"Glory" -- the Civil War movie w/Matthew Broderick

[NFS4]

Was flipping through the channels and saw it's playing on AMC. Such a good movie (IMHO) and great acting by Broderick. Seems kinda underrated though or maybe others just thought it sucked

It's one of those movies that chokes me up at the end.

 

[ponyo]

One of my favorite movies as well and chokes me up at the end too.

 

[Hyperlite]

great movie!

 

[Paratus]

Originally posted by: Naustica
One of my favorite movies as well and chokes me up at the end too.

 

[mugs]

Great movie. Not underrated though. It's in the IMDB top 250 (168)

 

[meltdown75]

One of my favourites.

 

[Skunkwourk]

I remember seeing that in my high school history class.

 

[Rage187]

they filmed it here.

They took our school to where they shot the movie then we went to the theatre and saw it.

good film

 

[imported_Imp]

Good, but the final battle is semi-annoying. Theey route and almost take the fort, but just cause two cannons go off, everyone's dead. So, was it grapeshot that got everyone or is there an extra 200 people behind there?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Imp
Good, but the final battle is semi-annoying. Theey route and almost take the fort, but just cause two cannons go off, everyone's dead. So, was it grapeshot that got everyone or is there an extra 200 people behind there?

They don't almost take it. They let them go ahead through b/c the rebels knew what was awaiting the soldiers. A nice can of F U.

And the two canon blasts were more symbolism than anything else I guess. You see their faces, then boom... you know they're dead.

 

[OutHouse]

good movie one of the better civil war flicks.

 

[AmdInside]

One of my top 3 movies of all time. Really disappointed the Blu-Ray release was delayed as that was my most looked forward to purchasing movie title this year.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

great movie.

bought the DVD when it first came out...so it looks grainy on HDTV set.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Citrix
good movie one of the better civil war flicks.

There aren't many unfortunately.

Gettysburg is amazing. Gods and Generals was no Gettysburg.

 

[Spoooon]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Imp
Good, but the final battle is semi-annoying. Theey route and almost take the fort, but just cause two cannons go off, everyone's dead. So, was it grapeshot that got everyone or is there an extra 200 people behind there?

They don't almost take it. They let them go ahead through b/c the rebels knew what was awaiting the soldiers. A nice can of F U.

And the two canon blasts were more symbolism than anything else I guess. You see their faces, then boom... you know they're dead.

What he said.

It is irritating though. I wish they had done something different for the ending.

That TNT movie, Gettysburg, is another good Civil War movie. Pretty true to The Killer Angels. Joshua Chamberlain was hardcore.

 

[mjrpes3]

Pretty emotional movie... thinking about it, the soundtrack seems to play a big part in having that effect.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Spoooon

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Imp
Good, but the final battle is semi-annoying. Theey route and almost take the fort, but just cause two cannons go off, everyone's dead. So, was it grapeshot that got everyone or is there an extra 200 people behind there?

They don't almost take it. They let them go ahead through b/c the rebels knew what was awaiting the soldiers. A nice can of F U.

And the two canon blasts were more symbolism than anything else I guess. You see their faces, then boom... you know they're dead.

What he said.

It is irritating though. I wish they had done something different for the ending.

That TNT movie, Gettysburg, is another good Civil War movie. Pretty true to The Killer Angels. Joshua Chamberlain was hardcore.

I thought the ending was great (I first saw that AMC was playing the movie and said to myself "To hell with commercials" and busted out my DVD and just finished watching). You have Broderick being thrown down into the trench with the rest of his men, then you have Denzel topple down right on top of him with his head resting on Broderick's chest. So fitting.

**Man tears!**

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: mjrpes3
Pretty emotional movie... thinking about it, the soundtrack seems to play a big part in having that effect.

The movie won an Oscar for Best Sound

 

[Passions]

Densel getting whipped was an extremely powerful scene.

 

[Spoooon]

Overall, the ending is pretty powerful stuff. I just hated the whole running through the fort bit with the cannon and stuff. I caught it on HDNET a while back.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Passions
Densel getting whipped was an extremely powerful scene.

That scene probably won him the Oscar. I was thinking that as I was watching it tonight. The build up in the music then leads to the single tear that comes from his eye.

 

[irishScott]

Great movie. Definitely in my top 10.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Was flipping through the channels and saw it's playing on AMC. Such a good movie (IMHO) and great acting by Broderick. Seems kinda underrated though or maybe others just thought it sucked

It's one of those movies that chokes me up at the end.

nuclear attack and the Prez's plane crashes into James Earl Jones plane to prevent an all out nuke war? or was that glory glory?

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: mugs
Great movie. Not underrated though. It's in the IMDB top 250 (168)

 

[alien42]

one of my all time favorites. a good friend of mine was an extra that got his head blown off.