Return to Lonesome Dove Reviews

• Piggybacks Off The Original

  
  By A11PTCZ2FM2547 on 2003-01-22
  I once read that when Larry McMurtry saw RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE he was so enraged he responded by writing "Streets of Laredo." A Lonesome Dove fan such as myself can only speculate what kind of sequel might have been written had "Return" never hit the airwaves. Maybe the characters of Newt and July Johnson would have survived into such a sequel; perhaps the Hat Creek Cattle Company would have flourished in Montana, rather than Call having to go back to Texas to eek out a living as a bounty hunter. But I digress.

  RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE tries hard, very hard, to deliver a story worthy enough to follow the original mini-series. And with gifted actors like Jon Voight, Oliver Reed, and Louis Gossett, Jr., it certainly had the star power. But instead, this sequel goes down the road of "been there, done that": another livestock drive from Texas to Montana (only this time, the animals are wild horses); another murderous half-breed villain (Dennis Haysbert as "Cherokee Jack"); and a "new" Gus McRae in the form of Ranger Gideon Walker (William Peterson). We also are given a bonus storyline centering around Gus' illegitimate daughter, appropriately named Augustina Vega (Nia Peeples), who hates her late father and is obsessed to confront Call, who she believes is responsible for the death of her mother. Throw a grumpy and petulant Clara Allen (Barbara Hershey) into the mix, and RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE comes across as contrived and as palatable as a piece of horse leather.

  The cast does well with what it has to work with, and to be fair, the film does contain some poignant and entertaining moments. But RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE's most glaring fault is the fact that it was made at all. The producers should have adhered to the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
  
  

• Return to Lonesome Dove � Hollywood�s Sequel

  
  By AK7IDQJN31163 on 2002-04-28
  Return to Lonesome Dove can best be summed up in one simple sentence. Larry McMurtry had nothing to do with this project. He wrote no book under this title, or a teleplay of any kind. Yet, somehow, Hollywood got a hold of the rights to a sequel and did their work. Both the original novel and miniseries were so successful...how could Hollywood not do a sequel, right? Many viewers will find this particular sequel to be much more palatable than McMurtry's offering, Streets of Laredo. "Return," is the epitome of Hollywood, with it's tying up of all lose ends and trite, happy ending. We are given the same fantastic visuals, the same musical score and some of the same cast as we got in the original miniseries, including Rick Schroder as Newt Call. But more than that...we are given another drive to Montana, using horses this time, instead of cattle. We are given an accomplished black tracker to guide the herd, named Isom (Louis Gossett Jr.) instead of Deets. We are given a villainous, half-breed again, named Cherokee Jack, (Dennis Haysbert) in place of Blue Duck. We are given an affable, younger Gus McCrae, in the form of ex Ranger, Gideon Walker, (William Petersen) whom Call reluctantly hires to aid in the drive. Meanwhile, back at the ranch in Montana, Newt becomes involved with a neighboring rancher's young wife, which eventually escalates into a range war, drawing in Call and the Hat Creek Outfit. Throw in the sassy Clara Allen, (Barbara Hershey) and a Mexican seniorita who turns out to be Gus McCrae's daughter, and you have a true Hollywood sequel...that is, Lonesome Dove, warmed over, with a few cliché plot twists. Probably the most disappointing aspect of this movie is the portrayal of Woodrow Call, by John Voight. While Voight is a fine actor, the depiction of Call strays far from the man McMurtry envisions for us in the original story. This is best illustrated by Call's comment, "a man should leave more behind than a sorry piece of wood stuck in some dirt." This explains his motives for driving the wild herd of horses to Montana, but its not the Woodrow Call that fans of the Lonesome Dove miniseries and novels have come to care about. While McMurtry's Call struck out for Montana to find adventure, he wasn't interested in things like his own legacy, as the Call in "Return" seems to be. This probably explains Call's sudden decision to acknowledge Newt as his son in the finale of the movie. It's a shame, really, that this movie was made. If it had not been and McMurtry had been left to his own devices, Streets of Laredo, might have turned out better. But history has taken it's course and we've been left with two mediocre sequels to a masterpiece, (one official and one not) and two sad television series that deserved to fail miserably as they did. In the end, the viewer's choice prevails. If you like a typical Hollywood western with a cliché story, action, romance and a contrived, satisfying ending, Return to lonesome Dove is the movie for you. Personally, I find more value in the creations of the original author.
  
