ole capt call...led down a road that led to the downfall of his dearest friends...including the one who gave him the idea of the cattle drive....he's such a lonely and yet respectable man. We could use a few Capt Calls in our modern cattle drive we call America.
@chefjaike I thought the cattle drive was Call's idea and Gus, God love him, went along for the fun and the ride : Ay God, Woodrow, it's been quite a party.
@iamintheburg the drive was Jake's idea. At one point Gus tells jake (referring to Call): "I could kick you for giving him all those ideas about Montana"
The irony of this scene is that if Call had died and Gus lived, the reporter would have got the full story. Instead, it is left for Call to vision and nobody else will truly know what happened.
Whenever I leave a place I've been for a long while (i.e. a couple of years), I usually take a little time to reflect. Just finished grad school in california, and was thinking of this scene. Crazy all the experiences and people you meet, how wonderful life and people really are when you think about it all as a whole.
@oakcreekranch7 Thank you !!!!! Absolutely the best movie ever...seems like everybody else needs to qualify it as a Western, but no film can approach the depth and human intensity of LD......and this end, taken nearly word for word from the novel, is the statement of that human intensity and depth.....closest film ever to perfect.
Not just Texans, my friend. Lonesome Dove means something to America.
I'm a twenty two year old Mexican American girl whose lived in Texas half my life and Tennessee the other half and I can tell you Lonesome Dove was the one thing that brought me close to my American grandfather in Tn and close to my Mexican grandfather in Texas.
I swear, I've had a crush on Woodrow Call since I was able to walk.
The book was great and written by a Texan (Larry McMurtry) and the mini seris was great as well. The screen play was written by Bill Wyclff, from San Antonio and he insisted that it stay true to form and that most of the filming take place in Texas. In fact, this scence was right on the banks of the Rio Grande.
I watched this in american history nine. we finsihed it today.. im 14, a freshman and this ment so much to me like this movie just totally changed my view of the west and when gus died.. man. and that respect woodrow had for gus is just amazing.. i wish woodorw wud of told he was that kids father
@Trinity61 Well, I can tell you this : it means Honor and Decency and Manhood and Loyalty and Bravery and
Human Kindness to this Virginian who's lived in PA for 25 years. It means Love and Goodness and the origin of our American Experience: it's our humanity, Texan or Virginian, gay or straight, 1800's cowboy or 21st-Century attorney. It's who we are, if we succeed as men and women, sons, daughters, husbands, friends, wives...Americans. Humans. The best movie of a novel. Best ever.
@Trinity61 I dont think alot of Texans realize how much Lonesome Dove makes alot of people around the U.S. love the idea of Texas and what it stands for. I am from Tacoma and was fortunate enough to be stationed in El Paso from 94 - 96.I love Texas and its people.
The best Western ever....soild performance all around...DON"T forget the music.....BRILLIANT!!!! By the late Basil P....never get tired of watching this....
It may have been a hard life, but I would have loved to live back then where you knew where a man (and woman) stood. Character or lack of it was paramount. Surviving was the order of the day, where fun was aided by hard work. When you make a movie like this, the music is a huge part of the feeling of the story. This movie was no different. RIP Robert Urich, you did your best work in this film.
best western ever. great books great series
ninjaguy1995 1 week ago
there was a series, but there also was a movie STUPID
and Robert Urich was in it, he played Jake
jmorrowbel 2 weeks ago
love this movie, I always cry :( and I'm a TEXAN!
jmorrowbel 4 weeks ago
@jmorrowbel it's not a movie, it's a SERIES IDIOT
pigeonpsycho 2 weeks ago
@pigeonpsycho it was a movie / miniseries, so stop being so ignorant and hateful.
iamintheburg 2 days ago
Robert Urich...so handsome
vanash4 1 month ago
@vanash4 it's tommy lee jones FUCKHEAD
pigeonpsycho 2 weeks ago
ole capt call...led down a road that led to the downfall of his dearest friends...including the one who gave him the idea of the cattle drive....he's such a lonely and yet respectable man. We could use a few Capt Calls in our modern cattle drive we call America.
chefjaike 2 months ago 2
@chefjaike I thought the cattle drive was Call's idea and Gus, God love him, went along for the fun and the ride : Ay God, Woodrow, it's been quite a party.
iamintheburg 1 month ago
@iamintheburg the drive was Jake's idea. At one point Gus tells jake (referring to Call): "I could kick you for giving him all those ideas about Montana"
chefjaike 1 month ago
@chefjaike And to think in a way all that happened to Gus, Lori, and the rest was Jakes fault
CalebTheGatekeeper 1 month ago
god i need to watch this again
jcracker 2 months ago
The irony of this scene is that if Call had died and Gus lived, the reporter would have got the full story. Instead, it is left for Call to vision and nobody else will truly know what happened.
mrlbws1959 2 months ago
Great scene - so bittersweet.
mbabist01 2 months ago
Whenever I leave a place I've been for a long while (i.e. a couple of years), I usually take a little time to reflect. Just finished grad school in california, and was thinking of this scene. Crazy all the experiences and people you meet, how wonderful life and people really are when you think about it all as a whole.
