Comanche Moon | Val Kilmer, Steve Zahn | Awesome book adaption!!!!!

Comanche Moon | Val Kilmer, Steve Zahn | Commanche Moon - Good Stuff

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Comanche Moon

	Comanche Moon Val Kilmer, Steve Zahn Sony Pictures, 2008 average customer review:based on 51 reviews view larger image
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Awesome book adaption!!!!!

Having read the book to "Comanche Moon", I never thought it would be adapted to screen, simply because it was too violent, but here, the filmakers have been able to tone it down without compromising its integrity, & this film is at best a faithful adaption, I doubt it could have been done better, everything seen here happens in the book, set some 20 years after "Dead Man's Walk" & some 20 years before "Lonsome Dove", we see Gus & Woodrow in their 40's & are now somewhat more experienced in the jobs as Texas Rangers under the command of Captain Inish Scull played with comic genius by Val Kilmer, he embodies this character the same way McMurtry penned him, Steve Zahn takes over the role of Gus, played by David Arquette in "Walk" & by Robert Duvall in "Dove" it is clear Zahn studied Duvall's mannerism & personality from "Dove", Zahn made me believe he could be a younger Duvall, just as Arquette did in "Walk", & Karl Urban totally captures Tommy Lee Jones' mannerism from "Dove" & even his voice as a younger Woodrow Call, just as Johnny Lee Miller did in "Walk" In this we meet Pea Eye, Deets, & Jake Spoon, & we get to meet Blue Duck as Buffalo Hump's undisiplined teenage son, Blue Duck is just as nasty here as well, casting Linda Cardelini as Clara was also a smart move, Jennifer Garner played her in "Walk", but Cardelini looks more favorable to Anjelica Houston in "Dove", Simon Wincer who directed "Dove" does so here & it is clear he hasn't lost his flare for directing beautiful landscapes, it is just as long as "Dove" at about 5 hrs., but never boring, if you are a "Lonesome Dove" fan, then you won't be disappointed, I was really impressed with the attention to detail, not to mention consistensy, some locations look like the same ones used in both "Walk" & "Dove", & we see Newt born & the beginning of what later becomes "Dove", the filmakers & McMurtry have delivered with consistensy which always wins me over, & Zahn & Urban do Call & Gus justice, it is not easy to fill Jones' & Duvall's shoes, but they pull it off, Wes Studi is perfect as Buffalo Hump, Eric Swieg's portrayal in "Walk" was menacing, & Studi takes it a step further, all in all, a great adaption & prequel to "Lonsome Dove", this one will make you want to watch that one again.

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Commanche Moon - Good Stuff

I loved Lonesome Dove, the miniseries. This is an excellent follow-up. I won't get too detailed, but I think this is an excellent buy if you'd like a great addition to your western collection. Steve Zahn and Karl Urban do wonderful jobs of representing the characters (their speech and even gestures) that Robert Duvalle(sp?) and Tommy Lee Jones introduced us to. If you liked Lonesome Dove, you'll like this one!

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