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A hidden gem

Advantages: Very enjoyable, cleverly made, terrific film
Disadvantages: Dubbing is quite poor

...fame. The result was My Name Is Nobody. Starring Terrence Hill who'd come fresh from previous comedy western hits like Just Call Me Trinity and Henry Fonda in his final western, the film is about a drifter who identifies himself as Nobody and idolises accomplished gunslinger Jack Beauregard (Fonda). As he progressed further in his career, Leone became more and more insecure about his work, by this stage assigning himself role as producer, although ...
...a couple of scenes. The principal director of the film is credited to Tonino Valerii who successfully creates a lighter tone to the usual western while at the same time maintaining an air of excitement. The excellent soundtrack comes courtesy of Ennio Morricone who elects to compose an over-the-top score to parody his previous westerns. Although it was destined to fall into obscurity, the resulting film is funny, memorable and enjoyable and sits ...

psymonb 21.04.2009 · Read full review
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Seraphim Falls - Absorbing Drama

Advantages: Fascinating - great chase scenes.
Disadvantages: Not much of a storyline.

...to face the ghosts of Seraphim Falls. Nebulous summary of the storyline? I agree - but it can't be helped. This is the case of a movie being based on a single event, and disclosure of this event turns this movie into a pointless and boring stretch of scenes that will no doubt appear endless. The only way to truly appreciate this movie is by not knowing why Carver and his men are hunting Gideon. Although a simple storyline that relies on the viewer's ...
...and the acting superb. Gideon is an expert with a knife, resourceful, and is as wily and cunning as a fox. He manages to outrun and to outsmart his pursuers time and again regardless that he is wounded, and the viewer can't help but be awed by his stamina. Pierce Brosnan gives a fantastic performance as Gideon, and although there isn't much to the storyline, his scenes are immaculate and brilliantly executed. Carver, who appears extremely ruthless ...

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Awesome locations

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 ...

atytyut2434 28.07.2008 · 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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