Return to Lonesome Dove

Starring:Jon Voight, Barbara Hershey, Rick Schroder, Louis Gossett Jr., William L. Petersen, Oliver Reed, Dennis Haysbert, Reese Witherspoon, Timothy Scott, Chris Cooper, CCH Pounder, Nia Peeples, Barry Tubb, William Sanderson, David Carpenter, LeÃ³n Singer, Jack Caffrey, Reginald T. Dorsey, Douglas Sebern, Dylan Baker
Director: Mike Robe
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

Return to the story that captured both the spirit of the Old West and the hearts of America. Return to the breathtaking locations, dramatic confrontations, stirring romance and thrilling action. RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE.
Jon Voight, Barbara Hershey, Rick Schroder, Louis Gossett, Jr., William Petersen and Oliver Reed star in the sweeping story of three ex-Texas Rangers, based on characters created by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry. After returning the body of Gus McCrae to Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call takes on the challenge of driving a herd of wild mustangs 2500 miles north to the Hat Creek Ranch in Montana. But tragedy, triumph, despair and deceit will greet him before he ever gets there.
From Indian battles and deadly gunfights, to broken hearts and broken dreams, it's another incredible adventure you'll be able to treasure time and again. RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE continues a classic tradition: to perfectly capture and preserve the pioneer spirit of the American West for generations to come.

System Requirements:
Starring: Jon Voight, Barbara Hershey, Rick Schroder, and Louis Gossett, JR.
Directed By: Mike Robe
Running Length: 340 minutes, Color
Presented in "Standard" format

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Extremely disappointing sequel.......2007-06-16

Granted most sequels don't live up to the original, this one was a travesty. None of the characters behave remotely the same as in the original. I can easily imagine Tommy Lee Jones' Captain Call letting himself be shot rather than run thru sagebrush in his longjohns. And the character of Clara as played by Anjelica Huston would never act as neurotic and fearful as the Clara in this movie. They turned two very strong and memorable characters into weak and whiny non-entities.

And the ending is ridiculous, given his choices the one Newt makes is so out of character that it's sad. I originally railed against McMurtry since we watched these two series almost back to back recently. When I learned he had nothing to do with this waste of time I felt very relieved. No doubt he felt like he'd been assaulted when he first saw this 'sequel'.

Jon Voigt did okay with what was given to him, he's not Tommy Lee Jones but the main problem was the script. Similarly, Barbara Hershey convinced me she was whiny, petulant and abruptly unable to fend for herself. Louis Gossett shined, like he does no matter how bad the script, he's a very underrated actor in my opinion. And Nia Peeples is both convincing and attractive but her character was mishandled as well.

**slight spoiler**

If you don't like to see violence done to children do not watch this movie. I was appalled at what happened; granted you have to make the audience really loathe the villain but that was just unnecessary.

I can't recommend this, even as a rental, if you've seen the original. If you haven't then none of my points will apply and you may enjoy it.

Damaged Package for DVD.......2007-01-06

DVD came in the mail ripped up. DVD lose inside package.

Return to Lonesome Dove.......2006-11-03

An excellent movie, close to -- but not quite -- as engrossing as the original. Jon Voight did a fine job. My original thought was that he would suffer by comparison with Tommy Lee Jones, but he handled the character beautifully. As in the original, supporting roles were well cast and added to the "flavor" of the movie and its time.

3 stars for trying so hard.......2006-10-03

I have returned to this mini-series after over a decade. I bought Lonesome Dove on DVD a while back and enjoyed it more than I did on my initial viewing. I was not as fond of "Return" when it first aired for a few reasons: The absence of Robert Duvall's Augustus McCrae, Tommy Lee Jones not returning, and a somewhat retreaded narrative. After watching "Return" again, these elements are still problematic but the movie tries so hard to re-capture the spirit of Lonesome Dove that it does manage to succeed on its own merit. One does wonder if, instead of replacing the missing cast members with new actors (or new characters in the case of William Petersen's McCrae like character for example) it had focused on what it did have, namely Rick Schroeder and the Hat Creek Outfit. There are some early appearances of some soon to be famous actors such as Reese Witherspoon and Dennis Haysbert. I might have liked this better if it had just been its own film instead of an over-reaching sequel.

Return To Lonesome Dove.......2006-07-30

Very pleased with my purchase. Prompt service and product of excellant quaiity. J. Tucker

Average customer rating:

Return to Lonesome Dove [Region 2]
Starring: Jon Voight , Barbara Hershey , Rick Schroder , Louis Gossett Jr. , and William L. Petersen
Director: Mike Robe
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00006JY3D

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