In Pursuit of Honor
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Movie Reviews of In Pursuit of Honor
Movie Review: Hey, was that a red stop sign I saw?
Summary: 3 Stars
What I find surprising is with all the great care given to certain detail, there is always some evidence that someone neglest to do their homework. Two examples apply directly, that stop signs were yellow until about 1958, and Rod Steiger should surely have known that the US Army never had a "Brig". On a logical point, why were not aero planes used as spotters? Otherwise, the movie is entertaining enough, with a moral point, and the acting was well.Movie Review: Horses and Heroes
Summary: 3 Stars
In the new age of 1930s warfare the once-mighty cavalry has become obsolete, but officers (Don Johnson and Craig Sheffer) do the honorable thing and defy General MacArthur's orders to shoot and kill 500 healthy but surplus military horses.
Well-acted but somewhat slow story focuses much more on the people than the animals -- the horses are just "the horses."
Staci Layne Wilson
Movie Review: True: It never happened; Another bad example.
Summary: 2 Stars
It's an insult to us veterans, and esp. cavalry troopers, for hollyweird to sludge ahead w/ farb films, when they known darn well it's a lie! Viewers should not support same w/ their dollars. The shameful treatment of the WWI vets of the Bonus Army, however, could have been better documented, and offered as entertainment also! Political pressures are part of American military history, but outright falsehoods of PC bunk have no place in it. Remember this when you think about governance, and head for the polls.
Sgt. Gary A. Hurd, 26th U.S. Cavalry Philippine Scouts MR, Horse: 1913-1941; Restored 2003-Pres.
Movie Review: In Pursuit of Honor falters and then Flops
Summary: 2 Stars
In Pursuit of Honor is a charade. Billed as a true story it isn't as the producer and writer later admitted. The costumes and props were semi-accurate. The horse furniture, weapons and personal equipment of the horse soldiers were right on with a couple of glaring exceptions. In 1935 enlisted men did not wear orniments on their campaign hats in the field and neither did officers. Those used in the film were grossly incorrect for any period. In 1935 EM wore knee length laced (engineer) boots with flexible uppers. The collar brass was too small, etc.Movie Review: Not just bad, but a lie!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Let me preface my comments by saying that I am a cavalry historian and have published a book on the U.S. Cavalry (check Amazon if you don't believe me). This movie is absolutely and completely wrong!
1) Cavalry horses were never disposed of by machine-gunning them - either they were humanely put down or sold.
2) No one ever stole cavalry horses to prevent them from being shot and then took them to Canada.
3) The U.S. Cavalry Association, an organization composed of cavalry veterans, attempted to sue the filmmakers for slander over this film. They couldn't though, because their organization had not itself been slandered.
4) There are numerous other smaller historical inaccuracies that I don't have the energy to mention, but other reviewers already have.
Don't waste your time!!!