Virginia City

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Blu B It's not bad. Flynn is decent but I don't know. I found him more serious and restrained here lacking the charisma in his more known pictures. He was more boring and toned down. It worked enough I guess though. The two comedic relief friends were so out of place. Everyone else wasn't bad. Hopkins & Flynn were ok together. The acting overall is still a little bit wooden at times and other times like the two comedic guys were a cornball fest. But than there is Bogie showing up as a Bandito....just...I've seen everything. It makes his appearance in The Return of Doctor X look like an Oscar worthy moment. I guess this would be the equivalent of his Ghangis Khan/John Wayne film. Just wow...it's out of place. The acting is just alright overall. The music is ok too. It's the same Steiner tracks we've heard in the most famous Warner pics but I don't know it didn't feel like it fits a Western like this and it's a bit overused here. Everything else is half decent. If I had to fault one major thing here besides El Bogart, it would be this makes perfect sense, but man it jumps around a lot between the Southern General and Flynn going after each other and the gold. And each one of them feels like they have their own respective subplots or characters they deal with and it just feels like two completely different movies. This also has a very bloated feel to it. This becomes like a borderline Cold War spy thriller with so many twists and turns this fits in with the two stories and the times they come together. (Freakin' Abe Llincoln shows up in a Ben Hur Jesus style fashion) Than the ending fight is massive and it feels like it goes on to long. This feels like a Civil War movie, Western, spy thriller, and romance all in one and I think that is the big culprit for the bloated feel. IT's a miracle it does work into a cohesive story though. Curtiz's direction isn't bad here but I feel like one could argue Westerns weren't his storng suit. It's missing that John Ford sweeping factor but it works enough I guess. You can still tell it is him behind the camera. It's a bit dated in a sense too with the light hearted but serious portrayals of the Civil War on top of the acting to. But anyone who is a fan of any actors in this or a hardcore classic Western person may want to check this out. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Steve D I am embarrassed for Hopkins. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/24 Full Review Audience Member Good movie here recommend it. James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, September 11, 2023 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review James Virginia City is a very good film. I would say that Dodge City (1939) is better. However, the chemistry between Errol Flynn, Alan Hale and Guinn Williams is great, I think that Hale and Williams bring a lot of comic relief. I think that the cast of this film is very good. I like the ending where Flynn was willing to lose his life then to tell them where the gold was. To me that's a genuine hero. There are some parts where it's kinda slow, but I really like it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/11/23 Full Review deke p 1940! CLASIC! Civil War Epic. Starring ERROL FLYNN!, RANDOLPH SCOTT! Tho it downplayed the Slavery motivation of Rebel partisans, the take-away theme, coming near the beginning of USA IN WW2, was reunifying the country, not demonizing Southerners. Ranges from Virginia City,Nevada to Richmond Virginia! From Jefferson Davis to Lincoln BTW, it premiered, with the stars, in VIRGINIA CITY, NEV., in 1940 Saw on the TV screen, Jan 2022. Also Alan Hale SENIOR., & WARD BOND (minor part) Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Geoffrey S I'm easily pleased when I see this collection of actors from this era doing thier best in a western with an interesting plot. This is a movie that I could watch more than once. You know, I think I'll check it out again for a third time ð~ Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/03/19 Full Review Read all reviews

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