Lonesome Dove

Epic Western (especially for a television mini-series) tells the tale of two aging Texas Ranger legends who couldn't be more different from one another. Good cast, the story sometimes strays into the uninteresting, but all in all its very entertaining. Duvall and Jones are perfect in the leads.

It's probably one of the most solid and best mini-series I've ever seen. It's also one of the best of the western genre. It also sports a great cast. Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones are at their best and are supported by the likes of Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Diane Lane, and Chris Cooper with a small cameo by Steve Buscemi. It's a great series.

Would benefit massively from an HBO remake as to not make it so family-friendly like I'm assuming they had to in 1989. Also takes the cake for worst special effects ever (yes, even more so than "Birdemic"). Nonetheless, it is a true adaptation of one the greatest novels ever written within the English language. May Captain Augustus McCrae never die.

Here's a mini-series worth watching. When Tommy Lee Jones' boy is being hassled, he isn't afraid to punch someone in the face with his hoof. You heard me right.

Was I hesitant to start a 6-hour western with made-for-tv production values? Yep. Was I glad I finally decided to give it a try? Oh hell yeah. Lonesome Dove is a sweeping, grand tale on an impressive scale. I enjoyed all the sidetrips that show what characters in different locations are doing, and the whole thing was at times surprisingly brutal. Duvall was great, those 2 pigs were awesome. The final hour really got to me, but I had a shitty day and that's the excuse I'm sticking with.

Never hooked me. Too much nonsense in between any interesting developments. Casting is impressive and I naturally get pulled towards westerns, something was just missing. Not bad but not great either.

I loved the novel, and I didn't think this was that great--with the exception of Robert Duvall cast as Gus. (If Tommy Lee played Call now, he might have fit more. I would have liked to have seen Sam Shepherd as Call.) The other actors weren't that great, imo.

One of the greatest Westerns made. Being made for television doesn't diminish any of its cinematic vision or enchanting intertwined storylines. Bob Duvall at his best.

no word to describe,Texas s badlands sands gonna fill ur mouth, and u gonna smell rain OF montana valleys..

While hurt by concessions to TV tropes and melodrama (the lurching, cliffhanger quality to the plotting, and Huston's rather embarrassing cameo), this is still an enjoyable enough mosey along, thanks to fun star turns from Duvall and Jones, though the rest of the cast are "not ready for prime time". Duvall and Lane's relationship never quite convinces; beautiful cinematography and costume design are a definite plus. Might have worked better as the Wayne/Stewart 70s film originally proposed.