  

• An Epic As Big As The West Continues!

  
  By on 2000-05-10
  I have seen all the Lonesome Dove movies and although this one is a spin-off from the others, it's still is a great story. Jon Voight plays a very convincing Capt. Call considering what he had to follow up to. I still would have liked to seen him lose his temper and beat somebody up who acted rude. (I mean who can top Tommy Lee Jones's performance?) This film like the others, really portrayed the harshness of the western frontier and the tough men who had to shape it. Although Barbara Hershey wasn't the plainswomen that Anjelica Houston was, her role was admirable as well. I found it fitting that in the end, Call did reveal his paternity to Newt and Newt had to go off on his own to find his dream. Great plot, good bad guys, and a fitting ending make Return To Lonesome Dove a must see for any Lonesome Dove fan.
  
  

• Very Good Film

  
  By on 2000-03-02
  I enjoyed the origional "Lonesome Dove" with Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones so much that just about any film that would take me back to the origional characters would be fine with me. I was not disappointed. Of course it was not quite the same because of the absence of the origional actors, but one quickly gets into the new ones. John Voight was ok as Woodrow once you accept him, and thats not difficult. Rick Schroeder was back for this one and did not dissappoint. I reckon Rick is an actors actor-- this young man can perform. Anyone who liked "Lonesome Dove" will like this one, unless they are super picky. The one drawback to this film is that instead of recording it on two tapes in standard play, (like the origional on 4 tapes), it's entire 4 hours were recorded on one tape in extended play. Absolutely horrible video quality on this one I'm afraid. I was not able to find it in standard play. This still does not keep me from viewing the film. Hopefully it will be released on DVD one of these days. This might be a good time to request that Amazon.com list the recorded mode, SP or EP when listing a film.
  
  

• McMurtry had nothing to do with this one, and it shows.

  
  By A1FG91CM8221X1 on 2001-03-10
  "Return to Lonesome Dove," the Lonesome Dove sequel NOT written by Larry McMurtry, at least offers us one thing McMurtry cheated us out of: a scene in which Woodrow Call finally accepts Newt Dobbs as his son. Coming at the very end of the story, the scene is beautifully written and played to absolute perfection by Jon Voight and Rick Schroder. Unfortunately, there's an awful lot that comes before this moment, and not much of it is particularly fresh or interesting. This movie begins where the first Lonesome Dove left us, with Call in Texas and everyone else in Montana. It spends an inordinate amount of time getting everyone back together, and very little time showing interaction between the characters--Call, Newt, Clara, July Johnson, etc.--that we really care about. Much of the action is a tired rehash of what McMurtry gave us in the original story. A lot of new characters are invented for this movie, and although they're played mostly by first-rate actors--William Petersen, Louis Gossett Jr., Oliver Reed, Reese Witherspoon--they simply lack the fascination and authenticity of the characters created by McMurtry himself. The worst is Nia Peeples as Agostina Vega, the illegitimate daughter of the late Gus McCrae. Everyone keeps talking about how much Agostina looks and acts like Gus. But not only is Nia Peeples nothing like Robert Duvall, she is at best a mediocre actress. There are some good performances here--particularly by Schroder as the sweet-souled, lovable Newt--but also a lot of boring stretches between the good parts.
  
  
• NO, NOT LONESOME DOVE...BUT STILL A GREAT WESTERN!
  By A1OTGBG66P6K5Y on 2005-09-22
  Admittedly, there will never be another one like the original LONESOME DOVE. Tommy Lee Jones is, arguably, irreplaceable as the irascible Woodrow F. Call and, fortunately, with Gus's demise in the original we didn't have to worry about a replacement for Robert Duvall in the role of Augustus McCrae.
  
  So let's just put all that aside when considering RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE, shall we?
  
