ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

dallasryan When I started watching this mini-series I was not expecting much as I loved Lonesome Dove and I figured this would be a cheap prequel of it. I was very wrong. The acting is spot on in this mini-series. I would very much recommend watching Lonesome Dove first, and then watching Comanche Moon. If the viewer watches the series in this order then the viewer will have a much more enjoyable experience with Comanche Moon because really it's about Gus and Woodrow(Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones' characters in Lonesome Dove). So in this mini-series, it's still about Gus and Woodrow when they were younger. Gus and Woodrow are brilliantly played by Steve Zahn and Karl Urban in this one. Spot on performances too, the best role I've ever seen Steve Zahn play as Gus. If one watches Lonesome Dove first and then Comanche Moon, the viewer then gets to see all of the little nuances of Gus and Woodrow of when they were younger. The performances by Zahn and Urban were extremely well developed and very thoughtfully played in staying true to the characters that we fell in love with that were portrayed by Duvall and Jones in Lonesome Dove. Zahn and Urban really did their homework with exploring and playing these two iconic characters. A real treat it was to watch this mini-series. I loved it. I can't forget to mention Val Kilmer too. Kilmer is a laugh out loud riot in this film. He is so funny and it's well worth watching, also/or, for Val Kilmer's performance. I highly recommend this film.

nightrider69432 Look, Lonesome Dove is one of the best books ever written. The mini series with Robert Duval and Tommy Lee Jones was excellent. Unfortunately none of the sequels or prequels have stood up to the original. After reading and watching Comanche Moon I'm still waiting to see why Call and McRae became the famous Texas rangers that they were in Lonesome Dove. Comanche Moon is one of the stupidest books that I have ever read and the TV series was just as bad. I'm still waiting to see Jake Spoon earned his undeserved reputation as a gunfighter. Deets character was not developed at all. Nothing happened in the entire book or movie. The Black Vaquero was killed by a parrot for God sake! The Indian stealing the horse and then giving it to the Mexican psycho, Skull heading off after it on foot, and then they eat the damned thing...stupid from beginning to end. This series and the book were two huge wastes of my time. It's funny how some people can write a great book, so you read it and then run out to get another one of their works only to discover that the first book was the only good book that they ever wrote. Very disappointing, don't know why CBS bothered.

texaspops2 Parrots? PARROTS? I have been around this old earth longer than most and have seen nearly all the westerns that have have produced. Old West history is my passion. Comanche Moon is one of the most poorly produced, directed and acted stories I have ever seen. There was very little historical accuracy but then, it is obvious you were operating on a shoestring budget whichplayed a distinct roll in this insult to intelligence. I am happy that I TIVO'd this show. It was bad enough having to sit and watch the movie plus put up with the inane commercials. Once again, there was not one actor that came anywhere near convincing. I kept hoping it would improve as the three days progressed. WRONG! I'm ashamed to say I wasted 4 1/2 hours of what precious little time I have left.

wabadie300 I can't believe how many bad reviews I've read about Comanche Moon. Don't listen to any of them. At first, I was very worried that Steve Zahn wasn't going to be able to meet my expectations for a young Gus, but I was absolutely amazed!! He was fantastic and I am so glad they picked him to play Gus's part. I wasn't super impressed with Karl Urban's performance, but it was still much better than I expected. Val Kilmer's character was very enjoyable to watch. He pulled off a very original and humorous performance. I also thought that the young fellow playing 7 year-old Newt did a great job. I've got a feeling we'll see him in many more movies.In my opinion, Lonesome Dove will always be the pinnacle of all westerns. Comanche Moon was a very worthy prequel and, although not required to understand Lonesome Dove, was very enjoyable. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD!!