Killer Angels
Killer Angels
Reading my copy again so I can understand what the heck all these guys are talking about on the dev boards! I think I'll have to read it about 3 times to catch up. It's a great read though, really gets you into the mindset. I have a hard time with the movie though. Just too many extra large guys in the field of battle to put me in the time set.
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Very good book norb. You should read the trilogy, all excellent books.
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I actually did read the entire series a while back. I'm just giving myself a refresher. I think most impressive moment in the entire series for me was when Chamberlain was in charge of the surrender and had his men honor the defeated. That was one heck of a great moment in history.
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Yeah, you have to cringe when you see those plus size soldiers (I'm not slim myself). I can understand there being fat soldiers at a reenactment since it's just a hobby, but for a major motion picture there can be control of those things.
I heard during the premier of the movie Gettysburg near the beginning of the film when Harrison is stopped by the overweight gray bearded Confederate sentry, Ed Bearss who was in the audience said in a voice loud enough for everyone in the theater to hear \"Not another fat Confederate!\" or something to that effect.
Regarding Chamberlain at the surrender at Appomattox...if you've never been to Appomattox, it's a beautiful place every CW buff needs to visit. I was lucky enough to be a reenactor back in the 80's when the surrender ceremony was reenacted at Appomattox Court House. We (federal) lined the road while the Confederates marched past us. I still wonder if the animosity I saw in some of their eyes was real or not. We watched them stack their arms and furl and surrender their colors. As was done originally, we came to \"present arems\" as the rebs marched by us. Once in a lifetime experience.
I heard during the premier of the movie Gettysburg near the beginning of the film when Harrison is stopped by the overweight gray bearded Confederate sentry, Ed Bearss who was in the audience said in a voice loud enough for everyone in the theater to hear \"Not another fat Confederate!\" or something to that effect.
Regarding Chamberlain at the surrender at Appomattox...if you've never been to Appomattox, it's a beautiful place every CW buff needs to visit. I was lucky enough to be a reenactor back in the 80's when the surrender ceremony was reenacted at Appomattox Court House. We (federal) lined the road while the Confederates marched past us. I still wonder if the animosity I saw in some of their eyes was real or not. We watched them stack their arms and furl and surrender their colors. As was done originally, we came to \"present arems\" as the rebs marched by us. Once in a lifetime experience.
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I would have to agree
not to put down the larger side of life but yea it's hard to imagine soldiers lying around filling their bellys with cheese burgers and ham hocks and saying i got to loosen up my belt i'm getting over weight...when truth be told confederate cracker lines were not very long to say the least
they had problems feeding and clothing the soldiers both sides sort of did near the end wasn't there a battle that basically started over a stock pile of shoe's..
not to put down the larger side of life but yea it's hard to imagine soldiers lying around filling their bellys with cheese burgers and ham hocks and saying i got to loosen up my belt i'm getting over weight...when truth be told confederate cracker lines were not very long to say the least
they had problems feeding and clothing the soldiers both sides sort of did near the end wasn't there a battle that basically started over a stock pile of shoe's..
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Yeah, I was a husky person most of my life, so I'm not trying to put them down. I also realize that reenacting is a hobby that should be enjoyed by everyone. But it was a real mistake to use them in this movie. At least they should have kept them far from the camera. It just completely loses it for me, and some of the deaths are ridiculous as well, not just the big guys but everywhere. The first part of that Nicole Kidman movie does a much better job of capturing the feeling of the battle. I guess there is more to acting than wearing the proper costume.