by Universal Studios
Sales Rank: 6929
Price: $29.98
i saw this one when it first came on t.v. and i liked it very much. the story of the kents moves to the next generation as philip's son take off for the west and finds a way is hard and full of many hardships. it gives this movie some powerful moments as we see what our forfathers went through to settle this wild land. i'm giving this 4 stars because is looks and feels like what it is ,just the set up for the rest of the novels to be filmed,so you are left hanging as to what happens next. for reasons i never understood they stoped after this one and made no more. maybe some day some one will do the rest of the story of the family kent.
Viewer Reviews i give this fine mini-series 4 stars because this one was used to set up the rest of the series but for reasons unknown they stoped after this one. philip kent is now an old man(and now played by martin millner)and his son's are now the focus of the series. randolph mantooth is quite good as the oldest son who must do things for himself.his trek west with wife and new child is the focus of the first part and we get to see how hard the way really was and leaves us with very powerful images of the life and death daily life of our andercesters. the second part follows kent's two grandchildren as they fight for their part of the american dream. very well done,and i hope to see the other books turned into mini-series someday.
