Gunfights are destroyed by the cutting rhythm of a madman. The train scene and what followed was cool, but also too unfocused. If it had shown better where people are in the scene, it would be ten times more effective. Holden is solid, movie boring.
A mixed bag, but it has its moments. I really like the shootouts and the scene with the train robbery, which is really suspenseful. The rest is kind of boring, though.
Its a phenominal movie with beautiful cinematography and bloody action scenes. Loved every minute of it , except for the last fight which was a bit overdone IMO.
I agree with everyone that thinks this is overrated. I love westerns and some are among my personal favourites. This one is not. It is, as some commentators point out, uneven and at times boring. The bank robbery in the beginning, the train heist in the middle and the last shoot-out are good stuff but because the stuff in between are dull, I eventually got bored. One of the key problems in my opinion is the lack of iconic, tough characters in the main roles that could have carried the movie. Peckinpah opted for strong actors (several has Academy Awards to their names) rather than the charisma and spectacle of Western legends such as John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Lee van Cleef. The guys in the movie seem to be a bit chubby, uncomfortable and tired. Now, I get that that is part of the point..... Their era being over, age catching up and doom closing in and so forth, but for examples on how to pull that off, check out Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven (or a modern movie such as Gran Torino). William Holden and Ernest Borgnin just seem.... out of place.
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abemad
This movie works on so many levels. Great.Rohit
nice editing there!rwj
The train scene was pretty intelligent but the rest was just avarage boring western 6/10RoastMutton10
That ending fight scene....whoaaaaaaa. I ain't never seen so many people shot in the shoulder before.AfterTheParade
One of my all time favorite movies and: /sign @ abemadStigAnder
Gunfights are destroyed by the cutting rhythm of a madman. The train scene and what followed was cool, but also too unfocused. If it had shown better where people are in the scene, it would be ten times more effective. Holden is solid, movie boring.ReVision
I expected alot more from this, i personally think it's overrated.george4mon
most of it was boring but it has its moments and the ending was goodForrester
A mixed bag, but it has its moments. I really like the shootouts and the scene with the train robbery, which is really suspenseful. The rest is kind of boring, though.gregmnewman
A big disappointmentprasanth
Its a phenominal movie with beautiful cinematography and bloody action scenes. Loved every minute of it , except for the last fight which was a bit overdone IMO.Zeltaebar
I agree with everyone that thinks this is overrated. I love westerns and some are among my personal favourites. This one is not. It is, as some commentators point out, uneven and at times boring. The bank robbery in the beginning, the train heist in the middle and the last shoot-out are good stuff but because the stuff in between are dull, I eventually got bored. One of the key problems in my opinion is the lack of iconic, tough characters in the main roles that could have carried the movie. Peckinpah opted for strong actors (several has Academy Awards to their names) rather than the charisma and spectacle of Western legends such as John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Lee van Cleef. The guys in the movie seem to be a bit chubby, uncomfortable and tired. Now, I get that that is part of the point..... Their era being over, age catching up and doom closing in and so forth, but for examples on how to pull that off, check out Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven (or a modern movie such as Gran Torino). William Holden and Ernest Borgnin just seem.... out of place.devilsadvocado
No substance, all flair.radoslav1948
The ending scene saved the movie for me. Despite that a decent performance of the great Bill Holden.Skyscore
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