Westerns > E Westerns > Johnson, Ben

Advantages: Clint Eastwood Western (need I say more)
Disadvantages: NONE

Released by United Artists in 1968 the DVD is released by MGM. Cost ranges between £4.00 and £10.00. (Though you'd be mad to pay more than £7.00 in my view) The disc menu has four sections to choose from: Play (of course) Scene Selection Language Options Original Theatrical Trailer The languages are English, French, German, Italian and Spanish There are subtitles as well in English, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and ...
...Begley Pat Hingle Inger Stevens and last but by no means least Bruce Dern as a Slimey character which he does so well. Written by Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg Produced by Leonard Freeman Directed by Ted Post The plot Jed Cooper (Eastwood) is an ex lawman who buys a small herd of cattle. Unknown to him the cattle are stolen and their true owner has been murdered. A posse of nine men capture Cooper and accuse him of rustling and murder. ... Read review

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. ... Read review

Advantages: see the film the way it was meant to be seen
Disadvantages: none

...look at the legend of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Released in this new form it adds extra scenes which give more character study although in places it does seem like there are still parts missing. Nevertheless it is a beautifully shot film which due to the subject matter has a sense of inevitable doom about it. The violence that is so much a part of Peckinpah's films is here in its full glory serving to show the true brutality of the Old West. ... Read review

Advantages: Neeson & Brosnan!
Disadvantages: weak ending

Your dropped right into the action from the start but given no explanation why, you won't find out the reasons behind why a group of men are chasing 1 man until almost near the end of the movie. The main characters are Gideon (Pierce Brosnan) & Carver (Liam Neeson) with a very small supporting cast. Mainly this is Gideon being chased from 1 location to another meeting not many people and seemingly falling foul of all the people he meets. Also its ...
...until it's just him & Carver left chasing each other across a desert where you discover Carver was a retired Confederate Colonel who Gideon (a former Union soldier) who Carver had chased to try and find him & his men (although it's not really clearly explained exactly why he's looking for them or what they are supposed to have done) despite the fact the civil war is over. Eventually after Gideon orders his men to burn the Carver family barn the ... Read review

Advantages: A good western
Disadvantages: over the top storyline

...Pennell and for a while she seems to like the both of them but by the end it seemed she picked Cohill. While on the journey they come across a group of Arapaho indians but because of the women cannot attack for their safety. A little bit later the Scout Captain Tyree has been told to get to Sudro's Well to tell the people there that he has been delayed. By the time Captain Brittles arrives though the indians have attacked. That night the army sneak ...
...the river Captain Cohill stays behind with a number of men to fend off the indian attack wile the rest head back to the fort. At the Fort we see Brittles upset because he failed in getting the Women to the stage and also preventing guns from getting into the hands of the indians. The next day Lieutennat Pennell leads a company out to help Cohill as Nathan Brittles is upon retirement. However that night Brittles leaves the fort. Upon exiting the fort ... Read review