GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

bombersflyup Shenandoah is a bland western war drama, yes sir no sir.This type of story needed more passion and hardship for me. It skips over the parts that it needs to bring emotion, drive, sorrow, anger, heart and many other things. Also, the kid was pretty annoying.

larz928 This movie had every emotion in it. It has everything. I will put it in my top 5 movies. It has slipped past four of my all-time favorites, Casablanca, Shane, The Searchers, and is bigger than Gone With The Wind. It has strength of character, it has humor, it has honor, and it has deep sadness. It will play the harp of your soul and will leave not a note untouched........and it has, in the end, ........faith...to go on. It is undefeated.

Wuchak Released in 1965 and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, "Shenandoah" is a Civil War drama/western starring James Stewart as a curmudgeonly widower in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, trying to keep his sons out of the war because (1.) his big farm needs them since they have no slaves and don't believe in slavery, and (2.) he feels the war isn't his concern; at least, not until his youngest boy (Phillip Alford) is captured by the Yanks. Glenn Corbett and Patrick Wayne are on hand as his other sons while Rosemary Forsyth and Katharine Ross play his daughter and daughter-in-law respectively. The former is romanced by a Confederate soldier, played by Doug McClure. Mel Gibson & Roland Emmerich took the basic plot of "Shenandoah" to forge 2000's "The Patriot," which is okay because they changed more than enough to make it stand on its own. The only problem I have with "Shenandoah" is that it substitutes California & Oregon for Virginia and you can always discern the difference when the movie shows the decidedly coniferous hills in the background. Other than that, they do a pretty good job of making the locations look like the Shenandoah Valley.The movie was released during the Centennial of the war's end. It doesn't focus on conventional Civil War-type battles, but is dramatically-driven within the war's context and effectively so. Stewart easily carries the movie. Unfortunately, there are some dubious or eye-rolling elements, like the kid wearing a Confederate cap he finds and his dad & brothers not objecting to the folly of this with Yanks operating 5-12 miles away. There are other obvious examples, but the film accomplishes what it sets out to do: It entertainingly brings the viewer into the midst of the conflict and the inherent challenges thereof. But the movie will likely drive erudite sticklers nuts. The film runs 105 minutes. GRADE: B

alexandre michel liberman (tmwest) Shenandoah has excellent actors, cinematography and screenplay. Its the story of a man, Charlie (James Stewart) who does not want to get involved in a war which is not in agreement with his reasoning. since besides his distaste for slavery, he and family always did all the farm work themselves and never needed any help. But the motivation to fight will arise out of unexpected circumstances. Since this film came out during the Vietnam war it is obvious that the comparison is intentional, also,it can be compared to any war. James Stewart gives one of his best performances, also Doug McLure and Phillip Alford. The direction, by Andrew McLaglen is almost without flaws, but a slight tendency at certain scenes, involving many people, to come close to a musical number in its artificiality.