It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

They Died with Their Boots On is a biopic about the famed General Custer, but if you're wondering how one battle can fill out an entire movie, you're in for a treat. The vast majority of the movie is about his early life. Turns out, Custer was a little scoundrel in his West Point days, holding the record of lowest grades and most broken rules and punishments. In-between losing his temper, disobeying his superiors, and picking fights with everyone, he also falls in love with Olivia de Havilland-in case you hadn't guessed, Errol Flynn plays Custer. I have no idea how historically accurate this movie is, but there are little details that, if true, are very funny. Errol has a penchant for eating raw onions, and while Olivia hates the very smell of them, when he comes calling, she joins him in an appetizer, suffering for true love. Speaking of suffering, Olivia's maid is played by Hattie McDaniel, and it's pretty amusing to watch their scenes together. Two years earlier they were in Gone with the Wind together, and Hattie beat Olivia out of an Oscar she very much felt she should have won. In They Died with Their Boots On, Olivia looks at Hattie like she absolutely hates her! I wonder why she couldn't just cover her real feelings and act nice when the camera was rolling.Errol Flynn is wonderful, as always, owning the screen with his magnetic, strong, vibrant, masculine presence. He's a born hero, as proved by his many famous film roles, and it's no effort to convincingly play a larger-than-life figure like General Custer. If you like Errol, or Errol and Olivia together, rent this epic for your next movie night. It's a very well done classic, and while some of the interactions and battle scenes with the Native Americans-keep an eye out for a very young Anthony Quinn-will be a little upsetting, it's still a good quality film with high production values. Plus there's quite a large supporting cast, including Arthur Kennedy, Gene Lockhart, Sydney Greenstreet, and Regis Toomey.

Don't go watching 'They Died With Their Boots On' expecting historical inaccuracy, history is cast to the wind and will make historians' heads ache taking note of them. While very much fictionalised on the most part, and Custer is written in an idealised way, 'They Died With Their Boots On' succeeds with flying colours as a film on its own merits.More development on Arthur Kennedy's villain, written in somewhat of a one-note way, wouldn't have gone amiss and occasionally the wittier/more humorous parts are slightly out of place. However, 'They Died With Their Boots On' is impeccably made, with cinematography that's beautiful on the eyes and stirring in atmosphere and the production and costumes are handsome in design. Max Steiner's music score is rich in lushness, rousing, full of pathos and really stirs the emotions, very distinctive Steiner.Raoul Walsh, in his first collaboration with leading actor Errol Flynn, does a great job directing, while much of the script is intelligently done with humour, emotion, romance and thought adeptly balanced. The story, regardless of its inaccuracies (though one should note that 'They Died With Their Boots On' is hardly the one inaccurate film out there and many other films distort facts even more so and more blatantly and don't even have the distinction of being good films to compensate having even more problems than just inaccuracy), is exciting and moving, especially in a magnificently staged ending.The battle scenes rouse and affect, and the romance is charming and poignant. Errol Flynn sheds his swashbuckling image in a more mature characterisation and gives one of his better performances (in one of his best films along with 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' and 'The Sea Hawk', hold 'Captain Blood' in high regard too) in a commanding, gallant and dramatically engaged performance. Olivia DeHavilland, a frequent leading lady in her last of her eight collaborations, is radiant and poignant.Of the supporting cast, a sympathetic and noble Anthony Quinn, a slimy Arthur Kennedy and authoritative Sidney Greenstreet are the standouts.In summary, despite the inaccuracies 'They Died With Their Boots On' is in many ways a great film. 9/10 Bethany Cox

This is a great movie. Great acting, great story, and a lot of fun. Errol Flynn is at his best, and he faces some really slimy bad guys. This kind of hero worshiping movie is usually badly done, which sets this movie head and shoulders above its type. Pay no attention to the chronic obsessives who notice that the muskets are not exactly correct to the period. This movie takes us through the Civil War and through the Indian Wars, and you feel like it's real enough. There are no plot holes. Everything hangs together nicely. The Black Hills gold backstory is a very interesting wrinkle that I had never heard before. It also holds up after further inquiry. This movie is a great counterpoint to another great movie: Little Big Man.

Fictionalized account of Gen. George Custer's life is still very watchable and very entertaining. This is a movie from Hollywood's Golden Age, when movies and movie stars were bigger than life. Warner Bros. pulled out all the stops to bring "They Died With Their Boots On" to the silver screen, and, although it garnered no AA noms, remains one of Hollywood's most enduring and exciting classics.It is Errol Flynn's picture and he is supported by many of Warner's most recognizable character actors. Love interest is supplied by Olivia DeHavilland and the heavy is played by Arthur Kennedy, and also in the cast are Gene Lockhart, Sidney Greenstreet and John Litel. Crazy Horse is played by Anthony Quinn.Other reviewers have covered the plot but I just wanted to log in my rating and add a few notes. There's a very tender scene near the end of the picture between Flynn and DeHavilland which I thought was worth mentioning as it was unexpected and may be one of Flynn's best ever movie scenes; he was a swordsman first and then an actor. The picture is a little long but maybe fitting for an epic of this stature, because they don't make 'em like this anymore, folks.