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 Posted: Tue May 31st, 2011 01:47 pm
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 I liked it. It was different. I expected to see the same stories - Longstreet just nodding his orders to Pickett, the 20th Maine and Chamberlain, etc. etc., but it went down a different road. I had some issues with casting, and some of the overview shots didn't look like the Gettysburg I know, but this was not enough to make me turn it off.

I liked the explanations of the inner workings of the artillery, and the descriptions of the the different kinds of projectiles. Canister is some nasty stuff.

It was not perfect, but I think they tried to stay away from the cliche, introduce some new thought, and thankfully, stay away from the gumpy over the top speeches that were in the movie "Gettysburg".

I get concerned that people that hang around CW discussion boards know too much to really enjoy a two hour window of a battle they have spent years studying. I liked getting a new perspective.