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Australia's breathtaking Victoria Alps set the backdrop for this spectacular epic saga. Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton, two of Australia's brightest film talents, star in a fast-paced, action-packed story of a stormy romance caught up in a violent feud between landowners. Acclaimed actor Brian Dennehy (LEGAL EAGLES, COCOON) gives a gripping performance as the powerful patriarch determined to keep them apart. Visually unforgettable and packed with rugged adventure and masterful stuntwork, RETURN TO SNOWY RIVER is a thrilling and memorable film! ... Read more

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The Man from Snowy River is Back!
The man from Snowy River is back! After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton), Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed. The succesful ranchers and bankers want to buy up all of the land of the beautiful Australian mountains where he was brought up. He also finds that Jessica's father, Harrison (Brian Dennehy) wants her to marry Alistair Patton (Nicholas Eadie), son of landowner Patton Sr. (Rhys McConnochie). With a sort of silent feud between the landowners and the mountain men going on, Jim and Jessica must decide if they're love is worth firing up the feud even worse.

As most of the cases, I prefer the first movie to "Return to Snowy River" though I think they both deserve 5 stars. One of the reasons is I enjoy the first one more is that Kirk Douglas played Harrison in the first movie. Yes, Brian Dennehy was superb in that role, I still like Kirk Douglas.

All right, to the fine parts of the movie. Beautiful and magnificent scenery of the Australian mountains! Excellent acting by all actors and actresses, the suspense, action, and adventure will keep you on the edge of your seats! And Tom Burlinson sure know how to ride when he performs some pretty cool stunts while riding horses. Especially the earlier part of the movie where he proves that he can certainly ride better than Nicholas Eadie who plays the part of the jealous bad guy for Jessica's affection.

I recommend this movie along with the first movie, "The Man from Snowy River". These movies are classics and one of the family movies I watch at home. Can't be missed!

The Man from Snowy River is Back!
The man from Snowy River is back! After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton), Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed. The succesful ranchers and bankers want to buy up all of the land of the beautiful Australian mountains where he was brought up. He also finds that Jessica's father, Harrison (Brian Dennehy) wants her to marry Alistair Patton (Nicholas Eadie), son of landowner Patton Sr. (Rhys McConnochie). With a sort of silent feud between the landowners and the mountain men going on, Jim and Jessica must decide if they're love is worth firing up the feud even worse.

As most of the cases, I prefer the first movie to "Return to Snowy River" though I think they both deserve 5 stars. One of the reasons is I enjoy the first one more is that Kirk Douglas played Harrison in the first movie. Yes, Brian Dennehy was superb in that role, I still like Kirk Douglas.

All right, to the fine parts of the movie. Beautiful and magnificent scenery of the Australian mountains! Excellent acting by all actors and actresses, the suspense, action, and adventure will keep you on the edge of your seats! And Tom Burlinson sure know how to ride when he performs some pretty cool stunts while riding horses. Especially the earlier part of the movie where he proves that he can certainly ride better than Nicholas Eadie who plays the part of the jealous bad guy for Jessica's affection.

I recommend this movie along with the first movie, "The Man from Snowy River". These movies are classics and one of the family movies I watch at home. Can't be missed!

The Snowy River Movies are awesome!!
I've seen both 'The Man From Snowy River' and 'Return to Snowy River' and loved them both. They are wholesome movies to watch with a lot of action, but not violent. Whenever we had sleepovers these were the movies to watch. I definetly recommend watching 'The Man from Snowy River' first though. The scenery is beautiful, the cast is great, Kirk Douglas playing double roles is always good. The story line, and if you love horses this is a movie for you. It's a movie for all ages and both guys and girls. It's not a total 'chick flick' or a 'guys' movie.

Return to Snowy River
THis move WAS very exciting BUT it was also a terrible one as at least ONE horse was REALLY killed in the filming. They tripped the little buckskin horse and he did not survive his tumble down the hill!

A Letdown
Like many sequels, it disappoints. Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton did nice work as the lovers Jim Craig and Jessica Harrison. Brian Dennehy stepped ably into the shoes of Kirk Douglas as Harrison. The scenery is glorious and the action and riding quite cool. Notable was Jim Craig's unique demonstration around the skill at arms course after meeting his new rival.

