Glory

 (1989)

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Awesome war movie
Sep 19, 2008
tone_wolf_89 - yahoo.com
I feel this is an awesome movie and it hits you right in the heart about how it was back then. How they did their part to change the face of the war and the people that didnt think black people... Full review
Glorious
Sep 16, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Glory is a film about war that explores the lifes of the men in uniform that is deeply emotinal and unquestionably inspirational.... Full review
Good!!! Not Glory!!!
Jul 15, 2008
simonpillai57 - yahoo.com
The movie was good so I gave it a presice B. The story was good taking you all the way back to the civil war. The acting was like a rollercoaster, at times it excelled, at times it fell.... Full review
Great Movie!
Jul 02, 2008
conorrocks1016 - yahoo.com
This movie was amazing!!!! Mathew Broderick is an amazing actor!! It was a very emotional movie, and go rent it if you haven't and like Civil War movies because this is probably tops in that category.... Full review
Glory
Jun 13, 2008
thejoker10110 - yahoo.com
Glory was the best Civil War I have ever seen. It had very entertaining war sequences and had a great story. There was a lot more to this movie than I thought there would be. Recommended.... Full review
THEE most moving film of all time
Apr 18, 2008
suzinolt - yahoo.com
I saw this movie in the theaters when it came out in 1989, and have watched it at least 15 times since. As a history teacher with extensive knowledge of the Civil War, I am sickened by all the comments posted... Full review
Fantastic!
Mar 31, 2008
communcetz - yahoo.com
Great movie; The story flowed, the acting was decent, and it had a powerful message. One of my favourite movies. I cannot reccommend it enough!... Full review
great
Feb 17, 2008
raccoonlover89 - yahoo.com
a beautiful potrayal of a single unit in the civil war...i didnt even know about it before the movie, and it really enlightened me...im glad that i watched it, which i was debating, since a teacher recommended it to me.....very good... Full review
not quite yankee propaganda
Feb 16, 2008
imalil2crazy - yahoo.com
Reviews by uneducated southerners on this site try to dismiiss a historically accurate movie as propaganda by northerners. This movie accurately portrays a major, yet untold story of the Civil War, which ended over 100 years ago, which obviously some southerners... Full review
best movie EVER!!!
Nov 30, 2007
laxtastic913 - yahoo.com
glory has to be the best movie ever made. It should be a crime to have that many great actors in one film. The story line is great and the movie accurately portrays the events of the civil war. The scenes... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Jun 02, 2009
Q Network Film Desk
Edward Zwick's Glory is one of the great war films and perhaps the greatest film ever made about the American Civil War.....it remains Zwick's best film to date, a magnificent, soul-stirring opus that earns its righteousness with sweat and blood.....The battle scenes are monumental in both their intensity and their realism....Defiance (2008), attest, Zwick is naturally drawn to historical grandeur and violence, both physical and emotional..... ... Full Review
| May 30, 2009
DVD Town
Glory" is probably one of the best Civil War films ever made....Washington earned a Best Supporting Actor statue, Freddie Francis got one for Best Cinematography.... ... Full Review
| Apr 30, 2009
San Francisco Examiner
Turner Classic Movies tip for Apr. 30, 2009:....Morgan Freeman in Glory Glory is one of the best and most authentic films ever made about the Civil War.....The soldiers under his command are played by some of Hollywood's most talented contemporary black actors, including Denzel Washington (who deservedly won his first Oscar for his role), Morgan Freeman and Andre Braugher.....Freddie Francis also won an equally deserved Oscar for his breathtaking cinematography..... ... Full Review
| Mar 12, 2009
associatedcontent.com
Glory (1989) Movie Review of This Epic Historical Civil War Movie About the First African-American Regiment in the Union Army....In today's age of IPods and video games, showing students a gripping historical war drama with known stars such as Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman....Glory also tells the poignant story of the African....Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in Glory.... ... Full Review
| Jan 09, 2009
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribun
Zwick, a history buff with a penchant for making war movies -- his civil war epic "Glory" won three Oscars, including a best supporting actor award for Denzel Washington -- knew he had hit on something he wanted to pursue: a fact-based war story. The movie, which opens Friday, is based on a true story that director Edward Zwick stumbled upon while reading obits in the New York Times. ... Full Review

News

You can bring home a classic Civil War film in glorious high definition this June. Glory will be released on Blu-ray on June 2. The disc will be priced at $28.95 and you can take a look at the new... ... Full Article

Early in the 20th century, before there was a chicken in every pot, Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein aimed to put a tube of lipstick in every purse. ... Full Article

Glory is quality entertainment for general movie goers (its final battle scene of the 54th Massachusetts's assault on Fort Wagner is phenomenal) and especially for history and Civil War buffs. ... Full Article

We start the Top 7.You finish the Top 10.The fight for justice can sometimes be an internal struggle, thanks to the character of the dirty cop. ... Full Article

I guess we are starting to see a pattern here. It has been the precedent to wait a few decades goes by before the Academy allows an African American to receive the award for acting. ... Full Article

April 10, 2003 - Stax here with a Special "Blue & Gray" Edition of The Stax Report!This week marks two important dates in U.S. history: the beginning and the end of our Civil War. ... Full Article

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