Blogcritics Category: Video: Westerns

Movie Review: Bedtime Stories (2008)

Tall Writer — Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:23:00 EST

This holiday season a familiar comedy star tries to finagle his way into the family comedy genre in Disney�s Bedtime Stories.
Hotel maintenance man Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) always had his hands in the hotel business thanks to the guidance of his father Marty (Jonathan Pryce). Skeeter grows into a whimsical, dedicated worker while his imaginative dreams took a back seat to adulthood responsibilities. This experienced host accomplished with several hospitality duties...

DVD Review: Rawhide - The Third Season Volume Two

The Masked Movie Snobs — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:18:20 EST

A good romp through the mind of some well-versed and imaginative western writers.
Written by Fantasma el Rey “Head ‘em up! Move ‘em out! RAWHIDE!” That’s right, Season Three Volume Two is out and ready for market. Fans will certainly enjoy roping in this four-disc set, packed with fifteen of the thirty episodes from season three which aired from February to June of 1961. Begun in 1959, Rawhide would...

DVD Review: Gunsmoke - The Third Season, Volume 1

The Masked Movie Snobs — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:41:01 EST

A great collection of solid performances and nostalgia associated with classic westerns of the fifties.
Written by Hombre Divertido After starting on radio in 1952, Gunsmoke came to television in September of 1955 and remained for a record-setting twenty years, which will finally be broken in the 2009 television season by The Simpsons. On December 9th Paramount released 19 Episodes from the third season of this classic western.With the six-foot...

DVD Review: The Wild Wild West - The Complete TV Series

T. Michael Testi — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:10:25 EST

The Wild Wild West: The Complete Series is truly an amazing set as well as a great series.
The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS from September 1965 to April 1969. The show was developed by Michael Garrison as a science fiction western to combat the spy genre that was taking hold of American TV. The show starred Robert Conrad as James West, a charming gunslinger, and Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon, a...

DVD Review: Hell Ride

The Masked Movie Snobs — Wed, 5 Nov 2008 01:17:30 EST

I got a kick start out of it, but then again, I love dirty, bloody, lowdown tales of outlaws.
Written by Fantasma el ReyFrom writer/director/star Larry Bishop (yes, Joey’s son) comes Hell Ride! A romping, stomping, “whopper of a chopper opera” that moves fast and is filled with “bikes, beer, and booty.” It may not be fun for all, but if you find classic biker flix to your liking, then Hell Ride is the ride for...

Movie Review: Appaloosa

Todd Ford — Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:42:13 EDT

I�ve just seen enough really good westerns to spot a poser the moment it pulls into the station.
A movie like Appaloosa makes me wonder if I’ve seen too many movies. I truly wanted to love it. I have a special place in my heart for westerns. And I even had a good time, part of the time. But, sitting in my car after leaving the theater, I was overcome by the old nagging question: “Why did they make that movie?”I won’t...

Movie Review: Appaloosa

Chris Beaumont — Sun, 5 Oct 2008 22:18:14 EDT

Old school western with a couple of great acting performances.
In the early years of my film fandom I was drawn immediately to the visceral impact of horror films, the metallic sheen of science fiction, and a little to the bullet-riddled excess of action films. These genres were my gateway drug to cinema. And as that gateway drug made its way into my system, becoming my lifeblood, there were other genres that...

Movie Review: Appaloosa

Mel Odom — Sat, 4 Oct 2008 16:28:34 EDT

Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen star as two lethal town tamers in the Old West.
Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen star as two talented town tamers in Appaloosa. The movie hit the big screen this weekend and I took one of my sons to the first showing early this afternoon. We both had a good time, and my trust and confidence in the stars was well deserved.The movie is based on the novel written by bestselling author Robert B....

These Films Sleep Well: The Proposition (2005, John Hillcoat)

Joshua Wiebe — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:56:35 EDT

A proposition and The Proposition.
I've always wanted to make a top ten list of my all time favorite movies. I've always wanted to be able to look at a sheet of paper numbered one to ten, and know in my heart of hearts that I've picked the ten films I favor the most. In taking up this challenge, there are two inherent issues which prevent it from being an honest...

Movie Review: McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Tony Dayoub — Sun, 7 Sep 2008 13:21:04 EDT

Robert Altman's subversive western is examined almost forty years after its release.
Perhaps it was the disillusionment with Vietnam, or the revolutionary assault of American society by its younger generation that led to the marked change in film from the sixties into the seventies. One thing is certain, westerns had up until then been the dominant genre in American film. And as the realities of the civil rights movement, anti-war...