<![CDATA[The Renevant]]>Went to see this one (mostly) because I happen to like Western scenery, Westerns in general, and I'm OK with Leonardo DiCaprio. Yeah- he deserves his Oscar nomination. Another reason I wanted to see it is there's (some) factual connection in the movie to a young Jim Bridger. Those that know Western history know Bridger is generally considered to be the first white man to see Yellowstone, and report about it's existence.

The short of the plot is fur trapper Hugh Glass' (DiCaprio) company gets ambushed by Indians. Glass escapes with around a dozen other men. In trying to get back to Fort Kiowa (Glass is the only one familiar with the territory) he gets severely mauled by a bear and is left for dead by two of the party who were supposed to care for him- Fitzgerald and Bridger. Glass miraculously survives, and crawls through the wilderness seeking revenge on the guys who deserted him.

My comments about the movie? Could have easily cut around 30 minutes out. The scenery is pretty- and OK got it, Glass is hurt pretty bad. Plenty of blood & violence. Honestly didn't do much for me.

I sort of figured there was a whole lot of artistic license with the real history. Plenty of stuff that happened in the Wyoming - Montana territory in the 1800s was very poorly recorded, exaggerated, or counter-claimed by explorers wishing to make a name for themselves. First group to climb the Grand Teton was debated for decades.

If you have an interest- here's one take on what really happened : http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/01/20/bastardized-history-the-true-odyssey-of-hugh-glass-vs-the-revenant/

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/39405/the-renevantRSS for NodeThu, 01 Oct 2026 10:04:04 GMTFri, 22 Jan 2016 07:50:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Sun, 24 Apr 2016 01:47:41 GMT]]>Just seen it. It's a keeper and the bear attack scene was the best one since Backcounrty.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/598612https://brownsboard.com/post/598612Sun, 24 Apr 2016 01:47:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:49:15 GMT]]>No doubt Tommy. Completely impossible situations, incredible boredom and a wet firecracker of a payoff at the end.

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/572580https://brownsboard.com/post/572580Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:49:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:30:38 GMT]]>I can watch tv shows about renovating. What morons! 🙂

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/572394https://brownsboard.com/post/572394Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:30:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:20:35 GMT]]>I wish I knew how.

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/572389https://brownsboard.com/post/572389Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:20:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:19:26 GMT]]>Thought it was good in concept but was probably 30-45 too long.

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@calfoxwc said:

I thought this would be great, love the westerns and the scenery.

But after ten minutes, I turned it off and went did my knee exercises.

The violence was dramatic, and was put in the script to be dramatic.

Seemed a good bit on the horror film kind of thing. Lost interest.

Pirating movies now, how Marxist

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/572387https://brownsboard.com/post/572387Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:18:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:31:28 GMT]]>I thought this would be great, love the westerns and the scenery.

But after ten minutes, I turned it off and went did my knee exercises.

The violence was dramatic, and was put in the script to be dramatic.

Seemed a good bit on the horror film kind of thing. Lost interest.

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@westside-steve said:

Just saw it today. I didn't realize that it was a supposedly true story and that makes it just a little bit more, well hard to believe.

But I disagree with you and this: I thought they could have cut at least a hundred and twenty minutes...

WSS

Mostly true Steve. Glass didn't have an Indian son, and he didn't kill Fitzgerald either. The ending sort of leaves you hanging that Glass died- glad to know he didn't.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/572263https://brownsboard.com/post/572263Sun, 24 Jan 2016 01:55:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Sat, 23 Jan 2016 19:18:50 GMT]]>2.5 hours of trudgery and grudgery.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/572218https://brownsboard.com/post/572218Sat, 23 Jan 2016 19:18:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Sat, 23 Jan 2016 03:12:38 GMT]]>Just saw it today. I didn't realize that it was a supposedly true story and that makes it just a little bit more, well hard to believe.

But I disagree with you and this: I thought they could have cut at least a hundred and twenty minutes...

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/572133https://brownsboard.com/post/572133Sat, 23 Jan 2016 03:12:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Renevant on Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:45:03 GMT]]>I've been putting this one off but now that the nominations are out I have 4 more I need to see. I'll read your most afterwards!

WSS

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