The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition)
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Movie Reviews of The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition)
Movie Review: THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL. WONDERFUL SCENERY AND GREAT ACTING.
THE MUSIC IS ENCHANTING TOO. VERY REALISTIC VIEW OF THE PERIOD.
Movie Review: A classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I watch this several times a year. I own most of the movies ever made of "The Last of the Mohicans". I enjoy them all, but this is my favorite (even though I can't get over the production crew member in his red ball cap showing up in a shot when the British are leaving the fort after the surrender to the French). So much for professional editing. This is about the only thing (other than "Their Will Be Blood")that I have liked Daniel Day Lewis in. This is a classic.
Movie Review: Epic Hollywood Film Set In The French And Indian War
Summary: 3 Stars
Nathaniel (Daniel Day-Lewis) falls in love with Cora (Madeleine Stowe), while serving as a guide for the British army during the French and Indian War. On the plus side, the cinematography is gorgeous and the story maintains a reasonable degree of historical accuracy, at least by Hollywood standards. But this is also "epic filmaking" at it's most melodramatic and overwrought. For example, there is tons of slow-motion camera work, usually of DDL running through the wilderness or making some impossibly accurate rifle shot.
In addition, the characters lack nuance, with Nathaniel depicted as a hero of near mythic proportions and Magua (Wes Studi) as the evil, treacherous Huron villan. To the film's credit, the British were shown to have a few "bad guys" as well, including Cora's father Colonel Munro. Also the Huron's chief castigates Magua for his vengeful excesses and going against the "Huron Way". So at least the entire tribe is not shown to be villanous.
If you like epic Hollywood film making, full of romance, action and melodrama, then you will likely appreciate this movie, as it is well made for a film of this type. But for folks like me, who prefer a simpler and more realistic style of film making, it will only be of moderate interest.
Movie Review: Lost its Soul
Summary: 1 Stars
What a disappointment!
Sadly, when the director, Michael Mann, decided to cut the Clannad song, "No Matter Where You Go, I'll Find You," (not to mention the best one liners) from the 'Expanded' version, he ruined it.
If the visuals are the heart of the film, it is still stunning. It looks good in HD. But without the ethereal, hauntingly beautiful music in the background of Hawkeye's tracking scenes, the sense of desperation and despair - the soul of the film - is simply gone. When I first saw this film I didn't stop hunting until I found the song on a Clannad album.
If I hadn't received this as a gift, (the only thing I've actually asked for in years), I'd be demanding my money back.
I can't see myself going out and buying a multi region DVD player and the British region version, but I would buy it if Mr. Mann comes to his senses and re-releases an 'Original - Classic' version on DVD for the USA.
Movie Review: The director's expanded edition dissapointment
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this movie a while back on DVD glad to see when it came out. Excited I put it in as soon as I got it. Probably the biggest disappointment I've had in a long time. It was no where near as good as the VHS. Much of the dialogue is removed, including the before mentioned conversation between hawkeye and cora and several others. Some scenes and dialogue were added, but mostly deletes. The sound track does not align with the scenes very well. It is obviously bent and stretched to accomodate the new stuff. Overall I give it two stars only because it was a good movie before it was re-arranged. I would highly recommend anyone buy the VHS and we can all hope that the company will release the original version on DVD soon.