... Anyways, here goes:
History:
The film is based upon the novel by James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851), who is often acclaimed as one of the best American writers of the 19th century. Cooper has greatly romanticised the history of the Mohicans, (whose real ... Read review
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year. Moving through the dangerous and untamed land is the frontiersman Hawkeye adopted son of the Mohican Chingachgook. En route to a camp in the West he break...
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by Indians, in this exciting adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's timeless tale of America. With his friend Uncas, the last remaining Mohican, the fearless Hawkeye must safely guide the two daughters of a British officer to Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War. But the treacherous Huron leader, Magua is close behind..... and he plans to do away with Uncas in order to capture the girls! With suspenseful storytelling and action-packed battles and rescues, this entertaining classic will have the entire family on the edge of their seats.
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James Fenimore Cooper. Set in upstate New York during Britain's so-called French and Indian War in 1757 the series follows the heroic adventures of Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo and his Indian companions Chingachgook and Uncas Chingachgook's son and the true last of the Mohican tribe.
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white men sharing the solitude and sublimity of the wilderness with his Mohican Indian friend Chingachgook. As the savageries of war test these exiled men they agree to guide two sisters in search of their father through hostile Indian country - even if it means risking everything. An enduring American classic "The Last of the Mohicans" is a fast-paced portrait of fierce individualism and courage set against massacres raids battles and a doomed love affair. It is also the unforgettable story of the friendship between two men.
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Hawkeye, and his Mohican friends, during the French and Indian War, remains a favourite adventure classic. Now, through colorful animation, it is a special, with all of Cooper's fascinating characters. It is 1757, in the northern wilderness of York, when hawkeye and the Mohicans attempt to rid the forest of hostile Hurons. They meet a young British officer, escorting two English sisters to their father, who commands a frontier fort. The scouts guide the party, but soon engage the Hurons, who are allied with the French. Hawkeye's party is captured, but he slips free. A darling rescue ensues, with near death at the hands of renegades. Assistance from another tribe adds to the excitement, as they battle the Hurons. In the end, only one Mohican lives. When the British return to the fort, one of the English ladies rides in to the wilderness with him to re-establish the tribe.Daniel Boone tells his true life story, separating fact from fable, as he reflects upon his life and accomplishments for a writer eager to portray the real story. Animation helps us revisit his playful childhood, his meeting with George Washington and courtship with Rebecca. We see him exploring Kentucky, killing a bear with his bare hands and escaping a vengeful Indian. He recounts his hardships when he lost his son and was captured by the British army. Turned over to the Indians, he learns their ways and how to live in peace with them. After more adventure, he finally rejoins his family and serves in America's new Congress. At age 86, he embarks on his last journey to join his Indian father in the big blue sky.
In 18th century North America during the French and Indian War, a white man adopted by the ... more
last members of a dying tribe called the Mohicans unwittingly becomes the protector of two daughters of a British colonel.They have been targeted Magua, a sadistic and vengeful Huron warrior who has dedicated his life to destroying the girls' father for a past injustice.
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Advantages: Great entertainment, stunning scenery, combines a love story with action Disadvantages: A bit gory at times
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The film is based upon the novel by James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851), who is often acclaimed as one of the best American writers of the 19th century. Cooper has greatly romanticised the history of the Mohicans, (whose real name is actually Mahican) but has also include enough historical references to make for a thoroughly believable story.
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The film starts out with some beatiful shots of mist shrouded hills, accompanied by a somewhat depressing piece of music. I think that this sets the mood quite well for a movie (which I thought) was inherently sad.
We are then introduced to Hawkeye (Daniel Day Lewis), Uncas (Eric Schweig) and Chingachgook (Russell Means) while they are hunting deer. These three are the last of a dying race, the Mohicans. Chingachgook ... more
This is one fo my all time favourite movies, and I sincerely hope that I can do it justice. Anyways, here goes:
History: ======
The film is based upon the novel by James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851), who is often acclaimed as one of the best American writers of the 19th century. Cooper has greatly romanticised the history of the Mohicans, (whose real name is actually Mahican) but has also include enough historical references to make for a thoroughly believable story.
The story takes place during the French and Indian wars (1754-1763), during which France was forced to concede most of it's North American claims to England.
Story: ====
The film starts out with some beatiful shots of mist shrouded hills, accompanied by a somewhat depressing piece of music. I think that this sets the mood quite well for a movie (which I thought) was inherently sad.
We are then introduced to Hawkeye (Daniel Day Lewis), Uncas (Eric Schweig) and Chingachgook (Russell Means) while they are hunting deer. These three are the last of a dying race, the Mohicans. Chingachgook and Uncas are father and son, while Hawkeye is the white adopted son of Chingackgook. After the hunt, they are seen saying an Indian prayer over the carcass giving thanks to the deer for it's meat and praising it's strength. After this, they notice so curious signs in the woods and decide to track them to find out what is going on.
The film then cuts to another scene in which we are introduced to Duncan Heyward (Steven Waddington), a Major in the army of the redcoats. He has just arrived in Albany, where he is to meet up with two women and escort them to their father who is the commandant of a strategically placed fort involved in the French and Indian war. The daughters are Alice (Jodhi May) and Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe), Cora being the one that Duncan is romantically interested in. They are given a company of Redcoats as escort, and are to be guided by a Mohawk indian named Magua (Wes Studi). Unfortunately it turns out that Magua is in fact not Mohawk, but Huron and has a blood vendetta against the Munro family. He leads them into an ambush, where they are timeously rescued by Hawkeye, Uncas and Chingachgook.
