Grand Film

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2004)

This movie has just arrived on the DVD market in Germany, being deemed not interesting enough for the big screen ! I was delighted to see the movie. As a history buff I would watch paint dry in a period costume ! Sadly the viewing public are not interested in seeing a pure history flick, no matter how interesting the subject matter. Therefore movie makers have to make stuff like Pearl Harbour, which is basically a 3 way love story with the beginning of the Second World War as a back drop ! But hey, look at Band of Brothers...a historical mini series that has proved itself very successful ! Finally, The Alamo is a fine movie, historically close to truth without getting overtly sentimental. Now let's see something on the war of 1812 or the Mexican / American War....or is that being over optimistic !?