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Three burials and one shooting

Advantages: Beautifully filmed, powerful message
Disadvantages: Drags a little, sometimes confusing

...friend and fellow ranch hand, the Melquiades Estrada of the title, has been shot dead by a trigger happy border patrol officer, Mike Norton. Now he wants revenge, but Norton's boss would rather brush the whole thing under the carpet. Perkins therefore decides to take things into his own hands and force Perkins to make amends by taking Estrada's body back to his Mexican hometown to bury him. Will Perkins be able to bypass the law in order to get what ...
...that deals with societal disparities, the trust between human beings and revenge. On top of that, it is also beautifully filmed. All in all, although it is not without its flaws, I am more than glad I had the opportunity to watch this film. Tommy Lee Jones both directs the film and plays the key role of Pete Perkins. I really like Tommy Lee Jones, but don't actually know why. Time and time again I have watched a film because he is in it, yet his ...

sunmeilan 20.10.2007 · Read full review
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Ah, The Smoking Nun

Advantages: Pretty good mix of comedy and western
Disadvantages: Dreadful finale

...turn off, and, be honest Two Mules For Sister Sara sounds about as interesting as watching grass grow at night. Who cares about a nun getting two donkeys? Eurgh I despair. Yes you can sense the influence of Mrs TheNeil on my having to watch this filmic experience. Coming to the rescue of a nun being attacked in the desert by three desperado's, gunslinger Hogan offers to escort the erstwhile Sara across the desert to her final destination - especially ...
...which is a blessing. Instead Two Mules For Sister Sara (TMFSS hereafter) is another of Hollywood's attempts at a spaghetti western. Whether it's successful or not is another matter though. The story is reasonable enough and although we're still in the idealistic world of the storybook cowboy (rather than the gritty reality of Pale Rider and etc.) it's not bad. The style is unmistakable though and there are certain elements that can be taken as essential: ...

TheNeil 16.05.2002 · Read full review
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Hell's Coming With Me!!!!!

Advantages: Exellent film,with a exellent cast
Disadvantages: I couldnt rate it more than exellent!

...Kilmer),who finds the underworld of Tombstone a releif from his tuberculosis. Before long there heaven of no law and profiting from the gambling in Tombstone they run into a gang of ruthless men wearing red sashes known as The Cowboys. Led by "Curly Bill" Brocious (Powers Boothe). No matter how much The Cowboys try to entise Wyatt he is determind that he is no longer interested in a life of law anymore,even when Morgan thinks of a powerfull arguement ...
...is Vergil and he makes Tombstone a no gun zone. Soon there is a showdown between The Cowboys and Vergil soon have their first shoot out, with Morgan for back up. Three Cowboys are killed including Billy (Thomas Haden Church),Ike Clanton's (Stephen Lang) younger brother. When Virgil,shot in the arm,and Morgan is killed Wyatt has no option but to wear the badge,with the suffering Doc as backup. In my opinion this is the best western of my generation. ...

englishtrog 03.03.2009 · Read full review
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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 ...

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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. ...

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