Posted on 06/16/2008 7:31:04 AM PDT by Apollo 13
Hi everyone - being a relative newbie, I could yet not resist this one: yesterday I saw 'Unforgiven' by Clint Eastwood for the first time. To start: I found it a stunningly good movie. It's been labelled as 'the very last western', or if you will, a revisionist version of trad western fare. I'd agree with both comments; but at the same time it's not out of step with tradional storytelling. What makes it special for me is the deep humanity in it all. Women of low standing are heroines; Clint stays true to the one woman that once saved his life spiritually; yes, he's doomed to return to his old habits, but only because of his deep friendship for the murdered Ned Logan. And Gene Hackman is a superb Little Bill, the sheriff that goes to, ahem, great lengths to keep his small town clean of thugs (irony intended). So IMHO, one to watch again. I wonder: what is the consensus at FR on this one (if there is one?). Many, many comments are welcome! Cheers, A13.
I suggest you try imdb.com
It is a helluva movie.
The best western ever. I watched The Outlaw Josey Wales,
yesterday.One of the bounty hunters tat he guns down is
Uncle Leo for Seinfeld.
One of my favorite all time movies.
Fantastic movie. I always preferred Eastwood’s work over the “cleaner” west of the Wayne/Ford type.
And plus it has some classic lines:
Morgan Freeman (Logan): I sure do miss my bed.
Clint Eastwood (Munny): You said that last night.
Morgan Freeman (Logan): No last night I said I missed my wife, tonight I just miss my goddamn bed.
Gene Hackman (Daggett): You just shot an unarmed man!
Clint Eastwood (Munny): He should have armed himself if he’s gonna decorate his saloon with my friend.
Clint Eastwood (Munny): Hell of a thing, killin’ a man. Take away all he’s got and all he’s ever gonna have.
Jaimz Woolvett (The Schofield Kid): Yeah, well, I guess he had it comin’.
Clint Eastwood (Munny): We all got it comin’, kid.
Jaimz Woolvett (The Schofield Kid): I ain’t never killed no one before that, Will.
Clint Eastwood (Munny): Well you sure killed the hell outta that guy.
Check out “Open Range” too.
When you kill a man, you've taken away everything he has and everything he was ever going to have.
It was a chilling movie.
I was more scared of the Little Bill character than Munny.
Little Bill was an evil character.
it is in my top ten best westerns of all time, including, in no particular order:
Unforgiven
Tombstone
The Shootist
True Grit
Lonesome Dove (the original 6 hour mini series)
The Wild Bunch
The Professionals
Will Penny
The Searchers
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Of the great Westerns; The Shootist, True Grit, Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven may be my favorite.
there wasn’t an innocent adult in the whole movie.
There was a wrong, evil streak in everyone. a great DARK western.
The gun battle at the end was great!
After he killed Skinny, Little Bill and the deputies who didn't leave, there is no indication Munny returned to his drinking and killing ways. Just on the job for the money for a new start.
Was that really necessary?
Will Munny: ’’’’Deserve’s got nothin’ to do with it.’’’’ [aims gun]
Little Bill Daggett: I’ll see you in hell, William Munny.
Will Munny: Yeah.
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