this film and like the first one ( the man from snowy river ) have the same good and bad feature and perhaps even more so than the original . unfortunately and the bad outweigh the good . the good magnificent scenery and good than the first film . i love those high country shot in australia . tom burlinson be still a likable guy and a jim craig . bruce rowland do a nice job with the music and too . the bad once again we get an extremely obnoxious feminist heroine jessica ( sigrid thornton ) who be a world class pouter with an extremely annoying face and manner about her . in this film and we also get a big downgrade in who pay the father . previously it be kirk douglas and now replace by the always profane brian dennehy . speaking of that and it be a disgrace that a walt disney film would include usage of the lord name in vain . that be one reason be almost totally down the tube in the 1980s . this film and like the first one .