... When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to ... Read review
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) plagues the ... more
Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale) - struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch and desperate for money - volunteers need to escort him to the 3:10 to Yuma, a train that will take the killer to trial. During the journey the two men learn grudging mutual respect, but with Wade's cold-blooded gang in hot pursuit, the mission soon becomes a violent dangerous journey where honour and loyalty clash with far-reaching consequences. This superb modern western comes from the director of the Oscar winning Walk The Line.
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) plagues the ... more
Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale) - struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch and desperate for money - volunteers need to escort him to the 3:10 to Yuma, a train that will take the killer to trial. During the journey the two men learn grudging mutual respect, but with Wade's cold-blooded gang in hot pursuit, the mission soon becomes a violent dangerous journey where honour and loyalty clash with far-reaching consequences. This superb modern western comes from the director of the Oscar winning Walk The Line.
Starring Glenn Ford (Cowboy, Superman) as outlaw Ben Wade, and Felicia Farr (Kotch) as the ... more
bar girl who falls in love with him. After a hold-up and killing, Wade and his gang are captured. Wade's men break out of jail, and now wait for the chance to rescue him. The authorities suspect that a daring escape plan is in the make, so they look for a guard to escort Wade by train to Yuma to stand trial. The marshal offers a bounty and Dan Evans (Academy Award Winner Van Heflin), a poor rancher hit hard by a crippling drought, takes on the job. His wife pleads with him to save his own life by letting Wade go free, but for Evans, it's a matter of principle as well as money. He takes Wade and begins the dangerous trek to the station.
After a hold-up and a murder outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) and his gang are captured. ... more
Wade's men break out of jail and wait for a chance to rescue him. The authorities suspect that a daring escape plan is underway so they look for a guard to escort Wade by train to Yuma to stand trial. The marshal offers a bounty and Dan Evans (Van Heflin) a poor rancher hit hard by a crippling drought takes the job. His wife pleads with him to save his own life by letting Wade go free but for Evans it's a matter of principle as well as money. He takes Wade and begins the dangerous trek to the station.
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Production Year: 1941 - Westerns - Director: Fritz Lang - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Randolph Scott, Dean Jagger, Barton MacLane, Robert Young
Advantages: ALOT OF ACTION, GOOD STORY Disadvantages: NOT ALOT
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Dan Evans: Where's the 3:10 to Yuma?
Ticket Clerk: Running late, I suppose.
Ben Wade: Goddamn trains. Never can rely on 'em, huh?
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Charlie Prince: I hate posses.
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Butterfield: Twenty-two robberies. Over four hundred thousand dollars in losses. More in delays. The Southern Pacific will have Ben Wade convicted in a federal ... ...McElroy: Taking you to the 3:10 to Yuma day after tomorrow.
Tucker: Shouldn't have told him that.
Ben Wade: Relax, friend. Now if we get separated, I'll know where to meet up.
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Alice Evans: He's a killer, Daniel.
Dan Evans: Then someone ought to have the decency to bring him to justice.
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Dan Evans: You say one more ... more
***Synopsis*** In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail - and dangers at every turn - the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.
The movie is a remake of the 1957 Western toplining Glenn Ford.
***Cast*** • Russell Crowe as Ben Wade • Christian Bale as Dan Evans • Logan Lerman as William Evans • Ben Foster as Charlie Prince • Peter Fonda as Byron McElroy • Dallas Roberts as Grayson Butterfield • Alan Tudyk as Doc Potter • Vinessa Shaw as Emmy • Kevin Durand as Tucker • Luce Rains as Marshal Weathers • Gretchen Mol as Alice Evans • Luke Wilson as Zeke
***Details*** Actor(s): Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts Director(s): James Mangold Genre: Westerns Classification: 15 years and over Production Year: 2007 Consumer Advice: Contains strong violence
***Awards*** The film received two Academy Award nominations for the 80th Academy Awards. Marco Beltrami was nominated for Best Original Score, and Paul Massey, David Giammarco, and Jim Steube were nominated for Best Sound Mixing.
