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    Just got back from checking this movie out and it is one of the better Westerns

    I would say it's even better than the king of all Westerns.....Young Guns

    Russell Crowe and Christian Bale were both excellent as usual...Crowe plays the bad dude with a very slight hint of a conscience and Bale plays the down and out rancher...Sorry ladies no hint of Brokeback Mountain in this one

    Overall I would give it a 4 out of five

    One bad thing was the ticket price....$7 for a 1:10 matinee on a Friday...Guessing it was due to it being the opening day of the film?

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    This was a great film. The story unfold so perfectly that you really don't fully understand the characters or their motivations until the very end.

    8/10 or A-

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    Nonsense, the king of all westerns is Unforgiven.

    3:10 to Yuma looks pretty good. I'll have to check it out.

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    You are all wrong....the King of All Westerns is Red River. I loves me some John Wayne. Rio Bravo comes in a close second, John Wayne, Dean Martin AND Ricky Nelson? I mean come on, does it get any better than that?

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    Tombstone

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    Brokeback Mountain


    ( I kid, I kid!)

    Actually, I liked that movie but I'm not much of a Western movie watcher anyhow.
    " You've Been Thunder Struck ! "

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    How does it compare to the original?

    An Aussie and a Brit in a Western though? Just doesn't seem right to me. That's like casting Larry the Cable Guy in a Harry Potter movie.

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    At least it wasn't shot in Italy...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MadMonk View Post
    Nonsense, the king of all westerns is Unforgiven.

    3:10 to Yuma looks pretty good. I'll have to check it out.
    Quote Originally Posted by Misty View Post
    You are all wrong....the King of All Westerns is Red River. I loves me some John Wayne. Rio Bravo comes in a close second, John Wayne, Dean Martin AND Ricky Nelson? I mean come on, does it get any better than that?
    Quote Originally Posted by metro View Post
    Tombstone
    You're all on crack.

    The best western of all time is actually a tie between Blazing Saddles and The Frisco Kid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Misty View Post
    You are all wrong....the King of All Westerns is Red River. I loves me some John Wayne. Rio Bravo comes in a close second, John Wayne, Dean Martin AND Ricky Nelson? I mean come on, does it get any better than that?
    Silverado, no contest.

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    Of course the question is- is it better than the original? I'm always wary of re-makes and the "improvements" that are always added.

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    The original isn't a particularly highly regarded film. Most critics are saying this improves on the original.

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    Finally saw 3:10 over the weekend. Unfortunately, I was EXHAUSTED from a long day of garage-saling, OSU-watching, Olive Garden eating activities!! Add insult to injury, we went to the 10:10pm screening at AMC....I was SOOO tired throughout the movie, it was hard to appreciate what I was watching, let alone stay awake.

    Now I'm not going to say it was a bad movie, because I was not in the correct frame of mind to judge, but I would say it falls beneath most of the modern classics.

    And in other double-rediculous news, the end of the movie was interrupted when a theater patron started raising hell vocally towards a small group of people who'd been kicking his chair and chit-chatting throughout the movie!!?

    The incident surely pulled the entire audience out of 3:10 just as the climactic end was setting up! And once the movie ended the man continued his tyrade towards the noisy threesome. I thought it was going to come to fisticuffs, but we never got to that point. Too bad. It was also too bad that I didn't go to the front to demand reparations for the incident! But I was too tired, and just needed to get home and get to bead.

    But as for the movie, from what I can remember, the cinematography was gorgeous, as were the key performances by Bale, Crowe, Fonda, and others..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Wonder View Post
    It was also too bad that I didn't go to the front to demand reparations for the incident!

    I hope by "demand' you really meant "politely explain the situation to a suitable employee in the hopes of receiving compensation for the disturbance." There's nothing more frustrating than someone yelling at you because you didn't stop a disturbance no one told you about (which, BTW, is what that guy should have done; done to the front and ask for someone to talk to or even kick the kids out instead of yelling and ruining everyone's experience.)

    Next time you should go to Harkins

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ginkasa View Post
    I hope by "demand' you really meant "politely explain the situation to a suitable employee in the hopes of receiving compensation for the disturbance." There's nothing more frustrating than someone yelling at you because you didn't stop a disturbance no one told you about (which, BTW, is what that guy should have done; done to the front and ask for someone to talk to or even kick the kids out instead of yelling and ruining everyone's experience.)

    Next time you should go to Harkins
    I had a horrible time at Harkin's a few days ago when the g/f and I went there. The movie shut off right after the previews, yet evidently continued to play. By the time they figured it out, we had to sit through the previews twice, and the movie itself didn't start until almost 45 minutes after it's start time.

    They gave all 10 people in that theater a coupon for free popcorn.

    BTW...Rush Hour 3 kinda stinks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ginkasa View Post
    I hope by "demand' you really meant "politely explain the situation to a suitable employee in the hopes of receiving compensation for the disturbance." There's nothing more frustrating than someone yelling at you because you didn't stop a disturbance no one told you about (which, BTW, is what that guy should have done; done to the front and ask for someone to talk to or even kick the kids out instead of yelling and ruining everyone's experience.)

    Next time you should go to Harkins
    I was at Harkins last week for the sneak preview screening of Eastern Promises. The projector shut down three times before people started leaving. It was an embarrassment for viewers, the radio stations hosting the show, and Harkins.

    All that to say I'll continue to go to both, but they each have their disappointing moments.

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    oh my goodness..... that was by far the best movie I have seen in a lonnnggggg time... wow, wow, wow. Spectacular performances.... I am in love with Christian Bale after this movie.. heavy sigh.. what a great flick.

    5/5 Stars for me.
    " You've Been Thunder Struck ! "

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karried View Post
    oh my goodness..... that was by far the best movie I have seen in a lonnnggggg time... wow, wow, wow. Spectacular performances.... I am in love with Christian Bale after this movie.. heavy sigh.. what a great flick.

    5/5 Stars for me.
    Go rent The Machinist (NOT for the kiddos). He plays that role to the hilt...He's beyond creepy skinny in it too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oh GAWD the Smell! View Post
    Go rent The Machinist (NOT for the kiddos). He plays that role to the hilt...He's beyond creepy skinny in it too.

    Amen on the Machinist. Interesting story, great performance by Bale, and great twist at the end. It's one you really have to "digest" for a while, then go back and see it again to see if you can then pick up any hints from the beginning.

    A fascinating film! And I agree, definitely NOT for the faint of heart. Bale really goes the distance in prepping for this role. And it's all real.

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    The Machinist is the BEST Hitchcock movie not directed by Hitchcock.

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