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Director: Simon Wincer
Actors: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Robert Urich
Studio: Rhi Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 261
Format: Ac-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 373
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 81197
UPC: 796019811972
EAN: 0796019811972
ASIN: B0018PH3L0
Theatrical Release Date: February 5, 1989
Release Date: August 5, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Description
Experience the Emmy Award-winning masterpiece as never before with Lonesome Dove 2-Disc Collector's Edition. Presented for the first time in Widescreen and 5.1 surround sound, this all-time western classic is now digitally re-mastered with all-new bonus features.Based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Larry McMurtry and set in the late nineteenth century, this sprawling epic of the Old West is the story of the last defiant frontier, a daring cattle drive, and an undying love. Featuring epic performances by Robert Duvall, Tommy lee Jones, Angelica Houston, Diane Lane, Danny Glover, Robert Urich, and Chris Cooper, Lonesome Dove continues to be a treasured classic for generations to come.
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 Bud Wright August 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I believe I have some insight into this whole aspect ratio controversy. For many years, filmmakers filmed movies in something called "Super 35." The final, unedited and uncropped raw footage looks something like the old Chevrolet symbol, in that each scene was framed in both widescreen AND fullscreen ratios. The widescreen crop, of course, was released to theaters, but the fullscreen crop was released for home video consunption. I believe this to be the case with "Lonesome Dove," as I have compared both the 2002 and 2008 versions, and information is both gained and lost in both incarnations, depending on the crop. It is no longer necessary to practice this hybrid process because of the proliferation of 16:9 TVs, so "Super 35" has virtually vanished. However, this new version of LD is FAR superior to the first release, because of the stunningly clean, richly textured and colored, widescreen picture and the much improved sound. It's even more jaw-dropping than it's original edition - which is saying something. Throw in the letter-perfect performances by all(but ESPECIALLY so by Duvall and Jones)and you have an unqualified masterpiece. Do yourself a favor and check out the greatest western of all time, and one of the top 2 or 3 films ever made. Trust me, you will not be disappointed!
Let's get right to the point. August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The story on this new release isn't the story itself. Rather, it's the comically long-overdue digital remastering of this cinematic tour de force, and while admittedly imperfect, the stunning improvement from one edition to the next. So I'm not going to quibble about aspect ratios; if you love this movie as much as most do, this is a release you must pick up, despite a few technical quirks the large majority of viewers will never notice. And if the process did this much for the standard-release DVD, I'll be anxious to see the Blu-ray version...
Lonesome Dove August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lonesome Dove never looked or sounded so good as in the newly remastered release. The best western ever is also the best thing ever made for TV, and it finally has the true widescreen picture and 5.1 stereo sound it has always deserved.
cropped but still worth the money August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
the picture and sound quality are much better than its predecessor but i still wish they had actually shot it in ws format that would be magical.
At $13 its a no brainer, its the price of a car wash for f sake.
 Amazing quality and extras; unfortunate cropping August 8, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I rarely buy re-releases of a movie on DVD, but made an exception with "Lonesome Dove." My single favorite film (or series, if you prefer) of all time, I couldn't pass on the opportunity to upgrade from the previous 2002 DVD release, which I believe was literally copied from old VHS tapes. The picture on this release is sharp and completely amazing, and I could go on for a full page just on the fantastic quality of the surround sound mix. I can't say enough wonderful things about them. The extras are also miles above those for the previous release -- save the omission of the emotional and moving interview with executive producer Suzanne de Passe, that really should have been included. (I have yet to watch all the documentaries, however, so perhaps they included it in one of the longer features.)
But there's a serious flaw with this release, which others have already pointed out: It's not presented in the original aspect ratio. I tend to get cranky when widescreen movies are taken and the sides are chopped off them to present a 4:3 pan-and-scan presentation. But I've come to accept it. I get downright irritated, however, when, in order to appease the current fascination with anamorphic widescreen, DVD producers take a fullscreen product and chop off the top and bottom to try to make it look like it was filmed in a ratio it clearly wasn't. As I said earlier, I have both DVD releases of the production, so I was able to compare them side by side, and I don't care what Simon Wincer says in the interviews -- this is not a widescreen print. Part of the picture was sacrificed to make the product fit this aspect ratio, and it's a crime.
In summary, I give this production mad props for the brilliant digital restoration, amazing sound quality, and extras. The miniseries deserved it. But this production loses at least two stars for butchering the original aspect ratio. I hope that the producers digitally restored the entire feature before turning it into widescreen and that they'll eventually do yet another re-release, giving us the print the way it was always intended to be watched: in 4:3 format, suitable for standard TV viewing.
I am not a widescreen fanatic. I just want to see things presented in the original aspect ratio. Why is that asking too much?
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