Posted on 03/27/2021 3:28:36 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Thank you.
Was he a rump ranger too?
Everytime this comes to the western ch on the dish, I go the the "john" to puke!
The in your face liberalism set in the 1800's is criminal!
I know you LD fans are pounding your keyboards about now. Here are some examples: 1) When Gus & P see the heard of buffalo, & Gus sez let's chase some buffalo, because soon there won't be any left....pure BS liberalism.
2) When the black guy gets killed trying to save the blind Indian kid, Gus gets all teary-eyed about "this good man" .......again liberal civil rights BS.
3) Klara Gus's old girlfriend, an 1800's liberated woman & man hater! GIVE ME A BREAK!
I hate liberalism especially the fake movie kind.
Well, put...the casting absolutely did fit!
The only other times that the filmed version matched what I had envisioned while reading the book were “To Kill a Mockingbird” with Gregory Peck, and Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster (though Stephen Fry was all wrong as Jeeves).
I think I liked Larry McMurtry’s books set in the 20th century better than the ones set in the Old West, except for “Lonesome Dove”. That was just simply a great book.
However, the 70's had two great miniseries from two other great novels - Rich Man, Poor Man written by Irwin Shaw and QB VII written by Leon Uris. Another great novel Once An Eagle was a so-so series.
I do recommend Justified, in spite of the occasional vulgarity. It fully captures Elmore Leonard’s distinctive characters and their excellent dialog. Have a taste:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE8I2vLE_0o
At the risk of over-selling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iKcDli1Hgs
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