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Gods and Generals [Blu-ray]
Gods and Generals [Blu-ray]
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3.5 (736 reviews)
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10%Incredibly bad
10%A Bad CD
51%A true American masterpiece
51%Superb film on many levels
41%Quite A Tribute To 'Stonewall' Jackson
51%Well Worth The Money
51%EXCELLENT MOVIE SPECTACULAR IN BLU-RAY 1080P!!!
10%Generally Disappointing
41%We enjoyed it!
20%Southern (White) Supremacy propaganda
50% Goods ANd Generals from Amazon!
10%Forget Plan 9
10%Ugghhhh
51%Fantastic movie...
30%Disappointing
51%Great historical film
51%Gods and Generals
10%"Bad! Too Bad!"
41%Excellent film - with reservations
10%god and generals
20%Like a history lesson. But not as informative...
10%Tedious!
50%An often misunderstood classic of epic proportions
51%MUCH better Picture & Sound Quality than the standard DVD...
21%Trys too hard to hold true to the novel...
21%This dying patient needs a shot of adrenaline
21%A pretty bad movie
40%God And Generals
51%Most accurate Civil War Movie Ever
21%It's a little long.
31%Wildly overambitious
51%Action, Drama, Romance-an authentic tale of valor
10%An Insult to a Very Good Manuscript
41%Gods and Generals
21%You'll fall asleep in your popcorn.
21%Script is awful but they did a solid job with battle scenes
51%Awesome movie of the war for southern indepndance
31%Too long, true, too talky, true, but worth seeing once...
21%The Civil War at its most boring....
51%a winner
20%Letterboxing needs to be banned, period
20%God Help Us
50%great movie
21%Very disappointing from the book
50%Awesome
51%A Civil War Masterpiece
31%Earnest but disappointing
10%No where near his father's writing
21%Gods & Generally Boring
51%Both armies had heroes and villains; both had just reasons to fight too.
21%Well, it had potential...
31%Look it is Stonewall talking toa little girl
50%I liked it..
11%The Happiest Slaves Since Gone With The Wind
50%Truth
50%Best Civil War Film Ever Made
40%No Gettysburg, but it will do!
21%Bad. Just bad. No all bad. But pretty bad.
41%I Liked It, But...
51%Stonewall Jackson's Way
11%More "Lost Cause" Mythology
40%the blood of one's brothers
30%Lacks Continuity with "Gettysburg"
21%What a snooze fest.
50%Civil War
50%Watch it with Gettysburg
11%A very poor effort
10%Wake me when it's over...
21%Gone With the Lost Cause
11%A Sad Disappointment
51%An authentic look at American history
51%well produced
10%Revisionism
10%Fantastically boring
20%Too much praying
30%this movie was boring
11%A mangled book, a boring movie
50%Southern Finally
31%Flawed...But Well Worth Viewing
31%This film is not for everybody
41%A criminally underrated film...better than Gettysburg, and moments of poigancy and poetry throughout
21%Gods and Generals
51%Worth every penny.
21%So-so . . . so what's next now, Charlie Brown?
51%Gods & Generals
21%Oh, how the mighty have fallen...
51%Gods and Generals
51%Watch it over and over again
51%Excellent portrayal of complex events
20%Intelligent: moving: but in the final analysis, Secesh propaganda
51%Very pleased with this 2nd installment of the trilogy
20%Plods and generally tedious.
40%Battle scenes are weak, but not the main purpose of movie...
31%Stonewall Jackson's Story
11%Unwatchable--and I'm interested in the Civil War!
41%A great piece of history, if overlong
10%Gods And Crap
41%Skip Jackson's speeches
21%They should release "war movie" cut and admit failed effort
50%Ammendment to my earlier review
31%Gods and Generals Too Long - Wish it had Better Editing
41%Good, not as good as Gettysburg, but good
31%Frustrating mixture of good and bad
30%Reasonably OK
10%The Bost Boring Move I've Ever Had To Watch
20%The Truth about the South
11%Boring almost beyond belief
41%Interesting Docu-Movie
51%One of the Great Civil War films
50%Finally, the TRUTH
50%Great!
