Dances with Wolves [VHS]

Dances with Wolves [VHS]

Dances with Wolves [VHS]

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Actor: Kirk Baltz, Maury Chaykin, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Everett, Wayne Grace
Primary Contributor: Graham Greene (II)
Primary Contributor: Mary McDonnell
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 181 minutes
Release Date: 1999-10-05
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

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Movie Review: Dances with Wolves
Summary: 5 Stars

My father lives in an assisted living situation and loves this movie. He watches it over and over. Thank you for getting it to him so quickly and in great shape.

Movie Review: A MASTERPIECE!
Summary: 5 Stars

Begging reviewer Tom Keogh's pardon, but there is NO overstatement in either this film's "portrait of white intruders as morons" or its very graphic portrayal of mindless and immoral brutality by solders, which characterizations remain relevant to an all too common type of mindset and behavior that tragically continues in our country's administrative agencies of government to this very day.

And, this film most assuredly IS, indeed, an "UNQUALIFIED MASTERPIECE". In my opinion, it probably ranks as one of the five most important American films ever made.

Movie Review: bad experience w/ seller
Summary: 1 Stars

wanted an update from seller when item didn't arrive at a reasonable time and he, once, gave me a lame excuse and later, dismissed my inquiry. Item didn't arrive and I requested a refund, but was completely ignored.

Movie Review: A WONDERFUL, BREATHTAKING, TRIBUTE, TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE!
Summary: 5 Stars

THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME! I LOVED IT VERY MUCH! JOHN DUNBAR WAS A GOOD, STRONG MAN, WITH REMARKABLE COURAGE, WHO IS A SOLDIER, WHO BECOMES WEARY, AND READY FOR THE WAR TO END! HE CHOOSES TO GO WEST, AND START A NEW LIFE. AND THERE HE MEETS, SIOUX INDIANS, AND MEETS A WOLF, WHOM JOHN NAMES, TWO SOCKS. JOHN AND THE INDIANS, BECOME FRIENDS, AND EARNS EACH OTHERS RESPECT! JOHN FALLS IN LOVE, WITH A WHITE, SIOUX WOMAN. THIS MOVIE SHOWS, HOW WONDERFUL, AND HOW REMARKABLE SOME OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHERE, AND STILL ARE, THEY HAVE A HEARTFELT, FEELING, AND RESPECT FOR THE LAND, AND LIFE, THAT ONLY THEY COULD HAVE! NOT MANY PEOPLE TODAY, NO MATTER WHAT RACE THEY ARE, DO NOT HAVE LOVE FOR THE LAND, AND LIFE ANY MORE. IF ONLY THE WORLD COULD HAVE DONE LIKE JOHN, AND THESE SIOUX INDIANS DID, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS FIGHTING IN THE WORLD! THIS MOVIE IS FOR ALL THE NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHO WHERE LIKE THE ONES JOHN BECAME FRIENDS WITH, PAST, FUTURE, AND PRESENT, WHAT AWESOME PEOPLE YOU ARE! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE, AND ALSO, THE DANCES WITH WOLVES CD. THIS BEAUTIFUL MUSIC MAKES YOUR SPIRIT SOAR! I ALSO SO LOVED THE BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR BREATHTAKING SCENERY! THERE IS SOME SPECIAL SCENES IN THE MOVIE, THAT TOUCHED MY HEART, THE SCENES WITH JOHN FEEDING, AND DANCING WITH TWO SOCKS! THIS MOVIE WILL TOUCH YOUR SOUL, IN THE MOST HEARTRENDING WAY!

Movie Review: Horribly Biased, But A Memorable, Entertaining Film
Summary: 4 Stars

I got caught up in Kevin Costner's manipulation, too, until I did some research and found out that this movie is a bunch of baloney. Nonetheless, except for the smaller beginning and ending segments, the long one in the middle with "Dances With Wolves" relationship to the Sioux Indians and his romance to "Stands With A Fist" (Mary McDonnell) is enjoyable to watch.

It's also a visual feast, stunning in parts such as the Buffalo stampedes.
The version you want to watch is this extended DVD one. Other good points besides the cinematography and three likable main characters, two mentioned above and Grahame Green ("Kicking Bird") The Indians' dialog is interesting throughout the film and McDonnell is outstanding in her role. Her romance with Costner is one of the best I've seen in a film.

What makes the film click is that combination of drama/romance/action and even some necessary humor.

What was unnecessary is the extreme bias shown in here where all the white soldiers (except our hero) are sleazy, profane, cruel or insane - every one of them!! Talk about prejudice! Also, if you do any history checking, you'll find the Indians portrayed in actuality were anything but the generally nice people shown in this film. The truth is that they were one of the more bloodthirsty tribes...one of the worst of the Southwest.

The cruelty, bias and some uncomfortable scenes with bloody animals, don't always make this a pleasant movie to watch no matter what side of the PC table you're on...but, overall, it's a memorable, gorgeous film that digs deep inside you. A clich?, true, but it's one you don't forget, even if it's incredibly biased.

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Summary of Dances with Wolves [VHS]

Kevin Costner's 1990 epic won a bundle of Oscars for a moving, engrossing story of a white soldier (Costner) who singlehandedly mans a post in the 1870 Dakotas, and becomes a part of the Lakota Sioux community who live nearby. The film may not be a masterpiece, but it is far more than the sum of good intentions. The characters are strong, the development of relationships is both ambitious and careful, the love story between Costner and Mary McDonnell's character is captivating. Only the third-act portrait of white intruders as morons feels overbearing, but even that leads to a terribly moving conclusion. Costner's direction is assured, the balance of action and intimacy is perfect--what more could anyone want outside of an unqualified masterpiece? --Tom Keogh

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