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however I was pleasantly surprised. This film dragged a little, but I believe that was intentional in order to capture the pace of those times and that place in the West. Costner made me believe that he was an open range cowpunch with a shady past, Duval was just perfect as "Boss", I truly love his performances in all his roles...and Bening came across quite well in her role as the lovely spinster.
Most gun fights in Westerns are way too phony IMHO, but the shootout at the end Open Range was what I believe could have actually taken place in those days. Lots of missed shots, guys running away and hiding after the initial blasts, but best of all to me was Costner immediately shooting the evil gunslinger in the head before he even drew his gun. That's what you would want to do in a gunfight, take out the toughest guy first. In most Hollywood gunfights the badass is usually the last guy to get it. This was a refreshing alternative.The final scene drags a little and is a bit Schmaltzy which leaves a bad taste in the mouth, but I wouldn't leave Costner Unforgiven for this, overall the movie was an authentic portrayal of the Old West and not a typical Hollywood western. Still, it's no The Good the Bad and the Ugly.
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....while others fell right in to the old guttered stereotypes i.e. the "bad" guys were one dimensional sociopaths (greedy landowner who is "the law" with a hired murder machine lackey).The movie "felt" like I was watching tombstone, unforgiven, and dances with wolves.
Tom §.
a la the true OK corral. However in the scant 10 or 15 years there were really gunfights in the typical way they were usually no more than 5 or 6 feet apart. If you have ever shot a Colt 45 peacemaker with a full load you will know why. After the first shot one's arm is straight up in the air (the powder charge was huge). However, the projectile was so heavy and so slow that is stuck in the body. A hit in an arm could easily knock an opponent down which made killing him a lot easier. The whole scenario is dramatically different from most modern pistols (except for Magnums.) As for movies, they are based on the cheap romances of the time.Bluntly, one drew first and lived. On a rare occasion one drew with the sound of a dropped coin by a third party (not none of me, by God!). Mr. Bonney (Billy the Kid) shot many (most?) of his victims in the back with a rifle.
Romantic, ain't it?
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But I just hate them.
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