***Some good Quotes*** Ben Wade: Well, would you look at all this? You all spared no expense this time, Byron. I gotta say, though, it's probably cheaper just to let me rob the damn thing. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: Remind me never to play poker in this town. ______________________________________ Alice Evans: Ben Wade has a gang and they're out there tonight, somewhere. Dan Evans: If I don't go, we gotta pack up and leave. Now I'm tired, Alice. I'm tired of watching my boys go hungry. I'm tired of the way that they look at me. I'm tired of the way that you don't. ______________________________________ Dan Evans: What time is it? Ticket Clerk: About ten past three. Dan Evans: Where's the 3:10 to Yuma? Ticket Clerk: Running late, I suppose. Ben Wade: Goddamn trains. Never can rely on 'em, huh? ______________________________________ Charlie Prince: I hate posses. ______________________________________ Butterfield: Twenty-two robberies. Over four hundred thousand dollars in losses. More in delays. The Southern Pacific will have Ben Wade convicted in a federal court. Hanged in public. An example made. And we will pay to make it happen. Ben Wade: Y'all notice he didn't mention any of the lives I've taken. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: So, boys - where we headed? Byron McElroy: Taking you to the 3:10 to Yuma day after tomorrow. Tucker: Shouldn't have told him that. Ben Wade: Relax, friend. Now if we get separated, I'll know where to meet up. ______________________________________ Alice Evans: He's a killer, Daniel. Dan Evans: Then someone ought to have the decency to bring him to justice. ______________________________________ Dan Evans: You say one more word, and I'll cut you down right here. Ben Wade: I like this side of you, Dan. ______________________________________ Dan Evans: You're so sure that your crew's comin' to get you? Byron McElroy: They're lost without him; like a pack of dogs without a master. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: Just you left, Dan. Just you and your boy. ______________________________________ Charlie Prince: [while riding into Bisbee] This town's gonna burn! ______________________________________ Ben Wade: They're gonna kill you and your father, William. They're gonna laugh while they do it. I think you know that. William Evans: Call 'em off. Ben Wade: Why should I? William Evans: Because you're not all bad. Ben Wade: Yes, I am. William Evans: You saved us from those Indians. Ben Wade: I saved myself. William Evans: You got us through the tunnels. You helped us get away. Ben Wade: If I had a gun in them tunnels, I would have used it on you. William Evans: I don't believe you. Ben Wade: Kid, I wouldn't last five minutes leading an outfit like that if I wasn't as rotten as hell. ______________________________________ Dan Evans: [handing him Alice's brooch] William, I want you to give this back to your mother. I want you to tell her that it helped me find what was right. William Evans: Pa... I can't. I can't just leave you. Dan Evans: I'm gonna be a day behind you, William. Unless something happens, and if it does, I need a man at the ranch to run things, protect our family, and I know that you can do that because you've become a fine man, William. You've become a fine man. You got all the best parts of me. What few there are. [Dan shakes William's hand] Dan Evans: And you just remember that your old man walked Ben Wade to that station when nobody else would. ______________________________________ Emmy: No one forgets Velvet. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: I've always liked you Byron, but you never know when to shut up. Even bad men love their mommas. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: Those women will do things to you you'll never forget. Doc Potter: They'll give you a disease you'll never forget. ______________________________________ Charlie Prince: Not the black hat! The rancher, you dumb shits! The rancher! ______________________________________ Dan Evans: I ain't stubborn. Ben Wade: What? Dan Evans: Earlier, you called me stubborn for keeping my wife and sons on a dying ranch. When Mark was two, he got tuberculosis. Doctor said we should get him to a dryer climate. Ben Wade: Why are you tellin' me this? Dan Evans: I don't know. I guess I just wanted you to know... I ain't stubborn. [both start laughing] ______________________________________ Byron McElroy: [while observing various drawings on Potter's wall that show the anatomies of various animals, while Potter treats McElroy to a bullet wound] What the fuck kind of doctor are you anyway? Doc Potter: It's nice to have a conversation with a patient for a change. ______________________________________ Dan Evans: [while being choked] I ain't never been no hero, Wade. The only battle I seen, we was in retreat. My foot got shot off by one of my own men. You try telling that story to your boy. See how he he looks at you then. ______________________________________ Doc Potter: Is it true that you dynamited a wagon full of prospectors in the western territories last spring? Ben Wade: No, that's a lie... It was a train full. