One of the best movies ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 1999)

One of the best movies ever made in my opinion. The battle scenes are breathtaking, you can't help but get caught up in it. You feel like you have gone back in time. Everybody involved in this were excellent from the lead actors to the reinactors. But the one that was the most outstanding was Richard Jordan. He gave one of the best performances of his career, it just so sad that it turned out to be his last one. But what better movie to go out on but this one. He put his whole heart and soul into this role. The most moving scenes were in the tent where Armistead is remembering his last moments with Hancock before they parted for the war, at the angle where he is mortally wounded, that scene is the most heartrending one of them all, and his scenes during Pickett's Charge. I don't think too many people realize this but he already had the brain tumor when he did this movie, so knowing this and seeing the wonderful job he did in this, you can't help but admire him for putting up with that pain and doing the best job possible at the same time. I firmly believe he should have received something for this, he deserved a posthumous oscar for this role. The other stand outs were Jeff Daniels as Chamberlain and Sam Elliott as Buford. Also, the music was outstanding, Randy Edelman should also have received something for his great work. I also think that the movie should have received some kind of an award because it was movie-making at its best. The scenes, the acting and the music were all top notch.