21%I really wanted to like this film
21%Bad Shakespeare, Nice Horses
20%Stupid, Stupid, Stupid, Why? Why? Why?
20%Disappointment
41%Overall, a good movie
20%Cheesy
50%gods and generals
51%The Love for God, Man, and Nation.
41%excellent civil war movie
21%Incomplete and way too long!!
21%A thundering disappointment
41%Great, but not for everyone....
30%battles ok, needs less talking
31%Lots of chances to go for snacks!
11%Poor Excuse for Anything
40%Good Film with Some Memorable Scenes
51%Have your kids watch this with you (with an intermission!)
51%Refreshing
51%Much more than a war movie
51%not too long for me!
21%Best to Avoid This One!
51%great epic film
41%Better historical accuracy than normal
50%classic
10%Pathetic
51%excellent
11%4 HOURS OF PAINSTAIKING MELODRAMA
41%Now we need "Last Full Measure"
51%loved it!
41%From the Movie set ,Gods and Generals
21%boring, disappointing, choppy, pro-South, etc., etc., etc.
51%Hsitorical Accuracy and Missing Scenes
41%Worthwhile and entertaining
10%Hahaha
41%Long but enjoyable
30%Should be called "STONEWALL"
20%Glorified Re-enactment, lacking passion and realism
21%Bad make up, wooden acting, OK battle scenes
40%Bland
51%Spectacular Civil War masterpiece
30%Generals, Armies and Fate in God's Hands
40%It's no Gettysburg, but it's still enjoyable.
51%The best historical film of all time
10%I want my 220 minutes and $6.50 back!!!
40%Good, but could have been better
50%Exact Opposite of Gettysburg...
30%STEPHEN LANG IS A GREAT ACTOR
20%An awkward epic experience...
10%I keep wanting to like this movie, but....
41%candy for the history buff
30%The Civil War interrupts Stonewall Jackson's prayers
11%The Civil War as pageant - give it a pass
50%One of the greatest movies of the century so far
11%Accuracy does not a movie make
31%Stunning, but where's the movie?
10%Clarified many preconcieved notions
41%Not perfect, but still a great Civil War film.
21%Great visuals, but where's the drama?
10%It Only Seems like it Was as Long as the War Itself
11%This movie is just bad
40%Good, accurate movie, though a little long
10%Atrocious, plain and simple
40%A great film that is historically accurate
31%Jackson and Reenactors
10%awful
11%Once you get past the opening credits, it's downhill
10%awful... just awful..
11%How about No Stars
51%The Civil War; This time it�s personal.
21%...
50%GODS AND GENERALS 5* Because it's number 1 civil war movie
21%A Romanticist's View of the Civil War
31%WARGASM FOR HISTORY BUFFS. WHAT'S WITH THE "G"s?
20%Very disappointing...
11%Read the book
31%Editing Can't Win A War But It Might Improve This Movie
21%Disappointed Shaara Fan
10%Worst of the Worst
11%Horrible film!
10%God, is this a Bad Movie
11%Really Bad
30%Not what I expected
51%Stirring Civil War Epic!
50%Positively Marvelous!
51%For Civil War appreciators
41%Historically accurate
21%Reminds me of going to the dentist
30%revisionism, romance and a curious disappointment
51%Through the Eyes of a People From a Different Time and Place
51%liberals go away
51%EXCELLENT MOVIE!!!
11%Possibly the Worst Movie Ever
51%Great film
31%Meandering Script Hurts Otherwise Beautiful Film
50%A Masterpiece of Detail, Accuracy, and Drama
11%Gods and Generals is generally god awful
21%Saint Thomas a Stonewall
41%A film of epic proportions on the first years of the Civil
51%5 Stars from a Yankee!
30%An exercise in joining the dots.
4I'm a Yankee, But I loved this movie!
20%REDNECK REVIEWS ON AMAZON
51%Great film! A must see and appreciate!
