Gettysburg back on the big screen

[Legacy653]

Everyone enjoys going to the movies and there are some movies that just aren't the same on the small screen.

August 3rd at 6:00 pm the first in a series of movies will be playing at Theater N in Downtown Wilmington, Delaware.

Gettysburg is the story of American history's bloodiest battle. Blending courage, faith and patriotism, Gettysburg is sure to captivate. If you haven't seen it on the big screen this is a must.

Dale Fetzer, Civil War historian and military choreographer for Gettysburg will give a behind the scenes talk during intermission. Cost is $7.00 per person, to benefit the Ronnie Williams Foundation.

For more info visit Legends on the Big Screen

Other movies in the series include;

The Patriot August 24th
Glory September 12th
Braveheart October 12th
Gladiator November 9th

[SpiritofPickett]

The Patriot & Braveheart.

Mel Gibson bashes the Brits again.............

[ole]

Mel Gibson bashes the Brits again.............

Not to worry, Spirit. It's a national passtime. We actually bash the French more, but they've done nothing to elevate the entertainment to a national stage -- or to earn the underlying basis of friendship.
Ole

[SpiritofPickett]

..........and our feelings get hurt.........U571 for instance!!

[VS on the belt plate]

Both are so anti-ENGLISH/anti-BRITISH

Wretched man...I refuse to view his 'passion' movie


VS...etc

[hoosier]

I'll be doggoned if I can figure out when the United States might have won its independence if the Marquis de Lafayette and his French countrymen had never come to its aid.

I'm inclined to think that ought to count for something along the lines of an underlying basis of friendship.

[johan_steele]

Patriot & Braveheart both splendid movies... refreshing change from Hollywood bashing the US for a change. Of coarse they were rarities.

[JerseyBart]

I thought The Patriot was a good movie as well. Good battles scenes and "guy stuff." The ending was a little hoaky with the former soldiers rebuilding Gibson's house.

I also enjoyed the trademark Mel Gibson "pained faces." It's almost as if I could close my ears, watch his facial expressions and internally hear him say, "I'm to old for this"... stuff.

Bart

[VS on the belt plate]

Well to be fair Mel didnt direct the above movie and the cinematography is especially beautiful. The battle scenes were also tremendous.

Just didnt like that scene of the people being locked in the church and burned..like the British were some sort of SS death squad. Sickening.

I understand that the Revolution was especially brutal in the Southern colonies...but dont think that happened.

Yes we owe the French much for helping our independance,and we paid them back in aces in '17 and in '44/'45.

Maybe they are just sick of war by the time of 9/11 and Iraq.

Notice who is with us in both Afganistan and Iraq? Our British brothers...thats who.

VS

[gary]

I'd go just to learn about filmmaking. But the airflight is a killer.