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09-09-2007, 08:35 PM
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3:10 To Yuma
Great movie. Beautifully photographed, terrific acting, an iconic western with homages to John Ford, Sergio Leone and High Noon. Russell Crowe is playing Marlon Brando, but at least he's aiming high (pun intended) and succeeding. Christian Bale is wonderful and Ben Curtis, Logan Lerman (who went to pre-school with my son) and Peter Fonda (of all people) delivery outstanding supporting performances.
If you love westerns, you'll love this movie. Even if you don't, it's a wonderful entertainment and you'll be talking about it long after you leave the theater. Highly recommended. 
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#3
09-09-2007, 10:57 PM
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Re: 3:10 To Yuma
Ebert gave it 4 stars.
Good to see the Western make a return to mainstream cinema.
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#4
09-10-2007, 12:32 AM
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Re: 3:10 To Yuma
see the thread in OOT about this movie. i think the movie was vastly over reviewed.
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#5
09-10-2007, 12:59 AM
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Re: 3:10 To Yuma
I also saw 3:10 to Yuma this weekend and I concur with your pithy non-iconic post. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Peter Fonda - He was a surprise! What a great role he played and he did it well, self-contained yet poignant. This movie is indeed a great western and is worth seeing, a few times over in fact. -Zeno
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#6
09-10-2007, 01:07 AM
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Re: 3:10 To Yuma
Movie was average at best.
Lousy directing devoid of any substance or style. Solid turns by the actors but the Crowe character was laughably silly. Ending was god awful. Its your typical studio action movie set in the old west.
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#7
09-21-2007, 10:12 AM
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Re: 3:10 To Yuma
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Lousy directing devoid of any substance or style. [/ QUOTE ] it's not exactly a best director nominee, but it certainly isn't "lousy". maybe it just didn't have a "cool" factor you were hoping for? [ QUOTE ] Ending was god awful. [/ QUOTE ] yup, but it did set up the sequel nicely. 3:11 to Yuma, coming soon to a theatre near you
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#8
09-21-2007, 01:03 PM
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Re: 3:10 To Yuma
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[ QUOTE ] Lousy directing devoid of any substance or style. [/ QUOTE ] it's not exactly a best director nominee, but it certainly isn't "lousy". maybe it just didn't have a "cool" factor you were hoping for? [ QUOTE ] Ending was god awful. [/ QUOTE ] yup, but it did set up the sequel nicely. 3:11 to Yuma, coming soon to a theatre near you [/ QUOTE ] Its lousy given you have two amazing leads with solid supporting characters and the majority of the scenes lack any real tension or suspense. It also sucks because it is a western which lends itself to having amazing settings and backgrounds and none of this is utilized. In large part because it seems like every damn shot is a tight shot or CU of either Bale or Crowe. The fight/shootout scenes are a joke and the set design and production values look like they belong on a TV show. But your right in saying that its solid "hollywood" directing much in the same way that the directing directing of Rush Hour 3 is good.
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#9
09-10-2007, 01:39 AM
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Re: 3:10 To Yuma
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...and Peter Fonda (of all people) delivery outstanding supporting performances. [/ QUOTE ] Didn't you think Peter Fonda was good in Ulee's Gold? ~ Rick
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#10
09-10-2007, 01:47 AM
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Re: 3:10 To Yuma
Fonda is a solid actor and has been good in many roles...but his character had essentially about 5-10 lines in the movie and no depth at all...not sure how his performance could be considered outstanding.
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