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Summary: Great exercise video!
Review: My 5 year old son just loves these movies. He rides his stick horse right along with Jim (he has the choreography down pat!)and gets plenty of exercise right in front of the TV. His favorite part (that again he rides right along with) is when Jim and his rival for Jessica are riding in the skill at arms course. These are great family movies - as a parent I don't need to worry about what my children are seeing!
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Summary: A Great Sequel
Review: One of the few sequels that are as good or better than the original movie! Same great music, hard riding, and stunts as the first. Maybe it's even a little bit better than "The Man From Snowy River". All my friends think so anyway! The only thing that's hard to get used to was that they replaced Kirk Douglas with Brian Dennehy in the part of Harrison. He plays the part well, but it's just a bit unsettling for some reason. It's still a great story, though, and definitely worth a watch.
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Summary: A cinematic work of art.......
Review: 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. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.
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Summary: Ecellent sequel to The Man From Snowy River
Review: Return To Snowy River is an eccellent sequel to The Man From Snowy River,which was based on Australian poet Banjo Patterson's poem of the same name.
The reason that Brian Dennehy replaced Kirk Douglas was because Kirk wanted too much money for the sequel. Brian does an eccellent job and the film makers didn't have to put up with Kirk "advising" them on how to direct the film as he did in the original. I still remember the director quietly saying "patience lads" to the film crew as Kirk tried to explain how he thought they should shoot a scene at the stable with some horses. Kirk was very good in the original,he's just a bit of a character.
Return To Snowy River has some spectacular outdoor scenes and horseriding. Viewers might also be interested to know that Tom Burlinson years later provided the singing voice for the Frank Sinatra mini-series. Tom does a eccellent imitation of Frank Sinatra's voice and has sung at casinos.
At any rate,this DVD makes a good companion to the original,I just hope that one day they might actually release the two DVD's in Australia.
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Summary: The Man from Snowy River is Back!
Review: 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. All right, to the fine parts of the movie. Beautiful and magnificent scenery of the Australian mountains! Excellent acting by all actors and actresses, the suspense, action, and adventure will keep you on the edge of your seats! And Tom Burlinson sure know how to ride when he performs some pretty cool stunts while riding horses. Especially the earlier part of the movie where he proves that he can certainly ride better than Nicholas Eadie who plays the part of the jealous bad guy for Jessica's affection. I recommend this movie along with the first movie, "The Man from Snowy River". These movies are classics and one of the family movies I watch at home. Can't be missed!
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Summary: Just like the first...excellent
Review: The Man from Snowy River is one of my favorite films. Burlinson and Thornton go great together, and Douglas plays a great mean guy, and a funloving good guy. There is nothing I did not love about this movie. If only all movies had this kind of class. Return to Snowy River took right up where the first movie left off. It would have been better with all of the original cast, but it was outstanding nonetheless. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who brought these two great films to fruition. Ya'll did a beautiful job. Movies like this are the reason I love good movies. THANK YOU SO MUCH! MORE! MORE!
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Summary: Return to Snowy River
Review: The movie is terrific but shame on Disney for not formating in Widescreen and taping the complete movie.
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Summary: They Should Have Left Well Enough Alone
Review: The original film "The Man From Snowy River" (based on the poems "The Man From Snowy River," "Pardon, the Son of Reprieve" and "Clancy of the Overflow" by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson, all of which I highly reccommend) was amazing. It was a classic western, and the riding scenes were astounding. To this day I don't know how anyone could ride the jump off that mountain. But whoever had the bright idea of making a sequel, especially without Kirk Douglas, ought to be dropped off said mountain without a horse. The plot makes no sense--one minute they're in love, the next she's back to bickering. The cast change was disasterous as well. Brian Denehey is a great actor, but it was too radical a difference. Of course the riding scenes were wonderful, but they don't make up for the plot. Also, unless it's Monty Roberts, I seriously doubt one could tame and ride a stallion who's been running wild for at least twenty years and who was portrayed in the first film as a vicious killer. Horses do not change their behavior that radically. On the whole, Maltin is right--the riding's great, but give the plot a pass.
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Summary: Return To Snowy River
Review: The scenery is beautiful and the story is great as in all three of the videos...you are entertained!
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Summary: The love story continues...
Review: There are some people you don't soon forget. Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton) has never quite gotten over Jim Craig/The Man from Snowy River (Tom Burlinson). In the first movie, he promises to come back for what is his. When he does return, the scenery has changed. The high country hasn't changed as much as the people have changed. Jessica's father (Brian Dennehy) wants her to marry Alistair Patton (Nicholas Eadie). When she sees Jim for the first time since his return, one of the first things she wants to know is why it has taken him so long to return. It seems he has been trying to prove his worth to her by raising horses and trying to make a future for them both. At first it seems Jessica is going to follow the wishes of her father, yet we know that she has quite the mind of her own and when Jim asks: "What do you want?" Jessica replies: "I want you." She doesn't have to think twice because her heart is free. Together Jim and Jessica are really like two wild horses at heart. They don't want to be tied down to the life everyone else has determined for them. Jessica has always been judged for who she is and not for what she is. Her heart can only be tamed by Jim Craig and she is even willing to give up everything she holds dear to make him happy. Alistair Patton (Nicholas Eadie) holds her attention briefly, but the minute she sees Jim you know she hasn't forgotten him as he is the only man who truly knows how she feels about life and love. Alistair turns out to be vindictive and cruel. He not only wants Jessica, he wants to destroy Jim. This sequel has way more action scenes that are even more spectacular than the first movie although a bit less artistic in places. I still love the scene in the first movie where the horses run through the snow. In this movie, there are gorgeous scenes of horses swimming through rivers and running across the Australian mountains. Quite frankly, it is all quite stunning and the sheer power of the horses can be felt throughout the scenes. The black stallion plays a significant role in either destroying or healing situations to the point you can't decide if you like him or not. It is as if everything he does causes some extreme situation. It is highly recommended that you watch the first: "The Man from Snowy River" because they don't repeat information that would make the background behind the feuds much more clear. When two souls are destined to find one another, they do. Jim and Jessica seem to be able to weather any storm that comes their way, even when the future looks very bleak. After all, life is an adventure to be lived to the fullest and sometimes you have to set someone free from your heart to see if they will one day come back.
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