new dvd version
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paul-hulatt — 19 years ago(January 25, 2007 07:23 AM)
I saw this movie at 6 years old and it made an indelible impression. Most of the things people dislike made an impression on me then and stay with me now.
The cheesy theme song which suits Hestons Character
Hestons martinet character
Harris's cavalier character
The eerie jangling chains leitmotif I thought worked well and struck me as innovative for the time
The juxtaposition of the Union and Confederate personalities
I think Peckinpah had some wonderful ideas and themes and even political undertones in this movie that were overlooked both then and now. Especially how Dundee gets himself clumsily embroiled in foreign relations and has to be bailed out by the troops!
See it again!