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Summary: Jeremiah Johnson
Review: I have seen the movie 217 times as of last night. It is my favorite movie of all time. Great for all ages in my opinion (my 2 1/2 years old grandaughter loves it as much as I do)A timeless legend.
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Summary: not exciting
Review: It has been a long time since I've seen this movie but it was so-o-o-o boring. It just went on and on and on. I didn't think it would ever quit. Several times it the movie it seemed it was suppose to end but it just went on. I don't ever want to see or hear of this movie again.
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Summary: A musket in the hands of a frozen corpse
Review: As truly american films go, there is always a hero which blazes the trail of the unknown. Robert Redford plays a man sick and tired of city life and (much like Dances With Wolves) finds himself alone in a ravaging frontier. He meets wild men in winter with skins on their back's, wild men in summer that have shaved their heads to keep their scalp, and a crazy woman that has lost all she has and taken upon with pitty. As humorous in stuggle as it is heartbreaking, Jeremiah Johnson stands tall with cinema's American Heroes. It can be listed with the "Lone Man" movies such as Rob Roy, Brave Heart, Dances With Wolves, and Last of the Mohican's. If you appreciate these mentioned films then you will most definately enjoy it. When he looses everything, and fight's alone against Braves one at a time, you will cheer his strength, and laugh at his attempts. Jeremiah Johnson starts as a person not befitting a meal for a Griz, but in the end becomes a legend.
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Summary: Immortal
Review: This is one of those rare movies you never get tired of watching. The story is compelling, the acting excellent, and the scenery is to die for. You can't go wrong with this movie. Highly recommended!!
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Summary: For many, this movie was a "life altering" experience.
Review: This movie was loosely based upon the great book "Mountain Man" by Vardis Fisher. You should read the book and then watch the movie. I have probably watched this movie 30 times or more over the years. I own three copies of the video and a copy of the DVD. Redford was pretty good in the movie, but Will Geer (Chris Lapp), Delle Bolton (Swan), and especially the great Stefan Gerasch (Del Gue!) were downright incredible. When you've seen this movie and it strikes you like a bolt from the blue that you want to hunt bear with a ".50 caliber Hawken", find me somehow and I will show you what to do. Better, if you are willing to take your life in your hands, maybe you can come. Incidentally, the technical direction could have been better. The gun "Jeremiah" says he would "settle for" is ridiculously inappropriate and even the .50 is inadequate for what he needed to do. Buy this DVD. It is best watched on a cold winter's night, alone.
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Summary: Splendid minimalism
Review: Jeremiah Johnson is a film that I saw at it's origional release in 1972 at the drive in theatre in San Francisco where I lived at the time. I, even as a youg child, appreciated this film and the experience of it has proven to be rather emblematic of what taste I would later develop. This film harkens back to simpler times,a time when Men and Women lived a more simple existance and exacting from nature only what was needed; At least that was the case for this character. Jeremiah has turned his back on "civilized living" and has turned to the mountains for serenity and a self actualized lifestyle. This film does not bounce around or involve itself with a tightly woven plot scheme,but rather is methodical in it's approach to storytelling. It tells it's story plainly and simply. Speaking of freedom,and of man's search for himself and for the real meaning of life. I hope anyone who is interested in this type of work will consider making purchase of this film. If you happen to enjoy period pieces or non-fiction then you may also find it worthwhile. Jeremiah Johnson cuts through the clutter and represents a jewel in the rough in film making.As a footnote I would mention that a fine and significant cameo style performance is made by actor Will Geer of "The Waltons" TV show fame. I believe that this is Robert Redford's best effort. ****5- star rating
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Summary: Jeremiah Johnson
Review: Rarely is there a movie that I can watch repeatedly. Jeremiah Johnson is one of those. The story line, acting, scenes, pacing and soundtrack are all something to behold. Anyone that ever gets fed up with the so called "modern world", and wishes they could revert to a simpiler existence will love the idea of retreating into the mountains and sustaining ones own existence through total determination and fortitude that this move invokes. Despite the fact that the modern world in this case is based in the mid nineteenth century, the need to leave it behind still rings true. Ultimately that modern world still manages to find it's way into Johnson's life, leaving heartache in it's wake for Johnson to deal with. Dealing with it brings out Redfords performance and insures Jeremiah Johnson's place at the top of any Hollywood Hall of Fame list. Not to be missed. Never met a single person in my life that didn't like it. Enjoy.
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Summary: Classic Redford
Review: "Jeremiah Johnson, made his way into the mountains..." This DVD should make it's way into your video collection. A good ole' fashioned mountain man movie. The DVD itself doesn't have all that much on it, but the video transfer is pretty good considering this movie was filmed in 1972. So, take my advice and give this movie a look. You won't be sorry.
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Summary: An Epic Movie!
Review: No other word for it, This is an outstanding movie. Redford plays an individual who is wanting to escape civilization and enjoy life in the wilderness. The mountains become his new home.He has to survive by trapping and surviving off of the wilderness.His teacher Will Geer adds a very interesting individual to the movie. Geer adds a serious note as well as humor to the script. Redford's character and his struggle with the Indians is also a very interesting part of this film. He manages to survive every attempt on him by the Indians.Also,the scenery in this movie is breathtaking. This is definitely a winner. This is the movie that made me a Redford fan. Watch this movie,you will not be dissapointed.It gets better with age.
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Summary: Maybe he should have gone instead to Miami Beach
Review: Way back (1972) when a much younger Robert Redford worked more in front of the camera than behind it, he starred as JEREMIAH JOHNSON, a man disgusted with mid-1800's U.S. "civilization", who decides to drop out, and then tune-in to a purer life as a fur trapper in the Rocky Mountains. Initially, Johnson epitomizes the term "tenderfoot", and would have starved on the job had he not been taken under the wing of a grizzled, experienced mountain man, Bear Claw, marvelously played by Will Geer. With new skills learned from his mentor, Jeremiah strikes out on his own. Along the way, he becomes encumbered with a "family" - a small white boy essentially orphaned by an Indian raid, and a native wife more or less forced on him by her brother, a friendly Flathead Indian chief. In time, he learns to love them both - an emotional investment for which he pays dearly after a band of Crow Indians retaliates for a major social faux pas that Johnson commits while helping an Army cavalry detachment rescue a party of snow-bound pioneers. From that point, revenge takes over on a tit for tat basis. The ending is perhaps a lesson for the Israelis and Palestinians, or the Catholics and Protestants of Northern Ireland, on how to end for both sides what is otherwise a no-win situation. Filmed on location in the Rockies, JEREMIAH JOHNSON is a scenic and powerful contribution to the Western genre of filmmaking. It does particularly well in depicting the lonely solitude lived by the American mountain man of yore. Redford's portrayal of a regular guy just trying to get along and survive is beyond reproach. As a matter of fact, I think it's one of the better roles he's played in his career. Nowadays, when Westerns aren't as much in vogue as they used to be, perhaps the film is worth another look. Oh, and be circumspect when it comes to sauntering through graveyards.
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