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Post by pimpinainteasy on Mar 24, 2019 4:13:02 GMT
a great tense first hour followed by a rather tepid second hour. CLINT EASTWOOD plays an innocent man who survives a lynching after a bunch of vigilantes mistake him for a cattle thief. he becomes a man of the law to bring the vigilantes to book. it is a pretty depressing film that paints a dark picture of the wild west. it is not a film that simply glorifies revenge and it does emphasize the importance of forgiveness and healing.
RACHEL WARREN's character who is a rape victim was interesting. some of CLINT's westerns (OUTLAW JOSEY WALES and UNFORGIVEN) have these broken female characters who have experienced terrible violence and abuse. but she and CLINT finding solace in each other could have been an important part of the movie. the film needed a lot less of CLINT's confrontations with BEN JOHNSON about the nature of law and revenge. those were tedious and ruined the second half. ED BEGLEY looked very sinister and creepy as one of the villains.
(7/10) because it has EASTWOOD and DOMINIC FRONTIERE's wonderful bombastic background score that is used to punctuate dramatic moments in scenes.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Mar 24, 2019 11:26:12 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Mar 24, 2019 11:39:02 GMT
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Post by Captain Spencer on Mar 27, 2019 2:29:58 GMT
This is actually one of my favorite Clint Eastwood westerns. Even though it is not as action-packed and violent like other Eastwood westerns, it is dialogue-driven with strong dramatic elements. Unlike the cool and suave Man With No Name who nobody dares to tangle with from Clint's spaghetti westerns, Jed Cooper is an average man who is constantly dealing with many hardships, and that includes handling a very dangerous Bruce Dern and clashing with a no-nonsense judge who becomes a thorn in his side. And as Toasted Cheese accurately pointed out, the town hanging sequence was rather disturbing, especially when it's depicted as a spectator circus. |
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Mar 27, 2019 12:31:52 GMT
a great tense first hour followed by a rather tepid second hour. CLINT EASTWOOD plays an innocent man who survives a lynching after a bunch of vigilantes mistake him for a cattle thief. he becomes a man of the law to bring the vigilantes to book. it is a pretty depressing film that paints a dark picture of the wild west. it is not a film that simply glorifies revenge and it does emphasize the importance of forgiveness and healing.
RACHEL WARREN's character who is a rape victim was interesting. some of CLINT's westerns (OUTLAW JOSEY WALES and UNFORGIVEN) have these broken female characters who have experienced terrible violence and abuse. but she and CLINT finding solace in each other could have been an important part of the movie. the film needed a lot less of CLINT's confrontations with BEN JOHNSON about the nature of law and revenge. those were tedious and ruined the second half. ED BEGLEY looked very sinister and creepy as one of the villains.
(7/10) because it has EASTWOOD and DOMINIC FRONTIERE's wonderful bombastic background score that is used to punctuate dramatic moments in scenes.
Re-watched last night, hopefully have a review for you at the weekend so as to compare notes 
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