  From the standpoint of the purists, no, this is not the official-Larry-McMurtry-written sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. But who cares?! I certainly don't. DEADMAN'S WALK, COMANCHE MOON and STREETS OF LAREDO, the actual McMurty-written co-volumes in the saga, are not diminished in the least by RETURN... Keep that carefully in mind.
  
  This movie, when seen in the right light -- without the biases that naturally arise among the LONESOME DOVE faithful and viewed, for all intents and purposes, as an independent film -- is a truly wonderful Western! The characters are compelling and interesting and the story is certainly a worthy epilog to the original LONESOME DOVE.
  
  Woodrow F. Call, played by John Voight, is returning from his pilgrimage to bury McCrae and determines to take something back. He decides to drive a herd of Texas mustangs to Montana in order to continue his activities in the horse business. Characteristically Call would certainly do this in order to view things as not being a total waste. The story blossoms nicely as he adds former Texas Ranger, Gideon Walker, played wonderfully by a younger William Peterson, now of CSI fame, and Isom Pickett, a horseman and rancher played by Louis Gossett, Jr., to assist in the adventure. And, like the original, RETURN... abounds in triumph and tragedy as Captain Call and his compadres work to live out their dreams and aspirations with all the honor they can muster.
  
  Members of the original cast including Rick Schroeder as Newt, Tim Scott as Pea-Eye Parker, William Sanderson as Lippy, Barry Tubb as Jasper Fant and Chris Cooper as July Johnson are joined by a great cast of newcomers including, in addition to Voight, Peterson and Gossett, Jr., Barbara Hershey as Clara Allen, Oliver Reed as the over-zealous visionary rancher Gregor Dunnegan, Reese Witherspoon as Dunnegan's much younger and impetuous wife, Ferris, Nia Peeples as Agostina Vega, and Dennis Haysbert (late of the hit TV series, 24) as a worthy successor to the Half-Breed Blue Duck in the original, the sinister outlaw, Cherokee Jack Jackson.
  
  Okay, we all agree, then, that there was and never will be anything like the original LONESOME DOVE. Right? But if you give this one a break as a great Western movie in its own right I promise you won't be sorry.
  
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• So-So
  By on 2004-06-28
  After watching the sequel to one of my favorite movies of all time, I'd have to say that I have many mixed feelings. Although not a terrible movie, it doesn't come close to the original. Something about this movie really bothered me, but I couldn't put my finger on exactly what it was. I think it may have been mostly due to casting. After becoming attached to many of the original characters, I found it distracting to try and adjust to a new actor/actress portraying them. I did however like the character of Gideon and wished he had been in the original movie. I also enjoyed Reese Witherspoon and wished she could have been in the original as well. As much as I like Jon Voight, his performance paled in comparison to that of Tommy Lee Jones in the original. Hard to believe Jon Voight was the original choice for the original Lonesome Dove, huh? I also found the children that came along for the drive to Montana to be a distraction as well. All in all I'd have to say that it's worth a view. After all, the cinematography and music alone are breathtaking.
  
  
• Tought Act to Follow, But Comes Close
  By on 2003-05-28
  My husband and I are huge fans of Lonesome Dove. Any attempt to make a sequel would certainly be a tough job. But Return to Lonesome Dove would appear to us to be the best one can do. There is no way to fill Tommy Lee Jones shoes as Captain Woodrow Call, but John Voight does about as fine a job as can be expected. Sure it would have been nice to have Jones back, and even Angelica Huston. But that was not to be, yet the story went on and I am glad for it.
  
  The prequel, Dead Man's Walk is also good watching. David Arquette does a great job as Gus McCrae. The Streets of Laredo? If you're a Lonesome fan, it gives you another Lonesome movie to watch. But I'm sorry, I just can't get over the notion that Pea Eye and Lorena would get together. That is SO off the wall.
  
  Lonesome Dove is a great classic. Return to Lonesome Dove follows up nicely. Third in line for me is Dead Man's Walk. For the heck of watching another Lonesome movie, I'll take Streets of Laredo last.
  
