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Attention U.S. TCM Subscribers: If by chance one hasn't seen the explosively confrontational The Wild Bunch, remedy that Monday, September 16 (2019) at 9:15pm PST. For those who have, please see my review Opening Up a Treasure: The Wild Bunch as to why it was, and still is, one of America's finest contributions to the cinematic arts.
(This post has been updated to reflect TCM's Monday night showtime. Thanks to all who have commented below).
http://thecinemacafe.com/the-cinema-treasure-hunter/2013/6/30/opening-up-a-treasure-the-wild-bunch
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Bravo, Arthur. Nice review there.
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Bravo, Arthur. Nice review there.
Thanks so much for the compliment. That means a lot really.
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Wow, Arthur, that is a WONDERFUL analysis of The Wild Brunch. Great!!
That's very nice of you to say, Joan. Thanks so much.
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Excellent review, Arthur. One of the best I've ever read.
I'm very humbled by that. Thanks so much.
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Jan 29, 2018 - 8:19 AM
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Rameau
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The film is a bloody masterpiece in every sense of the word. I looked at it on New Years Eve. There's a great architecture to the film, three big set pieces, the bank robbery at the start, train robbery in the middle & bloodbath at the end (& so may great scenes in between). There's an early scene at night where Pike & Dutch are talking & Pike says something like, I'd like to make big score & back off. Dutch answers, Back off to what? There's no answer, they don't really have a future & they know it. The last little dialogue scene before the shootout is brilliant:
Pike - Let's go.
Lyle - ...Why not!
There's enough meaning in those four words to fill a thick book.
The Blu-ray was fine for its time, but it's really showing its age now. It all looks a bit "electric" to my eyes, over sharpened & over processed & the colour seems too red/magenta on a lot of scenes (it improves a lot from the train robbery on). This great film really needs a new 4K scan direct from the OCN for a more organic film look, maybe with UHD discs Warner will re-visit it (they may have done it already).
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This post has been updated to reflect Monday evening's showtime. Please see the top post.
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"Dont shoot at the army, you idiots!"
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I hope there will be a 50th anniversary edition next year.
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Excellent review, Arthur. One of the best I've ever read.
I'm very humbled by that. Thanks so much.
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The orig fsm was the first score cd i bought.
Its my top 5 films ever so i really should own the 3 disc.
"...Cmon TC, help me get his boots...!"
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This post has been updated to reflect Monday evening's showtime. Please see the top post.
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