Review of Heaven's Gate (1980) by Brandon B — 24 Jul 2011
This movie is supposed to be one of the, if not the biggest failures in movie history and pretty much ruined Michael Cimino's career. And, yeah, it wasn't very good. I can't say it was entirely bad.
There were some really fine performances and cinematography. But some of the scenes just went on and on and on. I think an hour of the movie was people dancing in circles while the camera spun around them.
Some shots had so much dust blowing around I don't know how Vilmos even know what he was shooting. And then there's the rumor of animal cruelty on set and the on camera rooster fight, which is a no-no in my book.
This review of Heaven's Gate (1980) was written by Brandon B on 24 Jul 2011.
Heaven's Gate has generally received positive reviews.
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