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starring: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover directed by: Simon Wincer

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Average Rating: Rating: - "ON TO MONTANA" IN A DAY AND AGE WHEN HOLLYWIERD IS SO ENTHRALLED WITH SI FI THRILLERS, ESCAPIST ACTION FLICKS AND OTHER NON REALITY, PROFANE LADEN GARBAGE, ONE OFTEN HAS TO PLUG IN A GOOD VIDEO TO REDISCOVER QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT. IF QUALITY VIDEO IS YOUR MARK, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN 'LONESOME DOVE.' ABOUT ONCE A YEAR I REWIND THIS ONE AND OVER A PERIOD OF WEEKS, WATCHING A LITTLE HERE AND A LITTLE THERE I ONCE AGAIN THRILL TO THIS MAGNIFICENT MASTERPIECE. THE FOUNDATION OF THIS CLASSIC IS LARRY MCMURTRYS NOVEL. MCMURTRY WHO MAY BE A SHADE ODD AS A PERSON SHINES AS A MASTER OF THE MODERN TRAGEDY. ITS A SHAME ALL OF HIS NOVELS ARENT THIS RICH IN CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY DIALOUGE. COULD IT HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER CAST? I DOUBT IT. EVERYONE IN THIS FILM IS IDEALLY SUITED TO THEIR ROLES. THE PLOT IS SIMPLE AND SECONDARY. THE CHARACTERS TAKE CENTER STAGE ON THIS ONE, AND WHAT CHARACTERS THEY ARE. RETIRED TEXAS RANGERS WOODROW F. CALL (TOMMY LEE JONES) AND AUGUSTIS MCRAE (ROBERT DUVALL) LEAD A SCURVY BUNCH OF "ADLED BRAIN COWBOYS" NOT TO MENTION THE TOWN WHORE AND TWO PIGS ON AN EPIC CATTLEDRIVE FROM SOUTHWEST TEXAS NORTH TO MONTANA. THERE ARE MANY DANGERS, DIVERSIONS AND OTHER OBSTACLES IN THEIR PATH. BUT THEY PERSEVEARE TO THE VERY END LOOSING MUCH BUT GAINING MUCH MORE ALONG THE WAY. SIMON WINCER HAS COME TO NOTERIETY DIRECTING WESTERNS. IT SEEMS TO BE HIS FOR TE. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY IS BEYOND BIG SCREEN QUALITY AS MANY SCENES ARE BEAUTIFULLY DONE IN THE GLOW OF DAWN AND DUSK. THE SUPPORTING CAST READS LIKE A WHOS WHO FROM T.V. AND FILM. DANNY GLOVER, ROBERT URICH, D.B. SWEENEY, ANJELICA HUSTON, RICKY SCHRODER AND THE LIST GOES ON. THE VERBAL SPARRING BETWEEN MCRAE AND CALL IS WIT AT ITS BEST. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SHOWS THAT THE VIEWER MUST WATCH CLOSELY. NOT BECAUSE OF FREQUENT PLOT TWISTS THAT HAVE BECOME INANELY POPULAR IN OTHER FILMS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTANT QUALITY OF EVERY SCENE. PAUSE IT IF YOU MUST ANSWER NATURES CALL OR RAID THE FRIDGE. THIS IS A POETIC TALE THAT YOU DONT WANT TO MISS A SEACOND OF. FILMED ON LOCATION IN AND AROUND DEL RIO TEXAS GIVES THE MINI SERIES THE GENUINE VERACITY A LOT OF MOVIES LACK THESE DAYS. THERE ARE SO MANY MEMORABLE SCENES AND BITS OF GENUIS DIALOUGE THAT THEY ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO REPEAT HERE. THE PHILOSOPHICAL RAMBLINGS OF DUVALLS GUS GIVES US INSIGHT INTO THIS SURFACE SIMPLE MAN WHO WREAKS OF ARTICULATE OMNI INTELLIGENCE. MCRAES CUTTING UP PLAYS WELL OFF OF CALLS STOIC ONE DIMENSIONALISM. DUVALL AND JONES ARE GREAT TOGETHER AND ITS A SHAME THE TWO HAVE NOT COLLABORATED ON MORE FILMS. THE DRY DUSTY LANSCAPE IS A CO STAR IN THIS EFFORT ALONG WITH BIT PLAYERS WHO ARE ALSO COLORFULLY DRAWN. THE MUSIC IS BOLD, UNAPOLAGETIC YET NOT INTRUSIVE. YOU WILL RUN THE GAMUT OF EMOTIONS WHILE ENJOYING THIS PIECE. FROM LAUGHTER, TO SADNESS AND MAYBE A TEAR OR TWO. WE REALLY GET TO KNOW THESE CHARACTERS AND ARE DEEPLY MOVED AS SOME OF THEM MEET THERE END. LIKE MOST GOOD WESTERNS THERE ARE MANY MORALS HERE. MCRAE AND CALL ARE SO COMMITTED TO THEIR CODE THAT THEY GRUDGINGLY HANG A FRIEND WHEN HE "CROSSES THE LINE." AND THEY HAVE ENOUGH WHIMSIES TO RESPECTFULLY JOKE ABOUT IT LATER. CALL IS FORCED TO ACCEPT HIS ILL LEGITIMATE SON 'NEWT' AND SWALLOW HIS REVERED PRIDE IN DOING SO. THEY CONSTANTLY TAKE TIME OUT FROM THEIR SACRED MISSION OF "ON TO MONTANA" TO RIGHT VARIOUS WRONGS AND LEND AID TO UNFORTUNATES ALONG THE TRAIL. AT THE END, THE UNEMOTIONAL CALL BREAKS DOWN SOMEWHAT UPON REFLECTING ON THE COSTS OF HIS IMPOSING WILL. FOR THE PURIST CROWD WHO SEEK HONEST DRAMA AS OPPOSED TO FLAKY FLUFF THIS ONE SHOULD SATISFY ABOVE AND BEYOND YOUR EXPECTATIONS. DONT BE