  
• Best Possible Sequel made to the Original!!!!!!!!!
  By A2LBDTIMCX8NU7 on 2006-03-11
  First of all, I would have to say is I am deeply moved my this movie. Let me tell all of your Lonesome Dove fans something, DON'T LISTEN TO THERE INSULTS ABOUT THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, first of all, we don't have TLJ nor Angelica Houston. Those two characters were the major characters in LD next to Gus. But, there is Jon Voight to play Call. Voight may not be the one born for Call like TLJ, but he still does an excelent job and no one except TLJ could have played it better. Barbara Hershey plays Clara. I think she captured the essence of Clara and she did a good job. Rick Shroeder is back and he does a truly unforgetable job as Newt. July Johnson is back along with Pea Eeye. There are some new characters like former texas ranger Gideon Walker, Gus's daughter Agostina Vega, the villian Cheeroke Jack, and a man named Isom who resembles the role of "deets". Although people say that this plot is the same, they are right, but that doesn't make it a bad movie. Just because Mcmurty doesn't write doesn't mean it sucks. It captured the essence that the origianl caught. It had the same beautiful background music. There was a lot of action and adventure and the best part was, the story continued right after Call buried Gus. If you want to have an accurate depiction on what happens to the characters in the original, RTLD definitly shows it. Streets of Laredo is nothing compared to this. This is the true sequel because it delivers the same joy to your heart just like the original. I reccomend this movie to anyone who loves LD and wants to know the continuation of the story. This movie is truly a western. THE EPIC AS BIG AS THE WEST CONTINUES!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  
• Revisionist History Dampens The Screenplay!
  By A3H3364JZF6VN on 2000-06-10
  The first scene of the movie consists of a young woman shooting up Gus's marker. It turns out that Gus mistakenly got her mother killed in a shootout in Mexico, when he (Gus) was involved? with her mother. The plot has some good points in that the cowboys are Mexican "Vacqueros", but the producer takes great pains to show that the Vacqueros are better than the American cowboys. I won't try to describe the whole plot, but will say this film does not "fit" well with the other "Lonesome Dove" films because it twists most of Larry McMurtry's views into "modern, politically correct, viewpoints". Having said all that, I would still reccommend the movie as it does have some good action and plot lines.
  
  
• Hard to follow the original
  By A1Q3JL3467UC2S on 2004-11-02
  Return to Lonesome Dove was an equal to it's predecessor in the beautiful scenary throughout the film,however, several of the things which made the first an all time favorite of mine, are missing from this follow-up. Augustus McCrae died in the first and this has left quite a void in the second. The continous banter between Gus and Call added so much to the original movie. The loss of it definatley weakens the Return. Jon Voight does an OK job of depicting Captain Woodrow Call, but, the shoes were just too big to fill. Tommy Lee Jones was born to fill that roll and this movie would have been so much better with him playing that part again. All in all, it was an entertaining film, but not one that I would watch again and again as I have the original.
  
  
• 3 stars for trying so hard
  By A2CL31ZUL0TQHP on 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.
  
  
• NOT HARDLY!
  By on 2003-09-05
  In the first place, Jon Voight is totally unbelievable in the role of Woodrow F. Call. The hat's too darn big. I didn't get a chance to look at the boots. But maybe the producers of this one were looking for the same sort of chemistry between Voight and Ricky Schroeder that was attempted in The Champ. I can see it now, Call down for the count with Ricky Schroeder kneeling beside him, tears streaming down his cheeks, and crying "Get up Call, please get up!"

  But let me backtrack a little here. Larry McMurtry had nothing to do with this one. Are there any rocket scientists in the house? But wait, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that when the main guy shuns the production something is dreadfully wrong. Kind of reminiscent of Spielberg's refusals to be a part of the ill fated Jaws sequels. HELLO?!

  The story is flat, predictable and trite. Even a bit part by Reese Witherspoon as Newt's love interest can't save this one. No plans that I am aware of by Ms. Witherspoon to make Sweet Home Montana any time in the near future.

  Want a sequel to Lonesome Dove? Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo, in both print and video, does the job marvelously. And, yes, James Garner does a fine job as Call.
  
