Reviews of Westerns »
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
Ciao members have rated this review on average:  very helpful
Review of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (DVD)
|
Did you enjoy it? Story Characters / Performances Special Effects How does it compare to ... |
Peckinpah's brutal vision sees the light of day
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.
...
martyn73 04.08.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average:  helpful
Review of Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid (Special Edition) (DVD)
|
Did you enjoy it? Story Characters / Performances Special Effects How does it compare to ... |
Heat in the Wild west.
Advantages: A superlative mix of visceral violence and affecting themes.
Disadvantages: It makes other westerns look bad.
...parade and seemingly we're watching the beginning of a dull and dreary Sunday morning western.
But then...
BOOM! All freaking hell breaks loose. What was once an innocent little outback town quickly turns into a hellish warzone with gunfire zipping and cracking all around. Every rifle round resembles a resounding cannon shot as panic descends and chaos reigns. No one is spared amidst the confusion of the proceeding bloody gunfight. This is no clean-cut ...
...likely to find.
As the mist descends the plot begins to take form. Pike Bishop (William Holden) leads what remains of his group of outlaws out of the melieu and Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) is left to curse his own squad for letting the leader and primary members escape.
Pike and Deke are old comrades but times change and now Dekes going straight, hunting his former friend for the Railroad company who want him dead for robbing their trains. And ...
 thegoldencat 23.11.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average:  very helpful
Review of The Wild Bunch (DVD)
|
Did you enjoy it? Story Characters / Performances Special Effects How does it compare to ... |
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
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Jeremiah Johnson (DVD)
|
Did you enjoy it? Story Characters / Performances Special Effects How does it compare to ... |
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
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Dances With Wolves (DVD)
|
Did you enjoy it? Story Characters / Performances Special Effects How does it compare to ... |
Ford Ka 1.3i
 Fun to drive. VERY distinctive looks. Good handling. A very practical and easy to drive car. (*)
PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 - 512 MB - Graphics adapter - PCI Express 2.0 x16, PCI Express x16, PCI Express - Plug-in card
Panasonic MCE3011 Upright
Vacuum Cleaner - Upright (Beat & Brush) cleaner - Mains Power Supply - with Integrated Tools - Bagged - Dust Capacity: 6.1 Litre - 2000 Watt Watts - with Automatic Cable Rewind - Plastic Telescopic tube
(*) Reviews by Ciao members
|
|