A Hell of a vision!
gree6991 2 months ago
Gives me goosebumps
73chevyk20 3 months ago
Outstanding ending for the nest movie ever made!
djmc4251 3 months ago
This is the best Movie I have ever watched till this day~~~ A Great story~~~
oakcreekranch7 3 months ago 2
@oakcreekranch7 Thank you !!!!! Absolutely the best movie ever...seems like everybody else needs to qualify it as a Western, but no film can approach the depth and human intensity of LD......and this end, taken nearly word for word from the novel, is the statement of that human intensity and depth.....closest film ever to perfect.
iamintheburg 2 months ago 2
@iamintheburg i wish i could like your comment a million times!
jigpitcher7 1 week ago
@jigpitcher7 And I wish I could say " thank you " a million times. Helluva vision, yeh?
I bought the book the first week it was in the stores, and later that year it won the Pulitzer Prize.
iamintheburg 2 days ago
@ Trinity 61.
Not just Texans, my friend. Lonesome Dove means something to America.
I'm a twenty two year old Mexican American girl whose lived in Texas half my life and Tennessee the other half and I can tell you Lonesome Dove was the one thing that brought me close to my American grandfather in Tn and close to my Mexican grandfather in Texas.
I swear, I've had a crush on Woodrow Call since I was able to walk.
AHouseofCinnamon 3 months ago 3
@AHouseofCinnamon You can tell alot about a girl by whether they have a crush on Call or Gus. But they all have a crush on one of them.
Trinity61 2 months ago
@AHouseofCinnamon Your comment is so epic and tender : just like LD....
iamintheburg 1 month ago
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this movie sucked like your mom
steventaylorcasey 3 months ago
@steventaylorcasey God, you are a WASTE.
iamintheburg 2 days ago
A man of vision you say? Yeah...helluva vision!!!
jdsthird 4 months ago
Hell of a vision.....
DVDfinger 4 months ago
I Swear.
MrEmmaclaps 4 months ago 2
The book was great and written by a Texan (Larry McMurtry) and the mini seris was great as well. The screen play was written by Bill Wyclff, from San Antonio and he insisted that it stay true to form and that most of the filming take place in Texas. In fact, this scence was right on the banks of the Rio Grande.
Thank God For Texas.
barriedude1 5 months ago
I watched this in american history nine. we finsihed it today.. im 14, a freshman and this ment so much to me like this movie just totally changed my view of the west and when gus died.. man. and that respect woodrow had for gus is just amazing.. i wish woodorw wud of told he was that kids father
Videonation365 5 months ago
EPIC!!!
TeamOnPurpose 5 months ago
My favorfite movie of all time. My son first saw this when he was only 8. It is still one of his.
Duvall is the same character in other westerns.
zilcheynon 6 months ago
Practically word-for-word from the book. Best book ever. Best movie ever.
These people live in our hearts and our history ...... as people, as Americans.
iamintheburg 6 months ago
@iamintheburg Yep. One of the very few films that was loyal to the book. An epic western without equal.
And the music score added to the experience. Perfect.
JPW1213 6 months ago
I don't think alot of people around the country realize how much Lonesome Dove means to Texans.
Trinity61 6 months ago 12
@Trinity61 Well, I can tell you this : it means Honor and Decency and Manhood and Loyalty and Bravery and
Human Kindness to this Virginian who's lived in PA for 25 years. It means Love and Goodness and the origin of our American Experience: it's our humanity, Texan or Virginian, gay or straight, 1800's cowboy or 21st-Century attorney. It's who we are, if we succeed as men and women, sons, daughters, husbands, friends, wives...Americans. Humans. The best movie of a novel. Best ever.
iamintheburg 6 months ago
@Trinity61 I dont think alot of Texans realize how much Lonesome Dove makes alot of people around the U.S. love the idea of Texas and what it stands for. I am from Tacoma and was fortunate enough to be stationed in El Paso from 94 - 96.I love Texas and its people.
WeLiveForFootball 1 week ago
The best Western ever....soild performance all around...DON"T forget the music.....BRILLIANT!!!! By the late Basil P....never get tired of watching this....
moodybluesharris 7 months ago 2
It may have been a hard life, but I would have loved to live back then where you knew where a man (and woman) stood. Character or lack of it was paramount. Surviving was the order of the day, where fun was aided by hard work. When you make a movie like this, the music is a huge part of the feeling of the story. This movie was no different. RIP Robert Urich, you did your best work in this film.
taypar11 7 months ago
God thats beautiful
RevBillyRayCollins 7 months ago
Great ending to the epic western. Back where it all started with just the vision of the past. Well done.
schallrd1 8 months ago 13
@schallrd1 Read the novel.
iamintheburg 1 month ago
not sure exactly why his scene just came to mind, but it did, and here it is; thanks for sharing it. ;-)
65Dart 1 year ago
It's not the dying im talking about.. it's the living. - Gus
chance9665 1 year ago