So, what is the problem? It simply lacked the movie magic and spark and, perhaps, storyteller's art which made the "The Man from Snowy River" a success. I have watched "The Man from Snowy River" many times over many years, and still love it. I have watched "Return to Snowy River" perhaps twice. ... Read more

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unbiased and informative
This series, presented by Walter 'most trusted man in America' Cronkite is good for anyone one wanting to view an unbiased account of the Vietnam war. There is no Barber's Adagio over the footage, no critical narration - it lets the footage and facts speak for itself - boo-koo information as a VET would say. ... Read more

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Spellbinding - MUST SEE
This is one of those movies that really makes you think about why there are wars. Are there really any winners?

Acting was fabulous, especially, as usual, Bryan Brown.

Set on a small island off Indonesia, Brown, a lawyer for the Australian War Crimes Tribunal, has the task of prosecuting Japanese officers and soldiers for war crimes committed against Australian prisoners. Unfortunately, all of the records and most of the witnesses have disappeared.

Very moving scenes. This is one of those movies you MUST watch again to get the full effect of it. ... Read more

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we were young and brave
AWESOME documentary on the 1/7th Cav main battle in Vietnam.. highly recommend it.

to many mistakes for a documantary=fiction
An ABC News VIDEO,Hosted by Forrest Saywer of DAY ONE, A video version of We Were Soldiers Once And Young which is 25% Fiction and should'nt be considerd as history. ABC News takes Jack P. Smith(coward at LZ ALBANY and of the Vietnam war accoording to the uniform code of military Justice art. 99), of ABC News and Host of ABC NEWS VIDEO "VIETNAM The Soldiers Story"Which volume one "AMBUSH! THE BATTLE OF THE IA DRANG is a take off of Saywers "They Were Young and Brave" and Galloways and Col.Moores "We Were Soldiers Once And Young". Smith does correct some of the mistakes from "They Were Young and Brave" BUT!! not all of them. , Galloway (plegerist) at U.S.News and World Report and Col.Moore (had no knowledge of airmobile tatics) the Battalion Commander of the 1 Battalion 7 cavalry 1 cavalry Division Airmobile, and a select group of veterans back to the battle field of LZ XRAY NOV 14,1965,LZ ALBANY 17 NOV 1965. The video a collection of shorts of the 10000 Day War,and Vietnam TV History, video shot during the trip and combat film shot after 5:00pm when the team arrived at X-RAY. Saywer(Who caught malira during the trip) and ABC News trying to bolster Day Ones rating aired "They Were Young and Brave" on Jan 10,1994 and June 29,1995 of 1 Hour each, "Prime Time". THINGS WRONG Helicopter being shot down. Helicopter is from village war and the PAVN gunner is from TET, The rest of the mistakes Quoated by Saywer the corrections are Taken from We Were Soldiers Once and young so I'll put the page and number. Col. Moore did'nt call in the BROKEN ARROW code, The FAC LT. Charlie W. Hastings did. Page 7 and 149. The lost Platoon wase'nt rescued in the morning but in the afternoon at 3:00pm by Tully's 2/5,Page 174. The combat film team did'nt get to X-Ray until 5:00PM they came in with B company of the 2/7, Capt. Forrest of the 1/5 did'nt fly in the day before, They walked in with McDades 2/7. on the way to LZ Abany. The 2 PAVN captured at LZ Albany were ARMED not unarmed page 225, Jack P. Smiths story dose'nt match his orignal story from the Saturday Evening Post Jan 28,1967 page 263 when he is used as a sand bag, Smith changed his story when he spoke at the Wall becouse any veteran there would know he was lying.From the post page 82 3rd coloum bottom of page SMITH " His feet were by my head and his head WAS BETWEEN MY FEET!!!! as you see the hot rounds coulnt hit him in the back!!. BY SP/4 RUSSELL L. ROSS D TROOP 2/7 garry owen(RECON PLATOON)loneranger32, B company 1/511 inf airborne 11 AirAssualt test 90mm Recoilless Rifle antitank gunner, B company 2/8 1st cavalry division Airmobile, the 511 became the 2/8 ... Read more

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America's Mandarin (1954 - 1963) To stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam - supporting autocratic President Ngo Dinh Diem until his own generals turned against him in a coup that brought political chaos to Saigon. LBJ Goes to War (1964 - 1965) With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, Lyndon Baines Johnson determined to prevent it, and South Vietnam on the verge of collapse, the stage was set for massive escalation of the undeclared Vietnam War. ... Read more