3:10 to Yuma (remake)
-I didn’t like this one at all. But strangely I can’t really say anything bad about it either, I’m not sure what was the problem here but the film just never worked for me. Actors did a good job, directing was ok, film looked good but certain western spirit was missing.
[quote=“Bill san Antonio, post:11261, topic:141”]3:10 to Yuma (remake)
-I didn’t like this one at all. But strangely I can’t really say anything bad about it either, I’m not sure what was the problem here but the film just never worked for me. Actors did a good job, directing was ok, film looked good but certain western spirit was missing.[/quote]
i’m quite sure what was problem here - absolutely ridiculous screenplay
even third act of FAFDM 
looks like well written piece when compared to this
[quote=“tomas, post:11262, topic:141”]i’m quite sure what was problem here - absolutely ridiculous screenplay
even third act of FAFDM looks like well written piece when compared to this[/quote]True, especially in the last 20 minutes or so it became laughable but I had already lost the interest at that point.
Still haven’t seen it. very encouraging, these comments …
It’s not bad actually, nicely acted by Bale and Crowe, but the action I felt was too over-the-top and kinetic ,which clashed with otherwise realistic tone Mangold created. Certainly doesn’t challenge the original, but as a modern Western that doesn’t attempt to deconstruct the genre its recommended.
As always, judge for yourself. You’re a Crowe fan, so who knows. Personally, I don’t like it either.
Can’t tell if you’re referring to me or not, but hey ho: yeah, I quite like Crow, most of the time. He’s a good presence in action films like Gladiator. He isn’ta great actor in the classical sense though.
pour yourself something strong (cocoa drink is off the program) and watch it! it’s excellent … as a manual on how to spoil interesting premise with lot of sloppy writing
anyways, have been watching some treasures
Train For Durango - why? why all of the story doesn’t take place on a train? i thought it’s going to be a hell train ride … and they are off the train after 20 minutes? treachery!
but it was quite good, even if i take into account that our two heroes didn’t do much killing and were always saved by Mark Damon, well
i guess the writers intention was to build up a tension because the duo is confronted with tricky Damon in the end (he actually looks very damonically in this one - got it?), but all in all their final confrontation calls for something more inventive
but, enjoyable piece
Pistoleros - even more enjoyable than previous customer - it’s fresh, quick, entertaining, with great villain depicted by the director himself and also with some not so often seen locations - i especially highlight gunfight in a mine, which uses its spacious tunnels to the great result - quite often are cave/mine scenes in SWs made without imagination and also poorly lit, but this one’s one of the best - it could be better, but its good enough
but would it be my microinsight without a little complaint? no, it wouldn’t
i’m not very fond of this Ghidra guy (and the other guy doesn’t help much either)
i know, he is quite popular around here, but he never really did that right SW thing for me - Caltabiano certainly steals the show from the two good guys i’m afraid
I think Mangold’s 3:10 to Yuma is bloody excellent! Excellent enough for 90% of its runtime for me to happily sweep the “WHAAA…???” ending (re. Ben Wade’s character) under the rug. He just underwent what us WWE fans refer to as a “face turn”! ;D Happens on WWE Raw all the time, for no bloody reason.
(I concede that the '57 original handles the ending way better than the remake, although I found that movie to be a real ordeal to sit through. A proper “gauntlet of boredom”.)
Anyway, today: the Dario Argento-penned Today It’s Me… Tomorrow You! (Cervi, 1968), and it’s another cracking Spag! Felt quite traditionally American tbh, I think I get that feeling from Eurowesterns whenever they decide to be perfectly straightforward with nary a doublecross or backtrack to be found, and that was certainly the case here. Good revenge tale, told very simply. Brett Halsey does well in the lead as a man framed for robbery and murder, and he’s ably backed up by the little crew of badasses he recruits to his cause, most notably Bud Spencer and William Berger but also Wayde Preston and Franco Borelli. This is a great team! Every bit as intriguing was Tatsuya Nakadai as chief antagonist James El Fego. Was he playing the character as Japanese or other east Asian, or was he playing him as aristocratic Mexican or maybe South American? I’m not sure, and the dub wasn’t giving anything away. Not that it mattered, I quite liked interpreting him as being from everywhere and nowhere at once. Very interesting choice. Really good film, anyway. Even a Bud Spencer fisticuffs barfight complete with boinging someone over the head with a bottle and bouncing someone else with his belly couldn’t take anything away from it.
The 3:10 to Yuma remake is a mediocre film from a director who has not much sense for genre films. Too much disappointing stuff in it. But there is a chance that it is slightly better than rememberd, Crowe is very good though, as always. 4/10 maybe 5
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SEVEN MEN FROM NOW
I wasn’t expecting much from this one, but I came away impressed. I’ve noticed that I’m starting to develop quite the attraction towards American oaters.
I watched this one only a few weeks ago, recommended to me some months ago on this very site. It’s not too bad, is it? Lee Marvin’s VERY good.
… and couple of other treasures, which turned out to be not so … treasury ???
It Can Be Done, Amigo - first 20-30 mins are actually not bad, but after superb bank spencer brawl, fun in this movie almost cease to exist - the scenes suddenly lose proper sw juice and everything ends in a horrible metabrawl, in which Jack Palance punching crooks really reached the bottom
Il Mio West aka Gunslinger’s Revenge - similar to Lance Henriksen’s Gunfighter’s Moon (or some kindred title), but more artsy if i may say so and in a bad hollywoodian manner - David Bowie is probably the best thing in this 90’s SW (if i may say so again), otherwise it is just hackneyed effort about a retired gunslinger - again, quite good in a first period, but i completely lost interest in the story towards the middle, not to mention yawned off finale
A Taste for Killing (1966)- A re-watch. This first time i saw this i didn’t really care that much for it, but upon this second viewing i quite enjoyed it. Craig Hill was alright in this IMO, it could have used a little bit more action, but all n all a good watch this time around.
[quote=“Bill san Antonio, post:11261, topic:141”]3:10 to Yuma (remake)
-I didn’t like this one at all. But strangely I can’t really say anything bad about it either, I’m not sure what was the problem here but the film just never worked for me. Actors did a good job, directing was ok, film looked good but certain western spirit was missing.[/quote]
-Agreed. I think the casting was unimaginative, since it was decided to do a remake. I’ve only seen it once, but it felt like a remake of Shane as-well.
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I always get a chuckle from Yul’s fringe outfit… :
Yes, he is.
I was pleasantly surprised by the film. Glad I gave it a day in court. Always cool to discover these films on the Encore Western channel.
POSSE
Interesting idea tackling black cowboys, but the film is too hokey. I do like Mario Van Peebles, though.
[quote=“Marvin W. Bronson, post:11279, topic:141”]POSSE
Interesting idea tackling black cowboys, but the film is too hokey. I do like Mario Van Peebles, though.[/quote]
Probably the right term. I somehow like it though.