Posts from Robbie in thread „High Noon“

Personally I wouldn't find myself rushing to the cinema to see any of the moives coming out.

Of the newer movies I did enjoy Spiderman I thought there was a good human story to this film. I was watching 'Big' by Tom Hanks a number of months ago and the movie was great very family orientated I was therefore a little unhappy to hear the f word shouted in it. I'm no real advocate to cut swearing out of movies but I do feel sometimes it is unnecessary.

Other modern movies that I like would be unforgiven, Shawshank Redemption, what women want, Indiana Jones trilogy, groundhog day and the Matrix.

Oh by the way Ringo there was a little scheme on this messageboard about one year ago to vote for some of John Waynes movies on the IMDB to help improve their positions e.g The Searchers, a rating of ten would be beneficial.

Gary Cooper is great and he was never better than in High Noon. This movie boast one of the best scenes in any movie just before the train arrives Cooper is looking at the clock, the camera pans to his so called friends etc, then to the chair where Miller vowed to kill Cooper and finally the tension is materilised via the whistles of the train.

Although as an non Amercian I realiese the the community were not reflective of the American population I did like the idea of them turning their backs on Cooper simply because it made for a great story. One final note about this movie you could be forgiven for thinking that the characters are real due to superb acting and script writting, the church scene and the scene where he talks the the ex marshall whom he idolised as a kid come to mind.

I don't agree with what John Wayne said about the movie but I am hard pushed to decide whether it or Bravo was better. Whereas Noon mainly focuses on ideals Bravo focuses on people, the action in Bravo is better, the tension in noon is better, Bravo has more comedy than Noon, I feel Noon has a touch more quality than Bravo and I still can't decide which is better.