Have thought about this I think most of the problems are down to Terence Youngâs poor direction. He canât put a decent action scene together and his coverage, especially in the fight at the end, is off - you donât even see Dawsonâs character get killed nor the main Indian chief with the feathers. Young made a right mess of the early Bond films as well which are riddled with continuity errors and flipped shots, plus extra dubbing because editor Peter Hunt needed to do extensive surgery on them to get the action sequences to flow and work properly. There are 50 continuity errors in Thunderballâs pre-credits sequence alone because Hunt had to edit the thing from scratch and use what he could to make it flow properly.
Young didnât have Hunt to bail him out on Red Sun and the scenes donât flow properly and the transitions are also bad.
Just watched this one for the first time. Reading through the thread, it appears I will be in the minority in that I really enjoyed it. Great cast and I liked Bronsonâs cavalier, quip-filled anti-hero. Nice chemistry between the two leads and Delon makes a fun villain. Compelling story, cool locations, beautiful women, and solid action (albeit amidst a slow burn script). The directing and music were nothing special, but certainly did not detract from an enjoyable ride.
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âŚpartly agreed, but a bit too dragging and too long for me relatively to the slow speed forward, 5/10, although with nice Almerian vistas and characters so I should rewatch it some time.
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