Review of Mackenna's Gold (1969) by Francis K S L — 30 Jun 2011
This hack-job disappointment of a western was a horrible production with zero production value with the horrible miniatures and the lack of good production design (or any real production design at all).
Omar Sharif, while he is good, was horrible as he does not make a convincing bandido, mainly because of his lack of a good Mexican accent. The only really redeeming part of this film was Gregory Peck's performance as the outlaw-turned-marshall though it would have been nice to see more of the outlaw side of him.
The all-star cast that is present in this film with Peck and Sharif, along with Juile Newmar, Eli Wallach, and Telly Savalas made me hopeful for this film but this is a gigantic disappointment. As a final note, Jose Feliciano should never sing that stupid opening song again because that "old turkey buzzard" will come and eat him and everyone else involved in this film.
This review of Mackenna's Gold (1969) was written by Francis K S L on 30 Jun 2011.
Mackenna's Gold has generally received positive reviews.
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