I love this movie, even though it was a flop at the box office… I just read a review from a guy at DVDTown.com in reference to the release of the directors cut of the film and can't wait to get it.A thought that I have had for quite some years was the cause of the Civil War. And I thought his opening remarks in his review of the DVD mirrored my own personal belief:

While taking his citizenship test, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon learned how to think like an American:Proctor: “What was the cause of the Civil War?”Apu: “Actually, there were numerous causes. Aside from the obvious schism between the abolitionists and the anti-abolitionists, there were economic factors, both domestic and inter?”Proctor: “Wait wait? just say slavery.”Apu: “Slavery it is, sir!”It has perhaps become too trendy today to say that the American Civil War wasn?t about slavery. It certainly was, but as Apu notes there were a host of other motivations. “Ride with the Devil” (1999) adds one more reason to the standard list: sheer malice.

Spot on…http://www.dvdtown.com/review/ride-with-the-devil-the-criterion-collection/dvd/8018%5Bimg%5Dhttp://media.dvdtown.com/images/displaymedia.php?id=28314&sizew=200&cat=3%5B/img%5D