one of the bloodiest, action packed , more bang for your buck western out there . great cast , great direction(peckinpah) you can really see how this film influenced western/action films
one of the top five westerns of all time !!!!!!
A very unique Western to me, but I don't like the means of expression.
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)
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)
A Peckinpah masterpiece. One of the best westerns ever made. And the final scene is just outstanding !!
Let's hear it for blood packets! Make this the second Western I have ever liked. There was no point where I was bored while watching this movie, which usually happens in most Westerns. I was very much intrigued. Liking the bad guys - how unusual.
Dicen que si Peckinpah filmara porno éste sería sin trama, solo acción, y con Leone hubiera sido más "erótico". Este filme demuestra esa teoría.
A very good, gritty western. Great story, great direction and well acted. Just ignore what everyone says Peckinpah was "trying to say about violence" and just enjoy this classic film.
Sam Peckinpah's greatest film. Extremely violent and insane, but definitely a classic.
Just a few words: The masterpiece of great Sam Peckinpah. His great using of slow-motion, violence and original characters.. I simply love this flick.
"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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before i seen this movie and i just known someone told me that with western movie include with so much violence. so i finally saw this movie and it was wonderful with an western film. i can say that this one of the best western film i seen and one with an the original director's ...( read more)
The montage shootouts that bookended this thing were great, but I won't deny that my eyelids drooped a little in between.
The Wild Bunch (1969)
This is the ultimate guy flick and really made a name for director Sam Peckinpah. It was very controversial when it came out; ultra violent, and misogynistic. When I first saw this in the theater, I really didn't like it as much, preferring Peckinpah's ot...( read more)
Words are not enough to describe how I felt when I first watced The Wild Bunch. Being a girl, I was supposed to dislike westerns. But from the very first moment I was captured by this film. How can a western be so well-directed, (un)ethical, dirty, disrespectful and funny at the ...( read more)
Sam Peckinpah's graphic blood-pumping tale about the end of Cowboy times in the US of A. Set during the Mexican Revolution, a group of renegade 'outlaws' have various adventures before dying trying to rescue one of their number.
Decent movie but not great. It was violent and bloody, but I wasn't that impressed. Overall I thought it was a poorly shot, slightly above average movie.
One of the best westerns ever made and there isn't any equal to this one. Action packed front start to finish. . .
One of My Favorite 35 Movies. There's nothing wrong in this film - it's perfect.
One of the LOUDEST movies I've ever seen, maybe that's why my favorite sequence is the gang's near-silent stalking of a set of railway cars.
classic western. without Peckinpah, there would be no Tarantino. a must see. i own it.
Believe it or not, I've seen the first half of this THREE TIMES... and loved it, but something always gets in the way of me finishing it. Someday, I will knock this on the head.
Outlaws robbing and murdering and being chased during the Mexican revolution. Getting kinda old for it and decide to do that one last big snatch. Some very beautiful scenes in it, but nothing compares to their last walk. Peckinpaw movie magic.
The greatest western shoot-em-up ever. Kickass and full of gun fighting this movie is a must see.
Another western that I'm just not that into. I suppose this one should be noted as being pretty darn violent for a 60s movie. And I noticed a pair called The Gorch Brothers. Those characters turned up in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Other than that, there's not muc...( read more)
Is this the greatest western ever made? Maybe. Pretty much every single action movie made today owes a huge debt to what Sam Peckinpah accomplished here with his use of slow motion and his virtuoso editing. What?s more, it?s story about aging gunfighters is enduring. I person...( read more)
Opening with one of the most ominous beginning montages and one of the best shootouts of any Western, the bar is set high. The brilliant soundtrack and breathtaking cinematography take up the torch, and lead us through a winding, suspenseful storyline. The three lead men (Holden,...( read more)
The Wild Bunch is probably one of the more honest depictions of the old west, as Sam Peckinpah's powerful direction gives you a real sense of realism.
I loved the chemistry between the actors, and how the shootouts where a lot more authentic than most other westerns.
