simply repeated that and it would have been a hundred times better. I swear things were out of focus and while no booms showed up in any of the scenes, if I could sit through this again I'm sure there is probably a car being driven in the background. I did catch one soldier running around with a rubber bayonet flapping around like a limp noodle. And have the producers not paid attention to the advancements in computer graphics. There is game software that is more realistic of long range battle scenes. Even the graphics of the towns looked like someone got out their Lionel train set. There were so many editing mistakes it became embarrassing. The camera couldn't even keep from crossing the line; they couldn't even keep the armies marching in the right direction have the time. And while I'm no history buff, the story line is so sparse it's embarrasing. Nothing was told about the war. Nothing. That's right, how much more material can a writer want.This was the American Civil War. Yet we get absoultely nothing about the war. No plot, no pathos and some of the most ridiculous speeches I've ever stifled a laugh thru. I am sooooo disappointed. My goodness, even the intermission was too long.
If Ted Turner was honest he'd take this off the market. Burn all copies and start all over again. Sad sad sad.
How sad. The story of a Century was not even told. The tragedy of a
nation was summed up in some of the most arcane literature known to man. And it went on and on and on. The battle scenes were so unsophisticated. Did the director and producers miss Private Ryan or Patriot. War is horrible. It's not a bunch of guys marching or charging by a set camera. Half of the characters did not have names! Story lines started mid way through and ended somewhere no one could find. My God, even the opening credits was boring. How many flags can you look at. Gettysburg's opening was as classic as they come and they could have simply repeated that and it would have been a hundred times better. I swear things were out of focus and while no booms showed up in any of the scenes, if I could sit through this again I'm sure there is probably a car being driven in the background. I did catch one soldier running around with a rubber bayonet flapping around like a limp noodle. And have the producers not paid attention to the advancements in computer graphics. There is game software that is more realistic of long range battle scenes. Even the graphics of the towns looked like someone got out their Lionel train set. There were so many editing mistakes it became embarrassing. The camera couldn't even keep from crossing the line; they couldn't even keep the armies marching in the right direction have the time. And while I'm no history buff, the story line is so sparse it's embarrasing. Nothing was told about the war. Nothing. That's right, how much more material can a writer want.This was the American Civil War. Yet we get absoultely nothing about the war. No plot, no pathos and some of the most ridiculous speeches I've ever stifled a laugh thru. I am sooooo disappointed. My goodness, even the intermission was too long.
If Ted Turner was honest he'd take this off the market. Burn all copies and start all over again. Sad sad sad.