Now not wanting to give away the whole of the story, I will only say that what follows is a classic story of survival and burgeoning love interlaced with intense moments of sadness. I find that the ending of the film is particularly poignant, and for me has one of the saddest endings I have ever seen.
I would not recommend this film for people who are overly emotional or for those who are able to empathise very easily.
My opinions on the acting: ====================
I thought that the casting for this movie was pretty well done. Daniel Day Lewis was intense enough to pull off the role of Hawkeye admirably, while Madeleine Stowe seems to inject a steely big sister resolve to her character Cora Munro.
Jodhi May does well in portraying a naive young girl who thinks that soldiers are dashing and brave...a notion that she is quickly disabused of. Wes Studi is calm, collected and almost rational as the bloody Magua and I almost felt a righteous sense of justice about the man.
The rest of the cast performed admirably in the supporting roles, with Steven Waddington giving a credible performance of a man seeing his world slowly slipping through his fingers. Of course I could hardly fail to mention the role played by Russel Means, who does exceptionally well as the father of the last of his people. For me his performance was by far the saddest.
Production:
===Co-Produced and directed by Michael Mann (whose earliest memory of movies is when he saw the 1936 original), the film was originally released in 1992.
Music by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman and the soundtrack is available on Morgan Creek Records.
Language: =========
The film can be watched in either English or French, and has subtitles for English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, German, Romanian and Bulgarian.
There is also a special English feature for the hearing impaired.
Special Features: ==============
Dolby digital 5.1 music only track Interactive menus Scene access Trailer
Approximate running time is 108 minutes
Packaging: =========
Mine came in a reinforced cardboard dvd case, while not the best packaging in my opinion, it has managed to survive the 4 years that I have possessed it. The front cover features a picture of Hawkeye, running towards the camera holding a tomahawk as well as a knife.
I bought mine in South Africa, so I am not sure if the UK version is different or not. Mine is encoded for region 2, and carries an age restriction of 15 for Violence as their are a few scenes that are quite graphic.
Price and availability: ================
It is available as new from Amazon.co.uk at £5.97 or at £4.40 for a used copy.
I hope you enjoyed reading this review as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Advantages: Enjoyable, emotional, AMAZING! Disadvantages: A little confusing in certain bits
...Set in 1757 in the American Colonies, the war is intensifying between the French and British. Both sides are aided by the Native Americans and Tribal Indians especially.
Right from the start of the movie you really get a sense of the film, although it starts of with a landscape of mountains, its not the picture that gets to you but the music. I really like the music and all the way through the soundtrack is so good, the film to me is like a dream ... ...cool. I really connected with the film. The story revolves around three men, these are the last of the Mohicans, a dying out Indian tribe. Chingachgook and Uncas are the true Mohicans, the third a white adopted man called Nathaniel Po/Hawkeye. They plan to head west to Kentucky but get caught up in a war that is none of their own fault.
Not only does the story revolve the Mohicans, it has other little stories built into the film. These include such ...
zx737 07.02.2006 (15.02.2006)
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Advantages: so romantic, full action, so heroic, Great entertainment Disadvantages: A bit gory at times
...have read this story before the story from the book, then I want to watch this film. The story takes place in 1757 during the Seven Years' War, when France and the United Kingdom battled for control of the American and Canadian colonies. During this war, the French often allied themselves with Native American tribes in order to gain an advantage over the British, with unpredictable and often tragic results. The story centers on an eclectic band of ... ...danger and reach the besieged British fort, William-Henry. Deep within the western forests of colonial New York, Hawkeye, the white, adopted son and brother of the Mohicans, tries desperately to avoid an ever-increasing war. He is forced to act when, along with his Mohican father and brother, he encounters two endangered sisters trying to reach their father, a British colonel in command at the fort. Hawkeye, the rustic tracker, and Cora, the refined, ...
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"...Handsome, swashbuckling, peculiarly prescient....[Day-Lewis's] fierce and graceful body language speaks much louder than words..." (New York Times, p.C3, 25/09/1992)
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DVD Description
Cora (Madeleine Stowe) and her younger sister, Alice (Jodhi May), both recent arrivals to the colonies, are being escorted to their father, Colonel Munro (Maurice Roeves), by a troop of British soldiers. Along the way they are ambushed by a Huron war party led by Magua (Wes Studi), a sinister warrior with a blood vendetta against Munro. Munro's soldiers are wiped out and Cora herself is nearly killed by Magua but is saved at the last moment by Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), a white trapper raised by the Mohican tribe. Hawkeye promises to take Cora and her sister safely to their father, and along the way Cora and the intense Hawkeye fall in love. Together they must survive wilderness, war, and the relentless pursuit of Magua. Returning to the theme of a great love threatened by overwhelming circumstances, director Michael Mann hits the mark with an adaptation that captures the essence of the book and its historical details perfectly. Day-Lewis and Stowe are beautiful to watch, delivering moving performances as two people trying to hold on to each other in times of war. In addition, the Native American political activist Russell Means makes an oustanding film debut as Chingachgook, Hawkeye's adopted father and last of the Mohicans.
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