31%quite good
20%So Long - So Dull. All Most like the War...
21%Accurate, But Boring...
31%A Movie Only a Civil War Junkie Could Appreciate
31%a very important, but eccentric and uneven movie
41%great historical film
31%Long and Generic
10%Should have been called "Gen. Jackson Says His Prayers"
51%Civil War problems are still unresolved
10%Yawn
20%Very slow and stodgy
31%The Moose Hole - Ground of Some Value
51%A brilliant film!
11%As painful as a battlefield amputation.
21%Duds and Generals
11%Gods and Generals
31%TOO PREACHY!
20%Viewing is not recommended... Purchasing?
53 men and 3 battles in the 2nd American revolution
21%Simply not Gettsyburg
51%Better then Gettysburg
31%A Better Mini-Series than a Movie
11%Lost Opportunity for the Lost Cause
11%Better left on the shelf
10%God Awful!
51%Extraordinary
30%Entertaining but historically inaccurate
50%Finally! No Confederate Bashing, Yankee Inspired Propaganda!
31%Note this is not the directors cut version
51%Compelling look at a sad time in our nation's past
31%Heavenly Gods and Coniving Generals
21%Good battle scenes, bad dialogue
10%Obscures real moral issues
41%Stellar performances by Duval, Lang and Daniels
21%Sanctimonious to the extreme
31%Good but could have been better
31%Good, but not great, sequal
21%Falls Far Short of "Gettysburg"
51%I Went to See if for the Dylan Song, Loved the Movie
31%OK, but not nearly as good as Gettysburg
20%Gods and Generals
10%This Was a BAD MOVIE!
51%Exceptional
20%Would be One Star if not for Robert Duvall
20%What a disappointment!
20%He who films everything, films nothing
41%An Entertaining Prelude
31%At Least an Hour too Long
41%Gods and Generals - Historically authentic!
20%Pales in Comparison
51%Living History Lessons
31%recommended to Civil War buffs only...
41%Overall good but could have ben better
3Ok, in places, but not that great.
51%Gods And Generals Tells What Really Happened
41%Interesting character insight.
41%better than "Gettysburg"
10%ZZZZZZZZZ
10%Unrateable
10%Horrible
41%The True Story of the Civil War South
51%A Great Civil War History Lesson
41%Great film, but a bit too much dialog
10%Laughable and worrisome
21%What an effort
20%Looonnnnnggggg
10%Extremely disappointing
20%God-Awful, and Generally Boring!
30%Doesn't anyone ever read anymore??
51%A great Civil War film
10%The film is just plain "sappy". And everyone overacts.
20%way too drawn out
51%Undeniably the best movie of our time
10%Wordy, Dull, Reactionary
51%Possibly one of the best movies ever
10%Boring from start to finish
41%Very Very Good Movie.....
4Unfairly maligned
41%Civil War Epic
41%Not Five Star, but Worth It
40%Not For Those Ignorant of True History.
20%What a disappointment
4A more accurate portrayal of the Southern viewpoint
5A GREAT HISTORY FILM
10%Long, overacted, and boring
51%Great civil war drama
4Good but not perfect
51%Great Portrait
51%The Truth Hurts
21%Wish I Could Have Loved It!
31%Earnest in spirit but plodding in execution
50%A Must See Civil War Movie for the Christian
10%A terrible waste of time
31%A decent film, but it has some problems
5A Rare Gem
50%Battles in Virginia
11%ZZZ...ZZZ..... I'm sorry this movie put me to sleep.
40%Great movie, DVD would be better on 2 disk set
3Second to Gettysburg
41%From an Educated Southerner
10%Not Gettysburg - A Collosal Waste of Fine Talent and Money
41%Gods and Generals: real history
10%Worst Movie of the Year
20%What is up with all of the religious pontification?
41%Best Laid Plans of Film Directors and Men
50%Great!
50%Maxwell Captures an Era
5The best film ever made! PERIOD!
40%Where our country comes from
51%Great Movie
10%The lost cause rides again
41%A Must-See for Civil War Buffs
10%just awful
21%Could have been SO good....
