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Author:	[Movies & Television] Topic: three part series Hatfields & McCoys on The History Channel starting May 28th
LeRinkRat	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Legend Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 32291 Location: Nevada	#1 Posted: 5/21/2012 3:31:16 PM the three part series Hatfields & McCoys starts on The History Channel Memorial Day Monday May 28th. seeing cuts it looks like it's going to be excellent. runs on consecutive nights Monday, Tuesday May 29th and Wednesday May 30th. cast includes Kevin Costner as "Devil Anse" Hatfield and Billy Paxton as Randolph McCoy. also includes Tom Berenger as Jim Vance and Powers Booth as Judge Valentine Hatfield cuts from the series featuring the players >>> http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys/videos/meet-jim-vance#meet-jim-vance
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Mikael99	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: bet365 \|
Hall of Fame Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 27911 Location: Denmark	#2 Posted: 5/22/2012 5:03:05 AM Looks good. Is this a tv series or a drama doc?
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LeRinkRat	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Legend Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 32291 Location: Nevada	#3 Posted: 5/22/2012 1:18:20 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by Mikael99: Looks good. Is this a tv series or a drama doc? three part TV movie drama based on the feud.
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Hall of Fame Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 27911 Location: Denmark	#4 Posted: 5/22/2012 2:14:10 PM awesome. Did not think the history channel did this sort of thing. They are mostly docu.
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Mikael99	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: bet365 \|
Hall of Fame Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 27911 Location: Denmark	#5 Posted: 5/28/2012 3:45:35 PM So today it starts, should be a good one
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Veteran Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3753 Location: United States	#6 Posted: 5/29/2012 1:18:35 PM It was better than I thought, on to pt2 tonight
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-29-	RSI View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Veteran Joined: May 2009 Posts: 2887 Location: Virginia	#7 Posted: 5/29/2012 8:29:35 PM I thought that part one was done very well, in fact I watched it twice. Part two starts in 30 minutes.
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Veteran Joined: May 2009 Posts: 2887 Location: Virginia	#8 Posted: 5/29/2012 8:40:29 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by Mikael99: awesome. Did not think the history channel did this sort of thing. They are mostly docu. I think that I enjoyed part one so much because it was filled with factual content much like a documentary. Most docu-dramas that I've seen seemed to be loosely based on historical facts unlike what The H&M appears to be.
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Veteran Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3753 Location: United States	#9 Posted: 5/29/2012 8:56:25 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by -29-: I think that I enjoyed part one so much because it was filled with factual content much like a documentary. Most docu-dramas that I've seen seemed to be loosely based on historical facts unlike what The H&M appears to be. Yeah, when someone told me about the mini series they sent me the Wiki page re: the feud. Part one hit on alot of the points that I read
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All-Star Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10456 Location: Indiana	#10 Posted: 5/30/2012 11:33:43 AM I have been enjoying it as well. I knew most of the history of this whole feud and I think they are representing the facts(or at least what was known) rather well.
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Captain Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5086 Location: Zambia	#11 Posted: 5/30/2012 7:05:45 PM odds Bill Paxton is killed in part 3: -170 Odds Kevin Costner is killed in part 3: +120 I'm laying a lot down on Paxton.
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Rookie Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 963 Location: Italy	#12 Posted: 5/30/2012 7:54:26 PM Is it just me, or do they portray the McCoys to be the little girl?
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Veteran Joined: May 2009 Posts: 2887 Location: Virginia	#13 Posted: 5/30/2012 9:00:39 PM They packed an incredible amount of action into the first four hours. I'm sure that the final two hours will be full of thrills as well.
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Rookie Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 647 Location:	#14 Posted: 6/1/2012 11:38:32 AM I always thought the fued started over a stolen pig.
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LeRinkRat	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Legend Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 32291 Location: Nevada	#15 Posted: 6/1/2012 2:53:22 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by Dutch1976: I always thought the fued started over a stolen pig. didn't start over the pig BUT defiantely inflamed it. watched parts 1 and 2 with the Mrs last night. I thought the acting and depiction of the feud history was excellent. the Mrs not so much. I think she was looking for more of a hillbilly "Romeo & Juliet" style love story one complaint we BOTH had was the "mumbled dialog". you couldn't understand what the actors were saying half the time. more damn "arty-smarty" modern sound recording
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Veteran Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3753 Location: United States	#16 Posted: 6/1/2012 5:04:55 PM That's probably how they talked back then in that area.. or maybe still do Didn't like pt3 as much as the first 2.
