[kegler4]

"It's a shame more folks never got to see GODS AND GENERALS, because of a all out effort to kill it's popularity."

What effort? By whom?

I saw it at home and enjoyed it a fair amount, but then I'm a Civil War fan. A friend of mine who's an even bigger fan found the dialgoue too much and the running time too long. My wife was bored to tears.

[carlo3b]

GODS AND GENERALS, was released to less than 65% of the major nationwide theaters, 1st screen placement, meaning Dolby sound, wide screens, and stadium seating.  There were prearranged agreements that held that the showing would be for only 2 weeks, in deference to the NAACP, and ACLU, ADL*.

The average run of a major motion picture is determined by the stroke of the distributor, the real attendance, and frequency of viewership.. Furthermore, the movie was roundly and unanimously criticized in the previews (NOTE: Mel Gibson's, THE PASSION) even before the trailers were shown.. Ted Turner personally had to agree to many of these conditions in order to get the movie distributed, and domestic* TV, video, and blockbuster.. (Mel, surely hasn't got the industry forbearance as does Turner, so the jury is far from out on PASSION)

As for your wife, she's perfectly normal... the venue falls into the 18-59 male dominant marketing 78% v 43% female.  Geeeze, I am so glad you asked.. whew

I have no ax to grind in this fight or for attention, so don't ping  show me a link BS, I'm in the industry, and watched this unfold in awe of the weight of the left to control our culture in front of the camera, or as in this case, BEHIND the scene.

* Their real threat of protest, media blitz, and boycott.