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Offline rogwar

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« on: October 14, 2007, 03:51:00 PM »
Saw this the other day. I believe it's one of the worst, most stupid movies I've seen in quite awhile. Almost walked out but wanted to get my money's worth. Wish I had never gone.

Just dumb, stupid characters, doing ignorant things, totally out of character for the time period.

I'm not a big movie critic and can usually find a way to be entertained in mediocre movies.
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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2007, 03:54:32 PM »
I totally agree.  Someone on this board posted how good it was a few weeks ago, so I went to see it at the matinee.  It was utter rubbish!  The characters do things that totally do not make sense.  

If someone walked up to me and said "3:10 to Yuma is a good movie", I would punch them in the face.
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2007, 03:58:28 PM »
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Originally posted by rogwar
Saw this the other day. I believe it's one of the worst, most stupid movies I've seen in quite awhile. Almost walked out but wanted to get my money's worth. Wish I had never gone.

Just dumb, stupid characters, doing ignorant things, totally out of character for the time period.

I'm not a big movie critic and can usually find a way to be entertained in mediocre movies.


I thought Glen Ford did a great job!
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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2007, 08:11:48 PM »
Not sure if I ever saw the Glen Ford version. However, I'm now going to look it up because the storyline idea is good.


I have found something to like in most all westerns. Even Tombstone was entertaining because of Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday. It was an entertaining movie.


Spoiler Alert!

A lot of what I didn't like is here...

http://www.theplanetweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=906&Itemid=39

Plus lets carry a sociopathic fugitive with us to justice and let him pick us off one by one. Have to take a short cut through Apache country. Lets build a big bonfire in Apache country. The attack by the Apaches is something like from the video game GUN. Better not let your hit points get too low. Let your fugitive talk with his gang from the balcony to plan his break out.

And Peter Fonda gets gut shot, looks almost dead. Doc takes out bullet and whoa he's up and ready to go again in an amazing recovery.

They would have just killed the bad guy (Crowe) after he acted up the first time. However, that would not make a movie.

The problem for me was it was just one stupid thing building on top of another.
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2007, 11:22:06 PM »
I had semi-high hopes for 3:10. The western is a rapidly disappearing art form. Unfortunately, they all want to make politically correct westerns today.
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« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2007, 11:54:22 PM »
rgr that rpm.

Another stupid thing. There's really a lot in this movie.

The rancher hero protagonist is supposed to be missing a leg....so we learn during the film. One would never know this unless they didn't tell you. However, he seems to be able to get around just fine, running, jumping roof to roof toward the end etc.

Maybe if they recut and redub it into "Bionic Cowboy" and make it into a comedy it might be entertaining.
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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2007, 01:57:45 AM »
The last good modern western I watched was Deadwood. At least they threw PC out the window in the first episode.

Everybodyelse wants to use the Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman formula. Those type make me sick at my stomach.
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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2007, 08:38:40 AM »
The book was great and so was the Glenn Ford version of the movie.  

rpm..  did you really say that something was too PC for you?

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« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2007, 05:35:34 PM »
IMO Glen Ford and Ben Johnson hold the top two actor spots when it comes to westerns.
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« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2007, 06:13:10 PM »
I saw an original version, but it was when I still lived in Leningrad, so it was before I was 10 years old. It seemed pretty dull for an 8-years old kid, most of the film people talking in one room, that's all I remember. GDR/Yugoslavia "cowboy" movies with Goyko Mitich were much more interesting for us at that time. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojko_Mitic)

I still wonder how it happened that this film was in the theater in Leningrad in maybe 1981, only one show. It was probably bought in 1960s and they dug a copy somewhere for a 10AM show instead of cartoons. It was only 10 kopeykas, unlike 70 kopeykas evening shows, a "kids hour". And we wanted to see a real American cowboy film, what a disappointment ;)
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« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2007, 09:11:06 PM »
"Open Range" far outclassed Yuma.

It may be along time before Hollywood makes a better western than it. Much less the final shoot out.
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« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2007, 10:50:52 PM »
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The book was great and so was the Glenn Ford version of the movie.  

rpm..  did you really say that something was too PC for you?

lazs
Yep. I'm not much of a PC kinda guy. I tend to be more blunt and to the point.
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« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2007, 08:03:50 AM »
Ah...  so you are one of those straight talking liberal socialists that no one has ever seen huh?   Not afraid to offend some race or class or gender even if it is the truth?

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