Supelice Dreadfully Boring

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

johnlarson-91739 The movie is a fantastic movie due to the fact that they used actual information from the book in the movie. The character of Henry Fleming is very important as the entire movie is based around him. I feel as though the Character of Jim could have been more developed than he was. Also i feel as though when Henry goes off he could of had a narrative voice from the book. Overall i was very surprised with the graphics being it was a movie from the early fifties. The graphics were done very well especially when the cannons were fired it seemed as though the cannons were indeed real. The voices could have been a bit louder over the battle noises.

danielmaira The Red Bade of Courage is one of the best Civil War movies. The movie follows a young solider who finds it hard to build up the courage to fight in Battle. There is not a lot of dialogue in the movie and it is mostly narration but the visuals and the characters you follow around make the movie very interesting. You see what the Union soldiers did every day, from training and marching to the actual Battles that were fought. The movie really pushes the confusion and the insanity for new recruits during the war, you really feel for the soldier that you follow around because of Audie Murphy's performance is very realistic and is great at acting in the film. This film captures the realness of the Civil War and shows what it was like to be a recruit during the time and if you are looking for a great interpretation of the Civil War, this is a great film for that.

bobmill Just as the book conveyed a theme of joining the war as a boy and leaving as a man, the movie did the same. I believe the main point of the movie was emphasized enough and the acting was convincing.How did the actor for Henry Fleming seem so comparable to a normal soldier? The movie had a great source to work from. The Red Badge of Courage book laid out the foundation for the movie to take place on. It was the genius in the author's descriptions which made the most memorable scenes of the movie possible. It is very unfortunate that the movie had little success on its initial release for it was very well done.One major flaw of the movie would be how irregularly short the film was, perhaps it was due to the to-the-point nature of the film. A minor acting flaw would be that some of the seemingly unconscious soldiers being carried were moving their legs as if they were still conscious.

Michael_Elliott Red Badge of Courage, The (1951) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Adaptation of Stephen Crane's novel has a Civil War soldier (Audie Murphy) running away from battle because he's scared but after wondering around for a bit he begins to become a man and prepares for his next battle. It's rather amazing to read about the history of this movie, which was pretty much a huge battle between director Huston and the studio. MGM would eventually take the film away from the director and cut a two-hour movie down to 69-minutes and with that in mind it's amazing at how well the film still holds up. I'm not sure what all was cut out but I'd love to see that version, which is apparently missing. That's a real shame considering both Huston and Murphy tried to buy the uncut version of the film back from the studio only to learn the additional footage had been thrown out. As for what's left, this is a very impressive little movie that I'm guessing was meant to show the fine line between being a hero and a coward and how circumstance can change a person. I thought the movie was extremely powerful in its message even though it never preaches or being over dramatic. The movie contains some wonderful battle scenes, which are among some of the best on ground footage since THE BIRTH OF A NATION. The battle scenes are certainly masterfully directed but so are the quieter scenes with the men marching and talking. Hearing them talk about various subjects including death was perfectly handled by the director. There's some terrific cinematography including a couple wonderful scenes showing the sun shining through some trees. Murphy gives a very strong performance as does the rest of the cast. Andy Devine has a small but important role in the film as well.