VHS : The Last of the Mohicans (THX Widescreen Edition)
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starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi Maydirected by: Michael Mann
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304117309
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6304117302
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: August 20, 1996
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 5681
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 25, 1992
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Wildly romantic, daringly exciting, Michael Mann's film of James Fenimore Cooper's novel created a new babe magnet out of Daniel Day-Lewis, he of the heaving pecs and flowing mane. As Hawkeye, he plays an American settler raised by the Mohicans who is forced to serve as a guide for British adventurism in upstate New York. But the British have been outflanked by the French (and their Indian allies); then British honor is betrayed when a band of renegades assaults them during their retreat. Mann captures the viciousness of this era's hand-to-hand combat in startling battle scenes. But he also invests the film with heartfelt romance, as the feelings swell between Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe. The ending is a stunner, a long, nearly wordless sequence of battle and loss. Strong performances all around, particularly by Russell Means as Chingachgook and Wes Studi as the evil Magua. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Epic Saga
The Last of the Mohicans is epic in scope, music, cinematography, action and running... lots and lots of running... sometimes it's exhausting to watch Hawkeye, Uncas and Chingachook run so much, but, regardless of that, the film is glorious in all the visuals. And Daniel Day Lewis has never/will never be as gorgeous as in this film; it's one of those epic romances, too: "I will find you... do whatever you must to survive... I will find you" says Hawkeye to his lady love behind a cascade of water. ... Read More
Rating: - A Woodland Journey
"The Last of the Mohicans" is a film which combines fine cinematography, good acting, an excellent musical score, and very well filmed battle scenes. Both the modern film and the nineteenth century novel were set in the French and Indian War and have some of the same characters. However, anyone who has read the book will quickly realize that the film is very different. That said, the movie is actually very good and an excellent tale of adventure, love, courage, and brutality. There are some historic ... Read More
Rating: - This is the movie I am taking to a deserted island...
We all know that retarded question: what movie/book/poem/appliance would you take with you if confined to a solitary exile for life?... Well, if I ever have to answer that question, this as true as it gets... This movie comes with me - hands down and no competition (well, provided that the deserted island is equipped with DVD/VCR player and enough reliable electricity to run it - oh, hell - forget that: I would pedal a stationary bike to generate electricity...).
This movie is as perfect as perfect ... Read More
Rating: - Simply Beautiful.
This is one of my all time favorite movies. There is practically nothing wrong with this movie. Michale Mann is an expert at his craft, and this is one of the early examples of this expertise.
The writing is superb. This is not that unexpected as it is based off of a quality book. The dialog is believable, and the love story seems real, something many movies have trouble with.
The acting is probably one of the high points. Daniel Day-Lewis is an actors actor. The man is a craftsman ... Read More
Rating:  - ahistorical garbage
I'm sorry but I like history too much to watch this film. First of all, most American colonists were quite enthusiastic to get off of the farm and fight against King Louis's France. Second of all, we beat them, France lost control of Canada and that was that. This movie has students walking away from the screen with the impression that the British/American forces lost the French-Indian war, which is simply not true, we kicked the tar out of the French. I know Daniel Day-Lewis has some complex about being British, ... Read More
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