Review of Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) by Thomas S — 03 Apr 2012

By 1970 the western was dying. The streams of john fords and howard hawks were coming to an end, the public where just bored of them. Peckinpah decides to kill off the legendary genre with this final farewell.

Its a gritty, ruthless piece of cinema history and hugely underrated. The camera work is snappy, the plot is straight and Bob Dylan looks like he's been dropped into the scene with nothing to work with(Peckinpah's drinking habits).

But who gives a f**ck, it symbolises everything a western should be. RAW.