tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6625812954619272521..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Twang Bar KingSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44568611046262398642015-06-25T09:14:36.196-05:002015-06-25T09:14:36.196-05:00I didn't hate this film. I just don't see ...I didn't hate this film. I just don't see much here that makes it special or requiring viewing before expiring.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26540454803480442562015-06-24T09:33:12.442-05:002015-06-24T09:33:12.442-05:00I liked this one better than you did, I think. Eve...I liked this one better than you did, I think. Even without the McCarthy reference there are a few things that makes it stand. Vienna is a very flawed heroine. She is ambitious, but also ruthless. She has principles on some accounts, but not others. She associate with The Dancing Kid although he robs a bank. That is a lot more complex than the usual black and white western characters, as if Ray is saying that nobody is perfectly good, but some are worse than others.<br />But curious how this movie polarize the viewers.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11481262072106718012012-05-24T07:08:38.450-05:002012-05-24T07:08:38.450-05:00Winchester '73 was the start of the Western an...<i>Winchester '73</i> was the start of the Western anti-hero in many ways. Jimmy Stewart played a man out to kill his own brother for revenge, and more than once, Stewart's Lin McAdam is on the verge of a killing spree. It was the first non-Boy Scout hero in many ways, and particularly interesting from the up to that point very Boy Scout-y Stewart.<br /><br />Without it, we'd never get <i>The Searchers</i> in which John Wayne's Ethan is openly racist but still the hero.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59816570070104424652012-05-24T01:58:18.846-05:002012-05-24T01:58:18.846-05:00I watched Winchester '73 last month,it is so b...I watched Winchester '73 last month,it is so boring with me,the only thing new is they have a gun as a Macguffin.anything else is still so conventional.<br /><br />Unforgiven is a good one because the anti-hero quality in the Eastwood character.Davidhttp://www.tasteofcinema.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59164264169911745672012-05-23T08:07:30.911-05:002012-05-23T08:07:30.911-05:00I never knew that about Godard, but now I wonder, ...I never knew that about Godard, but now I wonder, too. And it is entertaining--it's just not that noteworthy.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-76320171070140409282012-05-23T04:33:24.638-05:002012-05-23T04:33:24.638-05:00I found this mildly entertaining. As I watched I ...I found this mildly entertaining. As I watched I kept remembering how much Godard loved this film. I couldn't help but wonder why.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-78245329659529425822012-05-23T01:48:51.493-05:002012-05-23T01:48:51.493-05:00Yeah, there are. Winchester '73 was innovative...Yeah, there are. <i>Winchester '73</i> was innovative for its time, as was <i>The Naked Spur</i>. <i>Unforgiven</i> is in many ways a rewriting of the Western myth. I also really liked <i>The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford</i>. It's slow, but worth seeing.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75726348558057614512012-05-23T01:12:09.437-05:002012-05-23T01:12:09.437-05:00"And so, Johnny Guitar hits on all of the Wes..."And so, Johnny Guitar hits on all of the Western clichés" haha,are there any innovative and refreshing American westerns? I did have high hope for this one,but reading your review just cools me off.Davidhttp://www.tasteofcinema.com/noreply@blogger.com