Sergeant York (Two-Disc Special Edition)

This movie does not lose its appeal. I hadn't seen it for years and was touched by it again and purchased it for my sons. Love, faith, patriotism - a very uplifting movie and still relevant in today's world.

This is one of my all time favorite movies, I remember watching it with my dad when I was a kid. I also remember seeing it at a theatre in '98 that featured classic movies.
Gary Cooper's portrayal of a man who's only drive is to serve his country honorably when called and save as many of his men as he can is inspiring.
I grew up in Kentucky so Alvin York's story was part of our culture.
This is the type of movie I cannot turn away from, it commands my attention, and it reminds me of what a man should aspire to be.
In the majority of war movies being produced today there is always a focus on special forces or for lack of a better term a scripted hero. York never wanted to be a hero he only wanted what most men who have seen war will tell you, he wanted to stop the guns.
This is a classic movie and many of the ideas expressed are shaded in our modern culture, but they are still there waiting for the next generation to shine upon them.

One of the best true-story films ever made, Sergeant York, gets America ready for sacrifice as the Axis rolls against the democracies in 1941. Gary Cooper brings York to life, a Tennessee Hillbilly with a drinkin' problem. Coop is probably too old to play a very young man in 41, but his acting style, the American Everyman pulls it off. He's a hayseed, but he's our hayseed. As York stumbles in poverty, as he betters himself, working hard, striving for good bottom land, there's dissapointments. Luckily, he falls for a fine country gal, he has the support of his ma and siblings, and then there's Walter Brennan as his spiritual advisor.

Coop gets religion and is a mind that war and killing is wrong. WW1 happens and even in Danial Boone country, men are drafted. Our anti-war fellow goes reluctantly, learns a little American history, balances liberty with warfare, and the rest is history.

Few films actually make me blubber like a girl, but SY does it again and again. That last scene with his girl at the bottom land farm, that broke me for hours.

I ordered this classic as a surprise gift for my father who turned 80 in 2008! This is his favorite all time movie. He was surprised and enjoyed the entire film. All generations could be inspired with this movie.

Great story -- classic Gary Cooper -- good one to own as it can enjoyed many times -- great each time.