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Summary: the perfect sequal
Review: Well, I have to say that this movie was even better then the first. It was great. As Jim comes home to the high country he comes to reclaim his love after a long time. He no longer is welcome. Jessica is trapped between he father and her lover and another man trying to get even. Wow, what a movie the scenery was even better in this one then it was in the last. Jim returns to snowy river and what a comeback he makes. Watch this movie its the best!!!
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Summary: Beautiful Austrialian Scenry and a Great Sound Track
Review: Why did Jim Craig spend so much time away from Jessica? While Jim Craig has been await Jessica has accept a proposal for marriage by Alistair Patton, son of Patton Sr, banker and land grabber. In a show of skill, Alistar demostrate horseman ship and military percision by spearing three loops in sequence, slashing a straw dumby in half, and jabbing the final straw man. Patten Sr is very arrogant, doesn't think much of Harrison, very proud of his son Alistair. Alistair is manipulative, throws money around, is a womanizer, and theft. The army sergent implies that Patton Sr family was hung by his family for possible horse theft. Patten Sr likes to bet and losses to Harrison on a horse race. Scottish pride got the best of him. Jessica manages to win a horse race, even after getting a bad start, and surprises her father at the champion circle. Jim shows up and Jessica is memorized by him. Harrison tells Jim, he is not welcome and to leave. Jim ask if Harrison speaks for Jessica, also. Jessica asks, where he has been. Jim tells her, he has been putting together a nice nest for the two of them: a house, land, horses, and he did not want her to be without because he had seen what that was like. Harrison implores Jessica to come into the house and when Jim tries to follow, Alistair intervenes. A fight was about to emerge but the Sergent stopped Jim and tells him there are better ways. Jim walks off, gets on his horse, and charges down the obstacle course of skill; striking the first, second, and third loops with his bull whip; using a strap from the saddle manages to strike and knock down the straw man; and leaning down and grabbing a stake, he drives into the bulls eye of the last straw man. The crowd is cheering and he tips his hat to Jessica and rides off a champion. Why does it seem like Jim Craig doesn't want to kiss Jessica? It just seems like Jim would rather be chasing horses or running down a stray cow than kissing Jessica. Jessica expresses her passion in her classical music. Music is an important element in this film. It was not painful but it seemed like the acting was ackward during the kissing scenes. Jim personified the freedom of the black stallion; more willing to defend his herd against danger than to remain comfortable and safe.
I would have like to see more humor. Jim is a very serious character. Both the black stallion and Jim represent independant free spirits who soared along the beautiful Austrian mountain ridges. The raw beauty and wide range camera shots provide an amazing freedom. The music enhanced the beautiful mountain and sunset shots. Why doesn't Harrison realize Craigs land is valuable? Craig is visit by the sergeant which suprised both Jessica and himself. Jessica had joined up with Jim on his ranch. The Sergeant wanted horses, but in numbers. Jessica creates a plan devised to help bring horse in from multiple highland ranchers and sell them in batch to the army. Alistair jealousy of Jessica caused him to devise a revengeful plan. Alistair wants to get Jessica back by ruining Jim, so he hired a group to men to steal Jim's horses, and managed to get one of his men killed by the black stallion. Jim learned of the death, decided to kill the black stallion, found the stallion, but decided not kill it. Jim just couldn't kill the stallion. While Jim was gone Jessica leaves, Jim followed, fearfully Jessica might return requested a friend to watch the house, Alstair returned beats up the friend, and steals the horses. Jim finds Jessica in a gold town discovered by his friend, saw the beaten up friend, discovered Alistair has stolen the horses, and goes after the horses. Patton Sr realized Craig land was valuable. In attempt to push Craig off these lands he attempted to black mail Harrison to help telling him, if he helped the loan would go through. Harrison needed the loan money more than Craigs land. Patton tries to blame Jessica for Alistair horse stealing behavior. Harrison told Patton in another day, he would be dead for just words. Harrison does not like Patton and demostrated this as he kicks Patton out. The mountain folk have a strange form of Hill Billie justice. The highland families think that the score is even: a death for the horses. Jim returns to the hills, gets his old horse, takes a short cut along the mountain ridge, and starts the impossible descent. The horse is doing great. The best of Man from Snowy river returns. Alistair shoots the horse from underneath Jim and kills it. Jim eventually gains consciousness and must talk the black stallion into riding him. Jim gains the trust, put the saddles on, and the chase continues. Jessica manages to bring together a group to chased down the horse theives. Jim catches up with Alistair and a fight emerges. The black stallion saves Jim and Alistair is defeated. Jim is the best man. Jim releases the black stallion to be free.
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