6 hour gods and generals coming in dec. according to msnbc!
07-20-03, 05:45 PM
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6 hour gods and generals coming in dec. according to msnbc!
I got this from the review forum and thought I would share
I'm surprised its a hit on video and dvd, and it was a pain in the ass to find at ballbuster and hollywood but they only had 5 copies anyway.
MSNBC.....
http://www.msnbc.com/local/whag/M311728.asp
A look at how Gods and Generals DVD sales are going
Natasha Ginsburg
HAGERSTOWN, MD, July 17 - It was the third day of sales for the Gods and Generals DVD and Civil War buffs across the area have been raiding the video stores to get their own copy.
It took producers almost two years to bring Gods and Generals to the big screen, and they are hoping all that hard work will pay off with the sale of these DVD's.
The movie details events leading up to the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and follows the life of General Stonewall Jackson through the early part of the Civil War. The movie had dismal results at the box office but producers of the movie were counting on soundtrack, book and DVD sales to help cut their losses. And, it looks like since the DVD hit stores on Tuesday, their hopes are becoming reality.
Terry Parrish of Wonder Books and Video in Hagerstown, MD said, "far exceeded our expectations, we got tons of them in, they were gone within two hours. We do have some on order, several copies and we are taking reservations."
Despite the many copies being sold now, many Civil War buffs are not buying the movie, the reason....They are waiting for the 6-hour, un-cut DVD version coming out in December.
http://www.msnbc.com/local/whag/M311728.asp
A look at how Gods and Generals DVD sales are going
Natasha Ginsburg
HAGERSTOWN, MD, July 17 - It was the third day of sales for the Gods and Generals DVD and Civil War buffs across the area have been raiding the video stores to get their own copy.
It took producers almost two years to bring Gods and Generals to the big screen, and they are hoping all that hard work will pay off with the sale of these DVD's.
The movie details events leading up to the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and follows the life of General Stonewall Jackson through the early part of the Civil War. The movie had dismal results at the box office but producers of the movie were counting on soundtrack, book and DVD sales to help cut their losses. And, it looks like since the DVD hit stores on Tuesday, their hopes are becoming reality.
Terry Parrish of Wonder Books and Video in Hagerstown, MD said, "far exceeded our expectations, we got tons of them in, they were gone within two hours. We do have some on order, several copies and we are taking reservations."
Despite the many copies being sold now, many Civil War buffs are not buying the movie, the reason....They are waiting for the 6-hour, un-cut DVD version coming out in December.
07-20-03, 06:21 PM
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Originally posted by kevin75
well according to my brother who has seen this movie (i haven't), even the current one is kinda tedious to sit through. 6 hours!?! sheesh.
well according to my brother who has seen this movie (i haven't), even the current one is kinda tedious to sit through. 6 hours!?! sheesh.
Unless you fast forward thru certain parts of the movie. Some people find it hard to concentrate on an hour long television show. I had to watch G&G over two nights due to time constraints with work and kids but I would not have had a hard time sitting through the movie. It moved quickly for me but then again....I am a huge history/Civil War nut. 
07-20-03, 07:40 PM
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Originally posted by djones6746
G&G is not Gettysburg...that is for sure. But I still enjoyed G&G very much....I feel like there was alot missing so I will be looking forward to the un-cut version.
G&G is not Gettysburg...that is for sure. But I still enjoyed G&G very much....I feel like there was alot missing so I will be looking forward to the un-cut version.
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there is already two versions out.. anymore and folks will scream Double Bloody murder for the triple dipping...
07-20-03, 08:44 PM
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"It was the third day of sales for the Gods and Generals DVD and Civil War buffs across the area have been raiding the video stores to get their own copy."
uh...suuuuuuuurrrrrre....
uh...suuuuuuuurrrrrre....
07-20-03, 10:15 PM
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Any possibility of Turner combining "Gods and Generals" and "Gettysburg" into one huge DVD release. I know casting continuity would be a problem. But, I wouldn't mind.
07-20-03, 10:51 PM
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Tunner has the cash and like any good southern wants to get this sort of stuff out there. You might be surprised on how many Civil War buffs there our out there tarantino. I'm a california kid myself and going to the south, I can tell you there is a large amount of "the south will rise again" stickers out there and they would gladly pick up a copy of these films aswell as go to stone mountain to see the stonewell jackson carving.. 
either way, people figured that these will be a bigger hit on dvd then it was in theaters for the simple matter of the time it takes to watch it.
either way, people figured that these will be a bigger hit on dvd then it was in theaters for the simple matter of the time it takes to watch it.
07-20-03, 10:59 PM
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Originally posted by Tarantino
"It was the third day of sales for the Gods and Generals DVD and Civil War buffs across the area have been raiding the video stores to get their own copy."
uh...suuuuuuuurrrrrre....
"It was the third day of sales for the Gods and Generals DVD and Civil War buffs across the area have been raiding the video stores to get their own copy."
uh...suuuuuuuurrrrrre....