FOOLED BY THE FILMS PROMOTIONAL SIMPLICITY. THIS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A BUNCH OF COW POKES GOING 'ON TO MONTANA.' Rating: - Lonesome Dove the book was Phenomenal, and this equally so! The novel Lonesome Dove was an epic rarity - the characters were masterfully written in a way that, if you saw Gus or Call walking down the street (even Jake Spoon or Lorena), you would know them on sight. After having read the book and loving it as much as I did, I was not ready to LIKE the miniseries. I was so incredibly wrong it's not even funny. From the opening scenes of Lonesome Dove, you KNOW that the actors portraying McMurtry's characters are perfectly cast in their roles. In fact, they were so well done that I now have difficulty picturing Gus as having any other face than Robert Duvall. Tommy Lee Jones portrays the perfect Woodrow in this 4 part miniseries, and the other supporting roles are jam packed with incredible acting ability as well. Danny Glover, Ricky Schroeder, and Angelica Houston are just a few of the theatrical talents who make this miniseries wonderful. The story itself follows 2 retired Marshalls on a cattle drive from the sleepy town of Lonesome Dove up through Montana. Their story is tragic in some places, funny in others, and there's a little bit of something for everybody in this movie. I would highly recommend this miniseries to anyone - I've seen it maybe 7 times before, and I will watch it probably 700 more. It's art, pure and simple. Buy it - you won't regret it. Rating: - Lonesome Dove -- A Rarity How many times have we all gone to see a movie adaptation of a book and exited the theater with the words, "it was all right, but the book was better," on our lips? Very few Hollywood writers and producers can ever make a movie script as good as a novel. Not so with Lonesome Dove! Never before in all my reading and viewing of fiction, have I laughed and cried so hard for a group of characters. Although the screen play was not written by Larry mcMurtry, the author of the award-winning novel, the screen writer did a wonderful job in trimming down this epic novel into a movie script that captures the spirit of a beautifully crafted tale of friendship, adventure and love. Everything from the music, to the cast, to the visuals make this a must-see for both fans of the book and for those who have never enjoyed westerns. It is a tale of two ex Texas Rangers, Captain Augustus McCrae, (Robert Duvall) and Captain Woodrow Call, (Tommy Lee Jones) who give up ranching in the town of Lonesome Dove, Texas, steal horses from a Mexican bandit and start out on a cattle drive for Montanna. They take with them and encounter along the way, a vast assortment of characters who make the trip all the more enjoyable for the viewer. Some notables among these are the renegade, Blue Duck, portrayed perfectly by Frederic Forrest, who brings this cruel villain to life straight from the pages. Also, Clara Allen, palyed by Angellica Houston, who is the strong-willed old flame of Gus. The two things that stand out the most for me in this movie are the wonderful musical score, composed by Basil Poledouris, and the depiction of the life-long friendship between Gus and Call. Friendship has been the theme of countless stories, but seldom is it portrayed so vividly, without being overly sappy, as it is in a story. I always come away from the movie feeling that friendships like that of Gus and Call are as easy to find today as a cattle drive. Another outstanding quality of the book and movie is the feel of authenticity the writers and crew bring to it. While certain aspects of the movie are a bit cliche, (Gus riding off to save the lady in distress), other aspects are very real, (the water moccasin episode and Jake's hanging). These qualities, both real and fiction blended together, make Lonesome Dove a truly epic tale that can accurately be called an American classic. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking and often unpredictable, it is a masterpiece that is worth watching at least once!

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