Having Western elements or feeling, does not mean it’s a western per si, IMO.
But anyway I’m not too much attached to definitions, or classifications. Bring me the head… got that western feeling cause not only of location but, if you turn the time back on the film he could still work
The Ballad of Cable Hogue is great because it shows Sam being able to do films that don’t invovle a large amount of blood letting. It’s also a really nice comedy.
Yep, Bonner, Getaway, Garcia could easily be set in the old west. Cross of Iron could also easily be remade in western form. The beginning of Garcia seems to take place a century earlier, until surprisingly (if you know nothing about the film) cars and airplanes appear.
The truckers in Convoy are also shown as modern cowboys
[quote=“El Topo, post:6921, topic:141”]Having Western elements or feeling, does not mean it’s a western per si, IMO.
But anyway I’m not too much attached to definitions, or classifications. Bring me the head… got that western feeling cause not only of location but, if you turn the time back on the film he could still work[/quote]
We also talked about a similar thing, if a film with Western like locations and mood (The Revenge Of Trinity, for example) is a Western or not. Do not think any of us will ever agree on this ;D.
haven’t posted in a while…but I watched “Jeremiah Johnson” with Robert Redford the other day and I have to say…what a great effin’ movie! Not a big Redford fan but i really enjoyed this quiet western…the scenery, the characters, the story was all just…perfect i guess ;D
I think Sydney Pollack was the wrong director for Jeremiah Johnson. Still a good film.
I agree. Love this film
Me also it’s in my top 20 no SW westerns
Took me a while before I understood this expression
Nice way to express what you don’t want to say
And yes, I agree, great effin’ movie, effin’ great!
Four Of The Apocalypse
Now here’s an underrated film. It gets a lot of hate it doesn’t deserve.
Also, this film is known for being very violent. But it isn’t. The final scene is kind of brutal but that’s about it.
And it’s very different from what I’ve heard about it. It’s been called a terror film but it’s actually some weird kind of hippy film. Suppose Thomas Milian is supposed to be a Mexican but he actually looks like some kind of cross between a hippy and Johnny Depp from Pirates Of The Caribbean. But it’s not Milian that gives the film it’s hippy feeling.
Again this is very underrated. It think it just made my top 5. It’s just different, that’s all.
On the contrary I personally think that the bashing FOUR OF THE APOCALYPSE gets is very well deserved
[quote=“Silence, post:6930, topic:141”]Four Of The Apocalypse
Now here’s an underrated film. It gets a lot of hate it doesn’t deserve.
Also, this film is known for being very violent. But it isn’t. The final scene is kind of brutal but that’s about it.
And it’s very different from what I’ve heard about it. It’s been called a terror film but it’s actually some weird kind of hippy film. Suppose Thomas Milian is supposed to be a Mexican but he actually looks like some kind of cross between a hippy and Johnny Depp from Pirates Of The Caribbean. But it’s not Milian that gives the film it’s hippy feeling.
Again this is very underrated. It think it just made my top 5. It’s just different, that’s all.[/quote]
Good to see another fan, I’d say more people like it than dislike it.
What about the skinning of the sheriff (poor Lorenzo Robledo)? That’s one of the most violent scenes in any SW.
And the rape?
These 1000 Hills by Richard Fleischer (1957)
Character driven western about a cowboy who makes his dreams come true by becoming a successful rancher, and therefore alienates himself from his former friends.
Interesting, but maybe not consequent enough.
[quote=“Stanton, post:6933, topic:141”]What about the skinning of the sheriff (poor Lorenzo Robledo)? That’s one of the most violent scenes in any SW.
And the rape?[/quote]
Yep, you notice this is predominantly a man’s site: nothing wrong with a good rape scene
[quote=“Stanton, post:6933, topic:141”]What about the skinning of the sheriff (poor Lorenzo Robledo)? That’s one of the most violent scenes in any SW.
And the rape?[/quote]
That scene was quite violent yes, but it was also very short and not really violent enough to call it really violent.
And the rape, that scene wasn’t so disturbing at all I thought, I would’ve expected something way more violent. Lynne Frederick was al drugged down when it happened so there’ve been worse rape scenes in SWs IMO.
EDIT: And I’m also adding that FOTA doesn’t really have a violent atmosphere unlike some other films that has that has lesser blood in them but are more violent anyhow.
Great sentence, Silence !
;D
Great Day in the Morning (Jacques Tourneur)
Unjustly obscure pre civil war western with some interesting performances. The lead actor whose name escapes me looks like a combination of Sean Penn and Frank Sinatra (appropriately snake like for an anti hero). And then there’s Raymond Burr as the fittingly titled Jumbo.
The film has a very authentic look to the old west of Colorado and tells an interesting tale. The print I watched had some very pastel looking colors making giving it the look of a colorized black and white film. Not the case. Shot in Technicolor and most likely is just color restoration.
The actor’s name is Robert Stack, Korano.