The Blue and the Gray
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/06/2001 Run time: 380 minutes Rating: Nr… Product details and pricing info |
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66 Customer Reviews Posted
- The Blue & The Gray
- Amazing! Simply amazing! Excellent cast...made for TV, but info was outstanding and true to life (I'm a college history major). My children loved it!
- 2007-07-04, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- It was decent until the main character killed Federal soldiers
- It was decent until the main character killed Federal soldiers, that was unexcusable. Notice to all producers: Make more Civil War movies! There is a shortage of good ones!
- 2007-03-19, 0 of 13 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Good miniseries. I liked it.
- I liked this miniseries. I remember the making of this back in the early '80's. I am from Arkansas and the entire show was filmed in Arkansas. I recognize a lot of Arkansas people in the background behind the real actors. For instance, the University of Arkansas Athletic Director and former Razorback football coach, Frank Broyles, is the doctor who pronounces Lincoln dead near the end. Also, a Little Rock TV reporter, Chuck Dovish, played the part of the injured soldier that John Geyser's girlfriend helped at Bull Run. He the one who says "God bless you, miss." My uncle was an extra in the movie too. He is the tall, skinny soldier who stumbles as he gets up off the ground in the prison scene near the end when the John Geyser tries to get his brother, Luke, out of prison. Yep, that's my Uncle Milton! I liked the show, although it was a bit unbelievable at times. Let's face it, John Geyser couldn't be at Gettysburg and Vicksburg at the same time. Both happened at the same time in July of 1863. And, Lincoln didn't give his famous speech until later on in the Fall. He gave the speech months after Vicksburg had fallen. And, true, the hairstyles were very early '80's on many of the soldiers. They didn't spend as much time and money on facial hair as they did on Gettysburg years later. It was worth my money, just the same.
- 2007-01-29, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- The Blue and the Gray
- An absolute must for the Civil War buff or someone wanting to enjoy a great movie. I liked it so much I bought a copy for my son.
Enjoy!!! - 2007-01-28, 3 of 4 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- WOW when they say Recut they really mean CUT
- The Marketing of this DVD set is so deceiving. I was thrilled when I saw a new recut version, thinking that there would be deleted scenes, maybe an alterante ending, you know, all those extra goodies. They should have called this the CUT TO SHREDS VERSION because they lopped off two hours of footage and this version is just a chopped up MESS. I returned my set and I advise others to do so also
- 2006-10-13, 7 of 8 people found this review helpful, Rated:
