So.....anyone else share my feeling about SHANE and think it's overrated?
Nope, not here. It's up there with the best. Not for the 'slam bang thank you m'am' crowd though.
So.....anyone else share my feeling about SHANE and think it's overrated?
Most of the classic westerns I've been watching are not in that crowd either and I have enjoyed pretty much all of them.Nope, not here. It's up there with the best. Not for the 'slam bang thank you m'am' crowd though.
Curious as to why you think it's up there with the best?Nope, not here. It's up there with the best. Not for the 'slam bang thank you m'am' crowd though.
Well, that's the problem Tino! I was Joey's age the first time I watch Shane, 50 odd years ago.No one else was annoyed by that kid??? That might be the most annoying child performance ever for me. And Alan Ladd's low key quiet performance? Again I'm watching this with 2016 eyes and don't have the benefit of nostalgia. Perhaps if I saw it 30 years ago my reaction would have been different.
So.....anyone else share my feeling about SHANE and think it's overrated?
Just finished William Wyler's THE BIG COUNTRY.
Another fine film with great scenery and terrific performances across the board. Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Chuck Connors, Charlton Heston and especially Burl Ives. His entrance into the film was awesome!
Loved how it was pretty much an anti-violence western. Terrific film.
Just finished William Wyler's THE BIG COUNTRY.
Another fine film with great scenery and terrific performances across the board. Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Chuck Connors, Charlton Heston and especially Burl Ives. His entrance into the film was awesome!
Loved how it was pretty much an anti-violence western. Terrific film.
I love The Big Country too, Tino, and agree with your comment about terrific performances across the board.
Burl Ives was an absolute revelation... and for me, this was Charlton Heston's finest performance. I'm very grateful that despite his star status, he was willing to take on a (pivotal) supporting role and produce such a memorable performance, which rang true at every turn.
Many years after falling in love with this film, I read that it was William Wyler's analogous commentary on the Cold War ...and that there was more than a little warfare on set between co-producers Gregory Peck and Wyler in terms of the script and direction. For all that, this film turned out superbly and remains a personal favourite. [...albeit, lacking a Frankie Lane chug-a-lug...]
So.....anyone else share my feeling about SHANE and think it's overrated?