They Died With Their Boots On

Pros: Big Sky and Big Characters, highly entertaining

Cons: Not many as good as this

The Bottom Line: One of the very best Westerns, They Died With Their Boots On deserves a space on the top shelf of your video cabinet!

Review: They Died With Their Boots On (1941)

They Died With Their Boots On, the story of General Custer, is one of the greatest action adventure movies ever to be created. Action is the focus in this movie released just at America's...

Pros: A great Hollywood classic.

Cons: Many historical errors.

The Bottom Line: Classic Errol Flynn action film about George Armstrong Custer --- from the producers of "Sergeant York."

Review: One of the nagging things about Hollywood "history" films is the way they portray history without caring about the accuracy of the portrayal. You wind up with great film-making and a public that accepts what's onscreen as fact.

Case in...

Pros: Affordable and family-friendly movie. Great performance by Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.

Cons: The movie strays from historical facts.

Review: This is a good movie, although, it is not made with Historical Facts in mind. Errol Flynn plays George Armstrong Custer and plays this role well. If you enjoy classical movies with a Western/Civil War theme, then I believe that you will enjoy this...

Pros: You forget you are watching Errol Flynn, an actor, rather than the real Custer.

Cons: Not entirely historically accurate.

Review: Errol Flynn is masterful in Hollywood's beautiful, though not entirely historically correct "They Died With Their Boots On." He plays the role with a sincerity that forces you to truly believe he is George Armstrong Custer, and the chemistry between...