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Although there are plot similarities. there are also many differences in the two films. I liked them both and would be hard pressed to pick my favorite. Russell Crowe is one of my favorite actors of the new generation, whereas Glenn Ford was a favorite of the older generation. I think in both the old and new versions, the bad guys have the most interesting characterizations.
Ben Foster.
Thanks, May. After watching the movie, I looked up the cast list on IMDB and learned the guy's name. I thought he played the part of a psycho killer to perfection. That young man probably has a bright future in the movie industry, if this performance was any indicator. I liked the performance of the boy who played Bale's teenage son too.
Ditto's to what gt12pak said. I look forward to seeing this movie come out January 8.
Cheers
Well, I was our local video store's first customer this morning to make sure I was able to rent one of their copies.
It wasn't a bad Western at all; in fact, it was a pretty good representative for the genre. I didn't like the way it ended but there have been more than a few movies that ended that way. I didn't think it was as good as "Open Range" though, which I thought was the best by far that's been made since "The Shootist".
I was more impressed with the acting of the guy that played Crowe's right-hand man than I was with the performances of either Crowe or Bale. That was one cold, heartless dude in a role that will be remembered.
I've never seen a western that was "really bad".
I'm not sure that I totally agree with that remark. Westerns, per se, have always been my favorite genre but some of the satires that poke fun at the genre were real dogs, IMO.
One thing that I definitely don't agree with is the opinion of professional movie critics (a class of people I don't much care for) that "The Wild Bunch" was the greatest western ever made. I can name dozens of westerns I liked better than that movie.
I read somewhere recently (might have been on "The Digital Bits" website) that the remake's DVD will be released soon. I'll wait for that.
If a few westerns take off, watch out, it could be the 50's all over again.
We should be so lucky. But I'll keep my fingers crossed.
