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Best Western Ever Made, But Poor Video Quality
There is no need to comment on this movie's quality as a drama and a western. It is the best that has ever been done.

It is most unfortunate that this copy, apparently produced by Hallmark, has the video resolution of a poorly produced VHS. It is virtually unwatchable on a large screen TV. What a travesty.

The way Westerns should be
Lonesome Dove is full of characters as big as all outdoors, and none are bigger than Robert Duvall's Augustus MacRae and Tommy Lee Jones' Woodrow Call.

Gus and Woodrow have been together for decades and their dynamic together is almost like an old married couple. Gus is still young at heart and full of vinegar, with a sharp eye for the ladies. It's not hard to imagine why women young and old keep a special place in their hearts for Gus in this story. Woodrow, by contrast, is all business, with no desire for women nor "foolishness".

They're tending a small corral just this side of the Rio Grande when their old riding partner Jake Spoon, played by Robert Urich rides up. Jake tells Gus and Woodrow that Montana is a cattleman's paradise, and Woodrow gets a far-off look in his eyes as he dreams of one last adventure with his old friends, driving a herd of cows to Montana. Gus can't be left behind by Woodrow, so to everyone's amusement Gus joins Woodrow's partnership.

Along the way to Montana they meet bandits and snakes and indians and we hear about Gus' old love Clara, who's up in Nebraska. Clara is played by Angelica Huston, and when we finally meet her in the second act we can see why even an old ladies man like Gus still carries a torch for her.

Secondary roles are filled out by Chris Cooper, Danny Glover, Ricky Schroder, Diane Lane, Barry Corbin, Steve Buscemi, and others - and they make Larry McMurtry's world come alive.

The first two thirds of this made-for-tv-miniseries is as good as any Western ever made. The final act is a little dreary, especially considering the good times you enjoy with Gus and company leading up to the ending, but it's a fairly logical story conclusion, and I can't knock my overall rating down from 5 stars.

Lonesome Dove Finally Gives 'Western' A Good Name
This is the brilliant 4-part tv miniseries 'Lonesome Dove', caught on DVD. It is the story of a group of cowboys, led by long time best friends Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, trying to push a herd of cattle across the United States, from Texas to Montana. With stars such as Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, and Angelica Houston, you are sure to have a quality movie.

I won't deny it -- I'm not a Western fan. But this movie has changed my entire perspective. I would have to say that this is my all time favourite movie. It has all the basic elements - action, adventure, comedy, love, drama... combined to create one of the most amazing films of our time. I never really knew much about the heart of american history, the wild west, until I saw this movie.

In some ways, I compare this film to the 'Lord of The Rings' series, in that most of the movie is literally gripping (other than the slow start at the beginning - in both movies), and at the end of each part, excluding the last, you feel very compelled to watch the next. I have yet to meet someone who stopped watching the series part way through. Other Westerns give this movie a bad name. My joy gets a little more crunched every time I hear someone say that they hate westerns, therefore they would hate Lonesome Dove. This is the way a real western should be.


Words cannot express how great this movie is. I cannot stress the fact enough, and though I keep recommending this film to my friends and family, I wish everybody had the opportunity to experience the joy... This is not a very well known movie, and I do not understand why -- I've seen hundreds of movies, and this old classic is still #1 in my books. I guarantee that you will enjoy it, if you give it a chance.

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