A Masterpiece!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

I saw this first at the age of nearly 18 in the theater and it forever changed me. This picture has been a high-water mark to me ever since that day and I have seen it more times through than I can hope to remember. From the tack-sharp script-writing to the spectacular cinematography, the blistering performances to the impeccable costuming, and the phenomenal score to the achingly beautiful sequences in which so much is told that is faithful to Cooper's work, successfully saying as much as his many words with nearly an absence of dialog, this film is a triumph from the first frame to the last. Unforgettable. PLEASE, bring us the 4K master and Bluray HDR release that this epic deserves.

This was my first R-rated movie at the age of 8 (I kid you not), but it was for historical teaching purposes. Since that time, I've come back to this many times, and it gets better with each viewing. From the grand opening showing the mountain range of New York, to the epic battles, and the interactions between the characters, most notably Daniel Day Lewis as Hawkeye, you know you're in for something beautiful to look at as well as a story to get involved in. As I said before, Daniel Day Lewis really gets into the character of Hawkeye and the way he works with both friends and enemies, you feel for him. I will admit the love part between him and Cora and can get a little corny, but that's a minor setback, as everything else is done so well. Wes Studi, a veteran Native American actor gives it his all as Magua, the cold Huron Indian villain who becomes twisted from his treatment from others. If you want a real treat, be sure to see this (if you can) on the big screen, as that's the best way to view this movie in all its majesty.

Excellent entertainment of a time we don't see or hear much about i.e. the colonial days when Britain and France were fighting over America and the native Indians were caught in between. Lots of action all down to earth concerning men and women who live hard lives living off the land. Nothing back then was given away either. Helping one another if you could made sense. We get to see the worst in the French and the British while everyone else battles it out for land and goods. Some memorable scenes in this make it a must see again and again especially for the music alone. Enjoy

The Good= This film has great music(one of my favorite soundtracks), a good cast, a strong story(from J.F. Cooper), great scenery, and an epic feel. Enough action and scenery and sensible revenge to make it watchable. Magua was a good character that you disliked, but could identify with his motivations and sympathize with his reasons.The Bad= Underdeveloped characters, who get little time to explain anything about their relations with other characters or how they feel about anything. Some boring parts of the script, and lackluster moments or additions to the storyline that didn't further the plot or your interest. Also, the sound seems too quiet for the whispering dialogue in places when I watch on a DVD player. Oh, and the intimate dynamic of the relationships between Alice and Uncas, and Hawkeye and Cora, seem edited out like something was missing. Really artificial story telling with gaps.The Ugly= One of the worst things about this movie was the sanitized violence. I don't enjoy torture porn or violence just to be over the top, but really??? So many tomahawk strikes, knife stabs, bullet wounds, etc. with no blood or gore. It would have really given the movie more realism and depth to hear a loud chop of a weapon and see more blood flowing like "The Patriot" or "Braveheart", and been more satisfying. Some of the fight choreography and realism seemed really sanitized. I also found Lewis(though a good actor) to possibly be a mismatch for this role, and too "pretty" for a white man living in the woods all day.