Review of The Wild Bunch (1969) by Árni H — 07 Jan 2008
"when you side with a man you stay with him and if you can't do that you're like some animal. you're finished!" - pike. just watched the directors cut on a newly bought dvd. I love watching this movie.
can view it again and again. directed by the great sam peckinpah and starring william holden, ernest borgnine, edmond o'brien, warren oates and jaime sanchez landing in their greatest roles to date.
the heroes of this story may not be the most moral of men but bound by honor to their wild bunch they do justice in their own way. with general nihilism from the first opening scene (children torturing scorpians by chucking them to the ants and poking them with sticks) to the last (the dumb bounty hunters stealing from all the dead bodies and the vultures waiting) peckinpahs own sense of directing is brought onto the screen with prowess and power.
probably the best western ever made!
This review of The Wild Bunch (1969) was written by Árni H on 07 Jan 2008.
The Wild Bunch has generally received very positive reviews.
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