Nate and the Colonel
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Actor: Billy Day Dodge, Kansas Carradine, Karen Genaro, Mark S. Brien, Michael Franco (III)DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-17
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Mti Home Video
DVD Reviews of Nate and the Colonel
DVD Review: Nate and the Colonel
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the movie cause my brother in law made most of the knifes and weapons used in the movie. I saw when he made them and then to see them in the movie was pretty special.
Thank You, From: Abel Gonzalez
DVD Review: Improving with experience!
Summary: 4 Stars
Canyon Press Entertainment's second full length feature is positive step forward from their previous release Red Blood. Nate and the Colonel was written and directed by Paul Winters (Colonel Ben "Bloody" Loftin) Paul is also the producer for Canyon Press. This film received the "Best Feature Film" from the 2004 American Indian L.A. Film & Television Awards.
"Nate and the Colonel" stars; Paul Winters, Ricco Ross (Nate), Mark S. Brien (Hunting Thunder), Al Harrington (Standing Elk), Carlos Milano (Maj. JJ. Haskell), and David Midthunder (Kills the Enemy). When Confederate Colonel Loftin steals a huge gold shipment from the Union Cavalry headed by Major Haskell all bets are off trying to retrieve it. Maj. Haskell makes the gold retrieval his life long retirement after the Revolutionary war is over.
Major Haskell kills the wife of Colonel Loftin looking for the gold. The Colonel and his lifelong slave Nate head out west to look for revenge. Along the way they save an Ojibwe elder Standing Elk which will help them in the end of there conquest.
This visual stunning film is focused with positive energy and understanding of Native American traditions. I felt it could have been shorten in time length. Ricco Ross does an outstanding acting job with his character Nate. The dress and Native American teepees could have been better constructed. I am betting because of budget concerns that certain items get cut. If this film had backing by a big Hollywood production company it could have made more impact at the cash register.
DVD Review: I'se a free man, Colonel
Summary: 3 Stars
During the waning days of the Civil war a small band of Confederate calvary, led by Colonel "Bloody" Ben Loftin (Paul Winters, who also directed this movie), steal a shipment of gold from a Union army unit. The unit's commander, Major J.T. Haskell (Carlos Milano, also the producer), vows to reclaim the gold - perhaps, we're led to believe, to keep for himself. Haskell's comes a-gunnin' for the goldnapper and presently finds himself at Loftin's plantation, where he murders Loftin's wife when she fails to tell him where Loftin or the gold is at. The war ends, Loftin returns home and vows vengeance on the man who murdered his wife. The road to vengeance leads wast, where Haskell has been reassigned to battle frontier indians. Loftin's newly free slave, Nate (Ricco Ross), goes along to tend after his broken ex-master.
For the most part NATE AND THE COLONEL is told from Nate's point of view (he is the voice-over narrator throughout the movie.) Smart move. Ross, who has appeared in minor film roles since the late `80s, is the best actor in this low budget indie and the movie benefits whenever it focuses on his character. Nate and the Colonel happen upon a wounded Chippewa indian and nurse him back to health. A short while later, the Colonel now deep in his cups and drawing from a seemingly bottomless flask of whiskey, the pair are captured by a roving band of Chippewa braves. They're rescued by the intervention of one of the tribe's leader, who recognizes them as the ones who had earlier saved his life.
It's right about then that NATE AND THE COLONEL unravels a bit. For a vengeance movie to work it has to maintain a laser focus on the object of its obsession. That focus is lost and doesn't return until the end of the film, even though one of Haskell's scouts has located the Colonel, who Haskell still believes is carrying his gold and the key to his early retirement. The Colonel seems lost in an eternal alcoholic bender and earns the name Face In the Dirt.
NATE AND THE COLONEL assumes a bit much. It never explains why the newly-freed Nate would drop whatever life he had built at home, or whatever dreams he might have had as a free man, to turn his back on it all and go with the Colonel. In fact the movie dismisses the issue with a short and awkward "Sorry about slavery and all that" scene which simply isn't enough. It never explains why Loftin's vow to avenge his wife's murder is unceremoniously dropped as soon as they reach the Chippewa village.
According to its web site, "Canyon Press produces Native American films. We are dedicated to producing and distributing films that are interesting, relevant and entertaining." That mission statement, I believe, explains a lot. We spent an awful lot of time in the Native American village, and it could be argued that the Native society offered a type of healing that couldn't be found elsewhere. For instance, Nate and the Colonel both marry Native American women in a joint ceremony that, with my understanding of race relations between ex-slave and ex-slave holder circa 1866, seemed incredibly unlikely. I'm willing to accept the healing power of Native American societies, but I'd prefer a little more explanation and would rather it not derail a compelling vengeance tale in the process.
With those reservations accounted for I still recommend NATE AND THE COLONEL. The general level of acting is a cut above the usual low budget independent norm. If implausible and wandering in spots, the movie presents a series of novel images that held my attention throughout. Most of all the cinematography, by Jay Truesdale, is simply beautiful and first rate. This is a great looking movie.
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