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I too love the soundtrack and the use of sound (or absence of sound!) in the movie.

I didn't see the BD; I saw an HD digital download.

Something tells me I watched the experimental version, because the color and amount of blood was ridiculous for a film that aspired to such otherwise gritty realism.

I finally watched one of my unseen buys: THE FRENCH CONNECTION. It is a well-crafted movie to be sure. And compelling with good performances. But in HD the blood effects seem over the top to me, and they don't particularly look like real blood, so that occasionally took me out of the gritty...

I've had a chance to watch more of the movies on that blind buy 10-movie war DVD set I bought for ULZANA'S RAID. It was definitely the pick of the litter, at least so far, but I enjoyed WAKE ISLAND and JET PILOT, with John Wayne. JET PILOT is a silly, but I enjoyed it nonetheless because it is...

I watched it this morning. I can see why you rave about it. I was surprised and pleased to see such a violent depiction of the conflict of that era. It didn't pull any punches. It kept my interest throughout and I very much look forward to seeing it again. Thanks for yet another excellent...

There was a series, I think it was in the late 90s, called THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. I'm not saying it was a magnificent series, but I enjoyed it enough to buy the DVDs, and since we're speaking of westerns, I thought I'd mention it. Eric Close, Michael Biehn, and Ron Perlman were good in it. And...

I don't even have to watch the video to remember he ended up doing one-handed push ups, right?

I only watched THE GREEN BERETS because it had David Janssen and George Takei in it. And even they couldn't save it.

I appreciate your comments very much. There's no doubt watching movies and TV shows is more fun because of the respectful, knowledgeable friends I have at this forum. Many thanks. It would be fun to have a meet somewhere, sometime. I know we are all on opposite sides of the country, but that...

I just picked up the movie in a set of ten movies, was going to post the link, then saw Josh had beaten me to it. Anyway, the DVDs come Wednesday and I hope to have time to watch the movie over the weekend. According to reviews, this is a fairly complete version of the movie.

I am going to check this out asap....your observations and recommendations haven't steered me wrong yet. Many thanks, Randall.

Josh, IMHO you are among the best writers on this forum whose opinions most closely parallel my own. Needless to say, I am truly enjoying this thread.

Alias Smith and Jones brought my first awareness of how good scripts can work on TV. Even at a young age I remember the plot of some of those episodes being very strong, enough to leave an impression on me about TV plot points for the rest of my life.

I haven't seen it anywhere, but I'd join you in wanting to see it.

I never saw the TV series but would love to. THE COWBOYS is my favorite John Wayne movie. And one of my favorite John Williams soundtracks.

I have put a moratorium on disc buying, blind or otherwise, until I watch all the unwatched discs I have accrued over the years. The only exception are new Star Wars releases. So far the strategy is working well. Granted, I can count all my blind buys on one hand: DANGER MAN, NAKED CITY, DR...