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Post by marklemon on Sept 3, 2007 17:21:28 GMT -5
Saw this new movie last night at a special preview showing. It opens everywhere in a week or so. Christian Bale and Russel Crowe were exceptional in their roles, and the movie was superbly done, in my opinion. Of course, there are a few niggling details here and there, and some of the fast draw stuff was exagerrated, but overall, I thought it ranked up there with "Unforgiven." Probably the best Western I've seen in many years.
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Post by Herb on Sept 3, 2007 19:10:26 GMT -5
How's it compare to the original? or is it a totally different movie?
I really liked Glen Ford as the outlaw in the first one.
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Post by Jim Boylston on Sept 3, 2007 22:04:03 GMT -5
I tried to go to the sneak here last night...sold out. At least I'll have something to look forward to next week.
I noticed another big western opening next month, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford", with Brad Pitt. Hopefully it'll be good too.
jim
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Post by marklemon on Sept 5, 2007 18:07:37 GMT -5
How's it compare to the original? or is it a totally different movie? I really liked Glen Ford as the outlaw in the first one. Wolf, I can just barely remember the original one, but I think this version is superior. I usually don't prefer remakes to the original, but this is an exception. Crowe really does a great job of simultaneously portraying a ruthless cold-blooded killer, while managing somehow to be somewhat sympathetic. Strange that two non-American actors do such a convincing job in a Western. Mark
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Post by Herb on Sept 5, 2007 19:18:56 GMT -5
Well, they're both pretty good actors. I think American actors, young enough to play these roles are largely too scared to act in a western. They might not seem "serious" enough.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Sept 6, 2007 8:20:33 GMT -5
I think it's just too expensive to make real outdoor westerns anymore. If there were money to be made from them, they'd be made. I haven't seen this new version, but I liked the original with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. It's not the kind of western that required a lot of the usual costs (no livestock, wranglers, long and costly location shoots, etc.); it was like "Last Train from Gun Hill," and largely shot in interiors. I won't dispute Mark's comparative evaluation of the two versions, but Hollywood really seems to be devoid of new ideas and has been doing an awful lot of remakes. I guess whatever draws a crowd.
AW
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Post by sloanrodgers on Sept 17, 2007 18:39:05 GMT -5
Just for everyone's information. There's a good article on the 3:10 to Yuma movies in the most recent issue of True West magazine. Also check out my friend Greg Polutanovich's new statue of Tom Horn on page 23. Oh alright he's not actually a friend, but an acquaintance. Greg is truly a fantastic artist though as evidence by the many works on his website.
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