OK, so it wasnt so bad as to wish I had that 90 minutes of my life back.
But as an avid fan of Patriot Day, I was left feeling empty.
Its called April Morning. It was a made for TV movie from 1988 starring Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Chad Lowe, and others. It has some interesting takes. Including exactly where that first shot came from.
Its more a coming of age movie than an actual historical treatment of that morning. As in it wasnt about the morning (April 19, 1775), but about one character that day. I didnt realize that until about 3/4 of the way through the movie. (I wont spoil it)
What pissed me off is they couldnt even get the basics... Like Captain Parker's famous quote about not firing unless fired upon. Literally that is all his character said as the British approached. (not the full "...but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.") You'd think they could get that in there at least. There was one other missing quote, inaccuracy, etc but I forget what it was now.
Here is the link. But be warned. You had better have a way to download it (like AimerSoft Video Creator Ultimate) or have a subscription to Youtube Premium to remove the ads. Because I was bombarded with ads every 5 minutes when I tried to stream it directly from Youtube. It was maddeningly distracting. (If you REALLY want to watch it and dont have a downloader, PM me. I can get you the file I downloaded. its not very large.)
https://youtu.be/1IQkkmGiTxQ
On the bright side, I was reminded of my biggest crush as a teenager back then... Meredeth Salenger.
Man did I have the hots for her.
But as an avid fan of Patriot Day, I was left feeling empty.
Its called April Morning. It was a made for TV movie from 1988 starring Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Chad Lowe, and others. It has some interesting takes. Including exactly where that first shot came from.
Its more a coming of age movie than an actual historical treatment of that morning. As in it wasnt about the morning (April 19, 1775), but about one character that day. I didnt realize that until about 3/4 of the way through the movie. (I wont spoil it)
What pissed me off is they couldnt even get the basics... Like Captain Parker's famous quote about not firing unless fired upon. Literally that is all his character said as the British approached. (not the full "...but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.") You'd think they could get that in there at least. There was one other missing quote, inaccuracy, etc but I forget what it was now.
Here is the link. But be warned. You had better have a way to download it (like AimerSoft Video Creator Ultimate) or have a subscription to Youtube Premium to remove the ads. Because I was bombarded with ads every 5 minutes when I tried to stream it directly from Youtube. It was maddeningly distracting. (If you REALLY want to watch it and dont have a downloader, PM me. I can get you the file I downloaded. its not very large.)
https://youtu.be/1IQkkmGiTxQ
On the bright side, I was reminded of my biggest crush as a teenager back then... Meredeth Salenger.
Man did I have the hots for her.
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