The Mountain Men
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Movie Reviews of The Mountain Men
Movie Review: american history
Summary: 5 Stars
i am interested in american history and this dvd is a good item for my collectionMovie Review: The Mountain Men
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie was very good. I have it on VHS and I thought it was time to update.Movie Review: Grizzly Adams, This Ain't
Summary: 4 Stars
The opening credits sequence makes it seem like you're about to watch a typical Disney-type wilderness adventure, or something straight out of Grizzly Adams. But it only takes about two or three minutes to let you know one important thing about THE MOUNTAIN MEN: Grizzly Adams, this ain't.
Filmed completely on location in the wildlands of Wyoming, and set in the mid-1800s, this rough western adventure stars Charlton Heston and Brian Keith as a pair of fur trappers still looking for beaver for the fur trade before the animal vanishes from the Rockies. They live a rough life, and they often talk rough too (Keith especially; you'd never know that he'd been in TV's "Family Affair" once). Every once in a while, they run into the Crow and Blackfoot Indians that still ride the range. And when they come upon an Indian squaw (Victoria Racimo) escaping from her vicious husband Heavy Eagle (Stephen Macht), and protect her, then they must confront Macht and his Blackfoot warriors.
Aside from some historically inaccurate portraits of the Indians and their life, THE MOUNTAIN MEN, directed by Richard Lang from an original screenplay by Heston's son, Fraser Clarke Heston, is at its true best when it focuses on the often salty banter between Heston and Keith, and the lives they lead. Neither man can believe that their day will eventually end, nor can they imagine the land ever being settled (but we the audience know better). The film is quite bloody in a few places, and one white explorer (Seymour Cassel) literally loses his head rather gruesomely to Macht and his warriors near the climax, hence the 'R' rating, but otherwise it is not so shockingly over-the-top in its violence. Heston, naturally enough, is convincing in his grizzled role, though Keith nearly outdoes him (a tough task even when Heston is not up to par). Macht makes for a fairly menacing heavy; and Racimo is good as the Indian squaw at the center of things.
Though Lang's direction won't make one forget the hard-edged approach that someone like Peckinpah bought to the Western, there's more than enough to recommend THE MOUNTAIN MEN to people. But just don't let anyone under age to watch it by themselves; it is rough, profane, and occasionally gory for a reason.
Movie Review: MOUNTAIN MEN MAYHEM
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved this movie when it was released in 1980 to the big screen. Right from the start it grabs your attention with the beautiful scenery and sweeping music score supplied by Michel Legrand. There's action aplenty right from the start and lot's of humor and gratuitous violence throughout to keep your interest. It stars Charlton Heston and Brian Keith as two crusty old mountain men who get more than they bargained for when Heston's character takes an indian sqaw under his wing. The acting is plausible, the direction is well done by Richard Lang, the script is also pretty well handled by Heston's own son Fraser Clarke Heston although it is at times (most times)rather foul.
I remember seeing Chuck Heston saying in an interview that he actually regretted making this movie. Perhaps it was because instead of playing a biblical character in this movie he was actually taking the Lord's name in vain.
I am dissapointed in this dvd release because it is not in widescreen. If any movie deserves it this one does, and even though it boasts about being mastered in high definition the picture quality really sucks. Surely Columbia will release a better version with remastered picture and sound restoring this movie to the glory of it's original release. Here's hoping.
Movie Review: Good western
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a comic western with the old characters we recognized for their true grit and gruff manner. Two seasoned trappers try to get their beaver plews to the Rendezvous for trade without losing their scalps to the Crow or the very aggressive Blackfoot. There's also a greenhorn thrown in the mix with big ideas for future trade that the old timers find laughable, despite the shrinking market for beaver.
The trail becomes even more treacherous when a squaw from the Blackfoot tribe that attacks them would rather stay with the two white trappers than return to her abusive husband. Heavy Eagle of the Blackfoot has no intention of allowing his women to run off with white men. His blood feud is spurred by pride rather than love for his wife, but he stops at nothing to get even with the trappers. The humor in the film was fun and something I feel is missing from some westerns. This movie is definitely a keeper for my Western collection of DVD's.
Chrissy K. McVay - Author