Agree with most of this...

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... I felt that Mortensen did well enough with little through most of the film. He is such a magnetic figure. When I saw his intensity and his physical posture in that endgame scene with Irons it was delicious to watch. He had studied, prepared himself for the part. He exuded power and certainty.

Open Range was as romantic a picture but far more harmonious and substantial beginning to end. A better picture. The climactic gunfight was "right". When you decide to face a man to kill him, that's what you do, you don't talk it over with him first. You put yourself into the most favorable position and do it, first.

I also think of Paul Newman in ...Judge Roy Bean. When he knew the assassin was in town, he laid in the loft and blew that big 'ol funny hole in his back.

There's that great scene in Unforgiven where Gene Hackman schools Saul Rubinek on how a gunfight unfolds. Lots of bullets miss their intended targets for lots of good reasons when you consider to take another man's life.

Of course this is all make-believe stuff. Great fun to argue about the dynamics of movie gunslinging.

My grandaddy told me about witnessing a gunfight when he was just a kid. He said the air was so charged with tension and fear he shit his pants.

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Topic - "Apaloosa": Leathery cowboys and all women are whores ...... - mr grits 19:06:44 10/04/08 (13)

Entertaining, but not much... - mkuller 12:45:37 10/05/08 (2)

I pretty much agree... - tunenut 17:24:07 10/05/08 (1)

Meandering is Parker's writing style - read Spenser, they're bettter...(nt) - mkuller 17:36:54 10/05/08 (0)

The local paper gave it a similar review - Mike K 06:55:20 10/05/08 (2)

You have........ - afilado 09:21:46 10/05/08 (1)

Thanks for those kind words. I shall check out the recommend * - Mike K 10:29:57 10/06/08 (0)

Enjoyable, as you say, not great..... - afilado 20:07:24 10/04/08 (6)

Westerns are a true test of a director's skill because of the - tinear 13:17:48 10/06/08 (3)

Agree with most of this... - afilado 14:40:09 10/06/08 (2)

RE: Agree with most of this... - jamesgarvin 15:22:05 10/07/08 (1)

Thanks, James. I'll look into that. - afilado 15:39:06 10/07/08 (0)

RE: Enjoyable, as you say, not great.....indeed - townsend 11:07:58 10/05/08 (0)

Zellweiger did have somewhat of a "real Western look" ..... - mr grits 10:59:56 10/05/08 (0)

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Agree with most of this... - afilado 14:40:09 10/06/08 (2)

RE: Agree with most of this... - jamesgarvin 15:22:05 10/07/08 (1)

Thanks, James. I'll look into that. - afilado 15:39:06 10/07/08 (0)

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