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William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates
Outlaws on the Mexican-U.S. frontier face the march of progress, the Mexican army and a gang of bounty hunters led by a former member while they plan a robbery of a U.S. army train. No one is innocent...( read more
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An incredible performance by William Holden is the high point of this sensational, landmark film. Holden made a whole career out of laid-back, easy-going, what-the-hell sort of characters but here, at his zenith, he departs from type and plays a character so mean and so embittere...( read more)
"The land had changed. They hadn't. The earth had cooled. They couldn't."
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
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While Peckinpah lacks the visual poetry of Kurosawa, he definitely reminds us of the kinetic energy of Kurosawa's movies. The violence comes close to Tarantino's movies but in a more realistic way. Think of it as a grittier, less romanticized "Butch Cassidy".
One of the best westerns ever made and there isn't any equal to this one. Action packed front start to finish. . .
A very unique Western to me, but I don't like the means of expression.
This movie is so violently awesome, awesomely violent. Regard for human life? I thought you knew who these people were.
Big fast-paced chaotic action sequences and real bonds between characters. This Western shows a lot of heart. I can see why John Woo loved this film.
Its thanks to this movie basically single-handedly that movies are as violent as they are today. Most of the imagery is more than a little heavy-handed, but hell, Sam Peckinpah is no Orson Wells. He was more like the Michael Bay of his time. Except he made *good* movies. So thank...( read more)
In less than 2.5 hours, Peckinpah makes a beautiful blood-soaked elegy for the West. The titular Bunch are brutal men who follow a code of honor as they face their doom. The great performances by Mexican and US acting legends, combined with the brilliant use of jump cuts and slow...( read more)
