Westerns > 12 years and over Westerns

A brilliant biographical film

Advantages: extremely accurate
Disadvantages: early years of Wyatt Earp feel a touch rushed

...accurately on the story of Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp. Born March 19th 1848. Wyatt would come to spend his adult years during the wildest period of the frontier. Wyatt Earp became legendary as a lawman, and his greatest feats are being the man to clean up Dodge City {One of the most violent frontier towns in the wild west} and for the Gunfight at the O.K Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. This film came out a touch later than the fantastic Tombstone starring ...
...purchased it on DVD. Wyatt Earp is a lenghty movie, but needs to be, to get as much information across as possible about the man. Initially the film starts with Wyatt Earp Played by Kevin costner, just verging on adulthood. His father is played by another fantastic actor, Gene Hackman. Here the seeds are sown for the man Wyatt would be, by his father who preaches things like nothing matters more important than blood {meaning family} and if you ever ...

tayloa22 30.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Wyatt Earp (DVD)

Costner + Gun fights = Perfect Film!

Advantages: Costner, great story, very well acted
Disadvantages: May be too long for some

Open Range is another of my bargain buys and this time I was very impressed, not only with the fact that Kevin Costner is in the film but it was also a good film to watch. The film stars Boss, played by Robert Duval, Charlie, played by Kevin Costner, Buttons and Mose who are free grazers and spend their time travelling around letting their cattle graze off other peoples land. When they arrive in a particular town the trouble starts. Boss sends Mose ...
...includes:- Audio Commentary America's Open Range - A Historical journey back in time to the real open range of the 1800's narrated by Kevin Costner Deleted Scenes - With Introductions by Kevin Costner Storyboard: Open Range Music Video Montage The running time of the features is approximately 58 minutes. My husband did sit and watch all of these as he is interested in history but I found them to be a bit boring after watching such a good action ...

sewbizzie 28.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Open Range (DVD)

You'll never meet a pair like Butch and the Kid

Advantages: Great cinematography, Challenges the normal expectations of typical western
Disadvantages: None

...lots of attractive scenery. However, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid still remains one of the most heart-felt and successful films of all time. In 1970, the film won 4 Oscars for "Best Cinematography", "Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture", "Best Music, Original Song" and "Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced". It later won 17 and was nominated for another 11 awards. Butch Cassidy ...
...to raise a posse. Furthermore, Butch and Sundance, the villains in the film, are presented as heroes and the audience immediately begins to like them. They become our heroes as the film goes on. The film starts as Butch Cassidy (Newman) and the Sundance Kid (Redford), the leaders of the famous Hole in the Wall Gang, meet each other after a long time and decide to rob the Union Pacific Flyer (a train transporting money) instead of banks like they ...

ExtraordinaryGirl 23.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (DVD)

The best version of the Billy the Kid story

Advantages: funny, action, good actors,
Disadvantages: none

Continuing the story from The Young Guns, this is definitely an improvement over the first film Young Guns, and the first part was very good. This film plays out the story of Billy the Kid to the conclusion, with the controversial shooting in the back, in a dark room with Pat Garret. The film begins with an old man standing with a burro. eventually a car {early 1900's version} pulls up and a lawyer approaches the figure "Bonny?....William H, Bonny, ...
..."we don't tolerate scum" The young one asks what's scum billy? to which he replies "oh that's bad types lawmen, bankers and politicians, you know, scum!" classic. In one other scene the outlaws are trapped at the edge of a cliff with the posse shooting at them. Suddenly at full gallop and yelling "Attay, Attay" Chavez rides his horse over the cliff top. So all the rest of the gang follow suit. Luckily none of them are killed. Once they are re-organised ...

tayloa22 26.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Young Guns 2 - Blaze Of Glory (DVD)

Geronimo

Advantages: Loads of Action, Shooting incidents, Good Actors
Disadvantages: Some battles were not historically accurate

...The Apaches are led by Geronimo played by Wes Studi and are refusing to give up their land without a fight. The film has many battles and some are quite gruesome. In the film Geronimo is portrayed as a fierce warrior, but also someone who you can grow to like as there are many examples of him having friendships with US Army personell especially lieutienant Gatewood. However he can be deadly to people who stand in his or his people's way. The film ...
...an Apache Scout to find Geronimo and convince him to surrender. However in the end the Apaches are shaped to florida to go to jail and so are the Apache Scouts that helped the Army. It is in the train when you see one of the main scouts telling Geronimo how he wished he didn't join the army but helped the Apache but another Indian tells the Scout that because of his actions he would be hated forever. I thought this was a significant part of the film ...

irishlad20 23.07.2008 · Read full review
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