Comanche Moon: The Second Chapter in the Lonesome Dove Saga
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Movie Reviews of Comanche Moon: The Second Chapter in the Lonesome Dove Saga
Movie Review: Awesome book adaption!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Having read the book to "Comanche Moon", I never thought it would be adapted to screen, simply because it was too violent, but here, the filmakers have been able to tone it down without compromising its integrity, & this film is at best a faithful adaption, I doubt it could have been done better, everything seen here happens in the book, set some 20 years after "Dead Man's Walk" & some 20 years before "Lonsome Dove", we see Gus & Woodrow in their 40's & are now somewhat more experienced in the jobs as Texas Rangers under the command of Captain Inish Scull played with comic genius by Val Kilmer, he embodies this character the same way McMurtry penned him, Steve Zahn takes over the role of Gus, played by David Arquette in "Walk" & by Robert Duvall in "Dove" it is clear Zahn studied Duvall's mannerism & personality from "Dove", Zahn made me believe he could be a younger Duvall, just as Arquette did in "Walk", & Karl Urban totally captures Tommy Lee Jones' mannerism from "Dove" & even his voice as a younger Woodrow Call, just as Johnny Lee Miller did in "Walk" In this we meet Pea Eye, Deets, & Jake Spoon, & we get to meet Blue Duck as Buffalo Hump's undisiplined teenage son, Blue Duck is just as nasty here as well, casting Linda Cardelini as Clara was also a smart move, Jennifer Garner played her in "Walk", but Cardelini looks more favorable to Anjelica Houston in "Dove", Simon Wincer who directed "Dove" does so here & it is clear he hasn't lost his flare for directing beautiful landscapes, it is just as long as "Dove" at about 5 hrs., but never boring, if you are a "Lonesome Dove" fan, then you won't be disappointed, I was really impressed with the attention to detail, not to mention consistensy, some locations look like the same ones used in both "Walk" & "Dove", & we see Newt born & the beginning of what later becomes "Dove", the filmakers & McMurtry have delivered with consistensy which always wins me over, & Zahn & Urban do Call & Gus justice, it is not easy to fill Jones' & Duvall's shoes, but they pull it off, Wes Studi is perfect as Buffalo Hump, Eric Swieg's portrayal in "Walk" was menacing, & Studi takes it a step further, all in all, a great adaption & prequel to "Lonsome Dove", this one will make you want to watch that one again.Movie Review: Not Lonesome Dove, but still good
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the second part, fourth to be presented (I do not count the pathetic, not enough words to describe how bad it was, non-McMurtry "Return to Lonesome Dove" as a part) in the Lonesome Dove series. The book and the mini-series are simply is not as good as Lonesome Dove. That said, it is certainly not as bad as many here have said. A consistent criticism seems to be the odd story lines, such as with Capt. Scull and his never completed climax with Ahumado. Like it or dislike it, odd twists are staples of McMurtry writing. You're not going to see them dueling in the middle of Main Street. Having the arch villain bitten by a spider is much more likely in McMurtry's world.
Steve Zahn does a good job mimicking Robert Duvall's Augustus McCrae. Some pan this and others like it. I find myself in the latter camp. When all is said and done, they are playing the character and trying to maintain some consistency. For that matter, David Arquette played Duvall playing McCrae in Dead Man's Walk as well. After Duvall's fantastic portrayal of Gus in Lonesome Dove, we wouldn't want Gus to act like Clint Eastwood. And while Karl Urban plays a stiff Woodrow Call, Call was stiff. That was the point of his character. If he wasn't, he would have married Maggie, Gus wouldn't have kept going off rangering and married Clara, and there wouldn't be a story to tell.
Note that the story is NOT about the Comanches. Hence, although they provide the driving force behind the story, the Comanche characters do not have as many lines or as much face-time on screen. While the Comanche story would be one I would like to see, the Lonesome Dove series doesn't tell it. If it did, the series would be called "Palo Duro," not "Lonesome Dove."
On the bright side, the story is an interesting one full of twists, despite having to fill in between a known beginning and known ending. It is not Lonesome Dove, but that is hard to expect.
