Last of the Mohicans-74 years later

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	• The Last Of The Mohicans [1936] Randolph Scott, Henry Wilcoxon Firecake Entertainment, 2008 average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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good original movie

Good original movie and the Indians were made almost historically accurate. I like the new movie of which the indians are made historically accurate and in color.

Last of the Mohicans-74 years later

Having first viewed this film as a youngster I cannot forget how captivated I was (and to some degree, still am) at the sheer pleasure of being transported back to our country's earliest days....despite a strong British foothold on the continent, the land remained raw, majestic and foreboding. Add the elements of a simmering conflict between the two historical superpowers at this time (France and Britain), mix in two waring Indian tribes (the Mohawks and Mohicans), two vulnerable females (the Colonel's daughters), a dashing frontiersman (Hawkeye), a staid British Major, spectacular outdoor locations and the inevitable romantic entanglements you have the ingredients of classic Hollywood cinema.
The 1990's remake was in itself bold and beautifully filmed; I kept comparing Daniel Day Lewis to Randolph Scott's portrayal of Hawkeye and remember Scott being more handsome and romantic with a touch of backwoods common sense; Major Duncan was best portrayed by the great character actor Henry Wilcoxon (a favorite of Cecil B. DeMille) I cannot recall the chap who was cast in Michael Mann's version; Chinghackook was more realistic with Mann's casting of American Indian Activist Russell Means and Wes Studi as the devilish Magua-now with this having been said I still recall being frightened by the sheer evilness of Bruce Cabot's Magua and his limited but effective lines in the script (albeit cliche ridden which was common for the time). The battle scenes from the original were realistically staged and nicely shot given the claustrophobic quarters of an inside stage; the horror and chaos of close-quarter combat aptly portrayed in black and white celluloid; Michael Mann probably spent significantly more, had special effects not even dreamed in 1936; in short both films were handsomely shot and each outstanding in various cinematic venues. I, however, will remain true to my boyhood remembrances....I was fortunate enough to make a DVD copy from a late-nite classic movie channel and find myself popping this RKO jewel into the magic box....yes, for a few brief moments I can once again be shouldering my flintlock, adjusting my longknife in its sheath and quietly heading off to parts unknown..........

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Hammy and slow-moving

The Bottom Line:

Although this version of Cooper's novel is mercifully free of the self-importance that mars Michael Mann's more recent adaptation, it's unfortunately characterized by the hammy acting endemic to lesser actors of the past, a lack of suspense, and a pace that frequently lags (it's about 35 minutes shorter than Mann's version but feels longer); all things considered The Last of the Mohicans is an obscure film that should stay as such.

2.5/4

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Randolph Scott heads the cast in this 1936 film adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's great tale of rousing adventure...

During the fierce French-Indian Wars in 1757, sisters Alice and Cora set out to join their father, Colonel Munro, at his beleaguered Fort Henry. Betrayed by their Huron guide, Magura (CABOT), Alice and Cora are rescued from ambush by a dashing frontier scout named Hawkeye (SCOTT).

With Magua and his renegade army on their trail, It's up to Hawkeye and his companions to lead the Munro sisters through the spectacular and dangerous wilderness of upstate New York and deliver them safely into the hands of their father.

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