  

• Return to Lonesome Dove
  By A3K86JU8MUBRJ1 on 2004-04-09
  Don't overlook this simply because Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones aren't "in the picture." This is a wonderful depiction of the magic of Larry McMurtry and Jon Voight does a great job as Captain Call.
  I bought this about one year ago and I'd recommend it to any "Lonesome Dove" fans.
  
  
• Nice sequel to the original miniseries!
  By A3NUJ2ZH0QUPF0 on 1999-01-23
  Our entire family really enjoyed this video. It picks up elements of the original Lonesome Dove book that are missing from the first miniseries. Jon Voight does a good job as Woodrow Call - still emotionally repressed, but a little more chatty than the Tommy Lee Jones interpretation. It is always an adventure to watch him find a new way to "not feel". Rick Schroeder, now on NYPD Blue, is great as Newt. We also get to see more of July Johnson, who was such a sweet character that didn't get much attention in the original miniseries. We don't think you'll be disappointed with this one.
  
  
• Following the Impossible
  By A1E0RPGCXS4L2G on 2002-05-08
  I will admit that it would have been very hard to follow the original Lonesome Dove as a sequel. But to try and do it with mostly all new actors and with a script written by a different person is practicaly impossible. This movie would have been a fine western had it been released first or on its own. But as a follow up to Lonesome Dove it does not cut the mustard. Jon Voight is a fine actor but his portrayal of Cpt. Woodrow F. Call is not on par with Tommy Lee Jones's. With Gus (Robert Duvall) gone the banter and friendship between the two, part of the initial movies appeal, is also gone. So many of the original characters are gone and much of the feeling was lost.

  This movie is decent but the original was a hard act to follow.
  
  

• dang good!
  By AKD9XS8Z6HDGC on 2004-10-07
  I was skeptical goin into it. How could they pull it off? But after seein it I gotta admit this is a fine Western. I'm dang glad they did this one and proud to have it in my DVD collection.
  
  
• Dove Sequel Review
  By A2AIJEKBO4MC0F on 2006-07-28
  Although not actually based on a McMurtry tale, this cracking good story continues the saga of the Lonesome Dove crew is a very entertaining style. For purists, it will be something of a dissappointment. For anyone who likes a good story, it is great. Some actors play the same roles as in the original "Dove", but some are new to their roles but do an amazing job, and even have an amazing resemblence, so that one soon no longer focuses on the difference (Capt Call, for example). A good story in its own right; six hours of fine entertainment. Highly recommended.
  
  
• Lonesome Dove
  By A2DJB1HQX1ZCYV on 2004-01-17
  I have watched Lonesome dove about a hundred times, and i still can,t get enough of it. Lonesome Dove is a clean wholesome movie with a story to boot, not just a shoot em up movie but a superb movie
  All the actors in the movie to my mind are the best in the world and i don't think that any other actors could play those parts better than Duvall or Jones. I can't wait to view the return to Lonesome Dove, i have allready seen streets of Laredo and could not understand for the life of me how could Lorena be married to Pea !!! what happened to Dish? its like chalk and cheese so untill I view the return to Lonsome Dove all I can say is good work.! Good work!.
  
  
• There's no point to this "Return"
  By AFDYHKAH8AJDT on 2005-10-05
  I really really tried to enjoy this. I was all ready to get my heart hooked like in the original and hold on for an "e ticket " ride like at Disneyworld. Instead, all I got was a merry-go-round with the same plot as many westerns before it, played over and over again. I don't understand it because all of the right elements were in place. Granted John Voight is no Captain Call I still thought he did a good job with what little he had to work with. He was the only good thing about it as he captured the essence of the character Tommy Lee Jones laid out for him. Rick Schroeder, who did a great job in Lonesome Dove, seemed more lost than his character Newt usually is. The same for goes for Chris Cooper's character July. Barbara Hershey didn't come close to Angelica Huston's gumption and likability. They all seemed to be struggling to understand where this was going too. I'd comment on the plot line if I knew what it was. It just seemed like characters were thrown in to see what would stick. Larry McMurtry probably threw a fit when he saw the truly thin plot line on screen. It just dances round with no true direction. With the star power that was at their disposal (Oliver Reed, Louis Gossett Jr. and Reese Witherspoon to name a few) you'd have thought they would have gotten a much stronger sequel. Maybe not up to the standard of the original but somewhere in the neighborhood at least.
  
