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You Don't Understand Woodrow, It's not Dyin' I'm Talkin' About...It's Livin'
One of the best quotes from one of the best Westerns since "Silverado" brought the era of the western back to life. There was such a HUGE backlash against westerns in Hollywood on the big screen and on television after True Grit and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It seemed like no one could come up with that winning formula that could keep people's attention. I guess they were over run with westerns since films began. (The very first film ever made was "The Great Train Robbery") And if I'm not mistaken Gunsmoke was the last successful western on tv. No one was willing to finance or greenlight any type of western much less a mini-series. Then came the Soul music powerhouse MOTOWN of all companies to take the chance.

This movie is wonderous and sweeping and the dialogue is so colorful and funny that it makes me giggle. Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones argue and bicker like two old women through their many adventures so much that it keeps you laughing and then crying when one by one they loose those close to them while chasing what they KNOW is their last dream together. Angelica Huston's performance as Clara is tender, hard and heartbreaking, while Diane Lane's performance as Lori is...well just plain heartbreaking. This ensemble cast is beyond amazing. Who' da thunk it? There are more Oscar winners and big named actors in this mini series than I've seen in quite some time, all of them acting their collective asses off. Chris Carter, Angelica Huston, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Steve Buscemi, Diane Lane, Rick Schroeder give heart tugging performances and believe it or not even Robert Urich's acting will tear your heart out as the man who is the unintentional catalyst for the destruction and renewal of so many lives. The whole story will keep you glued to your tv set. This set the standard for others to follow as far as (Westerns) mini series go and to date, I've not seen one yet that can fall into line behind it. Least of all it's sequel "Return to Lonesome Dove".



5 star movie, but QUOTE
From the person from Dick Smith who sold me my new computer..
"We sell ten Toshiba's to one HP in that price range."
"No one is prepared to pay that much for a Hewlett Packard."


One of my all-time favorites!
I remember watching this movie when it originally aired on television in the late eighties, and I fell instantly in love with it. Many years and many, many viewings later, it remains very dear to my heart. So superbly acted that when I see any of the actors in another movie, I still think of them as their character from "Lonesome Dove". Being from Texas, and talking the way they talk in the movie, it is a family favorite for quoting. It is a long movie, but worth every minute!

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