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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I do not think I've ever seen a sequel that surpasses the prequel to such a degree as this film does. The opening quarter of an hour of the film is one of the best ever, that engages the attention of the viewer immediately. Action scenes are poignant and dramatically effective at the same time. I believe that the Lakota were far more sensitively portrayed than they were in 'A Man Called Horse' - when they seemed to do very little than shriek incoherently at each other and everyone else. The scenery and the costumes are great and are very authentic given the detail usually given to most films of this era.
The film begins with Harris returning to America, initially for a year, to visit the Lakota band that enslaved and later adopted him in the 1820's. He finds that his adoptive Yellow Hand people have been slaughtered by a group of trappers and an enemy tribe; the survivors enslaved or driven from their homeland. Harris eventually meets up with the survivors and helps revitalize their spirit enabling them to win back their homeland.
If there is one fault with the film it is this; once again native people need a white man to save the day. If you can disregard this it is an excellent film - my favourite scenes being the Sun Dance and the Yellow Hand women getting the upper hand with the Arikaras!
The film begins with Harris returning to America, initially for a year, to visit the Lakota band that enslaved and later adopted him in the 1820's. He finds that his adoptive Yellow Hand people have been slaughtered by a group of trappers and an enemy tribe; the survivors enslaved or driven from their homeland. Harris eventually meets up with the survivors and helps revitalize their spirit enabling them to win back their homeland.
If there is one fault with the film it is this; once again native people need a white man to save the day. If you can disregard this it is an excellent film - my favourite scenes being the Sun Dance and the Yellow Hand women getting the upper hand with the Arikaras!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of my favourite films. It's a brilliantly structured tale of redemption that thrashes the so-so original hands down. Irvin Kershner so impressed George Lucas with this film that he landed the job of directing 'Empire'. It's not hard to see why as Kershner takes full control of his visuals alternating between stunning vista, large scale action sequences and an effective use of close-up to capture the essence of the moment (Harris' face as he realises the awful truth at the beginning of the movie is a classic, understated scene and speaks volumes).
It's a simple tale: The Yellow Hand tribe that Harris' character, Morgan, used to live with have been driven away from their land by settlers. Now living in an arrid wilderness they consider themselves under a curse from an evil spirit and await a sign to free them.
Meanwhile, back in England, Morgan himself is seeking a sign as he has lost himself in restricting english values and social class systems. Escaping his responsibilities he returns to America only to discover his old friends are in ruin. Shattered, Morgan attempts to rouse their spirits but his own frustrations keep getting in the way.
It is here that 'Return' pulls a nifty bit of plotting. The Yellow Hands first save Morgan from himself (at least the first hour is a spiritual journey) and then Morgan helps save the Yellow hands from their enemies. The ending is such an uplifting experience, sans dialogue, with Laurence Rosenthal's beautiful score ably supporting the 'new life' of both Morgan and the Yellow Hands as they ride off into legend.
The only problem with the UK release is that it is cut by 17 seconds. The BBFC don't allow horse falls and so some of the scenes cut short or just make no sense. The Region 1 disc is uncut, but the picture quality is so terrible that I'd suffer the one or two moments where the edits are felt and stick with the UK release as the print is exceptional.
It's a simple tale: The Yellow Hand tribe that Harris' character, Morgan, used to live with have been driven away from their land by settlers. Now living in an arrid wilderness they consider themselves under a curse from an evil spirit and await a sign to free them.
Meanwhile, back in England, Morgan himself is seeking a sign as he has lost himself in restricting english values and social class systems. Escaping his responsibilities he returns to America only to discover his old friends are in ruin. Shattered, Morgan attempts to rouse their spirits but his own frustrations keep getting in the way.
It is here that 'Return' pulls a nifty bit of plotting. The Yellow Hands first save Morgan from himself (at least the first hour is a spiritual journey) and then Morgan helps save the Yellow hands from their enemies. The ending is such an uplifting experience, sans dialogue, with Laurence Rosenthal's beautiful score ably supporting the 'new life' of both Morgan and the Yellow Hands as they ride off into legend.
The only problem with the UK release is that it is cut by 17 seconds. The BBFC don't allow horse falls and so some of the scenes cut short or just make no sense. The Region 1 disc is uncut, but the picture quality is so terrible that I'd suffer the one or two moments where the edits are felt and stick with the UK release as the print is exceptional.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
After seeing A MAN CALLED HORSE you would think it could not be beaten but RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE is just as good if not better.Love it.
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2nd installment
not as good as the first movie - however this is brilliant in its conspet of how things changed within USA once the whites started to move in
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Julia M. James-tarn
Expoitation of Native Peoples.
Love any film with Richard Harris, and any film that portrays the First People in a truer light than in the most westerns.
Published 9 months ago by windshadow
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