Review of 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) by Senor C — 06 Nov 2011
8 Million Ways to Die..what a fucking great working title. It was always something that I had wanted to see but this movie was a big bomb @ the show & had sorta slipped through the cracks of time. Of course it can't live up to it's title it's sadly overlooked even though it is a bit of a mess @ times.
The script was written by Oliver Stone but there is a lot of improvisation going on. So much that Stone wanted to take his name off the project. Because of this the dialogue isn't as tight as it should be but it does feel natural even if the profanity does get carried away @ times.
Jeff Bridges & Andy Garcia are good opponents & the warehouse climax stand off is a bit tense. I would 2nd it to Reservoir Dogs. Some good shit from those involved that Im curious to see if it would have been better if they had stuck to Stone's script.
They possibly could have something near the scale of his work in Scarface if it was a little more gritty & disciplined.
This review of 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) was written by Senor C on 06 Nov 2011.
8 Million Ways to Die has generally received mixed reviews.
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