The Last Of The Mohicans (DVD)

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 ... Read review

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, ... Read review

Advantages: Good price for two engaging films
Disadvantages: Robin Hood Prince of Thieves!

...Prince of Thieves takes the chestnut stuffing. Don't expect too much in the way of DVD extras either, we are talking bargain basement! The Last of the Mohicans is, of course, based on the novel by James Fennimore Cooper and takes place during the 18th century struggle between the English and the French for control of the North American colonies. Daniel Day Lewis plays the main protagonist and does a lot of running around in forests without his shirt on. It is basically a love story (Madeleine Stowe) with as much adventure and battle action as you would expect. It is a more than adept interpretation of the book and is well worth the blockbuster tag. DVD extras include the usual cinema trailer plus a music only version of the film with subtitles. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Do I really need to say anything about the film? We've all seen... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent fight scenes, a great cast and stirring music.
Disadvantages: Very bloody

...James Fenimore Cooper’s book is transformed into stirring epic adventure about a doomed romance. The story is set some time in the late 18th century, when the British and the French are fighting a bloody war on American soil. Daniel Day-Lewis makes a dashing hero as Nathaniel, the white man raised in the wilderness by Chingachook (Russell Means), the last of the Mohican tribe, along side Uncas (Eric Schweig). The other main character, and the heroin of the story, is the beautiful Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe), courageous daughter of a British general (Maurice Roeves). Although they agree at the beginning they are ‘a different breed’ and will never understand one another, the two of them share an obvious attraction for each other which can only lead to trouble. It leads on to a passionate romance, which is... Read review

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Advantages: Visually impressive, strong exciting plot
Disadvantages: none.

..."The Last of the Mohicans" is a very well made film, beautifuly filmed, nicely directed and with some excellent acting. It has subtlety, elegance, pace, action and romance. It does bear a strong resemblance to Fennimore Cooper's original novel, but has re-written the tale in some fascinating ways. There will be plot spoilers in this op. The basic film plot: Hawkeye is a white man raised by native Americans. When hunting with his 'father' Chingachgook and Uncas, they find signs of a Huron raiding party. Following the trail they arrive in time to rescue Major Duncan Heyward and the two young women he is escorting: Cora and Alica Munro. The two women are daughters of the commander of a nearby fort, they are travelling to joign him. Hawkeye and the two Native Americans offer to help the sisters reach their father. We learn that... Read review

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