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: They're going to kill me in the morning... I'll never see the sun. ______________________________________ [first lines] Alice Evans: [upon hearing Dan cock his rifle] Dan... Maybe it's the wind. ______________________________________ Dan Evans: I've been standin on one leg for three damn years waitin for God to do me a favor... and He ain't listenin. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: You know, squeezin' that watch won't stop time. ______________________________________ Mark Evans: You gonna tell the marshal what those men did? William Evans: Marshal ain't doing shit! Alice Evans: William... Dan Evans: First thing, Mark, I'm gonna take you boys and we're gonna round up the herd, and then I'm going into town. Mark Evans: What are you gonna do in town? Dan Evans: I'm gonna tell Hollander to make this right. I'm gonna tell him to pay for a new barn. Mark Evans: Maybe we should just shoot him like Will says. ______________________________________ William Evans: [referring to Alice's brooch] You gonna hock that? Dan Evans: Someday, William... you walk in my shoes, you might understand. William Evans: I ain't ever walking in your shoes. ______________________________________ Charlie Prince: Morning, Pinkerton. Name's Charlie Prince. I expect you heard of me. [steps on Byron's hand] Byron McElroy: Well, I heard of a balled-up whore named Charlie Princess. That you, missy? [Charlie shoots Byron in the stomach] Charlie Prince: I hate Pinkertons. ______________________________________ Byron McElroy: If you're gonna kill me, just as soon get to it. Ben Wade: I ain't gonna kill you. Not like this. Byron McElroy: Won't change a thing, lettin' me live. I'll come for you. Ben Wade: I'd be disappointed if you didn't. ______________________________________ [after shooting Tommy Darden] Ben Wade: Well, Tommy, it seems that there was a Pinkerton inside that coach that wasn't quite dead yet. Now, I know Charlie told you, because we done got but a few rules in this outfit. And this is what happens when you put us all at risk. ______________________________________ Marshal Weathers: They're probably just running late, Mr. Butterfield. Butterfield: Pinkertons don't run late. That's why they're paid eighteen dollars a day. ______________________________________ Marshal Weathers: Can I help you? Charlie Prince: I think maybe a coach headed for here got itself held up in the canyon about ten miles back... Butterfield: God damn it. Charlie Prince: ...by Mr. Ben Wade himself. Marshal Weathers: How did you know it was Wade? Butterfield: It's been him the last twenty-one times, Marshal. Charlie Prince: I saw a Mexican sharpshooter and an Apache. Marshal Weathers: God damn it. Jesus Christ. Charlie Prince: And I've been told... Kane: [interrupting him] Did you see The Hand of God? Charlie Prince: What's that? Kane: His pistol. Butterfield: Why the hell didn't you do something? Charlie Prince: They had a lot of weapons, mister... and they were shootin' bullets. ______________________________________ Charlie Prince: [giving a toast] Here's to the four we lost in battle. And here's to the boss, who had to say goodbye to Tommy Darden today. And that's too bad. Ben Wade: Proverbs 13:3. "He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life. He that opens his lips too wide shall bring on his own destruction". Charlie Prince: Amen. Ben Wade: Tommy was weak. Tommy was stupid. Tommy is dead. Charlie Prince: I'd drink to that. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: [to Tucker, who's holding his gun] Be careful with that thing. That gun's got a curse on it. [Tucker chuckles] Ben Wade: Laugh while you can. ______________________________________ Dan Evans: I was best shot in my regiment. I'll come... for two-hundred dollars. Butterfield: You fight for the North or the South? Dan Evans: North. Butterfield: We're Southern in name, but Chicago owned. Fine. Two-hundred dollars. