WOW!

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2000)

I was just lucky enough to flip through the History Channel, which was broadcasting Gettysburg. What can I say, except the film was astounding! Sure, I studied the Civil War, and I knew who the North and South was as a whole. But this movie had the audience see the individual characters that were crucial in planning out the strategies. Of course, all this would not have been made possible without the fabulous actors. Tom Berenger as James Longstreet, Martin Sheen as General Robert E. Lee and my favorite, Jeff Daniels as Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, were all fantastic.
I know so much more about the war that went on between the Confederates and the Yankees, all thanks to this wonderful epic. I would see it again and again. For me, this is one of the best Civil War movies ever made and plan to get the tape. ( I haven't seen Glory yet, so I will have to do that.) The four hour long time, does not bother me one bit, considering how much I enjoyed.
All in all, I recommend it to everyone who has not seen it!