Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

the audience applauded

Redundant and unnecessary.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

After reading some of the negative reviews here about this mini-series, I have to conclude that those that are so negative must have been written by people who really didn't pay much attention to what they were watching, and/or knew little about westward-expansion-era history.I'm not saying this is the best mini-series ever produced for television, but it has a scope to it that few television program EVER have. In fact, my one criticism would be a bit too much scope. A couple of times, when new plot lines developed, I though...gee, they're trying to fit everything into this...and there were times I thought they were doing too much, and I would have preferred a little more depth. But, still and all, this is a remarkable television production.The acting here is consistently strong. If I were to single one actor out for praise, it would be Matthew Settle. Excellent performance. I was sorry to see him go (as characters age in the series, new actors take their place with the role).While I cannot speak for the entire series, I was impressed by the depiction of the Sand Creek Massacre, since I have been there and read a bit about the event. It seemed to be a very accurate depiction of the event...and of the attitude of Chivington, whose actions caused more blood spilt from that point of time and into the future, than any other single event in the Indian Wars.A perfect drama. Probably not. But far, far above the quality of most of what's on television. Highly recommended. The rating "8" is for a television drama.

I watched the mini-series on TNT,and just recently bought the DVD. This movie blew me away. I came away from this embarrassed to be white. I think it shows the white man as the true savage. It pulls you into such a gripping story, and never lets you go. Great cast, great directing, great locations. How could anyone rate it other than a 10 ? I would recommend this film to anyone period. My wife,who is one quarter Cherokee, watches it 1 or 2 times a month. Absolutely the best ever made for TV mini-series ever produced. Stunning portrayal of just how self-centered the white man really is. The native Americans lived such a rich and satisfying life before European invasion of their land. We could learn a lot from them, about living in harmony with nature,instead of destroying it.

If I could give this more than 10, I would, a lot more! It was without a doubt the most exciting, thought-provoking, heartening, historically correct and gripping TV series I have ever had the pleasure of watching. It was lovely to see an unbiased account of what life was like for two sides of the fight, and it was wonderful to really warm to and become fond of the various characters (and trust me, there are plenty). Some would automatically think the second they heard it was produced by Steven Spielberg that it would be all 'airy-fairy' and patriotic, but that sense is not put across at all. The messages are of course heart warming at times and sorrowful at others, but surely that just goes with life?! Furthermore, the visual cinematography and scenes were absolutely phenomenal, and each episode seemed to grip me as intensely as the previous ones had done so. Each second, I felt completely entwined in the action and warming stories being portrayed. It had me crying a lot, but this is the only thing I can find is bad (and its not always a bad thing). It was incredible, and I am going to scream it from the roof tops until it gets the recognition it deserves! I can't help feeling that it was almost wasted on television, but then again we were due a genius new TV series at some point. I loved it! Everyone watch it, buy it, preach it!! It will have you talking about it for years.

This made for TV movie was so good, I had to watch all 6 one and a half hours parts back to back with only short breaks in between a few episodes.Into the West opens with a very graphically impressive sequence that really give you a feel of the times. This is carried on throughout the whole series. Everything about the film is as if it were from the time that the film depicts. Never does modern America rear its ugly head.The acting is also of a very high quality, which is very impressive considering the film has many times more actors than your average film. One thing that does take away from this was the need for the use of older actors to give the characters the appearance of aging. For some of the more obscure characters, it is sometimes difficult to tell who's who.As for the storyline, you could expect noting less from William Mastrosimone. It is packed with emotion, adventure, action, oppression and history.With the beautiful scenery, what more could you want.This film will be particularly popular with people who like films set in the past.