07-21-03, 12:16 AM
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well, now I'm ashamed I actually forgot the full title of the movie in script form which I perused through it at Barnes and Noble last week, but it's great sneak peak at the full 6 hour cut of the film (minus the battle action scenes) in written form.
07-21-03, 05:16 AM
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Originally posted by Canadian Bacon
can you say "OVERKILL!!!!!!!!" sorry but no movie is worth 6 hours.
can you say "OVERKILL!!!!!!!!" sorry but no movie is worth 6 hours.
Lonesome Dove was awesome and epic in nature!!! I realize it was a made for TV mini-series but that does not really matter.
07-21-03, 06:46 AM
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Originally posted by Tarantino
"It was the third day of sales for the Gods and Generals DVD and Civil War buffs across the area have been raiding the video stores to get their own copy."
uh...suuuuuuuurrrrrre....
"It was the third day of sales for the Gods and Generals DVD and Civil War buffs across the area have been raiding the video stores to get their own copy."
uh...suuuuuuuurrrrrre....
Well, I've got a good reason to wait for the big director's cut.
07-21-03, 06:49 AM
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Originally posted by Canadian Bacon
can you say "OVERKILL!!!!!!!!" sorry but no movie is worth 6 hours.
can you say "OVERKILL!!!!!!!!" sorry but no movie is worth 6 hours.
6 1/2 hours for The Blue and The Gray
3 hours for Gettysburg
3 hours for Gangs of New York (it's not a war movie, but it's based around the Federal draft in 1863
6 hours is average for a Civil War DVD set.
07-21-03, 07:34 AM
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I am a Civil War buff, and I absolutely LOVED Gettysburg, but Gods & Generals was simply tedious. Too many Important Speeches. So many Important Speeches that the Important Speeches completely overshadowed the plot and action.
I can only hope that Ted wll be able to get Last Full Measure made, and that he and Maxwell do it right.
I can only hope that Ted wll be able to get Last Full Measure made, and that he and Maxwell do it right.
07-21-03, 11:34 AM
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yeah, the way peeps talked to each other in the movie was just a lil bit to much "this is a broadway production" for me. Real people just dont talk that way, not even back then... every sentence was delivered like it was a state of the union address or something. It started out cheesy with the mom seeing off her 2 southern sons... hate to say it, but unless mom was a politicans speech writer, I doubt she'd go on and ON like that.
Gettysburg did have some extended conversation scenes (longstreet talkin to his subordinates usually) but they just seemed a lot less tedious than they did in G&G. I guess its a script problem. I mean, remember the scene in Gettysburg where Armistead is talkin to Longstreet in his tent about "ol winny" and all that? I mean that was a loooong "speech", longstreet doesnt say much of anything during most of it. In spite of that, it didnt feel nearly as cheesy/long/speech-like as the "conversations" in G&G.
I dunno... but I hope it gets better with the 6 hour cut (ya never know!) and the Final Measure better be more Gettysburg like...
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Gettysburg did have some extended conversation scenes (longstreet talkin to his subordinates usually) but they just seemed a lot less tedious than they did in G&G. I guess its a script problem. I mean, remember the scene in Gettysburg where Armistead is talkin to Longstreet in his tent about "ol winny" and all that? I mean that was a loooong "speech", longstreet doesnt say much of anything during most of it. In spite of that, it didnt feel nearly as cheesy/long/speech-like as the "conversations" in G&G.
I dunno... but I hope it gets better with the 6 hour cut (ya never know!) and the Final Measure better be more Gettysburg like...
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07-21-03, 11:37 AM
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and oh yeah, is anyone else a lil messed up in the head that Steve Lang plays Picket in Gettysburg and Stonewall in G&G? will he be Sherman in the Final Measure?! The guy did a great job as both generals IMO... but I dunno, that nibbled at me all movie with G&G...
i didnt like how Lt Pitzer (bill campbell) in Gettysburg became Gen. Picket in G&G either. Also, even though Longstreets role was a small one in G&G, I think Beranger did a much better job than Boxleitner did playin him...
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i didnt like how Lt Pitzer (bill campbell) in Gettysburg became Gen. Picket in G&G either. Also, even though Longstreets role was a small one in G&G, I think Beranger did a much better job than Boxleitner did playin him...
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07-21-03, 02:10 PM
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Originally posted by folgersnyourcup
Is the current Gettysburg dvd any good?
Is the current Gettysburg dvd any good?
07-21-03, 04:22 PM
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Gettysburg came out in 1993... it was a mini-series on tnt AFAIK, but it made a very good transition to DVD and I enjoyed it a lot. G&G is the prequel (chronologically the 1st episode in a 3 part civil war trilogy) that came out in late 2002 or early 2003 in theaters if I remember right. Its not as good, IMO, as Gettysburg. In spite of some actors being retained, and the same director, I'd recommend Gettysburg even to people that didnt like G&G much at all. They are quite a bit different considering how many of the key players remain the same.
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