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: Byron, what an unpleasant surprise. ______________________________________ Charlie Prince: [after setting his coach on fire] Where is he? Crawley: Open the door. Open the door. Let me outta here, god damn it. Charlie Prince: Where did they take him? Crawley: I don't know. Charlie Prince: Mister, you better tell me... where they took him... or you will burn. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: Now, you see Dan, generally pretty much everyone wants to live. That means Butterfield, too. He's gonna walk out on you. He's gonna come back up here, and he's gonna walk out on you. Now, what you gotta figure is why you and your boy are gonna die. Because Butterfield's railroad lost some money? ______________________________________ Ben Wade: You ever read the bible, Dan? I read it one time. I was eight years old. My daddy just got hisself killed over a shot of whiskey and my mama said "we're going back East to start over". So she gave me a bible, sat me down in the train station, told me to read it. She was gonna get our tickets. Well, I did what she said. I read that bible from cover to cover. It took me three days. She never came back. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: Well, you did it, Dan. [pause] Ben Wade: No! ______________________________________ Dan Evans: What did Doc Potter give his life for, William? McElroy... Ben Wade: Little red ants on a hill. Butterfield: I'll pay you the 200, Dan. Right now. And you can walk away. Dan Evans: You know, this whole ride... it's been egging on me. That's what the government gave me for my leg - 198 dollars 36 cents and the funny thing is that... when you think about it, which I have been lately, is they weren't paying me to walk away, they were paying me so they could walk away. Ben Wade: Don't muddy the past in the present, Dan. Dan Evans: No... Wade, I'm seeing the world the way it is. ______________________________________ Charlie Prince: For a one-leg rancher... he's one tough son of a bitch. ______________________________________ [last lines] William Evans: Pa. ______________________________________ Ben Wade: [while lying down in a hotel room bed] So this is the bridal suite? Now, I wonder how many brides have taken in this view?
***My Opinion*** Putting Russell Crowe and Christian Bale together in this movie was a master-stroke. They take opposing roles as the film romps along and the conflict (and then friendship) which develops between them makes for some gripping, nasty and touching moments.
This isn't one of those slowly paced, meandering modern westerns where it takes forever and a day for nothing much to happen. This is a vigh-velocity romp with plenty of wham! and bam! In 3:10 To Yuma the characters develop through blood, sweat and tears (punctuated by gunfire and fist fights).
Bale is a failing farmer, a cripple, who feels he's letting down his family and in particular his oldest son. Crowe is a high-living outlaw, used to ruling the roost and robbing whoever he can. Their paths cross when Crowe is captured and Bale agrees to join the guards who will take the prisoner to catch the prison train (that's the 3:10 to Yuma).
So that sets the scene for a road journey, one where the two men get to know each other, understand more about each other, fight each other, ride horses, sit round campfire, get beaten up -- all that good western stuff. The pace of the film is rapid, so it doesn't sit around dwelling on each point, but clips along to the next fight, the next showdown, the next twist.
There are moments of sweeping action on the plains and in the railroad yards, backed with gritted-teeth drama as the farmer's son starts to admire the outlaw -- his father can't compete with the glamorous gun-slinger who effortlessly charms the women, and provides exactly the wrong role model for the boy. Bale's character can't quite believe that Crowe really is 100% bad, and that he's completely beyond redemption. Crowe keeps proving, brutally, that he really IS a bad man. Yet in the end, both characters find a form of redemption, via a shower of bullets and a heart-stopping chase sequence. It's one of the best showdown sequences I've ever seen, across the clapboard walkways, through the barns and alleyways and on the roofs of a frontier town.
3:10 to Yuma is over two hours long but it flies by. If you missed it at the movies then definitely watch it now. It's one of the best westerns to come along for years -- all guns blazing...