Movie Review: Second installment of a trilogy, don't miss it
Summary: 5 Stars
Back in the 1840's the State Texas was known as the Texas Republic, a harsh environment where several cultures clashed: Apache and Comanche, Anglos and Hispanics, for the most part, Mexicans. The battle over land, water and resources was furious, the spirit of these men as they set out to conquer, indomitable. The Texas Rangers were members of a law enforcement agency that investigated crimes from murder to political corruption, tracking fugitives and forging most important events in Texas history.
In their early days, the Texas Rangers protected the frontier against Indian attacks on settlers, then serving as scouts, spies, couriers, and guides for those wishing to settle in the West. These men were trained to aim, fire and reload their weapons from horseback, an amazing development from the usual technique of dismounting before shooting at enemies and reloading.
This is the second installment to a trilogy centered on the lives of two men, Augustus "Gus" McCrae, played by Steve Zahn and Woodrow Call, played by Karl Urban.
Comanche Moon presents the Rangers, now serving under an eccentric character played by Val Kilmer, working to protect the territories against the Comanches. Buffalo Hump, played by Wes Studi, and his son Blue Duck, played by Adam Beach.
We see the men falling in love, with Call playing the role of a quiet, introspective and isolative man who does not know how to understand and therefore, handle women, get involved with a prostitute who bears him a son. McRae falls in love with the store owner's daughter, Clara, but because his style of life is not to be depended upon, they never make it to marriage.
The movie brings romance, adventure and a view to life in the west. Don't miss it.
Movie Review: Comanche Moon
Summary: 5 Stars
For anyone who loves a good western, the "Lonesome Dove" movies are a must see. I ordered Comanche Moon and soon realized it was part of the Lonesome Dove story. After ordering more movies, sometimes out of order I finally got them all. Here is the list according to order if you want to watch the story from beginning to end.
#1...Dead Man's Walk
#2...Comanche Moon
#3...Lonesome Dove
#4...Return To Lonesome Dove
#5...Lonesome Dove The Series
#6...Lonesome Dove The Outlaw Years
#7...Streets Of Loredo
A few years pass between Comanche Moon and Lonesome Dove. Lonesome Dove & Return To Lonesome Dove are like watching one movie. It picks up right where Lonesome Dove left off. In my opinion the best two movies of the seven, although all are worth watching.
Lonesome Dove The Outlaw Years has the same charactors, but it is 22 episods. It reminded me a bit like Gunsmoke, the same town, the same people, but a different story each week. They are all good, just not a continous story. If you watch all 7 movies you will have approx. 60 hours of entertainment. Very enjoyable, and you will feel like you're back in the 1980's. There are so many different charactors and so much happens, I plan on watching it over again many times. You will follow the lives of Gus McCrea & Woodrow Call. It is quite addicting. You will enjoy each movie and wanting more.
The only complaint is there is a few things left un resolved. It's almost like there should have been a few more movies to tell the entire story.
I highly recommend these movies.
Jeanne Henning
Movie Review: A great tie-in
Summary: 5 Stars
I think this was an excellent prequel to Lonesome Dove! Granted... IT IS NOT LONESOME DOVE. They will never top that series... or even match it... who even expects it? When I say Steve Zahn playing Gus I thought, "This is going to be terrible! How did they select him?", but I was plesantly surprized! He was excellent as Gus... mimicing Duval I thought was great... irritating... not at all... this was a young Gus, just as I would have expected him to be. Steve did an excellent job! I did expect a little more from Karl. He could have opened up a little more, studied the character Call a little more. I just didn't find much in his character other than being stiff. The other characters: Deets, Pea Eye, and Jake Spoon where not developed in detail, but it did make connection... it was a short series. Maybe if it were as long as Lonesome Dove... Technically correct... probably not, but you can be just as critical to most all movies. I will certainly add it to my collection as it fills the gap. I do wish it were longer or that they would add another series prior to Lonesome Dove for further character development. I loved Val Kilmer's role, but I wished they would have developed or explored Gus and Calls' relationship with him more. His character was weird, but I suppose that he was a source lending to their qualities and his wife supporting Gus as a playboy.