The Last of the Mohicans Appreciation Thread

[JoeDirtBody]

this has always been one of my favorite movies, and there is nothing on this board about it. the last 10 or so minutes of the movie are prolly the best ever. and easily one of the top 3 movies scores of all time as well.

heres some youtube clips of it
last 6 minutes
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jbsbifPvQ4c
awesome speech in the end (only in directors cut)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FSYBXDUAA7Q

just a fantastic film.... michael mann is a ****ing genius. i didnt like the new miami vice movie, but heat, collateral, the insider, last of the mohicans, the miami vice tv series... just an awesome collection of media

discuss

[thecut]

the real question is what did indians do b4 unemployment insurance?

[DJ Duran]

great movie, saw it in my history class in h.s

[BNR]

I have the dvd and it's one of my fav's

[BeastWithin]

pretty good movie. magua is the ****. I love the part when that irish song is playing and he kills that guy on the cliff with the hatchet then the girls leaps to her death. moving **** man.

[JoeDirtBody]

Originally Posted by BeastWithin

pretty good movie. magua is the ****. I love the part when that irish song is playing and he kills that guy on the cliff with the hatchet then the girls leaps to her death. moving **** man.

ya that seen is in the clip provided. its 10x better when chiganchook (last of the mohican.... sp) kills magua in like 20 seconds.

[JoeDirtBody]

Originally Posted by DJ Duran

great movie, saw it in my history class in h.s

**** i wish they woulda showed it in my class. we did get to see saving private ryan tho. and schindlers list... i think my teacher had a hard on for speildberg

[Freak-show]

Originally Posted by JoeDirtBody

this has always been one of my favorite movies, and there is nothing on this board about it. the last 10 or so minutes of the movie are prolly the best ever. and easily one of the top 3 movies scores of all time as well.

heres some youtube clips of it
last 6 minutes
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jbsbifPvQ4c
awesome speech in the end (only in directors cut)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FSYBXDUAA7Q

just a fantastic film.... michael mann is a ****ing genius. i didnt like the new miami vice movie, but heat, collateral, the insider, last of the mohicans, the miami vice tv series... just an awesome collection of media

discuss

When I saw this thread all I could do is laugh! I love this movie!! I just never thought it would be thread worthy. Great actors and they portrayed the Indians and the Armies very well. They didnt over do it which is what made the movie. Reps for great movie taste!

[JoeDirtBody]

Originally Posted by Freak-show

When I saw this thread all I could do is laugh! I love this movie!! I just never thought it would be thread worthy. Great actors and they portrayed the Indians and the Armies very well. They didnt over do it which is what made the movie. Reps for great movie taste!

ya i thought it mighta had a thread on it... ud be suprised how many threads are made. its just a ****ing awesome movie, that is underrated IMO

[2kool4skool]

My HS team used the theme music from the cliff sequence with the bag pipes and everything for out introduction music. It was pretty bad ass.

Good movie with a great soundtrack

[Wendel_Clark_17]

The book was good. Never bothered with the movie.

[Freak-show]

Originally Posted by JoeDirtBody

ya i thought it mighta had a thread on it... ud be suprised how many threads are made. its just a ****ing awesome movie, that is underrated IMO

I love the battle scenes in the movie! Not to go off topic but I just saw the previews for the moive 300 the other day on a DVD I bought. Oh my god. That movie looks so dang cool. I am actually excited about it. The fight scenes kinda look like what it would look like if you crossed the battle scenes from Troy and mixed the action green screen of Star Wars. Man I cant wait.

[Freak-show]

Originally Posted by Wendel_Clark_17

The book was good. Never bothered with the movie.

Honestly you really should see it. At least once. The fight seen moving up the moutain is so bad a$$! You kinda get into it. Imagine someone took your girl and your just bashing everyone in your path with great orchestrated music in the back ground.


Hmmm....now that I see what I wrote *golf clap* to myself! Well put ol chap!!

[corn_dog]

Awesome movie, got the directors gut a while back

[SFriday425]

I love the last scene, where Duncan gets shot and they run up the mountain. The dad wrecks Magua and there's that intense music playing in the background...You just can't beat it.

[Germanic]

Some excellent fight scenes in this movie.

[Germanic]

Originally Posted by SFriday425

I love the last scene, where Duncan gets shot and they run up the mountain. The dad wrecks Magua and there's that intense music playing in the background...You just can't beat it.

That part gives me chills every time!

[US_Ranger]

I have the soundtrack and the DVD.

One of my favs too. w00t

[CitadelArmyJAG]

Originally Posted by BeastWithin

magua is the ****.

Wow, strong mohicans!

[BNR]

I definately need to get the soundtrack, that bagpipe song is so awesome I've always wanted to sample it

[Bignbuff]

I saw this movie back in fifth grade in history class. LOL

Don't remember a thing. What is it about again?