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...Even more so given that 3:10 to Yuma stars Russell Crowe (Ben Wade) and Christian Bale (Dan Evans). Yes, I am kidding you not. The performances of these two gifted actors should be enough reason for you to watch this. Their tandem is not exactly like Jacky Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour franchise or between John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in Face/Off. Crowe and Bale neither tease each other so that the other could deliver the punch lines nor they ... ...of pistol shoot-outs. I think 3:10 to Yuma tries to stick to the elements of what a genuine Western is: great action, default and notorious characters and, of course, the rough Wild West setting. It's amusing!
The title relates to the time (3:10PM) and place (Yuma prison in Arizona) that Ben Wade, a legendary robbery gang leader, should be executed for his endless crimes. The problem is: who will bring Wade to Yuma at that exact time? Dan Evans, ...
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Advantages: Shoot out scenes Disadvantages: Not a great role for Russell Crowe
...be expected from the western 3:10 to Yuma with such actors as Russell Crowe(such films as Gladiator) and Christian Bale(Batman) however after the successfulness of James Mangold Walk the Line, this film has failed to provide a adequate supply of the thrilling scenes which Westerns have come to give us. A un-realistic close bond which is created between these unfamiliar foes, which blossoms throughout the film at least adds something different to ... ...and mouse chase between Russell Crowe's gang and Christian Bale, make out for a ending which was to be expected by many of the viewers, after both actors successfulness, this film is a step back in their amazing line up to films in which they have acted and will hope to forget and move on. ...
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Advantages: EXITING AND REALISTIC WESTERN Disadvantages: NONE
When a psychopathic outlaw falls into the hands of lawmen in a small town, someone has to make sure he boards a train bound for Yuma and prison-the 3-10, and all the while his gang are circling like dusty sharks.
That's the plot in a nutshell of this exiting and realistic western.
Ben Wade the psychopath is of the most dangerous variety-namely an intelligent one and Russell Crowe turns him into a most charismatic villain.
Watch him in the scene where he almost hypnotises the farmers wife by instinctively latching on to her personality and longings, and hes alone with her for only about a minute.
Christian Bale is Dan Evans the farmer under pressure on several fronts-businessmen who want his land by any means to further the railroad (railroads being a constant theme throughout the movie) his wife struggling against the threat ...
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Advantages: A decent remake, superb performances by Crowe and Bale Disadvantages: Might not appeal if you dont like Western's
After witnessing a stagecoach robbery on the road into Bisbee Dan Evans (Christian Bale) arrives in town just in time to witness the capture of the man responsible for the hold up, Ben Wade (Russell Crowe). Desperate for money to save his land Evans volunteers to help the local sheriff get Wade to the Yuma prison. The main obstacle in their way is Wade's gang who will be determined to free him and as a result Evans and the other 4 members of the escort party must stay a few steps ahead of the pursuing gang.
I've never really been a big fan of Western's, mainly due to my mum watching hundreds of them when I was younger. I did however fancy giving the 3:10toYuma a try as Russell Crowe seems to really be stepping up his performances of late and I really like Christian Bale's movies. The result is a modern take on an older film and I ...
Advantages: just a good western romp Disadvantages: none most enjoyable
Starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale the 3:10toYuma in in my opinion one of the best Western Movies for a long time. The film is directed by James Mangold and follows the story of Ben Wade ( Russell Crowe ) a ruthless outlaw who so far has committed 21 robberies on the railroads. His 22nd attempt was not quite as easy as the other 21. He is captured and the railroad intend to transport him toYuma on the 3:10 train and to a prison there.
Meanwhile on a ranch not to far away Dan Evans ( Christian Bale) is having problems keeping up payments on his ranch and in dire straights. He is trying hard to make ends meet, and in the process trying to raise a family. His teenage son seems to think his father a bit of a wimp, until in a desperate effort to raise the funds required to pay his debts he offers to assist in ...
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[A] sturdy and enjoyable remake....Director James Mangold amps up the mayhem, going for his version of a Peckinpah frenzy (Entertainment Weekly, 15/11/2007)
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James Mangold (WALK THE LINE) directs this remake of the classic Western film. Christian Bale stars as a sheriff who vows to bring a killer (Academy Award winner Russell Crowe) to justice, but it won't be easy to put the criminal on the train to Yuma.
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