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| richfed |
Posted - January 31 2004 : 08:02:48 AM
Matters not which version of LOTM you prefer, if you've seen the DVD version of The Last of the Mohicans, which bit of added footage do you feel enhances that version the most? You may post your reason in this thread, if you'd like! Hope we didn't omit any!  |
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| Ongewasgone |
Posted - April 29 2005 : 08:46:09 AM
Chingachgook's words in the end of the movie are one of the deepest images of American Indians' situation after the creations of the colonies and of their tragic destiny I've ever found in a film,excluding Dances with wolves,which is also very good |
| silentthunder |
Posted - April 20 2005 : 11:13:39 PM
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Originally posted by Redbird
Hawkeye answers Duncan's question - "There is a war on with the French! How is that *you* are heading west?" Hawkeye: "Well, we sort of face to the north, and real subtle-like, turn left.." That wasn't in the DVD version -- was it?
Indeed, that line is in the DVD version. Believe me, that's one of the lines that first caught my attention.  I loved his remarks, especially with all the sarcasm he expresses his emotions with. ~sigh~  |
| Redbird |
Posted - April 20 2005 : 1:46:33 PM
I miss Clannad's song so much, I'm afraid that (for me) it detracts a little from the scene where they're pursuing the war party. I also miss the joke along the river walk, where Hawkeye answers Duncan's question - "There is a war on with the French! How is that *you* are heading west?" Hawkeye: "Well, we sort of face to the north, and real subtle-like, turn left.." That wasn't in the DVD version -- was it? I chose the added footage with Chingachgook's words at the end too. It kills me when he says, "But once... *we* were here"! Also made me think I'd read that line somewhere before? But I've read a lot of stuff over the years, and I'm not accusing MM of lifting it from somewhere else... My other favorite added part was that small bit at the Cameron's cabin, where John Cameron and Jack go for their guns after hearing the dog start barking at something outside. The first time I saw the theatrical version, I'd imagined that taking place anyway, and was glad they included it. Until, they hear Chingachgook "Hello" the house, they would have no way of knowing who was actually out there. |
| silentthunder |
Posted - April 20 2005 : 03:35:12 AM
I would have to go with Chingachgook's closing words, each time I hear it I get goose bumps. That line is both sad and intense. 
My second choice would be when Chingachgook, Hawkeye, and Uncas are chasing the Huron party. The music in that scene is really beautiful.  |
| Lurking Huron8407 |
Posted - April 17 2005 : 4:29:56 PM
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Originally posted by chasis_22
Have to say the closing words of Chingachgook made my heart react in a way that made me want to cry. As far as the changing of the score when they are chasing the huron I thought it was aweful. That was the worst change to the movie....other than that the dvd got a 2 thumbs up from me.
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| Rainhair |
Posted - April 16 2005 : 3:41:10 PM
I voted for the part when Uncas, Chingachgook and Hawkeye pursue the Hurons for that extended time. I just love it; it's beautiful, but kind of sad at the same time...when you think of people traveling so far and they're succumbed to wild animals, the wilderness, and such.
Ah, I'm ranting.
Anyway, you get the point.  |
| susquesus |
Posted - April 05 2005 : 9:36:37 PM
Yes, they are. |
| Oneida |
Posted - April 05 2005 : 9:21:07 PM
This has no doubt been covered before, but is the "Director's Expanded Edition" and the "Director's Cut" the same DVD? Thanks. |
| chasis_22 |
Posted - March 24 2005 : 3:05:09 PM
Even though you know MM wrote those words for Chingachgook knowing that all that was said did happen it still kinda seems haunting to hear him say them being in the period he was in...does that make any sense?
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| Emily |
Posted - March 23 2005 : 10:04:40 PM
Chingachgooks final words have got to be my pick for the greatest addition to the movie. Sadly, he pretty much hit the nail on the head there. |
| rydergrl |
Posted - May 05 2004 : 8:31:53 PM
I voted for Chingachgook's final words. They were very moving. You can feel the emotion of a grieving father and the truth in the words he spoke. |
| Ithiliana |
Posted - April 29 2004 : 3:38:28 PM
well, if i gotta pick one, it'll be ching's last words...
but they are still not worth enough to cope with the damage of the "someday you and i are going to have a serious disagreement" scene missing. |
| chasis_22 |
Posted - April 28 2004 : 9:29:18 PM
Have to say the closing words of Chingachgook made my heart react in a way that made me want to cry. As far as the changing of the score when they are chasing the huron I thought it was aweful. That was the worst change to the movie....other than that the dvd got a 2 thumbs up from me. |
| Lurking Huron1570 |
Posted - March 27 2004 : 12:04:40 PM
I voted for Chingachook's last words...they were touching and sad. I thought that should have been kept in the original. It showed a deeper side to him that they didn't seem to or couldn't pursue earlier in the movie. |
| Lurking Huron8760 |
Posted - February 28 2004 : 11:52:29 PM
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Originally posted by CT•Ranger
My favorite scene is the very brief one where Magua and the Hurons lead the captives along a high mountain trail at sunset. It's a beautiful scene and you can hear the wind blowing through the pines. Really reminds me of my time on the trail.
I voted that too, it's a very nice scene. |
| SgtMunro |
Posted - February 08 2004 : 11:06:56 PM
I voted for the "Diversion Screne"; because, for a change, it does not cast drilled & disciplined soldiers as bufoons who couldn't hit the broadside of a barn. It was a much more realistic demonstration of the effectiveness of 18th century linear battle tactics. Unlike the "Ambush Scene" where a handful of Hurons were able to physically overun an infantry company with fixed bayonets, which was not at all realistic and never could have happened.
Your Most Humble Servant,
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| Gadget Girl |
Posted - February 02 2004 : 11:04:49 AM
I voted for the diversion scene. I think that added so much to understanding Duncan's character. It also added more depth to the courier scene.
GG |
| CT•Ranger |
Posted - January 31 2004 : 10:24:53 AM
My favorite scene is the very brief one where Magua and the Hurons lead the captives along a high mountain trail at sunset. It's a beautiful scene and you can hear the wind blowing through the pines. Really reminds me of my time on the trail. |
| Theresa |
Posted - January 31 2004 : 09:30:46 AM
I voted for Chingachgook's closing words. That blows me away every time I hear it. *sigh* |
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