80% of the way through when it becomes nonsensical, muddled, and actually pretty dumb. I remember first seeing this at the Lankershim theater in North Hollywood. But seeing it again tonight, I was disappointed with the above portion. It's like having a jug of purified, clear water in front of a thirsty man... But it has a tiny bit of urine in it.
shareHow about going into some specifics? List a few problems You have with the "the last 20%." Otherwise, what you've said so far doesn't seem to invite much discussion from anyone who agrees or disagrees.
shareWell ok, I had a problem with the shootout at Blanco Canyon. Up until then I was into the movie. All in all I liked the movie. There was character development with multiple players. I thought the story telling was to my liking. The cinematography was more than adequate. And it was a western, which takes me back in time, and paints a picture of life lessons that never seem to fade.
And by the way I like my water non salty !
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Totally agree. I wish there good western movies made today. What I mean is to take a subject from history, and make a movie that is historically correct. I was watching Geromino the other evening and it was totally historically incorrect. I wish Hollywood would stop making movies that obliterate history in doing so. They have the power to tell the truth...but rarely use that power.
I wish Hollywood would stop making movies that obliterate history in doing so. They have the power to tell the truth...but rarely use that power.
Or, they use that power to entertain, as in SILVERADO.
shareThat's a lot of wood coming from what appears to be a fairly parched countryside.
Yes, me too. The huge wooden obstacle that the Hanasseys had constructed and stood up alongside the trail in Blanco Canyon seemed a bit far-fetched. Surely Terrell's men would have noticed it standing there as they rode by, and, where did the Hanasseys get all that timber? And they built two of those things. That's a lot of wood coming from what appears to be a fairly parched countryside.
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I know you're long gone, unless you've managed to find your way here, but ...
I watched this again recently, and was struck by the same thing -- the unlikelihood of Terrell and his crew not noticing those two big tree-based barricades. They'd already ridden past one, and Blanco Canyon was desolate. It'd have stood out like a sore thumb to anyone, let alone a posse of men savvy to the terrain, and on alert.
This is the only movie (with the possible exception being The Ten Commandments) that my whole family went to the theater to see TWICE. At 9 years old, the spiked wooden bariers in Blanco canyon eremained a vivid memory for me long after seeing the film.
The soundtrack album started me on a lifelong love of dramatic orchestral film scores! That and the Ten Commandments.
What in the story needs to be revealed in the later part of the story.
1. To distinguish Rufus from his son Buck. Rufus had his faults but Buck was an absolutely filthy pos of a human being.
Buck was not above rape and shooting an unarmed adversary but it is implied by what Rufus says that Buck has killed before. Perhaps many times. Remember when he asks if Buck is willing to fight a man with an even chance not just somebody slower at the draw?
2. To establish the mutual feelings McKay and Julie had for each other.
Great movie, not perfect. One of the greatest music scores of all time, by Jerome Moross.
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