The Bravados (1958)

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   thetramp

   Also surprised that this isn't on any list. Great western and a remarkable and dark performance from Peck. 1 year 11 months ago
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   Dr No

   why is this movie not in any list? 1 year 11 months ago
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   Siskoid

   In The Bravados, Gregory Peck walks into a small town holding their first ever hanging to see the four condemned men twitch at the end of a rope for the terrible wrong he believes they've done him. Of course, they'll escape and he'll be forced to track them down. That's the gist of this better-than-most western that on the one hand, doesn't always follow formula, and on the other, turns out to be a dark moral fable about one's reasons and justifications for murder. That final act is excellent, and Henry Silva really shines as one of the fugitives (though hey, always nice to see Lee Van Cleef too). Joan Collins is so young in this as to be unrecognizable, but - and Trek fans will understand when I mean by this - she has a very distinctive way of saying "Jim", our hero's name. Her voice is unmistakable, even when affecting a kind of American accent. As this is a moral tale, there's a shockingly big Catholic church in the middle of this small town - it sort of took me out of it at different points, but I suppose it works in the context of this being so near the Mexican border. Could be land taken from the Spanish. Then again, I have trouble figuring out where this is supposed to be in terms of geography (it was all shot in Mexico, so actual American landscapes need not apply). 1 year 6 months ago

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