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Gettysburg
by Scott Gavin

HUGE

Following on the heels of the pathetic historical soap opera Ironclads, one might not have expected Gettysburg to be one of the best war movies ever made, yet it is arguably the best Civil War movie ever filmed.  The movie faithfully follows the historical novel, "The Killer Angels," almost word for word, and doesn't trash it up with nonsensical romances.  Filmed on location, and using over 5,000 reinactors in the battle scenes lends the film an authenticity other civil war movies lack.  Unlike Gone With The Wind, where the Civil War was just something doing on in the background of a tawdry romance, in Gettysburg, the battle IS the story.  The movie was so enthralling that the 4+ hours went by so quickly I didn't realize how long the movie was.  The movie was later shown on TV in an expanded version, but the scenes deleted from the theatrical release do little to add to the drama, and, in fact slow the story down and are not up to the quality of the rest of the film, which explains why they were cut.  Gettysburg has been released in the theatrical version and long versions in both laserdisc and VCR format and is now on DVD.  It is as must have for history buffs, war movie fans, or viewers interested in the Civil War.

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