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.
A great western with gritty violence and unforgettable characters. The innovative shots of slow motion brought more artistic depth to the brutal action scenes, and Sam Peckinpah should take credit for it. Holden and Borgnine gave great performances, and so are the others. The Cli...( read more)
I've really become a big fan of Peckinpah lately. I love his use of slow motion: randomly mixed in with high speed gunfights and fast and loud sounds of screams and gun shots. the way his films look and feel is something that i really respect about him. while i loved the beginnin...( read more)
The principal subject of the movie is the end of the old Western and the last Cowboys. In 1969, it was a controversial movie for his stylized violence, with many scenes filmed in slow motion.
One of the best westerns of all time. It is a very violent film. I can see some things in here that influenced other directors like Woo. Woo especially, the whole innocents getting slaughtered during action scenes. It's also gloriously bloody. I like that a western actually h...( read more)
A brutal western venture that aims to blur the normalities of story progression and the thematics prevalent of this genre. Possibly more than any other film of its category, The Wild Bunch confuses the notions of good and bad, right and wrong, as we merely follow certain "sides"....( read more)
Até os 20 primeiros minutos mais ou menos, ele é genial. Depois disso é enrolado e chato.
Just one last score...
"When you side with a man, you stay with him! "
And then there is action and great filming. Not the regular westerngenre, nope.
Peckinpah's poetic tale of masculinity is a sight to behold. A truly brutal and beautiful film about the death of the old west. Holden, Borgnine, Oates, O'Briejn and Ryan are marvelous as the last of a dying breed.
Westerns, action and film were all never the same after The W...( read more)
Somehow I don't see how this is a classic. I mean it's on the AFI's Top 100 list. To me, this isn't all that great. It was more of a drive-in flick than a true classic. I will no doubt say that the directing was incredible. The way he portrayed death and murder by showing all dea...( read more)
A group of unlikable characters get in a jam and shoot a bloody path of destruction. Or something like. I guess technically is was innovative with the piano wire of over the top violence, but by the end of the film, I didn't care.
A film made by men, about men, for men. I suppose I can understand why people might not like this if they were total pussies.
Pike Bishop: [talking about the railroad] There was a man named Harrigan. Used to have a way of doin' things. I made him change his ways. A hell of a lot of people, Dutch, just can't stand to be wrong.
Dutch Engstrom: Pride.
Pike Bishop: And they can't forget it... that pride....( read more)
I really liked this one despite all the naked, shiny women and surpluss of alcohol and blood... it was really really well made for 1969 and I loved all the slow motion falls and quick cuts between things happening simultaneously. I think the editing was the best part or this mov...( read more)
"We're not gonna get rid of anybody! We're gonna stick together, just like it used to be! When you side with a man, you stay with him! And if you can't do that, you're like some animal, you're finished! We're finished! All of us...( read more)
I need to revisit this one. Haven't seen it in years. But I remember it as amazing.
