---Dances with Wolves

I have seen this movie countless times, and am still moved by its art.The 4-hour version.

The movie doesn't come in as super clear, but not bad that you can't watch it. I think it's because of the age of the movie and possibly because of the TV's of today. I'm still happy with my purchase.

Kevin Costner is a great actor!!!!!!!

I just wanted to see the movie again. So, I streamed it (rented).

i read it

This is a nice story. Union officer with a heart, conscience and open mind befriends natives, and a wolf befriends him. The scenery is great, it's well-acted, and there are some great shots of Kevin Costner in the buff (from the back).I thought it was strange that Dunbar writes in his diary that the native tribes don't fight over territory - the Sioux were simply defending their food stores. Maybe he really believed this, but what gives him the idea that tribes don't fight over land? I honestly know nothing about the matter, but I'm skeptical, and it makes me wonder why a movie would be communicating this idea.It really annoyed me how completely ridiculous the bison hunting scene is. Are we really supposed to believe that a single arrow (or gun shot) is going to send a bison immediately plunging to the ground? These are huge animals! From what I've read, the method of hunting bison depicted here was not practiced - probably because it would be incredibly dangerous to the hunters! Even if hunters went after free-roaming bison with bows and arrows, the sensible way to do it would be to work as a group to choose one and pummel it with arrows (then follow it until it bled out). A bison can weigh twice as much as a horse and stand more that a foot taller than a horse's withers. What man in his right mind would dare to hurt such big animals on his own?So the men go to confront the Pawnee, leaving Dunbar behind - and he deserts the village. Where is the honor in leaving families he has sworn to protect just because he's upset about a woman? Geez!It's also a little weird that the story has to have a white woman in it for there to be a love (lust) interest. I suppose there's the language issue, but it's still just weird. And after living with the tribe almost all her life, why did she wear her hair in such a different style? (Trivial, but these things bug me.)(SPOILER ALERT!)The ending is strange. Abrupt. There is the implication that the army will catch up to the Sioux - and most likely slaughter them. It's a tragic ending, without showing the tragedy. And the white couple gets away before it happens.White guy is the selfless, good-hearted hero. Of course.So, nice story, but on the whole it kind of annoyed me. I can't help but compare it to the classic, Little Big Man, which was much better.

Love watching this dvd movie.

"Dances With Wolves" is touching and well made, but at times it seems as if it's trying just a little too hard to exist. It has makings of a classic: full of drama and passion, understanding and communication, and violence and power, but perhaps they are emphasized a little too much.Kevin Costner directed, produced, and stars in this epic tale about John Dunbar, a Union lieutenant during the Civil War, who heads west to mark a post for pioneers and soldiers. He encounters some Sioux Indians who are portrayed rather savagely at first. We fear them and almost hate them as much as Dunbar. Can they make peace?Much of the story revolves around the Indian tribe as we learn they are just as afraid of the white man as he is of them. Dunbar makes his first real gesture for peace when he encounters an injured Indian woman and gives her medical attention. When he brings her back to her tribe, they are not thankful, instead they scare him away. Eventually, the two sides work together and communicate. Both Dunbar and Sioux wonder where all the Buffalo have gone, and this gives them their first conflict to solve together.Little happens in terms of plot and individual events. There isn't much dialogue because the two people cannot speak the same language. However, the body language and other forms of symbolic communication they use makes the story interesting. The characters show their emotions through their actions, they work together, hunt together and at least try to communicate with one another.But a film cannot depend on indirect communication, so a translator (and a lover) is provided. Mary McDonnell co-stars as Stands With A Fist, a white woman who has lived with the Sioux since she was a child. It is obvious she and Dunbar will fall in love, but it does not seem as cliche it sounds. Because we are experiencing a new culture here, the concept of love is different from what we are used to. This originality and sense of character is what makes the film so great and touching. At first we feared the Sioux, now they are our friends and our family.I didn't like the third act that much, but it's the entire point of the film. When Dunbar goes back to his cabin he is no longer John Dunbar, he is Dances With Wolves, and when the newly arrived Northern Army sees him, they mistake him for an Indian. These are the people we and Dunbar started out with, and now we see them in a completely different manner. The story almost becomes an adventure as we hope Dunbar will escape. It's exciting to watch, but it does seem a bit much.Despite a few flaws, "Dances With Wolves" is excellent for what it is. But it does have a vivid theme about maturity, tolerance, and war and peace.

merci

Wow que gran pelicula, hace años la vi por primera vez y me gustó, ahora después de tanto tiempo me pareció una joya, casi 4 horas que se te hacen poco.Referente a las características de la Versión en Blu-ray Edición de 25 aniversario, incluye un solo disco con la versión extendida, no incluye la Cinematográfica y solo un par de extras, no incluye tampoco ningun codigo para copia digital. Asi que pese a ser una Edición de Aniversario viene extremadamente sencilla, incluso la caja es de reciclaje, de esas con perforaciones interiores en ambas caras que la hacen muy pero muy endeble y no tiene Slipcover, afortunadamente llegó en buen estado y como siempre antes de tiempo. Imagine que estarían disponibles las 2 versiones en esta presentación, el anuncio trae por ahí hay una dudosa descripción del contenido al momento de hacer la compra y te hace pensar que incluye 2 discos, pero después de leer y releer no hay nada que diga que incluye las dos versiones ni los dos discos. (Equivocación mia). Aún así, la película es Maravillosa que es todo lo que verdaderamente importa, es todo belleza y cuenta con una producción impactante de las de antaño, con cero CGI como las de ahora; La imagen es extraordinaria y el sonido más que decente para una película de estas características. Esta presentación no trae doblaje al Español, únicamente Subtitulos que para mi en lo particular esta bien con el sonido Original. Estoy más que satisfecho con la compra. Lo que si, como uno de mis nuevos tesoros en mi colección, le cambiaré el estuche. Quizás más adelante adquiera la Edición del 20 Aniversario que creo sólo incluye la versión cinematográfica para hacer la comparación de ambas. La Edición Steelbook incluye las 2 versiones es cierto, además de ser mil veces mas bonita, pero la versión extendida en esa presentación tengo entendido no incluye subtitulos en Español.

Absolutely lovely. I am a Kevin Costner fan, have been since i first saw this film years ago.

j'aime beaucoup le ciné

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