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Posted: June 02 2006 at 7:43am | IP Logged Quote Natalia
Are there any good movies about the American Revolution?


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Posted: June 02 2006 at 8:06am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
For younger kids, we loved Swamp Fox by Walt Disney. About Francis Marion...probably not completely accurate, but fun and innocent.
I see by the reviews that not all episodes are for sale...too bad.

Another Disney Johnny Tremain

This has gore and other stuff...so requires previewing:

The Patriot

Great reviews for The American Revolution series.

1776 is a musical but very fun to watch on the signing of the Declaration. There are some baudy references....

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We recently watched "The Crossing" about George Washington crossing the Delaware and it was excellent. I think it starred Jeff Daniels as George.

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Posted: June 02 2006 at 9:14am | IP Logged Quote marihalojen
I thought the Felicity Movie was extremely well done, of course, it is more Colonial than Revolutionary, but can you really seperate the two???

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Liberty's Kids (a show from PBS) is available on DVD now.
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Posted: June 02 2006 at 1:07pm | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
JennGM wrote:

Another Disney Johnny Tremain



We just finished reading Johnny Tremain, and we got the movie today. I'll let you know how it is!

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We loved Johnny Tremain. We also enjoyed "Guns Along the Mohawk" and "Northwest Passage"---though they're more French and Indian War. A precursor to the American Revolution.

All my children really liked "The Crossing"-a quality film. Oh yes, there's another really Oldie Goldie great flick called "The Randolphs of Virginia". I *think* it has Carey Grant in it, could it be??   Can't quite remember, but it's a classic.

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JennGM wrote:

This has gore and other stuff...so requires previewing:

The Patriot



Just a note about this one. My dh was given a copy of The Patriot a few years ago. Jenn is correct about the gore.(R rated) It is, to me, a story about revenge, with the Revolution as only a backdrop. It is very, very harsh-very difficult to watch.

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Posted: June 04 2006 at 2:42pm | IP Logged Quote Donna Marie
MacBeth wrote:
JennGM wrote:

Another Disney Johnny Tremain



We just finished reading Johnny Tremain, and we got the movie today. I'll let you know how it is!


Lol...we almost done with the book and got the movie yesterday!
We hope to watch it later!
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We just got hold of the Swampfox series and dc watched the entire thing. Big crowdpleaser.

You might also check the Colonial Williamsburg website. They have a lot of interesting educational resources-if you take down some of the titles that appeal to you, you might be able to get the films through your library.

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Posted: June 07 2006 at 8:48am | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
We liked Johnny Tremain, but not as a movie based on the book--way too much left out. And the kids kept laughing because it was all filmed on a set, and there was no Boston Harbor into which the tea was supposedly tossed . Oh, and it was WAY too happy for a war movie, to the point of being silly. Ah, Disney. Hey, wasn't that Mr. French as Merchant Lyte?

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