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01 November 2008
Disney looks at the Civil War - Southern style
As a US history buff, I am always fascinated by Hollywood's take on the Civil War. This is especially true for Disney, who tended to "tweak" history to meet his own views, and in the process make movies that would make money. MOSBY'S MARAUDERS is one of those movies. I remember watching it as a child on the old "Wonderful World of Disney" TV show and hoped it would be released on DVD. Unfortunately, the current "powers-that-be" at Disney seem to be more concerned with giving us more HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS than mining their extensive vault of quality programs, so I had to settle for the VHS tape. Overall, this is a very interesting look at a slice of the Civil War from a Southern perspective, with a young Kurt Russell doing an admirable job as a Confederate soldier trying to both do his duty and survive the war, while being at an age where he should be more concerned with playing marbles. James MacArthur (Dan-o on HAWAII FIVE-0) is also very good as a Union Soldier who befriends the Kurt Russell character and ends up falling in love with his cousin. Most of the movie focuses on the Russell and MacArthur characters, and in that sense it is basically mis-titled. The Mosby of the title is in the movie, but plays a relatively minor role. Mosby was a real combatant in the Civil War, who conducted raids throughout Virginia to befuddle the Union soldiers and disrupt their war plans. The movie does document Mosby's most famous raid, that of capturing a Union Brigade, including its General, without a shot, but it is(curiously enough)fairly downplayed in the overall context of the film. That being said, I can definitely recommend this film to anyone who wants to be entertained (without the inclusion of bad language, nudity, or overt violence) or has an interest in either earlier Disney films like JOHNNY TREMAIN or Civil War stories. It is definitely OK for all age groups. One final note: the box says that the movie is 79 minutes, but it is mis-labeled. It is closer to two hours in length.
05 November 2008
Fun, but historically suspect!
This is another very good older Disney movie that the current Disney management team has not chosen to release on DVD, and they really should. It is a fun look at the time of Henry VIII of England, with lavish costumes, intrigue, swordfighting, and romance, but all geared towards the family audience. James Robertson Justice (the father of Truly Scrumptious in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG) as King Henry VII and Glynis Johns (Mrs. Banks in MARY POPPINS)as his sister Princess Mary Tudor, are the acting standouts here, with Richard Todd as the Princess' love interest, Charles Brandon, trying valiantly but not quite succeeding to be as dashing as an Errol Flynn would have been in the role. There are some historical inaccuracies, regarding the costumes (not really of this period, but beautiful to look at nonetheless), and the age of Henry VII in this movie (he should have been played by a younger actor), but I can definitely recommend it for its sheer entertainment value. This is the type of movie the Disney used to excel at (THE FIGHTING PRINCE OF DONEGAL, KIDNAPPED, ROB ROY-THE HIGHLAND ROGUE) but seems to have forgotten how to make in recent years. Based on how much my family (and others) enjoy these kinds of films, I can only hope that Disney will eventually "Re-discover The Magic!"