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PU

posted 15 years ago by uncahal-1
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If you can get thru this mess in one sitting your a better man than I. I bought this to compleat my SP collection.Wish I had Netflixed it first.I've seen better productions from film schools.Bad acting.Hokie dialog.The whole film looks like Sam himelf shot it with a Kodak while *beep* drunk.You know it's a night scene because the entire screen is black.I'm not EVEN going to talk about the "score". It's pretty bad folks. I tried 4 times to watch it all the way thru and failed.Washing your dishes is more entertaining than this film.Next time I gunna start at the end a spin it backwards.LOL.

[–] keitel_fan 12 years ago

Guess, i am. I rather liked it. Not a bad first film either.

[–] stomperrob 11 years ago

I enjoyed the movie, but you are 100% correct about all the night scenes - it was like listening to the show on the radio 'cause you sure couldn't see anything!

[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 11 years ago

I agree with first poster here; a deadly bore was more like it. Nothing story and even at 90 mins. its a drag fest. Yawn!

"Ou sont les neiges d'antant."

[–] amikelhenry 11 years ago

I liked it myself..maybe because it was Peckinpaugh's 1st film..maybe because I like Brian Keith or maybe because I like Maureen o'Hara..whatever, although the lighting was poor in the night scenes and/or cave scenes and obviously Sam got better with age..But, I enjoyed the film..

[–] FANatic-10 10 years ago

I gave it a 5 because I thought it was ragged and uneven, poor sound (at least in the version I saw), often poor lighting, and lousy soundtrack, but it did show some of the potential Peckinpah was to shortly live up to. The actors didn't have much chance here, but that doesn't account for how awful Chill Wills was - his character was a nasty piece of work, but the actor was pretty bad too!

[–] GhostRiver 8 years ago

Well said.

[–] GhostRiver 8 years ago

Actually you have NOT seen better in film schools.
Because you've never been to school, let alone film school.
You're a simpleton.