  With Lonesome Dove everyone's character was well-rounded, well-written and rock solid. Although YOU didn't know where the story was headed, you got the feeling it was headed in a definite but unpredictable direction. Not so with this, this.....you know, I'm not quite sure what to call it, but whatever it is,
  it wouldn't be good.
  
  
  
• It was an ok movie......
  By A310VGKXQWSZ46 on 2001-02-01
  This movie would have been lots better with the ORIGINAL cast from the first Lonesome Dove. Don't get me wrong, Jon Voight was good, but Tommy Lee Jones made the part happen for the series !!! Some of the parts could have gone and made the movie lots more interesting, but all in all, it was good I guess !! If you liked Lonesome Dove, you would probably like this one .
  
  
• Good, but not as good as the original
  By A3C370FIMJ6LTF on 2001-07-28
  "Return to Lonesome Dove" was pretty good, but not as good as the original, "Lonesome Dove". The characters were charming, the acting was good, and the story was decent, but this title is missing the feel of the first movie/series. The character depth and interaction was just better in the original. I do not think "Return to Lonesome Dove" did a good job endearing the characters to the viewer especially if you did not see "Lonesome Dove". Despite this, this movie/series is still a good watch, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
  
  
• very moving western tale
  By A1SCMZFHYVBKM5 on 2004-11-07
  a friend of mine recently introduced me to return to lonesome dove. i don't care for westerns as a rule but i was completely captivated by it. voight and shroeder are both excellent. i haven't seen the other dvds in the seires but i certainly plan to.
  
  
• great sequel to the first
  By AO701WQ0OO13Y on 2005-08-18
  Return is my favorite Lonesome Dove next to the original. This is wonderful.
  
  
• Return to Lonesome Dove
  By A2BV44II02GKG0 on 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.
  
  
• Extremely disappointing sequel
  By A3PGU131J5ULSM on 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.
  
  
• IT IS WONDERFUL!
  By A2IJMTY5JHR6HA on 2000-03-01
  I love it, and all of the Lonesome Dove movies, And if I could give it more stars, I'd give it about 50 million. The characters were great in it and all the other Lonesome Dove movies, as was the dialog,acting,and plot.An all around great movie.
  
  
• Great Sequel
  By on 1999-03-07
  This is a pretty good sequel to the original movie. I believe that this movie was missing one key thing. Tommy Lee Jones. The transition between the actors was not very good. Tommy Lee played a more calm, less talking, and less emotional character than Jon Voight. Rick Schroder did very well in this sequel.
  
  
• Great Sequel
  By on 1999-03-07
  This is a pretty good sequel to the original movie. I believe that this movie was missing one key thing. Tommy Lee Jones. The transition between the actors was not very good. Tommy Lee played a more calm, less talking, and less emotional character than Jon Voight. Rick Schroder did very well in this sequel.
  
  
• Good and Bad
  By on 2003-11-10
  I have watched this several times and still get teary eyed when in the end they have to bury another one of their companarios. Not as good as the original, however, Voight plays a good W. F. Call because in the original book he is more of a straight man. Tommy Lee Jones' Call was good and I liked him just as much. I don't think Voight and Duvall would have made as good a team. I liked Barbera Hershey better than Angelica Houston, but without Gus to play the light side to Call's straight man it is a little less entertaining. William Peterson as Gideon Walker is a good preformance, and I always like Lou Gossett Jr. Of course Ricky Schroder is good and the story is good also. I enjoyed the movie and own it on tape so it is worth the money if you are a fan of westerns.
  
  

• Lonesome Dove
• Comanche Moon
• Lonesome Dove Collection (Lonesome Dove/Streets of Laredo/Dead Man's Walk)
• Dead Man's Walk
• Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo