Ride the High Country

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Andrew Y Superb in every way. When you don’t have special effects to make up for deficiency that’s when you get great films like this. Brilliant acting and script. Beautifully filmed and directed. And a damn good yarn….. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Johnathon W Classic early Sam Peckinpah film that while on the surface, appears a standard western but underneath shows the director was already deconstructing the genre. The cast is superb across the board, with Joel McCrea excellent as Steve Judd, a former lawman who still believes in right & wrong, despite what its cost him, while Randolph Scott is equally great as his more cynical best friend. Behind the camera, Peckinpah, shows how he started to deconstruct the western genre, despite the colorful picture and robust score, this does not give a simple view of the west. It's dirty with sad twists and turns, including a finale that doesn't end like you expect. A classic that show Peckinpah was already mastering his craft. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Peter K I've seen this film several times and in my opinion it ranks up there with the best, The Searchers. It is about relationships and the changing times. McCrea and Scot are wonderfully cast. The soundtrack and camera work are great. I'm over 60 and become quite melancholy when the credits run. Take a view you won't regret it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Steve M Great western and a beautiful soundtrack. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Peter G Every time I see this wonderful film I appreciate it more. During the 1960s at least 2 of the greatest western films were made by Peckinpah. McCrea & Scott gave their greatest performances here & Scott made this his final film. The characters, location cinematography, music, & Peckinpah‘s vision (as in THE WILD BUNCH) of older representatives of the American west feeling out of place with the changing times, was a potent & significant statement that few western films were yet dealing with. This film was also more elegiac, less bitter, & did not emphasize the bloody violence apparent in Peckinpah‘s later work, The final confrontation, for example, between Gil & Steve Judd with the Hammonds, does not have the cathartic effect as in THE WILD BUNCH but was not intended to, I feel. It has another meaning entirely & builds beautifully to Judd‘s final comment about ˋentering my House justified‘. This Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/21/23 Full Review Robert B When I first saw this movie, I didn't like it. But, when I finally figured it out it became one of my favorites. The film has many layers to it, from long-time friends now at cross purposes, to the relationship between father and daughter, to the dying West's lifestyles, and more. My favorite part is drunken judge Edgar Buchanan delivering the best wedding ceremony I've ever heard. Not thought much of by the studio, the movie began winning praise, esteem and awards. It was chosen for preservation by the National Film Registry. Many deem this to be Sam Peckinpah's best movie. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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