dstandc I am very impressed with the acting in Comanche Moon. Before I started watching this, I wasn't expecting it to be as good as Lonesome Dove. I couldn't believe how well the actors were chosen to represent all the characters. It blew my mind how well they played each role! This was in my opinion almost as good as Lonesome Dove. Its hard to compare any film to Lonesome Dove. If you don't make that comparison, I would give this a thumbs up. It was very entertaining! I don't post many comments on this site, but I just felt I had to get my opinion out there. Amazing! I don't want to go off naming every actor who was brilliant, because I would probably have to list every single one. My favorite was Steve Zahn. He hit the nail on the head playing Captain Gus. His mannerisms were perfect.

wabadie300 I can't believe how many bad reviews I've read about Comanche Moon. Don't listen to any of them. At first, I was very worried that Steve Zahn wasn't going to be able to meet my expectations for a young Gus, but I was absolutely amazed!! He was fantastic and I am so glad they picked him to play Gus's part. I wasn't super impressed with Karl Urban's performance, but it was still much better than I expected. Val Kilmer's character was very enjoyable to watch. He pulled off a very original and humorous performance. I also thought that the young fellow playing 7 year-old Newt did a great job. I've got a feeling we'll see him in many more movies.In my opinion, Lonesome Dove will always be the pinnacle of all westerns. Comanche Moon was a very worthy prequel and, although not required to understand Lonesome Dove, was very enjoyable. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD!!

ubesmiley The casting on this film is incredible! You could actually go straight into Lonesome Dove and believe you were watching the characters age. The acting was amazing. Every character gave you a glimpse into the mind set of the original actors. Perhaps not all scenes were historically correct, however, I don't believe that was the purpose of the film. I believe it was meant to give us an insight into the connections that formed the bond we all came to love in the original film, and that it did accomplish beautifully. I hope it shows again followed by the original. Again, this casting director did a stellar job of casting, I want to see more of her work. Thank you for three lovely evenings of entertainment!

jo-653 Since we occasionally enjoy a Western we decided to watch the mini-series, "Comanche Moon." By the end of the second episode my husband said, "Aren't there any men of character in this?" I felt the same. Perhaps the script writer(s) and the producer(s) portrayed the Indians and Texas Rangers accurately, but it brought out the worst in men.Ever since the fall in the Garden of Eden when Eve was told her husband would "rule over" her (Genesis 3:16) men have had to urge (in their unredeemed state) to rape women in order to "ruin" them for their own men due to their race, religion, sect, country, etc. We know it is happening now in African nations as well as elsewhere.There was one incident in the last episode where the Ranger, Call (I believe was his name) urged his commanding officer to let the women and children go while they hung the raiders. But this is the same guy who wouldn't marry "the whore" who said she bore his child because he claimed he couldn't be sure if the boy was his or not. She continued to serve Call dinners nightly and he ignored the son everyone in the town recognized as his.Yet isn't this the way it's always been? Prostitutes can be stoned to death and prosecuted by the law, but the men who frequent them are "guiltless." It brought back to our hearts our own situation: When I married Ray over twenty years ago his verbal intensity caused long submerged memories of incest to surface in my mind. Though Ray was terrified of my emotions, because he was committed to me, he chose to work with me in healing. He held me as I cried tears of shame at being "ruined" as the white women were, that I felt "ugly, dirty, bad, and deserving of the abuse." Then he told me truth to the lies: "No, you're clean. You're good and you did not deserve it. You were a victim. And I love you more than ever." Because Ray was a man of integrity we both healed, (he from the abuse his alcoholic father had dished out and the neglect from both parents), and we bonded tighter than many couples ever do. We still can't believe we have been blessed to know all these years of joy through many difficulties together, and we look forward to many more, God willing.What would "Comanche Moon" have been like if a man had stepped up like Ray did? What would the world be like if more men told their wives they weren't "ruined," and wives whose husbands realize they were sexually abused as children aren't "ruined" either?