ChicRawIdol
A brilliant film that helped define a genre
Griff Lees
Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Fleur
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
armoredtanker
Yes it could of been better. The flaw is the horrible sets and lack of color. I love to read about the frontier, and I know that the Shawnee and other tribes didn't run around in dirty drab rags as depicted. The British in 1812 are shown wearing outdated 1776 uniforms just like the Americans. The 1990s Heroes of The Old Northwest got it right. The production on this shows how cheap it was done. Obviously no time and effort wad spent on this. The baatle scene are a joke. The surrender if Fort Detroit was so hilarious. A garrison of 4 surrendering to Tecumseh. The fort actually surrendered to British General Issac Brock not to Tecumseh alone.
The Battle of Chalamette ir New Orleans is hilarious too. A platoon of brits dressed in 1777 uniforms attacking 1776 looking militia. Where is the 7th Inf? Or the cottonbales? Awful.Anthony Quinn did a better job in the "The Buccaneer," depicting the battle. Read a book and stay away from garbage like this.
The Alamo scenes are horrible. A simple 2x4 holding the gate closed is easily opened by pushing and breaking the 2x4.
Another laughing moment is the Treaty of Ghent city scene. I mean are people that make this junk clueless. It look like a scene from Sherlock Holmes 1881 London. Nothing is 1814. Bowler hats Victorian suits and dresses.
And omit the fact that Santa Anna was facing revolts in Mexuco and Texas because he tore up the Constitution of 1824 and made himself dictator. Another fact slave owners took their slaves into Mexico illegally.
If Leonardo DiCaprio produced this did he actually spend his own money on this lousy tv show. He could if paid me and gotten a more clourful production with accurate costumes and history. Instead all we got was garbage.
fredric_wertham
And interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections. Let these influencing powers actuate, by the permission or disposal of Providence, from selfish or social views, yet in time the mysterious will of Heaven is unfolded, and we behold our conduct, from whatever motives excited, operating to answer the important designs of heaven.
-Daniel Boonel
bullet-64753
Ive seen the first 3 so far, and its a good overview, missing a lot of details, but good
but the funny part was the footage from The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr that they used for about 3 seconds at 1:58:06 in episode 3
almost didn't catch it except for the sawed off shotgun slung of Lord Bowlers shoulder, had to rewind the DVR, but there they are, Brisco and Bowler from behind riding into a town, lol
sixpaws67
I have only seen the Daniel Boone episode at this point, but I loved it. They left out a lot, but it's the History Channel and they tend to do that, plus they only had a certain amount of time.I like how they included Boone's daughter as being a strong woman.I beg of anyone who knows, to tell me the theme song.