[Germanic]

Originally Posted by Bignbuff

I saw this movie back in fifth grade in history class. LOL

Don't remember a thing. What is it about again?

The film is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War, in which the British and French battle for control of the North American colonies. Though they are bound by law to aid the British Armies, many colonial settlers are reluctant to leave their homes along the frontier for fear of attacks by Huron Indians.

The film opens with Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), Chingachook (Russel Means), and Uncas (Eric Shweig), the last of an ancient tribe called the Mohicans, as they hunt down and kill a young buck in the forest. They then take the slain animal to the Cameron house, and join the Cameron family in their meal. Jack, a colonial militiaman, tells Hawkeye that he is gathering volunteers for the British army. The next morning, Jack and a group of other potential recruits decide to go to Albany to obtain terms from General Webb, who agrees to grant them leave if their homes are attacked. Satisfied with the terms, the volunteers travel to Fort William Henry.

As Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe) and her sister, Alice (Jodhi May) are traveling to Fort William Henry, north of Albany. They have received word from their father, Colonel Edmund Monro, to meet him there. A native guide, Magua, has been sent to escort them safely, along with a detachment of British soldiers, commanded by Major Duncan Heyward (Steven Waddington). On the trail they are attacked by a small Huron band. Magua himself initiates the attack and is aiming his rifle at Cora and Alice when they caravan is rescued by Hawkeye and his companions. The Mohicans agree to escort the survivors to Ft. William Henry. Along the way, they discover that the homestead belonging to the Camerons has been razed and burned and everyone has been killed.

When they arrive at William Henry they find that the fort is under heavy attack by French forces. They manage to sneak inside and Munro scolds his daughters for joining him. They also surmise that the note Munro supposedly sent to Alice and Cora was a fake, intended to make them targets for Magua. Munro gravely tells Heyward that the French are quickly approaching mortar range and that the fort will ultimately fall. Their only hope is to get a messenger through to General Webb and ask for reinforcements. Hawkeye and Uncas cover for the messenger as he makes his way through the French picket line, shooting down Indians and Frenchman at distances of over 500 yards.

Munro is confronted by Hawkeye, who tells the Colonel that settlements are being attacked by Huron war parties. Hawkeye demands that Munro let the colonials aiding in defending the fort return to their homes. Munro refuses and Hawkeye agrees to cover for Jack and his other friends so they can leave the fort. Hawkeye is arrested.

The fort falls to the French and Munro and his army are forced to leave. As they march back to Albany, they are attacked by Hurons, lead by Magua. Munro himself is killed by Magua, who, just before cutting out the Colonel’s heart, promises to kill his daughters so his family line will not continue. Magua’s motivation for personally killing Munro is revenge; Munro is responsible for decimating Magua’s village and family years before.

Hawkeye, Cora and Alice escape with Heyward to a cave behind a nearby waterfall with Magua close behind. With all their gunpowder wet from their escape down the river, Hawkeye leaves after telling Cora that she’ll be taken north to Huron country. He also tells her to stay alive at all costs and that he will track and find her. Hawkeye makes a dramatic leap into the falling water.

Alice, Cora and Heyward are captured and taken to a Huron village. Hawkeye, Uncas and Chingachgook track them there. Magua demands recognition from the Sachem, the village shaman, in exchange for Heyward and the Munroe sisters. The meeting is interrupted when an unarmed Hawkeye approaches, despite being physically attacked by several men of the village. With Heyward translating in French to the Sachem, Hawkeye convinces the old man that Magua is acting according to his own selfish plans rather than following Huron tradition. The Sachem agrees and decrees that Cora will be burned alive, Alice will be given back to Magua and Heyward will be returned to the British. Hawkeye demands that he be sacrificed in Cora’s place, however, in his translation, Heyward offers himself instead. The Sachem agrees and Magua curses him and leaves, with Uncas following to rescue Alice, whom he has fallen in love with. Cora is given to Hawkeye and Heyward is tied up to be burned. Before leaving the village to join Uncas, Hawkeye shoots Heyward while strung up to keep him from suffering.

Uncas is able to head off Magua and his band. The two fight briefly, with Magua the victor. Alice, not wanting to become a slave to Magua, throws herself from a nearby cliff. Hawkeye and Chingachgook catch up, killing several of Magua’s scouts. While Hawkeye holds the last man at bay, Chingachgook engages Magua in hand-to-hand combat. Chingachgook wins the fight, killing Magua.

The last scene of the film shows Chingachgook and Hawkeye engaging in a spiritual ritual


Wikipedia is great.

[Bignbuff]

Ah ok. Thanks, smj.

[SiNiStEr94]

Agreed. It's one of my favorite movies.

[JoeDirtBody]

Originally Posted by smj5351

The film is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War, in which the British and French battle for control of the North American colonies. Though they are bound by law to aid the British Armies, many colonial settlers are reluctant to leave their homes along the frontier for fear of attacks by Huron Indians.