21%What Could Have Been....
50%A Clash of Pieties
40%A Near Classic....Flawed but a wonderful piece of history
3A little too much fluff
40%A good attempt at a great book
50%very good movie
51%Unrelentingly Brilliant
50%Must see, gotta own.
20%It would have been a great radio show
21%Weighed down by irrelevency and pretentiousness...
40%why did it start so late
51%Gods and Generals-A wonderful story!
10%A four hour long video of a civil war reenactment.....
41%A thoughtful story of the early Civil War. Worthwhile.
10%Civil War Atrocity
5Finally...
20%Innacurate Portrayals
3Tried to do too much
4A sympathetic view of the South
11%Gods and generals
30%Historically accurate but overlong
3Historically brilliant but overly drawn out Civil War drama
21%Disappointed! I hoped for much more.
51%Way under-rated
31%Book was much better
51%WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR !
20%Poetry and Prayer
41%Good movie with an interesting point of view
11%Call me Politically Correct
11%It Doesn't Get much Worse Than This..
51%Falling in Love all over again!
11%Just Dreadful
11%History according to Hollywood
11%I wish I had mowed the grass!
11%Talk like that
50%Gods and Generals - Unvarnished truth
21%Where and Why?
11%The Vacant Chair
5Wonderful Civil War movie without all the Hollywood hoopla
11%Syrupy pap not for the diabetic
20%A disgrace to American history
11%Film Should have been Titled "Calvin and Jackson"
11%Unless you live the Civil War 24/7 this isn't for you
51%Brilliant! A cinematic masterpiece!
41%Gods and Generals-A Historian's Remarks
10%Still an Awful Movie !!
5Another Ron Maxwell masterpeice!
10%This is no Gettysburg.
50%Excellent lesson ins history
41%Read the Book and See the Movie for the Whole Story
51%A living history on DVD...
10%Historically Accurate?
30%Poorly focused cinema but wonderful history
21%Sins of Omission
21%Not Quite As It Was
50%Awesome!
51%Truth in History
4Sweeping Yet Human
3Gettysburg was better!
51%Gods & Generals - Top Knotch Entertainment
50%New Life on DVD
51%Historically accurate and very well done
11%"Springtime for Stonewall?"
40%Mixed Feelings
50%Greatest historical epic since Gone With The Wind!
5a movie worth seeing................i still liked gettysburg
11%Banal, Pontificating, Civil War Claptrap
30%Slavery
31%Disappointing
41%Gods and Generals
31%A little self-involved but good for the history buff
11%Worst Movie I've EVER Seen
51%Great Movie...Wish I could see the longer version
20%southern apology
51%Two Years compressed into 3 hours and 39 minutes
10%Revisionist Waste of Time
51%Deserves 10 stars
10%The worst MOVIE that i've ever seen
51%Historical Accuracy
11%Who is stuffing the ballot box on this one?
10%Don't buy it
11%Decent History, Bad Film
51%Gods and Generals
50%A Modern Epic
51%Finally, A Movie From A Southern Viewpoint
40%Importance of Manassas battle not evident
50%Best Movie Ever Made
11%Boring as Urinals
51%Not Propaganda
50%Awesome Movie!
50%A STORY OF IDEALS AND LOYALITY
50%Gods and Generals
51%Excellent movie!!!!
20%Not A Noble Cause ...
41%Overall excellent!
41%Too bad the film begins in 1861
51%I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
50%An Epic Masterpiece
51%They don't make movies like this anymore!
51%A Grand Movie that will Endure Through the Years
51%Very Good Historical Drama!
51%Not a movie for the Adam Sandler crowd
51%Best Ever Historical Drama
51%Can't wait for The Last Full Measure
51%It could have been better, but I liked it!
41%Incredible Insight Into The Virginians' Tenacity
51%THE BEST CIVIL WAR FILM EVER MADE
51%Best Civil War Combat Ever!!
