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TIMBER...........TI MBER I CRY

posted 17 years ago by ClubbinIC
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I love this movie......Alan Ladd's fight scenese are phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] wtl471629 17 years ago

I agree. It is a great movie with great actors. The song you mentioned is great. It is shown regularly on tv and is well worth seeing. I remember when it first came out and it was a treat to see it on the big screen. The fight scene especially between the Ladd's men and the town is great and hilarious.
Not to be missed. Ladd is very good and Gilbert Roland does a fantastic performance as Ladd's partner.

[–] ClubbinIC 16 years ago

"LOOK OUT MR HADLEY!!!!" *Hadley shin kicks the guy and turns around*

"THANKS BERT!!!" =)

LMAO THAT SCENE IS FUNNY AS HELL!

[–] robble-1 11 years ago

Let me get this straight: they made the bad guy in the book the hero of the movie?!!!
Somebody should remake this movie the way it was written. They could actually do all the fight scenes now. They would have been pretty raw back then probably. For instance, when the logger beats the cowboys up and then jumps on him with both feet.

There's something here that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick.-The Doctor

[–] wtl471629 11 years ago

Frankie Avalon also did a very good performance in this movie.

[–] rmcap965-982-388208 11 years ago

I agree the book was completely different and had a great western theme with the cowboys as the good guys...

[–] robble-1 10 years ago

The book was great. I can't believe they just twisted the point of the story around. Private property rights are a big deal and were the linchpin of the movie. Trying to trample those rights and being all-around unscrupulous were what made the timber folks the bad guys.

Why in the world did they bother with the book? Sounds like they ignored it.

There's something here that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick.-The Doctor

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16175) 3 years ago

It's a solid western. I liked the dynamic between Ladd and Crain. I thought the townsfolk were complete jerkasses from the start. But they did seem to realize that at the end.