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jetsax12 (2012-05-24 15:37)

Mother Lode...Why Is It Not On DVD???

Mother Lode stars Charleton Heston as a Gold Miner in the mountains ofBC for "nigh on 30 year". Nick Mancuso (Jean Dupre) and Kim Basinger(Andrea Spalding) are a couple of adventurous gold seekers. They arealso trying to find out what happened to their friend George. It is agood movie, a nice adventure. WHY IS IT NOT ON DVD? There are a lotworse films released every day. When Charleton Heston died I noticed onthe long list of his movie accomplishments that Mother Lode was notincluded. It made me wonder how many others were not listed and why. Ilook forward to its eventual release. Had I known it would have neverbeen released I would have taped it off HBO in one of its hundreds ofshowings back in 1983. Another movie that seems to have fallen intothis problem is the film "Robinson Crusoe On Mars." It starred PaulMantee, Vic Lundon, and had a cameo by Adam (Batman) West. jetsax12@aol.com

barb-180 (2012-05-24 04:27)

Underrated gem

My husband and I have always loved this film. The scenery is beautiful,and Kim Basinger and Charlton Heston were pretty good. It was the firstfilm I'd seen Basinger in, and she made an impression.We always thought it should've gotten more attention than it did. It'sa gripping adventure tale with Basinger and Nick Mancuso, who also doesa fine job, cast as a young couple set off to the Northwest to searchfor a missing friend. That friend was looking for gold.Pretty soon, they're on the hunt themselves, befriended by a quirky oldminer played by Heston. He plays the menacing, enigmatic charactermasterfully. You can never quite tell if he's just sort of quirky fromhaving been alone so long, or if he's dangerously unstable.This movie has held up well over time.

west2east (2012-05-22 07:43)

Presenting superb cinematography and an exciting story.

Though this review is written 18 years after the fact, this film remainsamong the top of my all time favorites. Introducing the great wilderness inthe manner portrayed within the story was breath-taking and thisintroduction was significant in eventual Canadian and Alaskan adventures.When films can have such an impact on a person, they cannot help but remainclose to the heart. The story was fun & exciting and very well played, yet,hats are off to the big screen impact this film portrayed of the CanadianWilderness.

Alex (2012-05-21 14:15)

Dull, dingy and irritating.

Dull, dingy and irritating. An incredibly weak script is at the root ofthis films problems. It really seemed to drag on interminably as variouscharacters pursue each other through barely visible scenes up and downmineshafts. Some nice scenery, shame about the film.

halkat (2012-05-19 10:11)

A Great Movie!!!

A great movie, my wife and I's favorite since we first saw it in 1982.We liked the name and the character Ian MacGee so much that we namedour first son Ian, who is now 19. Of course, I am of Scottish decent,so I loved the character's accent, and the bagpipes. This movie couldhave easily have had a sequel, such as going back for the gold througha mountain crevasse. One of Mr Heston's finest performances. My firstintroduction to Kim Bassinger, and she remains as my favorite blondebombshell actress. We are also biting at the bit to get it on DVD. Hey,Mr. Heston, if you ever read this, please get this movie on a DVD, itwill sell like crazy!!! Love it, love it, love it.

stewball99 (2012-05-18 15:23)

One of the most underrated movies ever.

The flight sequences and cinematography are superb, and the story isexcellent. This may be Charlton Heston's only role where is doesn't playexcessive melodrama. It was Kim Basinger's first big role before herstarmaking role in the Natural.It NEEDS to be on DVD.

ma-cortes (2012-05-16 19:52)

Action-adventure set in caves and on wonderful scenarios of wilderness Britsh Columbia

A couple named Sean (Nick Mancuso) and Andrea (Kim Basinger) travelinto of British Columbia looking for their friend George. Then theiraircraft crashes and they are helped by a fisherman (John Marley).Later on, they find a Scottish miner named McGee (Charlton Heston)whois searching a mother lode , a chamber full of gold .The film is packed with suspense intensified by greed, thrills, goodperformances and marvelous landscapes. It is a bit slow-moving and alittle boring because is mostly set into caverns and only a trio ofcharacters . Tour-de-force playing by Charlton Heston as a dual role astwin brothers who live in isolation during decades searching the lostgold and emerging a violent conflict among them. The picture is afamiliar venture with Charlton Heston as starring, his son FrazerClarke Heston as screenwriter and even his daughter Lydia Clarke Hestonas still photographer. It is filmed entirely on location in BritishColumbia with nice cinematography by Richard Leiterman, though isurgent a remastering. The movie is produced by Peter Snell, CharltonHeston's usual producer who financed the three films he directed as ¨ Aman for all seasons¨ and ¨Marco Antonio y Cleopatra. Furthermore, heproduced him the motion pictures who directed his son, Frazer ClarkeHeston and starred Heston as ¨ Island of treasure¨and ¨The crucifix ofblood¨. Nevertheless, ¨Mother lode¨is the worst film directed byHeston. Rating : average but entertaining. See this flick if only toenjoy the lush backdrop of British Columbia. It is only for CharltonHeston Heston fans.

Goose Poop (2012-05-16 08:32)

A movie for those cold dark nights

I remember seeing this movie when it first came out. The opening scenescared the heck out of me. Seeing it so many years later, it stillholds my attention.As is stated already, the cinematography was well done and the acting(particularly by Heston) is first-rate. I thought the director did avery good job of creating an atmosphere that scares as well asintrigues. The story is a good one, the sort that you hear around thecamp fire.And yes, I agree that this should be on DVD. I'd buy it in a second.A well made movie that stands the test of time.