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Prospect Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 101 Location:	#17 Posted: 6/1/2012 6:10:06 PM I liked it a lot. Some of the previous posters brought up some good points though. The dialogue was very hard to understand. At first I thought it was just me but I had to keep turning the volume up. I thought Parts 1 and 2 were better than the finale. Part 3 just seemed to drag a little bit and was a bit boring at times. I thought Hatfields son, Johnnsy, was outstanding as was one of McCoy's daughter played by Jena Malone who I think is absolutely gorgeous. The Pinkerton guy who was hunting the Hatfields was outstanding as well.
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Covers Rehab Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 60701 Location: United Kingdom	#18 Posted: 6/1/2012 11:39:41 PM
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LeRinkRat	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Legend Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 32291 Location: Nevada	#19 Posted: 6/3/2012 3:49:54 AM agree with the assessment of part 3. seemed to somewhat "plod". also glad to hear that other could NOT hear some of the dialog. I'm old and thought I was just going deaf. still, all in all, I would give it with minor flaws. much better done compared to some "historic" movies I have seen recently and speaking of well acted historic movies, catch The Conspirator (2010) when it's on a movie channel or put it on your Netfix list. ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conspirator
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Captain Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5086 Location: Zambia	#20 Posted: 6/4/2012 7:04:15 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by KQC: That's probably how they talked back then in that area.. or maybe still do Didn't like pt3 as much as the first 2. Ya, pt 3 was a little weak. Overall is was pretty damn good for cable though.
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Banned Joined: May 2012 Posts: 484 Location:	#21 Posted: 6/4/2012 7:40:31 PM never realized how evil and brutal the Hatfields were. they were horrific. Devil Anse is in hell for what he did to those people.
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LeRinkRat	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Legend Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 32291 Location: Nevada	#22 Posted: 6/4/2012 10:24:53 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by sowhat83: never realized how evil and brutal the Hatfields were. they were horrific. Devil Anse is in hell for what he did to those people. Devil Anse couldn't hold a candle to Jim Vance for pure murderous evil. only character in the story even MORE evil than Vance was "Bad" Frank Phillips. Kevin Costner, Tom Berenger and Andrew Howard were ALL excellent in their respective roles.
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Banned Joined: May 2012 Posts: 484 Location:	#23 Posted: 6/5/2012 10:19:04 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by LeRinkRat: Devil Anse couldn't hold a candle to Jim Vance for pure murderous evil. only character in the story even MORE evil than Vance was "Bad" Frank Phillips. Kevin Costner, Tom Berenger and Andrew Howard were ALL excellent in their respective roles. Whatever bad Frank Phillips did in his life, is all forgiven for killing that monster, Jim Vance and ridding the world of his evil presence.
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sowhat83	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Banned Joined: May 2012 Posts: 484 Location:	#24 Posted: 6/5/2012 10:23:28 AM Phillips steps up raids; Bad Jim Vance killed One member of the Hatfield faction accused of participating in the slaughter at McCoy's cabin was Ellison Mounts, known to area residents as 'Cottontop.' His mother's husband was Daniel Mounts, a member of a prominent area family, but everyone suspected 'Cotton-top' was the product of a romantic dalliance between two cousins, Harriet Hatfield and Ellison Hatfield. ( Incest and West Virginia..... again..lol) As is sometimes the case of the offspring of cousins, Cottontop was considered slow of thought and easily influenced. Whether or not he suffered a deficiency, there was little doubt he sought approval from his peers, and perhaps that lead him into trouble.
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LeRinkRat	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Legend Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 32291 Location: Nevada	#25 Posted: 6/5/2012 2:19:35 PM As is sometimes the case of the offspring of cousins, Cottontop was considered slow of thought and easily influenced. Whether or not he suffered a deficiency, there was little doubt he sought approval from his peers, and perhaps that lead him into trouble. that was pretty obvious when the Hatfields lead by Jim Vance raided Randall McCoy's cabin in part 3 and Cottontop shoots the McCoy daughter for no damn reason. he was SO damn dumb I don't think he knew what would happen to him when he was sentenced to hang
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