In Reply to: I see your point posted by danj on May 26, 2009 at 12:44:52:
But you make an interesting comparison. Aldrich made some violent films-see "Ulzana's Raid" sometime-and he was a much more successful director than Peckinpah. I think SP's vision of the west was visually more dynamic (maybe bombastic) than that of Aldrich. But they were both really excellent, entertaining filmmakers. I can't think of whose work I like more. Both made big bombs, and both died younger than they should have. The 60's and early 70's were a kind of golden age for westerns (the last, I think), so many good ones.
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- In a way, it's apples and oranges - eppis1 17:58:51 05/26/09 (3)
- "McCabe and Mrs. Miller," Altman's Western, may have been the best of the bunch. nt - tinear 20:24:15 05/26/09 (2)
- Agree.... - powermatic 10:57:54 05/29/09 (1)
- How can you fail to mention - tinear 21:11:50 05/30/09 (0)