Soldier Blue DVD

 Uncomfortable ghosts?
What a pleasure to find this largely forgotten film on disc. I find it interesting that it is forgotten, or damned with faint praise (Leonard Maltin)as it is a genuine attempt to subvert the western form. Are the Me Lay massacre parallels to close to home, and best skimmed over. The print is excellent, bar scratches over the last few minutes. There are also some odd speed wobbles on the music soundtrack, despite the overlying dialogue being clear and precise. See it on a large screen (over 50") if you can- it really comes to life.
Submitted by David Martin (Mt. Martha, Australia) 
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 Great presentation of true event
If you appreciate the Native American culture, this movie is hard to watch in places but an excellent treatment of a tragic event; the Sand Creek Massacre. Like a lot of older movies, the acting is a tad over the mark, but the quality of this film is in the story. About the time you feel like you have seen enough of the relationship between the two main players, the film shifts and had real drama. The end of it portrays an event that happened. It's part of our history, and while we should be ashamed that it occurred, I think it's appropriate that white people know it did happen. I'm not Indian, but the Native American culture and history are important to me for reasons that don't matter when I'm just saying to you that this movie is worth watching.
Submitted by demps (Sisseton, SD, USA) 
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 Service ok CD quality poor
Unfortunalely this cd has a fault at the start at the introduction and leading into the start of the movie otherwise it is ok
Submitted by deuce (Perth Western Australia) 
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