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  05/18/2012 at 2:26pm

  1809

  I always thought a film about John Tyler's presidency would be captivating.
  
  So much drama! Death, in-fighting, action (USS Princeton explosion), a strong-headed President who worked to make deals even without the support of his party. Ended up becoming an enemy of the US near the end of his life during the Civil War, despite some efforts made to intervene in the months leading up to the war with Buchanan's administration.

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  04/22/2012 at 4:57pm

  sonofkenny

  Well there has never been a truly good account of the American Revolution..."The Crossing" was better than most, but highly flawed. So my wish would be for one really decent movie on this.
  
  Also, movie recounting the COnstitutional convention could also be riveting...

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  04/22/2012 at 4:38pm

  sonofkenny

  I too enjoyed the Right Stuff...and I understand it is based on the book, and not meant as history...but the portrayal of LBJ in the movie is ridiculous. Not only was he not the buffoon portrayed in the film, but in fact is probably the man who kept the American space program going in the face of incredible turmoil during the 60s. He was its biggest benefactor, a fact most astronauts and other NASA official from the period would be more than happy to acknowledge.

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  04/17/2012 at 12:00pm

  Dscriptboy

  In 1780, George Washington asked 23 year old John Champe to defect over to the British in order to capture the American traitor Benedict Arnold. Champe defected and became a close confidant of Arnold's. It's a great story that should be a film.

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  04/15/2012 at 12:31am

  Bdoon

  How about a film about Champlain...the real Father of Canada? Or the greatest machismo who ever lived...Hernando Cortez?

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