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It's about that time Mr!!!!

Advantages: Great western, Adventure great cast of actors
Disadvantages: not long enough for one of those epic westerns

When I first saw this film I couldn't keep my eyes of it. I loved the way this remake has been taken into the 21st century with two great actors, Christian Bale (Batman Begins), and Russell Crowe (Gladiator). Crowe plays Ben Wade, notorious bank robber and vicious killer of men. The film begins with Wade and his motley gang of thugs waylaying a Railroad Company payroll coach guarded by Pinkertons. In the process of pulling off this heist, Wade runs ...
...soldier who's fallen on hard times. The two men part ways over steel-eyed glares, but as if guided by fate, they run into each other again later that day in town. This time, however, Wade is captured and is to be sent to the gallows at Yuma prison by train. Crushed by the growing realization that he is failing as both a husband and a father, Dan gives in to desperation and volunteers to escort Wade to the prison train for $200. Thus begins a journey ...

J.Barford 29.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of 3:10 To Yuma (DVD)

3:10 To Yuma Review

Advantages: you see for yourself
Disadvantages: you see for yourself

...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, ...

hemingwaypia 19.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of 3:10 To Yuma (DVD)

Revisiting Yuma

Advantages: Committed performances and capable direction with some decent action.
Disadvantages: We've seen it all before and Crowe isn't at his best.

Dan Evans is an honest man working as a farmer in the Old West, whose lifetime of abiding by the rules has left him precious little to show for it. When notorious outlaw Ben Wade is captured nearby, Dan volunteers to join the posse taking Wade to the next town and the train to the prison at Yuma. But even in chains Wade is a serious threat. Under his charming exterior lies a cold-hearted predator able to identify and exploit even the slightest weakness. ...
...with the intention of wiping out the posse and springing Wade. "Walk the Line" director James Mangold makes a decent fist of this solid yet entirely unnecessary remake of the western. All the elements are in place; the top drawer cast, the authentic looking locations, some decent action and a handful of gunfights. But ultimately there's some spark missing that prevents this from being a truly memorable oater. Perhaps it is Mangold's unassuming directorial ...

afy9mab 26.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of 3:10 To Yuma (Blu-ray)

Some say he's dead...some say he never will be

Advantages: Great acting, scenery
Disadvantages: None I can think of

...shift boat. The man is Jeremiah Johnson (played b Robert Redford) He is an ex-soldier, he has arrived in Utah to fulfil his ambition of becoming a mountain man. Jeremiah asks the local shop owner where he can go to hunt. The man gives him directions and Jeremiah sets off into the snowy mountains. Jeremiah comes across an old man who hunts bears. He teaches Jeremiah new skills. He tells Jeremiah that the territory he is heading for is indian territory. ...
...The Crows, are killers. Jeremiah again sets off. Along his route he survives treacherous weather and the fear of the indians. He comes across a house where he finds a hysterical woman. Her husband and son have been killed and scalped by the Crows. Jeremiah helps the woman bury her family. He goes into her house to find a small boy cowering in the corner. The woman insists that Jeremiah take the boy with him on his travels. The boy does not speak ...

rufusredcoat 01.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Jeremiah Johnson (DVD)

Dunbar, not Dumb Bear!

Advantages: Fantastic visuals, Costner
Disadvantages: Can draw it out too long in places

...most powerful films to date, Dances With Wolves is a thoughtful and emotional tale that requires a bit of concentration. Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, it features KC as a war hero who is relocated to a post near a tribe of Sioux Indians. The initial grasp of the film makes you think it's going to be one with emphasis on the conflict involving the Sioux, and for the first part of the film, this is indeed how it is shown, particularly as ...
...Mary McDonnell as a love interest for Dunbar. Dances With Wolves is available from amazon.co.uk for £6.98. It's a film I recommend watching, but you need to focus and concentrate. It's not the sort of film you can have on in the background and completely understand. Recommended. ...

pmcds 26.11.2009 · Read full review
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