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Although there will never be a western that will match Lonesome Dove, this movie is a great prelude to it. Like Lonesome Dove, Commanche Moon is true to the novel. As the movie progresses, the Guss and Call characters do a nice job of developing until they ultimately pick up the mannerisms and voice inflections of these characters. It beats all of the others that have followed the original movie.
The only saving grace for this movie/miniseries was the guy who played "Gus".I thought he did a really bang up job.I have not read McMurtry's books bcs I could never get through them. IMHO they were awful.But Lonesone Dove was one of those miniseries that can't be beat.Those actors were what made Dove one of the best westerns ever.They are just hurrying through everything to give us a cheap look at what came before And I have no desire to ever watch it again.And for what it's worth: my rancher/cowboying husband who adores Dove hated Comanche Moon.
The story was also not very interesting. This film is very disappointing. What I really disliked about it is all of the characters live missed up lives, I know it was hard living back then but still.I hated the fact that all of the females were prostitutes and one woman drove me crazy.god, she kept inviting men to her house and.well no need to say any more on that subject. It seemed to have holes in many places and I was confused by some of the story telling. So to sum things up, Sam Raimi's "The Quick and the Dead" is a much better western then this disappointing film.
What a joke. If you are buying this hoping that it will even come close to the original Lonesome Dove movies, you will be sad. Good parts: I like some of the new actors, but its the cheeesy lines they gave them. Bad Parts: the dude they got to plain Gus was horrible. It was in mint condition, and I appreciate that so much. Just ruined it for me.
OMG, bad idea.If you can get this DVD for less than $5, you will be okay. Its not at all. And who's idea was it to cast Val Kilmer. Some of the actors had fake as hell accents, it was bad. But, it explained the story line of Newt and Captain Call. Dont go spending a fortune.Now, the seller who sold it to me sold me a beautiful DVD with no scratches.
My husband did enjoy the movie (it was a gift for him).
Can't get enough of McCray & Call and the new actors did an admirable job. The story is a little strange with the captain (Val Kilmer) & his wife, but enjoyable none the less. The Indian characters are expanded from the original Lonesome Dove.
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