Gettysburg? puhleeeze! Sheen’s Lee was the worst acting job I have ever seen. I don’t believe that Lee actually spoke like that. If a skilled editor could remove Martin Sheen, it might be a good movie.
Didn't you read my disclaimer? I agree that Turner did a hatchet job on Lee. I used to work with a reinactor from New Hampshire who was an extra on the movie with his unit. He told me what an incredible pain in the ass Sheen was. The scene where he is riding his horse and the men come out to cheer was apparently never supposed to happen. Sheen hates horses and had apparently decided to quit the movie. As he was riding away, the extras came out and did the cheering and it surprised him into the part.
I agree, Sheen should be horsewhipped for how he portrayed a great and decent gentleman and soldier.