CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

colekitchel Having read the Lonesome Dove novel by Larry McMurtry, watching this movie was truly seeing his words come to life. This movie was originally supposed to have John Wayne as Woodrow, and while that would of been a performance worth seeing, Tommy Lee Jones does an excellent job in the role as Woodrow. His ability to be a main character while also connecting with Woodrow's disapproval of attention and groups of people plays out beautifully. The scenery and filming location throughout the mini series mostly took place on a ranch in South Texas, and it is clear that not as much has changed in South Texas as it has in other areas of the state. The story that McMurtry has dreamed up is a story that has a little bit of something for every viewer. It is the type of story boys spend their whole lives dreaming about taking.

rochesternypizzaguy After reading all these glowing reviews, I rented this. I watched the first hour before I gave up. So I admit, I didn't watch the whole thing, but only because I couldn't take any more. When I stopped it and took the disk out I said to my wife that it seemed like a parody of a western movie. Why? A bunch of things. Some nitpicky, I'll concede. The accents. Like everybody in the Old West spoke like a southern redneck. I wished the DVD had subtitles, because the speech was so exaggeratedly southern. I also started to wonder how these guys earned a living. They mostly seemed to sit around a broken-down ranch house and drink whiskey. Then I found out. Apparently every few nights they ride into Mexico and steal horses. When they do, the light of a thin crescent moon lights them up like they're in a baseball stadium during a night game. As the protagonists are stealing said horses, the nearby Mexicans fire off their pistols into the air, for no apparent reason. Just to express their anger, I guess. Or because, as Mexicans, they're too stupid to aim at the rustlers. And although this appears to be a regular occurrence, nobody on the Mexican side of the border appears to be on the lookout for these guys. What else? Oh, there's the scene where one of the characters hears the bedsprings squeaking from a second-story room, with the window closed, while he's standing outside, making him realize that the prostitute he was sweet on actually takes any paying customer, and wasn't just waiting for him to come back. And did you know that cowboys said "poop" instead of s***? Apparently they did. The little plot development I saw involved a sheriff in Arkansas traveling to Texas to track down his brother's killer. He does so reluctantly because the victim's widow (who is his sister-in-law) bullies him into it. Now I'm not saying that this couldn't have happened, but I think it far more likely that the sheriff would've sent a message, by telegram, post rider, or however they did it, to Texas authorities to watch for this guy. Sure, there were posses, if people thought the guy they were after was nearby, but I doubt that a sheriff would leave his town for who knows how long, to go hundreds of miles to another state to track down one man. Yes, the victim was his brother, but the movie makes clear that his heart wasn't in it; he just wanted to pacify his bossy sister-in-law. And so I gave up. I like Westerns, I really do. But this was just plain bad. Maybe it gets better, but I didn't want to stick around long enough to find out.

BadgeMcVid I originally watched Lonesome Dove when it was first aired on British TV some 24 years or so ago. I remember thinking "phew, I'm really glad I caught this one" as I enjoyed it so much. However, time fades the memory and twenty odd years passed before I finally got round to buying the discs and watching it again. I had forgot most of the story and how compelling it was, however I knew I was in for a treat when I sat myself down to watch it. What a feast for the eyes and ears, I was disappointed when it finished as I had enjoyed this grand production so much. This is the biggest compliment I can give Lonesome Dove as there has been very few films in my life that have delighted me as much as this. The pace is just perfect, not hurried along like a 2 hour plus movie so it has a lovely feel and gives you a real sense of the bond the characters have for each other and the years they have spent together. The casting director deserves a pat on the back for bringing together such a fine bunch of actors, something you didn't often see in mini series at the time. Duvall; you just cant take your eyes off him here...you can tell he loved playing the part and it fitted him like a glove. Tommy Lee Jones was superb too, as was all the cast. It really was an epic made in heaven, everything married together perfectly. I loved the way the characters spoke (particularly Duvall & Jones),the script and dialogue was absolutely superb and never slipped up once. I love this old feel, all too often modern dialogue and words slip in to films set in the past. I enjoy a good western, there is a fine list to choose from and Lonesome Dove is right up there at the top if you ask me. A great six hours of entertainment and my favourite western of all time.

MiserblOF This is the best that TV can possibly be. I would put it a notch above the other two contenders, "The Honeymooners," and the remarkable HBO series, "The Wire." The acting is superb, the story is a great one, and the cast is phenomenal. This is on my short list of a dozen or so things I watch once a year. The greatest. I am adding to this now because they require ten lines of text, so this is all addendum, but the list of outstanding character actors in this miniseries superb. Angelica Huston is great in the role of Gus' ex love, a warm and giving human being with some fire in her heart and tongue. Chris Cooper, is always outstanding in any role. Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duval are perfect.