mayomay This is one of my all time favorite movies. I think Tom Berenger and Barbara Hershey did a wonderful job. I remember the first time I saw it, I was nervous and excited with them. The plot was great, the execution was great, the comedy was just my style, the only reason I can come up with for why they may have lower reviews, is because it came out relatively closely with Dances With Wolves, which can in some ways be similar. But, it is an entirely different storyline, and in my opinion, this movie was far greater of the two. I've seen Dances with Wolves a few times, but I've watched this one at least a dozen. And I am here today because I was researching (for the 3rd time) as to when it will finally come out in digital format. I have been impatiently waiting for this for about 2 years now. ;-) I absolutely love this movie!!!

LeonLouisRicci Unseen, under-appreciated, and a Movie that defies explanation as to why it works so well because it shouldn't. It is a Fantasy/Western. How many of those have you seen? It takes a Twilight Zone type story and infuses it on a Modern Day Western Movie template and asks you to believe all this. You most likely will with gleeful abandon.Because it is so charming and produced so well that it all comes together with an ease of confidence that is enticing and wonderful. The scenery is beautiful, the Characters are likable, it moves along with twists and turns and it is like a Classic Children's Story that can be enjoyed by Adults as well.This is Family entertainment at its best. Never Corny, just thoughtful and it is an experience to behold. The Romance is playful, the Action is tough but not in a showy kind of Modern way. This is really a Fairy Tale. An adventure to one of those Lost Horizons of displaced people in a hidden land. Everything seems (sur)real here as two Cultures clash and just like in the Storybooks, everyone lives Happily Ever After......The End.

Sjhm This is a stunning film. The scenery is a character in itself. Tom Berenger is completely convincing as the sometime bounty hunter, with a troubled relationship with the father of his deceased wife, scraping a living on the edge of the wilderness. Barbara Hershey plays her part with quiet understated grace. Everything about this story seems authentic. It is fulfilling as an adventure, as a romance, as a superior horse opera. The film makes some excellent points about the environment and cultural heritage without being too preachy. The uneasy juxtaposition of the old world, and the modern one, climaxing in the pursuit of Gates by the local law… A perfect piece of escapism for a long winter's night.

Alison Fairgrieve I have just seen this enjoyable yarn for the first time on afternoon UK commercial TV - not a great showcase . I wonder why I have never heard of it and whether it was not distributed much here. The plot pedigree is obviously "Lost Horizon' and many other films on the "lost tribe " theme but this story was done simply and tastefully, making one long to believe it. I was left wondering if the female academic intended really to document her discovery and how she would do it lacking writing materials and considering the danger of revealing the tribe to the outside world. That would be another story, so the successful reunion at the end of the film was satisfying. Why are such delightful films taken so little notice of and so much Hollywood trash is hyped to the skies?