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List Price: $29.95 | | Label: Genius Entertainment
Salesrank: 3469
Released: August 5, 2008 |
| Our Price: $14.99 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray |
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Editorial Review:
Experience the Emmy Award-winning masterpiece as never before with Lonesome Dove 2-Disc Collector s Edition. Presented for the first time in Widescreen and 5.1 surround sound, this all-time western classic is now digitally re-mastered with all-new bonus features.Based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Larry McMurtry and set in the late nineteenth century, this sprawling epic of the Old West is the story of the last defiant frontier, a daring cattle drive, and an undying love. Featuring epic performances by Robert Duvall, Tommy lee Jones, Angelica Houston, Diane Lane, Danny Glover, Robert Urich, and Chris Cooper, Lonesome Dove continues to be a treasured classic for generations to come.
Description of Lonesome Dove (2-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]:
Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones star as Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, aging cowboys and former Texas rangers and who organize a 2,500 mile cattle drive for one last great adventure in this excellent 1989 miniseries adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel. The best friends, who steal the herd from a gang of Mexican cattle rustlers, drive their herd from Texas to Montana, battling horse thieves, angry Indian tribes, and a renegade half-breed killer named Blue Duck (Frederic Forrest) on a mission of revenge. The excellent cast also includes Robert Urich as cardsharp and former Ranger Jake Spoon, Anjelica Huston as McCrae's old flame Clara Allen, Danny Glover, Ricky Schroder, Diane Lane, Chris Cooper, D.B. Sweeney, Steve Buscemi, and even a small role for author Larry McMurtry. Australian director Simon Wincer shows a tremendous capacity for balancing sweeping drama and intimacy against the gorgeous landscape of the American Southwest, giving a grandly epic feel to the film despite its small-screen target and limited budget, and for forging memorable characters of even the smallest supporting parts. The heart of the drama belongs to McCrae and Call, memorably etched by Duvall and Jones as the last of the range romantics. In the age of revisionist Westerns, this excellent cattle-drive drama nicely maintains an old-fashioned feeling while still showing the dark side of the American West. Winner of seven Emmy Awards and responsible for two miniseries sequels (Return to Lonesome Dove and Dead Man's Walk) and a TV series. --Sean Axmaker
Lonesome Dove (2-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] Reviews:
Lonesome Dove in widescreen 
2009-11-05 - The widescreen, remastered, 5.1 version is terrific. Over the years I have owned the VHS, 4:3 DVD, and now the 16:9 DVD with 5.1 surround sound. This last version is like seeing it for the first time and the special features make you want to see it again. This is the greatest Western of all time, now presented as it should be, in movie quality. The book is even better.
Great Western movie 
2009-10-22 - Best western movie ever made!!!!!!!!!!
Shipped as promised, in great new packaging
lonesome dove
2009-10-16 - The revisiting of a long lost era of western movement by people with a passion at any cost
Lonesome Dove
2009-10-09 - Easy to see why this is called by many "the greatest Western ever made". It sure gets my vote.
A fine western 
2009-10-01 - Enjoyed the movie. The picture quality was very good and quite pleasant to watch even though knowing there was a crop from the original version to make it wide screen. The picture clairty more than made up for the crop and I doubt if one could argue that it made a substantial difference as far as cinematic impact was concerned. I've seen both and most certainly prefer the blu-ray widescreen to the original format.
Although the audio was ok, I thought it could have been better, if so, I would have rated this movie 5 stars. The sound seemed shrill at times and a bit indistinct in certain areas with the background too much in front.
All the actors did a fine job. Duvall is such a believable charcter that seems so authentic for the time period portrayed. I cannot imagine any other actor topping Duvalls performance for his role. Tommy lee Jones was quite impressive as well.
