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Old 05-07-2005, 03:59 PM   #1 of 24
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THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #11 - The Films of SAM PECKINPAH


THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #11 - The Films of SAM PECKINPAH

Bonus Director today. Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.

SAM PECKINPAH

The Osterman Weekend (1983)
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron (1977)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Junior Bonner (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Major Dundee (1965)
Ride the High Country (1962)
The Deadly Companions (1961)



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Old 05-07-2005, 04:00 PM   #2 of 24
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Seen 14
* Own 7

The Osterman Weekend (1983)
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron (1977)
The Killer Elite (1975)
* Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
* Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
* The Getaway (1972)
Junior Bonner (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971)
* The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
* The Wild Bunch (1969)
* Major Dundee (1965)
* Ride the High Country (1962)
The Deadly Companions (1961)



The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Cool Hand Luke, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, Kill Bill 1 & 2, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Rodan/War of the Gargantuas, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4

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Old 05-07-2005, 05:31 PM   #3 of 24
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Old 05-07-2005, 06:05 PM   #4 of 24
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The Osterman Weekend (1983)
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron (1977)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Major Dundee (1965)
Ride the High Country (1962)


Rankings

1)The Wild Bunch
2)Major Dundee
3)The Getaway



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Old 05-07-2005, 06:08 PM   #5 of 24
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One of my least favorite directors, though I can think of at least 2 others off the top of my head that I hate a lot more.

SAM PECKINPAH

Seen: 6
Like: 0
Own: 0

Rank order:

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Ride the High Country (1962)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Straw Dogs (1971)



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Old 05-07-2005, 06:49 PM   #6 of 24
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Mr. *sniff* Sam *sniff* Peckinpah *sniff* another director I need to see more films from.

1. The Wild Bunch - A
2. Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia - B+
3. Straw Dogs - B+
4. Cross Of Iron - B (but the DVD is so horrid it's hard to get a true sense of the film)

Own: 1 (Plan on buying Garcia)



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Old 05-08-2005, 12:04 AM   #7 of 24
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Ratings from to


The Osterman Weekend (1983) (Own the DVD)
Convoy (1978)
Cross of Iron (1977)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
The Getaway (1972)
Junior Bonner (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971) (Own both DVDs)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Wild Bunch (1969) (Own the DVD)
Major Dundee (1965)
Ride the High Country (1962) (Own the DVD)
The Deadly Companions (1961)

Seen 13
Own 4




My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Effi Briest (1974,Rainer Werner Fassbinder) 2/5, The Water Horse (2007,Jay Russell) 3/5, The Innocent (1976,Luchino Visconti) 4/5, Wild Hogs (2007,Walt Becker) 1/5, The Devil-Doll (1936,Tod Browning) 3/5, Woman in the Dunes (1964,Hiroshi Teshigahara) 5/5, Love in the Time of Cholera (2007,Mike Newell) 2/5, Across the Universe (2007,Julie Taymor) 3/5, The Last Wave (1977,Peter Weir) 4/5, 3 Women (1977,Robert Altman) 4/5, The Terror of the Tongs (1961,Anthony Bushell) 3/5, The Stranglers of Bombay (1960,Terence Fisher) 3/5, The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964,Don Sharp) 3/5, The Pirates of Blood River (1962,John Gilling) 3/5, Rogue (2007,Greg Mclean) 3/5

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