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What a cast!!!!!!
23 March 2002
Chuck Conners,Albert Salmi,Woody Strode,Pat Wayne,Slim Pickens,Ricardo Montalban.Sound like a good show?How about throwing in a little Richard Crenna and John Huston.Mix it all together with international star Bekim Fehmiu and you have the "Deserter".You have seen it before and if you take time, you will see it again.A worthwhile oater that is very watchable(The gatling gun scene that has the cast looking right at you),and enjoyable.I have to agree w/previous comment of the film being too short and not getting to know the charactors very well(they were good and could have been great!).This however was a Dino de Laurentis production,and he doesn,t do westerns very well.Check it out anyway.
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This "WAS" the best!!
17 February 2002
Billed as the "best show you not watched" by more than one critic,it is now fine'.For approxmately 8 years the show, for some reason,was constantly on the bubble with the ratings game.But for 8 years a solid show overcame this and proved there was a market for "quality television".The show was based on a novel by David Simon(excellent reading),and introduced us to some very memorable charactors.Munch,Frank,G,Megan,Beau,and the BIG MAN are about as well assembled as the compleate show.This, a Barry Levinson(Diner,Rain Man)project,was as compelling,real,on the edge as TV has ever been.Some videos of selected shows can be found,and reruns on court tv are nice.However,if you did not follow the series the impact of the movie will only be another movie.Alas ,the executives succombed,and the show was cancelled due to the ratings and of all shows-"Nash Bridges".I think I may be sick again!
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10/10
A one of a kind film,a one of a kind character.
28 January 2002
If you haven't seen this film and are a baby boomer-shame on you.So clever, fun, and enjoyable. Don't take yourself serious and enjoy many many laughs. Trinity and Bambino were almost household names to spaghetti western buffs.
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10/10
A remarkable labor of love from Peter Fonda.
28 January 2002
If ever a film was so overlooked, this is probably the best film you never saw. During a time when the western genre was filled with action,Fonda slipped this film in.It is a story about relationships and values that few films, this day have(they make way too many movies anyway). Beautifully photographed(eye candy as some would say)by Vilmos Zsigmund(Easy Rider,Sugarland Express),and a score to that will hypnotize(Bruse Langhorne-the one man band).A cast of strong stalwart performers,(Warren Oates,Verna Bloom,Severn Darden) who are actually into their parts,round out this film.
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Blindman (1971)
8/10
Sit back,relax without taking it too seriously,and ENJOY!
28 January 2002
Could be (arguably) the ultimate spaghetti western.I remember seeing this film several times in one week(I'm from a small town),and enjoyed it more the more I saw it.The scenes with the leg lock around the woman when Blindman was making an escape as well as the snake in his food had me rolling.The action was at the get go and music-the music-the music.WOW!I never knew this was a 3D film, as stated in a viewer comment, which would be a rush in itself.This is such a fun movie it's a shame there is no VHS. I highly recommend this film to anyone(who is not a critic and doesn't take themselves too seriously).
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