Best Move of All Time

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2006)

Gettysburg is without doubt the best war movie of all time, and I have thought so since its release in Australia in 1993. I now have it on DVD (after securing a VHS version earlier) and watch it, or at least parts of it regularly. Those very familiar with the movie would be aware that it is possible to select a scene, watch an hour of it, and still get as much from it as watching the full four hours and eight minutes.
The only down side for me is that, as a fan of the West Wing, it is hard to hear Martin Sheen without a southern accent. He portrayed a far better Robert E Lee than Robert Duvall in Gods and Generals, which I think was far too deep for its own good and missed some opportunities.