tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post7010800319606497752..comments2023-08-19T03:32:21.869-04:00Comments on My year of living Rangerously: New Gettysburg movie on the History ChannelMannie Gentilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06225923971073419275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-7150195146774005642011-05-30T00:25:21.112-04:002011-05-30T00:25:21.112-04:00It always seems odd how hard a time the film indus...It always seems odd how hard a time the film industry generally has with authenticity. Oh well..<br /><br />Thanks for the great blog Mannie. I've enjoyed following it very much from out here in Seattle.<br /><br />JC Hile<br />14th Brooklyn<br />69th NYSM<br />7th SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-62518722185736932802011-05-27T17:42:37.290-04:002011-05-27T17:42:37.290-04:00What is really sad is I just read on another site ...What is really sad is I just read on another site a posters comment that they were reenactors from the Southern California community. I have attended many reneactments here in Southern California . Usually the guys are really concerned about getting it right. Can't believe they would wear or carry etc some of the things we have seen in the trailer. Would love to know which reenactors they were and where in So Cal they were from. <br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-29928762419664910852011-05-26T10:21:29.640-04:002011-05-26T10:21:29.640-04:00Mannie,
I too posted about this show on my blog -...Mannie,<br /><br />I too posted about this show on my blog - in addition to the crossed rifles (not used by the Army until 1875), soldiers are seen marching in column with their muskets on FULL cock (gee, that's not dangerous and against regs), and the rebs are carrying the 1864 pattern 2nd Confederate rectangular battle flag over the wall in Pickett's Charge. Sigh. I'm sure the dramatics will be breathtaking, but the critics are gonna skewer this production...<br /><br />J.D.J David Petruzzihttp://www.jdpetruzzi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-5483549040710451842011-05-25T23:01:48.709-04:002011-05-25T23:01:48.709-04:00Mannie you may be right. All of us who have learn...Mannie you may be right. All of us who have learned so much about the Civil War pick movies apart for the things that are wrong. <br />I saw the Horse Soldiers as a 14 year old with my friends. We loved it . We didn't know anything about Grierson and his raid. It was a good movie. Of course now I can see all the "mistakes" Oh well. Same with my favorite which has lead to a lifetime interest in Andrew Raiders, the old Disney movie <br />Great Locomotive Chase.<br />Susan SweetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com