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I've got to admit it's a fine addition to the Western canon.
Amazingly, Bobby Duval gave a fine performance free from the obnoxious, stock mannerisms he later adopted. Tommy Lee was fine, not allowing himself to lapse into the Texan caricature he often has since then. Sensational performances.
Unlike many Westerns, Dove doesn't follow the "more gore the merrier" adage. People die, for a reason and brutality isn't sugar-coated. Also, again against cliché, the women aren't one-dimensional; they're complex creatures driven by circumstance and tragedy (still, the whore does have a heart of gold and Huston's character appears to have NO faults.....).
The music wasn't overly intrusive, but the cinematography and their subject, the great American mountains and plains, were marvelously presented.
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Topic - "Lonesome Dove:" I came late to the campfire, but - tinear 09:24:37 10/22/10 (9)
- Enjoyable, well done, a classic of the genre and dusty... very, very dusty...N/T - musetap 15:53:20 10/26/10 (0)
- Love Lonesome Dove-great performances all around, and a memorable screenplay - padreken 10:35:28 10/25/10 (0)
- "Streets of Laredo" the sequel - grinagog 19:25:23 10/22/10 (0)
- Outstanding in all respects. Book didn't suck either ^ - Road Warrior 16:05:17 10/22/10 (0)
- Duval's best work, IMO. * - mr grits 09:51:34 10/22/10 (1)
- Very strong contender for that title, for sure! - Victor Khomenko 10:36:36 10/22/10 (0)
- Glad you finally got your poke - Victor Khomenko 09:33:06 10/22/10 (2)
- I ain't no cowpoke! - tinear 17:25:14 10/22/10 (1)
- Yet yer lips are sealed on the subject of goats and sheep! * - mr grits 17:35:04 10/22/10 (0)
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