Deadwood: The Movie

One of the greatest Shows of our time. David milch wit Ac Lules hit the target on this one.

Deadwood - The Movie well I have to say this was one series that was dealt a massive injustice, stabbed in the back, a great cast brimming with talent and really the series was so out of the ordinary, like Deadwood??? who the hell came up with this idea about a series like this, absolute genius- then they cancel it!!! I'm looking at this movie and I'm going well what would a proper continuation of the series have been like over the years since the shows cancellation,?? just a crying shame - cultural vandalism, so they made a movie. The movie doesn't disappoint--it is an excellent production in its own right ,a real powder keg, dark, murderous,cynical, coarse, gritty - all of that and a whole lot more like the old Deadwood on television, Deadwood right to the bone.Though it's a nagging Question-- why did they give Deadwood the axe? it should never have been cut after only three seasons it was only just getting started. Why was the series ended so abruptly? Although this is a great follow up I still think Deadwood and its audience deserved better, it could have been brought to a more suitable end had it just been allowed to let things to run thru to their natural conclusion,employing the superb script writing,and the actors we sadly in the end did not get to see play out their parts. To the best of my knowledge this has never happened to any other of HBO's made for TV drama series. The Deadwood series had all the indications early on that we were witnessing television history in the making,but instead of keeping to the hard graft turning out season upon season and great episodes we end up with this movie. So this is what we got- no reason though, they couldn't just pick up where they left off and keep making more seasons while all the cast is still around, the viewing public, fans, whatever would appreciate such a move. And Why Not ?A crazy notion now after thirteen years? Probably, but when you look at how much rubbish is on television today --maybe not such a hare- brained idea.

Deadwood Movie: Essential viewing if you watched Deadwood the TV Series. Watch TV Series Deadwood FIRST. Great, high-budget movie. Deadwood TV Series and Movie made by same people, same actors. BEST WESTERN EVER MADE. Deadwood TV Series plus Movie is best viewing of anything I have watched in years.

Im one those people who have seen the entire series at least 20x all the way through. I also went to Deadwood, SD to watch the premier with a small group of fans which also included Geri Jewel, Keone Young and W. Earl Brown. So it was emotional for me as it was an unexpected culmination of years of watching & rewatching the series, and also due to being able to watch it with other serious fans as well as three amazing and very generous with their time actors.Im not going to critique the writing of the movie as that has been done. I liked the movie and if you have watched the series you cannot skip the movie.The DVD main menu has no music. No voice-overs...nothing. Just a plain screen. Total gas station movie menu. There is only one special feature. It is a good wrap up feature, and it is the same quality of production as all the features on the seasonal DVDs, yet its brevity is felt.The DVD does include a code to access a digital format copy.It is also hard to watch the little bit of footage they release seeing Milch having such a difficult time. It completely echoed the sentiments all the actors have expressed in person and on the DVD extra.The worst part and the main reason I docked the DVD a star is that Earl told me there is 25-35 min of finished footage that they cut for the theatrical release and it is not present here. It would not take much to add those deleted scenes in, sequentially, into a DVD and now we have to hope that there will be another release with this material present.Every accomplished actor has a project they consider their 'baby'. Deadwood is an unprecedented example of many actors sharing such a project.Any true Deadwood fan will have a hard time not buying this just to have in their collection but it definitely lacks as a release. You should purchase it to show HBO that another Deadwood movie, or mini series, would be a good seller, though it would need other people stepping up to help write and that may be something they are not willing to do.More in depth discussion and additional fan footage can be had on FB fan page Deadwood Fans.