The film opens with Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), Chingachook (Russel Means), and Uncas (Eric Shweig), the last of an ancient tribe called the Mohicans, as they hunt down and kill a young buck in the forest. They then take the slain animal to the Cameron house, and join the Cameron family in their meal. Jack, a colonial militiaman, tells Hawkeye that he is gathering volunteers for the British army. The next morning, Jack and a group of other potential recruits decide to go to Albany to obtain terms from General Webb, who agrees to grant them leave if their homes are attacked. Satisfied with the terms, the volunteers travel to Fort William Henry.

As Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe) and her sister, Alice (Jodhi May) are traveling to Fort William Henry, north of Albany. They have received word from their father, Colonel Edmund Monro, to meet him there. A native guide, Magua, has been sent to escort them safely, along with a detachment of British soldiers, commanded by Major Duncan Heyward (Steven Waddington). On the trail they are attacked by a small Huron band. Magua himself initiates the attack and is aiming his rifle at Cora and Alice when they caravan is rescued by Hawkeye and his companions. The Mohicans agree to escort the survivors to Ft. William Henry. Along the way, they discover that the homestead belonging to the Camerons has been razed and burned and everyone has been killed.

When they arrive at William Henry they find that the fort is under heavy attack by French forces. They manage to sneak inside and Munro scolds his daughters for joining him. They also surmise that the note Munro supposedly sent to Alice and Cora was a fake, intended to make them targets for Magua. Munro gravely tells Heyward that the French are quickly approaching mortar range and that the fort will ultimately fall. Their only hope is to get a messenger through to General Webb and ask for reinforcements. Hawkeye and Uncas cover for the messenger as he makes his way through the French picket line, shooting down Indians and Frenchman at distances of over 500 yards.

Munro is confronted by Hawkeye, who tells the Colonel that settlements are being attacked by Huron war parties. Hawkeye demands that Munro let the colonials aiding in defending the fort return to their homes. Munro refuses and Hawkeye agrees to cover for Jack and his other friends so they can leave the fort. Hawkeye is arrested.

The fort falls to the French and Munro and his army are forced to leave. As they march back to Albany, they are attacked by Hurons, lead by Magua. Munro himself is killed by Magua, who, just before cutting out the Colonel’s heart, promises to kill his daughters so his family line will not continue. Magua’s motivation for personally killing Munro is revenge; Munro is responsible for decimating Magua’s village and family years before.

Hawkeye, Cora and Alice escape with Heyward to a cave behind a nearby waterfall with Magua close behind. With all their gunpowder wet from their escape down the river, Hawkeye leaves after telling Cora that she’ll be taken north to Huron country. He also tells her to stay alive at all costs and that he will track and find her. Hawkeye makes a dramatic leap into the falling water.

Alice, Cora and Heyward are captured and taken to a Huron village. Hawkeye, Uncas and Chingachgook track them there. Magua demands recognition from the Sachem, the village shaman, in exchange for Heyward and the Munroe sisters. The meeting is interrupted when an unarmed Hawkeye approaches, despite being physically attacked by several men of the village. With Heyward translating in French to the Sachem, Hawkeye convinces the old man that Magua is acting according to his own selfish plans rather than following Huron tradition. The Sachem agrees and decrees that Cora will be burned alive, Alice will be given back to Magua and Heyward will be returned to the British. Hawkeye demands that he be sacrificed in Cora’s place, however, in his translation, Heyward offers himself instead. The Sachem agrees and Magua curses him and leaves, with Uncas following to rescue Alice, whom he has fallen in love with. Cora is given to Hawkeye and Heyward is tied up to be burned. Before leaving the village to join Uncas, Hawkeye shoots Heyward while strung up to keep him from suffering.

Uncas is able to head off Magua and his band. The two fight briefly, with Magua the victor. Alice, not wanting to become a slave to Magua, throws herself from a nearby cliff. Hawkeye and Chingachgook catch up, killing several of Magua’s scouts. While Hawkeye holds the last man at bay, Chingachgook engages Magua in hand-to-hand combat. Chingachgook wins the fight, killing Magua.

The last scene of the film shows Chingachgook and Hawkeye engaging in a spiritual ritual


Wikipedia is great.

wow strong summary

[JoeDirtBody]

Originally Posted by SFriday425

I love the last scene, where Duncan gets shot and they run up the mountain. The dad wrecks Magua and there's that intense music playing in the background...You just can't beat it.

just watch the link i posted... that exact scene is in there.

[Paul S25]

Thread revival.

Watched this again the other day, now I'm listening to the soundtrack. **** me dead this is an amazing movie. Daniel Day Lewis' dad in it is ****in ALPHA with that huge axe, and the way he takes out all the Hurons at the end of the flick including Magua. Epic.

Part filmed in Yosemite National Park...amazing place. Cant wait to visit it again.

[Horns3]

promontory /thread