What classics did you see last week ? (9Feb - 15 Feb 2020)

What classics did you see last week ? (9Feb - 15 Feb 2020) Feb 17, 2020 21:32:48 GMT OldAussie likes this

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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Feb 17, 2020 21:32:48 GMT

Feb 17, 2020 0:48:39 GMT OldAussie said:

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Major Dundee - the first half is a darn masterpiece of set-up....the second half a mixture of good and.... mess(?). Despite those failings, I'm a BIG fan.

Ulzana's Raid - to non-western fans out there, this might qualify as "the greatest western you've never heard of". Only saw it once and it's been in the (rapidly expanding) rewatch pile ever since. Dundee is one I watch every few years so they might form a double feature this week if I get the chance.

Yes, can't dispute the fact that Dundee is messy at times, but such craft is in there to make it always worth a visit, I purchased the best version available, but it's still frustrating. I actually don't mind the rescore either. Slipped into a Peckinpah zone and went for Straw Dogs as the double, but will definitely be doing my yearly visit to The Wild Bunch this week.

Ulzana is not as fun as Vera Cruz, but it finds Aldrich very much in serious Western mode and it's his best Oater in my book, and certainly one I consider an essential for genre fans.