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To: apocalypto
I wish they had picked someone other than Martin Sheen in Gettysburg.

I don't think I'm alone when I say I think Sheen overplayed the part.
1,038 posted on 01/03/2011 10:22:31 AM PST by MikefromOhio (There is no truth to the rumor that Ted Kennedy was buried at sea.....)
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To: MikefromOhio
I agree. Still, it was an excellent film. There are so few films being released that I like. I was hoping Mel Gibson would produce one about the Civil War, but I guess that is now out.
1,040 posted on 01/03/2011 10:30:33 AM PST by apocalypto
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To: MikefromOhio

Agreed. Although they might have gotten alec baldwin instead. Yeccch! Jeff Daniels did OK.


1,042 posted on 01/03/2011 10:32:13 AM PST by rockrr ("I said that I was scared of you!" - pokie the pretend cowboy)
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To: MikefromOhio
I don't think I'm alone when I say I think Sheen overplayed the part.

He had by far the worst fake Southern accent I have ever heard. He was not the right actor for the part in what was otherwise a fine production.

His part really distracted me from that "suspension of reality" necessary to enjoy any film or play.

The best in that film was the guy who played John Reynolds --- "There's going to be the Devil to pay.'

He looked the part and sounded the part.

1,071 posted on 01/03/2011 9:14:43 PM PST by Ditto (Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
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