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Great package set, I enjoy having this set in my western collection. Only problem, as I've heard in other reviews, is the tape quality. Very poor, it's a good thing I really like the movies and got through them.
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About every five years or so, especially on a rainy day, we gather up family and friends to watch the entire Lonesome Dove movie. We build a fire, pop popcorn, (the women grab a box of kleenex), and we all transport ourselves to the magnificent world of Augustus MaCrae and Captain Call.
Every scene is perfect, and even the smallest line delivered is classic. I love the way so much is said in this movie with very few words or with a simple look or gesture (Robert DuVall is a master at this).
One of my favorite scenes is when Woodrow beats the heck out of a roughneck who is riding with the calvary. The ignorant bully decides to pick on Newt Dobbs (big mistake!). Augustus has to lassoe the captain to prevent him from killing the thug. Then Capt. Call (in his plain no nonsense way) says something like... " I can't stand rude behavior in a man, I won't tolerate it".
The casting is perfect, including the pigs. I think every girl would love to marry Augustus.
When the movie ends, we all slip into a blue funk because we miss the characters and the story.
We would LOVE to see another movie like this, with Robert DuVall and Tommy Lee Jones teamed up with the same director, etc.
This movie should have made #1 movie of the century!
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I was originally given the book Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry when it first came out. Being a big fan of westerns I fell in love with the characters and the action-packed story. As the mini-series was announced I was both excited and skeptical at the same time. How could you take as detailed a plot as Lonesome Dove is and give it justice? Very well it seems.
The series, starring Robert Duval and Tommy Lee Jones as retired Texas Rangers, follows the book almost to the letter. As good as the stars are (and Duval & Jones ARE good) the series doesn't make it without the VERY strong supporting cast. Danny Glover as Deets (the scout) Robert Urlich as Jake Spoon (the gambler) Diane Lane as Lori (the good-hearted whore) and Ricky Schroeder as Newt (the teen-age orphan) are all as good as it gets. The action is non-stop and the twist and problems that befall everyone throughout the story all seem true to life.
I would strongly recommend this mini-series to anyone looking for good story telling, great casting, and exciting action.
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I was never really into westerns too much, but this series is really amazing. Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover -- they all turn out incredible performances. It is worth the $35 to buy this series because it is one of the best ever made.
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This is the best collection ever. The characters of Gus and Captain Call played by Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones could not have been played by anyone else and still have the exceptional show that transpired. We have watched this show so many times we could be in it. You never get tired of a truly awesome show like this.
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