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DVDs
Last of the Mohicans
 By
Richard Moore
As
The Last of the Mohicans is one of my top movies this is
going to be an even-more-biased-than-usual review.
It
has everything you want. Action, romance, history, gorgeous cinematography,
a good script, good characters and a stunning soundtrack.
Based
on the book by James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
is an adventure/romance set during the French and Indian Wars fought
by Britain for control of North America.
It
follows a white orphan Hawkeye (Daniel Day Lewis), his adopted Mohican
father Chingachgook (Russell Means) and brother Uncas (Eric Schweig),
as they try to save the daughters, Cora (Madeleine Stowe) and Alice
(Johdi May), of a British colonel.
Out
to kill the women, and anyone else who happens to stands in the
way of his tomahawk, is Colonel Munro's sworn enemy Magua (Wes Studi),
a Huron indian.
Tagging
along as well is Major Duncan Heyward (Steven Waddington), a very
British model of a modern major-general, who fancies Cora and is
not happy when she takes a shine to Hawkeye.
Skillfully
mixing character conflict with actual events and imposing them on
to some breathtaking scenery, The Last of the Mohicans is
a historical drama without par.
Set
some 20 years before the American Revolution, The Last of the
Mohicans is as excellent as The Patriot was ordinary.
The
transfer is bordering on superb, with rich colour and good detail
in shadows, although it does have a few minor blemishes like some
grain and shimmering. Still, if you've suffered through the VHS
version you'll be looking at this as if it had dropped out of cinema
heaven.
The
battlescenes make terrific use of the surround-sound system and,
together with the splendid imagery, will plonk right into the middle
of the action.
A
must have.
Conclusion:
Movie:
90%
DVD
Extras: 50%
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