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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 20:38:34 GMT -5
Never seen or heard of it before. Thanks for sharing. It's been a long time sing I've seen it. Perhaps I need to look into it again. (Anyhow, it was the first time I ever saw Bill Chemerka without a beard.) |
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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 21:11:47 GMT -5
Some scenes from SWEET LIBERTY:  Alan Alda. |
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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 21:12:51 GMT -5
 Bill Chemerka, on the right. |
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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 21:13:57 GMT -5
 Hard to freeze frame action. it's often times but a blur. |
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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 21:14:29 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 21:15:05 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 21:15:39 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 21:16:06 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Sept 4, 2010 21:17:06 GMT -5
 Bill Chemerka again, on the right, in SWEET LIBERTY. |
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Post by Greg C. on Sept 6, 2010 11:32:59 GMT -5
Looks like a decent flick. My friend made me borrow REVOLUTION with Al Pacino but I've yet to watch it. Have you ever seen it?
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Post by neferetus on Sept 6, 2010 12:26:40 GMT -5
Looks like a decent flick. My friend made me borrow REVOLUTION with Al Pacino but I've yet to watch it. Have you ever seen it? Hard to explain this one; something of a bizarre film. You might call it a sort of a dark version of Mel Gibson's THE PATRIOT, with elements of Jimmy Stewart's SHENNANDOAH mixed in. Al Pacino plays the lead character, a man who does not want to get involved in the war until he loses some family members and one of his sons runs off to fight with the Continental army. While the requisite love story interwoven into the plot comes off like a Harlequin Romance novel, the battle scenes are gritty and Donald Sutherland plays a rather sinister British pikesman. One thing that I remember particularly liking about this film when it first came out is how all the Colonials actually speak in British accents---and of course, why would they not? |
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Post by Greg C. on Sept 6, 2010 15:35:49 GMT -5
Looks like a decent flick. My friend made me borrow REVOLUTION with Al Pacino but I've yet to watch it. Have you ever seen it? Hard to explain this one; something of a bizarre film. You might call it a sort of a dark version of Mel Gibson's THE PATRIOT, with elements of Jimmy Stewart's SHENNANDOAH mixed in. Al Pacino plays the lead character, a man who does not want to get involved in the war until he loses some family members and one of his sons runs off to fight with the Continental army. While the requisite love story interwoven into the plot comes off like a Harlequin Romance novel, the battle scenes are gritty and Donald Sutherland plays a rather sinister British pikesman. One thing that I remember particularly liking about this film when it first came out is how all the Colonials actually speak in British accents---and of course, why would they not? I'll have to watch it then. |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Oct 15, 2010 15:03:21 GMT -5
I got a nice 2nd model brown bess for Christmas and i would like to find a Rev War group.
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Post by Greg C. on Dec 5, 2010 11:44:15 GMT -5
I got a nice 2nd model brown bess for Christmas and i would like to find a Rev War group. Must be tough up in Nebraska. No wars fought over there, unless you count the ones waged on them Injuns. |
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Post by Rick on Dec 6, 2010 22:31:50 GMT -5
Sweet Liberty and Revolution are two of my favorite Revolutionary War films, along with The Patriot. Wish more films depicting this era (like some of the Kenneth Roberts books) would be made.
I've seen a few TV movies depicting the era, but not enough reenactors or CGI work to make them look authentic enough.
I've got the George Washington miniseries on tape. Thought Barry Bostwick made a good G.W. Also saw TV version of Howard Fast's April Morning. It could've been better.
Also saw one where Jeff Daniels played Washington and another where Kelsey Grammer played G.W. and Aiden Quinn played Benedict Arnold.
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Post by neferetus on Dec 7, 2010 8:50:21 GMT -5
Thanks, Rick. Apparently REVOLUTION is very hard to find on DVD, or else it's very expensive. I just ordered a copy on eBay for $9.99, including free shipping. The label is in Greek, so I assume it is being shipped from there.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 31, 2010 11:29:17 GMT -5
Netflix has the new "Directors cut" of Revolution and it's pretty interesting.
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Post by neferetus on Jan 6, 2011 15:53:17 GMT -5
Netflix has the new "Directors cut" of Revolution and it's pretty interesting. I got a copy of REVOLUTION just before Christmas. A no frills, sent in a paper sleeve version from Greece with liner notes, as you might expect, all in Greek. I wonder what "extras" the Director's Cut" contains? |
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