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4.0 out of 5 stars
East German "Osterns" - a piece of cold war history :), April 4 2007
By nadjacs - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Westerns with a Twist (Apaches / Chingachgook - The Great Snake / The Sons of the Great Bear) (DVD)
As soon as I learned that there was such a thing as these "Red Westerns" or "Osterns" (from the German word for East), I knew I had to watch them, and I was not disappointed. They are somewhat heavy-handed in their cold war propaganda, and the costumes (particularly the wigs) leave something to be desired, and this combines to make the movies a bit more comedic than intended, but the acting is fine and I personally found them enjoyable movies.
The subtitles are generally well-done (readable and relatively accurate), and the dialogue is clearly spoken, so they would also be good for students of German.
If you like these you may also want to check out the Czech "Lemonade Joe".
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, Nov 16 2009
By Natalie Rasumoff - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Westerns with a Twist (Apaches / Chingachgook - The Great Snake / The Sons of the Great Bear) (DVD)
The movies were a bit strange but I liked that the native americans were the heros in the films and not the white man who spent so much effort trying to destroy the indigenious peoples of the Americas both in history and on film.
We need more up to date fims like this showing our Native Americans in positive light and giving them the respect and honor that they deserve. Even though these films were originally used as propaganda against the United states, I find that they are now useful to provide positive image of our real americans.