11%A monumental disappointment
51%Not for the PC bunch
11%The Movie To Forget For 2003
51%This is a Fantastic Movie
51%many viewings here
41%Glorious!
41%Superb Civil War Epic
51%Excellent Work - Only certain types can appreciate it
51%One of the best civil war movies
50%Best Movie Ever!
51%People don't understand good movies!!!!!
21%The reality check for Franklin, Ma.....
21%This Is No "Gettysburg!"
51%The best movie of the year....
3Would have worked better as a TV Mini-Series
50%Gods and Generals in true light.
51%Another Shot At Revisionist History
20%Civil War buff, highly disappointed
3HIstorically accurate and enlightening
41%A great movie despite very negative critical reviews
51%To all of the loyal readers...
10%What exactly did I just plunk down 6 bucks for?
51%Gods and Generals a Triumph
51%You Are There
10%Embarrassing
20%The Stonewall Jackson Story ?
41%life and times of Stonewall Jackson
41%From a history major
51%A great job!
40%gods and generals
50%"Gods and Generals"
51%An Immediate Classic
51%Gods & Generals
51%A great civil war classic!!
51%"Generals" is up there with the Civil War "Gods"!
41%Great movie, ignore the PC crowd!!!
31%Not as bad as you might think
51%Lang is superb
51%"I have no greater duty than to me home"
51%The best movie I have seen
41%Gods and Generals
41%Far better than Gettysburg. Worth the time and money
20%"Those who are about to watch this movie salute you!"
51%Required viewing...even for Yankees :o)
51%Great Movie-can't wait for 'The Last Full Measure'!
30%Does this top Gettysburg?
51%A Great Film
30%Sloppy editing; overacting
40%Very good, not great
30%Good, but not as good as Gettysburg,
10%Two types of ratings for two types of people
41%Depicts not only battles but culture of era
4Insight to a Time Gone by
51%Gods and Generals the Best
51%A CLASSIC WAR FILM EPIC
51%Best American Historical film. Period.
10%What a bore!
51%The Most Historically Accurate Civil War Movie Ever Made!
5Gods and Generals
41%The Stone Wall Jackson Movie
51%Powerful Epic For Man Kind!
20%TOO MUCH TALK AND NOT ENOUGH ACTION!
10%I want 2 hours of my life back!!! They can keep the other 2!
51%breathtaking
51%Gods and Generals
51%Awsome!!!
10%A Blown Opportunity for an Epic Film
51%4.5 stars out of 5 for this second of a series.
51%Gods and Generals
51%Stephen Lang is awesome!
30%Gods and Generals
41%Who are these critics?
31%As sincere as can be, but not a good movie
41%Gods & Generals
5Duvall and Lang "Are" the Generals
41%Gods and Generals - Not Politically Correct
51%One Of The Finest War Films Ever Made
51%The WBTS about medium rare
51%A SUPERB FILM!
10%ONE OF THE WORST FILMS EVER MADE
50%Refreshing view of the south
51%Ron Maxwell and Dennis Frye - Awesome Movie!
3Mixed reactions.........
40%What I expected
51%Simply Great!!
31%Excellent movie, but not Gettysburg
51%Gods and Generals drips with history
31%War interrupts Stonewall Jackson's prayers
30%Somewhat uninspired....
40%Solid movie - not perfect, but says a lot!
41%Warning! Explicit Bible reading
10%Sure cure of insommia
51%Incredible but not for everybody
50%Balance!
30%Overall, a disappoint prequel to the story of "Gettysburg"
51%THIS HISTORICAL EPIC HAS IT ALL!
5This is the best Civil War movie that I have ever seen!!!
41%Marvelous movie for a niche market- spread the word!
50%Civil War movie
5outstanding masterpiece
51%Translates beautifully to the big screen!
51%Very Powerful
51%Outstanding depiction of the War Between the States!
51%Simple, colorful, mournful epic cinematic experience
51%A true story - not "based" on a true story
51%The Finest Film Ever Made About The American Civil War
40%Trailer looks great
41%Prequel to "Gettysburg" is better !
50%THIS IS AWESOME!
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