The Wild Bunch

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William R S 05/14/2024 One of my all time favorite westerns. Cutting edge violence, editing, direction and acting. The movie that put Peckinpah on the map and made his movies "must see" events (for me, anyway.) Saw this when it was released in 1969 and it's still as potent a story now as it was then. See more Felipus h @Felipus Jan 2 It wasn't the western I expected, but a great movie among the best of its genre. With a solid script, thrilling action scenes with chaotic shootings and high pace chases, this film is pure epic. Besides great acting, there are no "good guys" but characters who feel like real people, with all the contradictions of human nature. On the contrary to movies centered around an outlaw-character, this one doesn't seems to make apology of crime or violence. See more Maksim S @MaksimusMovies Nov 1 The Wild Bunch is best appreciated not as a meditation on morality or historical realism, but as pure cinematic spectacle. Sam Peckinpah’s notorious violence, often cited as shocking or excessive, functions less as commentary and more as kinetic art — meticulously choreographed, balletic mayhem that elevates the film to cult status. While it lacks the narrative tension and tight plotting of Leone’s Dollars trilogy, it more than compensates with relentless, action-packed sequences and a ferocity of on-screen carnage rarely matched in Western cinema. The film’s enduring appeal lies in its audacious energy, inventive staging, and the sheer fun of watching chaos executed with precision — a high-octane Western that is, above all, entertaining and unforgettable. See more Ronnie M @spuncake Oct 28 Some scenes were a little long ......still, a pretty good movie See more Cecilia S @Cecilia2 Aug 13 To say that The Wild Bunch is a violent masterpiece would not be an understatement. See more rex w @RT11010153 Jul 22 The greatest Western of all time. See more Read all reviews

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