4.0 out of 5 stars
The uncivil war, January 8, 2008
This review is from: Civil War Stories 4 Movie Pack (DVD)
CONTENTS of CIVIL WAR STORIES 4 Movie Pack:
BLOOD AND HONOR-- Low-rent soaper has little to recommend it. Battle scenes aren't believeable and the characters garner little sympathy despite their woes. Featured in the small-name cast is Michelle Bauer, former Playmate centerfold whose screen credits include roles in "Bimbo Penitentiary," "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama," "Wet Shots: Girls Who Dig Girls #2," "Jane Bonda's Bizarre Workout," "Wine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me" and other (ahem) classics.
DRUMS IN THE DEEP SOUTH-- Fictional story based in fact: the seige of a mountaintop gun position during Sherman's Georgia campaign. Two best friends are artillerymen on opposite sides in the war. Events have them squared off in what may be a deadly duel that the woman who loves both of them tries to avert. Starts slow, but momentum builds to an ending unconventional for 1951. Director W.C. Menzies also worked on "Gone With the Wind."
HEARTS IN BONDAGE-- Directed by Lew Ayres (Dr. Kildare in movies), who was a conscientious objector during WWII. Fictional characters are placed within the USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia events. Fine cast is well-used here. (Look for Oscar-winner Hattie McDaniel's sister Etta as "Mammy.")
HELLBENDERS-- Spaghetti western concerning an ex-Confederate officer who plans to steal old cash destined for burning so he can finance a revival of the "late unpleasantness" (the war).
For more films set in 19th Century America, check out
REAL STORIES OF THE OLD WEST 4 Movie Pack, also from BCI / Eclipse.
BRENTWOOD's 4-fers are nicely priced movie bundles. Video and sound quality of these digitally unrestored public domain films is generally fine. Discs are dual-side recorded.
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Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.
(2.3) Blood And Honor (2000) - Maria Ortiz/Miles O'Keeffe/Rena Watts/Michelle Bauer
(5.9) Drums in the Deep South (1951) - James Craig/Barbara Payton/Guy Madison/Barton MacLane/Craig Stevens (uncredited: Denver Pyle)
(6.3) Hearts in Bondage (1936) - James Dunn/Mae Clarke/Charlotte Henry/Fritz Lieber/Irving Pichel/Ben Alexander/Edward Gargan/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Etta McDaniel (uncredited: Smiley Burnette/Lane Chandler)
(6.9) Hellbenders (Italy/Spain-1967) - Joseph Cotten/Norma Bengell/Al Mulock/Julián Mateos
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