Return To Snowy River

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.

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A cinematic work of art.......
Return to Snowy River is a sequel that definitely compliments the first movie considering a lot of movie sequels don't really make the grade. Also knowing that Disney was at the helm of this production, with their excellent track record, it was a pretty sure thing it was going to be great.

Tom Burlinson (as Jim Craig) and Sigrid Thornton (as Jessica Harrison), once again display great chemistry in their interactions that makes for a very pleasing, although turbulent romantic adventure. Amidst the clashing of landowners and Jessica's father (played by Brian Dennehy) wanting to distance her from Jim Craig permanently, the couple discover the power of love and surmount the odds to find happiness.

Filmed in Australia's Victorian Alps, the cinematography is visually stunning and breathtaking. The horsemanship and stunt work is very exciting also and coupled with great acting, this movie is a highly rewarding experience for everyone of all ages.

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Great movie, terrible DVD
This movie is almost as good as the original Man from Snowy River, my all time favorite movie. However, I put off watching this DVD because here in the U.S. it was released as a 1.33:1 pan and scan picture, a far cry from it's theater release of 2.35:1. This means you're only seeing about 1/2 to 2/3 of the original frame of the movie. And, if you're like me and have a widescreen set up, it looks even worse. There is a solution if you're a serious fan. A digitally remastered DVD of Snowy River I and II with the origianl aspect ratio 2.35:1 and glorious Dolby 5.1 and DTS 5.1 soundtracks were released (together in one package) in Australia. They are region 4 DVDs and PAL to boot, but if you have a region free dvd player or can convert yours to region free (I have the Oppo 971H and it was a snap) then you can find these movies from sellers in Australia (fleabay or other places) and see them as they were meant to be seen. In fact, Geoff Burrowes who produced them both, includes on...

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