a somewhat flawed western
Added 11/8/2009
In this movie Virgil Cole is a lawman for hire
with his companion , Everett Hitch,who carries an 8 gage shotgun.
They are hired to pacify the town of Appaloosa.
The rich influential Bragg has killed the previous Marshal and his deputies.
When a widow woman enters the picture, things get more complex.
A witness comes forward and Bragg is arrested and tried, but escapes
twice on the way to trial
and finally is pardoned by his friend President Chester A. Arthur.
In Appaloosa things go from bad to worse until a strange conclusion.
This acting is good, but the plot is just kind of basic.
The characterizations are kind of one dimensional, so that
the macho sort of drowns out the feelings that you probably should have for them?
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Bad movie with good gunfight scenes
Added 10/22/2009
This movie was a disappointment. Ed Harris was not a very good cowboy which was a surprise to me because I usually like his work. Maybe it was his lack of tough guy facial hair or maybe my real problem came down to the character he was playing who had a weakness when it came to women which made him seem weak overall. Viggo did well in his role, but I think both actors were hampered by the story which was a poorly recycled version of High Plains Drifter. Renee Zelweeger was also very annoying. On a positive note, Appaloosa did have realistic gunfight scenes that reminded me of "Open Range."
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Super Great Movie! A Must See For Everyone!
Added 10/14/2009
There are already several reviews about the storyline and the movie itself, so all I will say is that we saw this movie on HBO and enjoyed it so much, that we immediately bought it on DVD as a gift for my daddy.
And the Amazon merchant we bought it from had a great price, great value, and super fast shipping. It arrived as promised and as expected.
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Very pleased
Added 10/7/2009
I thought this was one the the best and most authentic movies of the West that I have seen thus far.
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Great Movie - for those who appreciate story/plot/character-driven films
Added 10/5/2009
Go read Roger Ebert's review.
This movie is not 3:10 to Yuma (the remake w/ Bale and Crowe). There's definitely less action. However, the film plays like you're reading a dime novel. Gritty characters. You can almost taste the dust and feel the biting wind. I'm not a big fan of Renee Zellweger. But, personal bias aside she really puts on a good performance - as does Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, AND Jeremy Irons (how can you not love that combination?)
It may be slow to some, but like I said, it plays like you're reading a dime novel.
If you liked this, you'll like David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" The movie does have its action sequences, but it's more a story about characters and their moral dilemmas.
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a somewhat flawed western
Added 11/8/2009
In this movie Virgil Cole is a lawman for hire
with his companion , Everett Hitch,who carries an 8 gage shotgun.
They are hired to pacify the town of Appaloosa.
The rich influential Bragg has killed the previous Marshal and his deputies.
When a widow woman enters the picture, things get more complex.
A witness comes forward and Bragg is arrested and tried, but escapes
twice on the way to trial
and finally is pardoned by his friend President Chester A. Arthur.
In Appaloosa things go from bad to worse until a strange conclusion.
This acting is good, but the plot is just kind of basic.
The characterizations are kind of one dimensional, so that
the macho sort of drowns out the feelings that you probably should have for them?
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Bad movie with good gunfight scenes
Added 10/22/2009
This movie was a disappointment. Ed Harris was not a very good cowboy which was a surprise to me because I usually like his work. Maybe it was his lack of tough guy facial hair or maybe my real problem came down to the character he was playing who had a weakness when it came to women which made him seem weak overall. Viggo did well in his role, but I think both actors were hampered by the story which was a poorly recycled version of High Plains Drifter. Renee Zelweeger was also very annoying. On a positive note, Appaloosa did have realistic gunfight scenes that reminded me of "Open Range."
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Super Great Movie! A Must See For Everyone!
Added 10/14/2009
There are already several reviews about the storyline and the movie itself, so all I will say is that we saw this movie on HBO and enjoyed it so much, that we immediately bought it on DVD as a gift for my daddy.
And the Amazon merchant we bought it from had a great price, great value, and super fast shipping. It arrived as promised and as expected.
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