Broken Trail (Two-disc)

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Starring: Robert Duvall
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Walter Hill
Studio: Sony Pictures
Release Date: 2006-09-05
Running Time: 184 minutes
Number of Items: 2
Set in 1897 print ritter & his nephew tom harte become the reluctant guardians of 5 abused & abandoned chinese girls. Their attempt to care for the girls is complicated by their responsibility to deliver a herd of horses while avoiding a group of bitter rivals intent on kidnapping the girls. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 02/20/2007 Starring: Robert Duvall Thomas Hayden Church Run time: 240 minutes

A FASCINATING TAKE ON THE WESTERN TALE.
After all the westerns ever made, you'd think that they'd run out of good ideas after a while. But "Broken Trail" proves that there is still life, and fresh blood, to be seen in THE American film genre. The three-hour film finds an uncle and nephew running a herd of horses to Wyoming, and unexpectedly become guardians of five Oriental women meant to become prostitutes. The journey that they all take together is a truly fascinating one, which has never been covered in this genre before.
While the storytelling and cinematography are great, the two highlights are the casting and the music. Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church are fantastic as the two male leads, and well-deserved the Emmys they won for their roles. The strong supporting cast, of which there are too many to name here, do fantastic as well. The score by David Mansfield and Van Dyke Parks is truly memorable, and adds to the strengths of this epic piece.
As a fan of the western, I truly enjoyed "Broken Trail." If you enjoy this genre, and the acting talents of Duvall and Haden Church, then you'll enjoy it as well.
Movie/DVD Grade: A

Broken Trail
I enjoy a great Weatern especially one starring Robert Duvall.
I now have, what he calls his trilogy viz. Lonesome Dove, Open Range, and now Broken Trail.
Robert Duvall and Clint Eastwood Weaterns are thoroughly enjoyable.
I should like to mention I find Amazon provide an excellent service including s perfect follow-up to the purchase.
Thank You. Mike Davies

Rober Duvall
A very good western, with somewhat of a chick flick imbedded, meaning my wife enjoyed it too.

Finally, a "western" that embraces more than mere machismo . . .
As an old lover of "oaters" who thought the genre was mired in the narcissism of the Zane Grey/Owen Wister perceptions until that high watermark and irreducible teleseries, "Lonesome Dove," I was pleasantly surprised AND impressed by this two-parter, equally "true" and moving if not quite as embracive and detailed as the former.
This Walter Hill effort boasts as flawless a production, from writing through casting and the visuals, plus right-on performancw all around, as to set its own standards.
And, as a Chinese-American, its singular and "authentic" period Chinese plotline peg struck me as precedential AND arresting.
Now, if only someone could make the "back story" to the five Chinese girls who literally "make" this movie what it is, playing off the standard western white hat/black hat themes. Beautifully, I must add.
In my book, one for the books.

Robert Duvall is the CLASSIC COWBOY in BROKEN TRAIL now in HD 5.1 Blu-ray Widescreen Home Theater (w/HDMI) (explained)
Experiencing this 2006 2 part 3 plus hour mini series on tv (4:3 ratio)was awesome. Some areas even showed it in HD (16:9 ratio) which made it even better.

Now for the first time ever we can re-experience this TOP RATED WESTERN DRAMA in FULL HD (1080p) Blu-ray. UNBELIEVABLE!! Beautifully photographed and OUTSTANDING casted western classic to be.

For your HD Home Theater w/HDMI and 5.1 Sound "BROKEN TRAIL" explodes off the screen with its clarity and awesome sound.

My qualifying statement: My HD Home Theater weighs in at about $2000 plus movies. A breakdown is; a Mitsubishi HD Projector (HC-1500) $800 (orig $1495), a Sony Blu-ray 5.1 Sound System (HT-SS2300)$399 (orig $499) and the Sony PLAYSTATION 3 w/Blu-ray player $399 (orig $499). (see my reviews) Sony HDMI cables $150 and HD Screen Paint and Kit for my 108" viewing wall screen $180. With this 1080p system I've created a HD Home Theater presentation sight and sound equal to an IMAX (on a smaller scale) experience.

This 1080p w/5.1 sound Widescreen showing of "BROKEN TRAIL" blows your minds eyes and ears, period. Seeing this Classically beautifully photographed and well acted Western makes you appreciate the American West and its colorful characters. Robert Duvall once again (Lonesome Dove and Open Range) he is the true Cowboy we can idolize.

A must have western for your Home Theater Library. Encore showings will be many.
Enjoy.