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Ok, I watched Open Range again last night

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and... liked it much better than before. I'm not a fan of any of the three principals, Benning, Duvall, or Costner, so I had a lot of baggage to deal with, yet I still enjoyed it and the performances.
I'm not necessarily a big man but I can admit I was wrong :--)

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Robert Duvall is a national treasure - ladok 18:52:03 08/29/05 (1)
He's played several versions of this same character, most notably in the TV series "Lonesome Dove." The writers were smart to give him most of the talking parts in "Open Range".
- Re: He does a mean tango, also..(nt) - Jeff Starrs 11:38:03 08/30/05 (0)
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One of the best gunfights ever done. * - mr grits 17:02:53 08/28/05 (2)
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- The filming of it was mediocre but the event... - tinear 04:54:46 08/29/05 (1)
  I agree.
  - Re: The filming of it was mediocre but the event... - jamesgarvin 16:04:27 08/30/05 (0)
    I think that the film style was intentionally chosen to create a perspective of you being there watching the action unfold. Notice how the camera work is completely different when the action takes a break to follow townspeople leaving the town while the bullets are flying.
    I suspect that the film was probably intended to be an accurate potrayal, and I suspect that when there was a gunfight, people ran for cover rather than congregate to watch the bullets fly.

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