Re: dvd is perfect!!!!

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: : : I watched the dvd yesterday afternoon with my brother... both of us being huge lotm fans.
: : : I had read some of the reviews here... and felt dissapointed before I even saw the dvd.  I had been looking forward to new scenes... and was shocked when people were saying parts were actually cut from the movie.
: : : so i was skeptical when i went over to watch it....
: : : but there was no need to worry...
: : : my brother and I were both blown away!!
: : : This version of the film is far superior to the original.
: : : Partly due to the quality of dvds... both the sound and the picture are amazing...
: : : but due more so to the cuts and aditions to the movie....
: : : I LOVED IT!!!!!!
: : : lotm was always one of my favorite movies because Hawkeye is cool beyond words... and the beautiful scenery... and "painting" type shots throughout the movie.... the music...well, you guys all know why it's so good.
: : : But the film as a whole always had some flaws.
: : : there were some slow parts... and the end always seemed like a let down.... from duncan's death to magwa's has awlays been, in my opinion, the best ten minutes ever put on film...
: : : but then the funeral was a big emotional let down... the movie sort of just fadded away....
: : : but with the addition of chingachgook's closing speach.... the end of the movie is as powerful as anything I've ever seen.  The last line of the movie is so beautiful, and strong... My brother and I both were fighting off tears... we couldn't imagine why it was cut in the first place.
: : : as far as the lines cut from hawkeye... they were cool lines...
: : : but this "new" hawkeye is a stronger character... he doesn't have time, or feel the need, to think of witty one liners... 
: : : I could go on and on....
: : : but the bottom line is this.
: : : the director's cut is a better film from start to finish...
: : : with an emphasis on the finish... 
: : : i think everyone was expecting new scenes... which they didn't get...
: : : that's why there are all the negative reactions...
: : : but if everybody watches the dvd again.. not looking for new things... or wondering what was changed...
: : : but just watches with an open mind...you'll see a masterpiece.

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: : Well said, Ben!  I agree.  I cried at the end, too.  Thought I was past all that.  I just got into the film like it was all 'new' again.

: : Dana S.

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: Hear, Hear, Ben!  I too feel exactly the same way and as the credits started to roll, I realised I too was crying! I agree, Ben, it is a MUCH stronger ending!  Though this DVD isn't what I was hoping for, (and indeed, I would STILL like another one with more scenes!!), I LOVE what we got! But - as Marcia said, we can now pick and choose which one we want to watch on a particular night (thank goodness we didn't have to swap our video's for the DVD!) So - I'm a pretty happy bunny - for now! (But hoping for more, one day! Greedy, I know! :0(

: Best wishes,
: Kate.



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