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- 2003
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 3 h 39 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 3 h 39 m
Summary Gods and Generals, the screen adaptation of Jeff Shaara's heralded best-selling novel and prequel to the acclaimed drama "Gettysburg," is and epic and sweeping portrayal of a nation divided at the start of the Civil War. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By: Ron Maxwell
Written By: Jeff Shaara, Ron Maxwell
- 2003
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 3 h 39 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 3 h 39 m
Gods and Generals
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5.1
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Summary Gods and Generals, the screen adaptation of Jeff Shaara's heralded best-selling novel and prequel to the acclaimed drama "Gettysburg," is and epic and sweeping portrayal of a nation divided at the start of the Civil War. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By: Ron Maxwell
Written By: Jeff Shaara, Ron Maxwell
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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62% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
30
3% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
34% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
62% Negative
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
Has the unfortunate effect of overtipping the dramatic scales in favor of the Southern generals and turning almost everybody into waxen idols who spout flowery rhetoric.
If ever there was a movie that could cause even the most restless sleeper to fall into a deep slumber, this is it.
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Based on 31 User Ratings
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User Score
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Based on 31 User Ratings
5.1
39% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
16% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
45% Negative
14 Ratings
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By the film's finale the descent into unintentional parody is all but complete, with a big death scene for Jackson complete with an angelic choir on the soundtrack -- the surprise is that they aren't singing "Dixie."
General Boredom meets Major Tedium on the Civil War fields of Virginia.
A lumpy three-and-a-half-hour glob of Civil War history.
The film's staggering incompetence can be measured by the way it makes some of the most fascinating and heart-rending episodes in American history tedious.
Shot with the TV-movie blahs, the film itself is nothing more than an elaborate reenactment, perfectly mating box-of-rocks acting (bring rotten fruit for Mia Dillon's Southern matriarch) and repetitious dialogue so scripturally florid Maxwell might qualify for a Comedy Screenplay Golden Globe next January.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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It depends from which point you see this film:
From a historic point, it is pretty accurate and well-written. The battles are well maid.
From a film point, it's not a good drama, it's more of a documentary.
Depende desde qué punto se vea esta película:
Desde un punto de vista histórico, es bastante preciso y está bien escrito. Las batallas están bien hechas.
Desde un punto de vista cinematográfico, no es un buen drama, es más un documental.
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US Civil War. Ridiculously long, though it ends before Gettysburg, and amounts to a biopic of Stonewall Jackson. Cannon-shot explosons turn the victims into acrobats and the sanctimonious script and swirling score both invite parody, so it might be possible to watch some of it in a group on the basis of so-bad-it's-funny, but it's too long to serve any practical purpose for anyone not in a coma. Handily the movie is divided into parts 1-4, which I saw with breaks over 3 days and avoided being bored to death in one sitting.
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It is insulting how much effort went into making this movie historically accurate by all the dedicated reenactors whose commitment to historical accuracy was **** on by screescreenwriter/director/producer Ron Maxwell who is more concerned with confederate apologia than telling a compelling or historically accurate story about a real, complex, and difficult period in American history. Ron Maxwell can eat a giant bowl of all the **** of every man who died in this war. And after that, he would still owe a debt to the men depicted in his trash fire of a film.
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Total crap. I normally love civil war movies and for this i give it a 2 instead of a 0. But this movie just **** ass. It was completely boring and the monologues were cheesy and embarrassing to watch.
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Production Company
Ted Turner Pictures,
Turner Pictures (I),
Antietam Filmworks,
Esparza / Katz Productions,
Rehme Productions,
Mace Neufeld Productions
Release Date Feb 21, 2003
Duration 3 h 39 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline The nation's heart was touched by....
Awards
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 2 Nominations
MovieGuide Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
