Bandolero
Added 9/20/2009
I was pleased with the order and time it took to recieve it. I plan on during more business with them in the future.
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great western
Added 9/12/2008
i am a big fan of westerns and especially if they have dean martin or john wayne in them in this case dean martin, i would buy any film with him in it as he is a very good actor and singer though he does not sing in this film, james stewart is also in this excellent western, dean martin and his gang are to be hanged and james stewart posing as the hangman who is in fact the brother of dean in the films breaks them free and they go on the run with a hostage (raquel welch) with the lawman who fancies her in hot persuit. this is a very good film and entertaining.
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half a good movie
Added 8/13/2008
This film starts off like a speeding rocket, but fizzles out about half way
along. Any movie with Ms Welch is worth looking at. So is she. Jimmy Stewart's bank robbery scene is great by itself. So is Stewart's turn as a
hangman. Good fun, somewhat entertaining, well worth a view. TOM
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The Mild Bunch
Added 7/6/2008
An earlier band of bank robbing killers head to Mexico in this anti-heroic Western. But don't look for the operatic perversity of Leone or the nihilism of Peckinpah, just the expert craftsmanship of the underrated helmer Andrew V. McLaglen. The picture is very tightly edited and the shots are neatly framed and can be savored on this well restored DVD. The film's first section with Jimmy in a stovepipe hat is priceless. After that he steps back to play matchmaker to Dean and Raquel, although he does have one terrific bit where he freaks out with self-righteousness that is perfectly played. (And I'm not sure where else you can see him rob banks and shoot it out with the law.) George Kennedy is also very good as the stalwart lawman who carries an improbable torch for la Welch.
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The First Thirty Minutes are Great
Added 3/1/2008
The opening bank robbery is gripping. Then Jimmy Stewart comes in and steals the film as the ingenious brother who impersonates a hangman to free the Bishop gang on the gallows. I watched the film on AMC just now and for the first half hour I was thinking "Why have I never heard of this amazing western?"
I should have turned off the TV right there. The second 2/3rds is one long slow chase scene through the Mexican desert with a big shooting finish. Yawn.
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A Must for Dean Martin Western Fans
Added 9/25/2009
Dean Martin once delt cards for money, and knew a lot of card tricks that wowed his children.. Dean knew cards.. And he knew movies that worked..
I love the old Dean Martin Variety shows. On them he would mention that he was working on westerns and would add a little western flavor to the show. Deano had a ranch and loved his horses and he had a few he really prized.
FIVE CARD STUD Starring Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall, and Katherine Justice, is a very well written western I'd classify as a western action/drama. It is heavy on the drama of one dangerous card game and the action that unfolds from it. Robert Mitchum plays cool and tough (as usual) and Roddy McDowall's character is played very well. Dean shines in this movie and his charachter is likable and believable. You'll like the twists as well as the ending!
***Other Dean Martin & Western Suggestions:
"Rio Bravo" with "The Duke" John Wayne (another 5 star performance!)
"Seargeants 3" with Frank Sinatra
"4 For Texas" with Frank Sinatra
I think most guys have a few good westerns in their DVD collections. John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, The Highwayman's "Stage Coach", and Sinatra & Martin are in some of mine.
Many Women seem to love 'period pieces' with all the costumes and scenery like the Janette Oke series. Nice, but I like the "western" 'grit' in movies like this one, "Five Card Stud". I highly recommend it for the poker lover who likes westerns too.
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An Underated Western Mystery
Added 9/11/2009
This Dean Martin vehicle was a childhood favorite. Getting to see it on DVD forty years later, I still am a fan.
The plot, involving a string of revenge killings,is much like a "Columbo" episode. Solving the case, though fun, is not nearly as important as wotching the interaction of the principles. In this case, they are Dean, Robert Mitchum, and Roddy McDowell. Dean is a card-playing "everyman", not as much heroic, as resigned to playing out the string to see what befalls him. His understated performance is a perfect foil for Mitchum, as a gun toting preacher, just arrived in town.
The Reverend steals every scene he is in. McDowell plays a callow, craven son of a rancher, just a bit "over the top". All three are a joy to watch.
Yaphet Kotto and Inger Stevens provides nuanced secondary characters and give solid performances.
The story is a good one, with elements of revenge, romance, deceit, humor, and world-weary cynicism. The pace is usually quite brisk, and the camera work excellent.
Any fan of the lead actors owes it to themselves to pick up this "Noir Western".
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"When a gambler lets his game wind up in a killing, pretty soon he doesn't have a game."
Added 1/25/2009
Despite his attempt to stop the execution, Van Morgan (Dean Martin) was hit by a gun on his head and thrown out, at night, in the streets of Rincon, Colorado and the clumsy crook was lynched...
Feeling uncomfortable, Van Morgan leaves for Denver the next day ... In the days of his absence, two of the seven card players have been dead, one being drowned in a flour barrel, the other got it with a twist of wire...
For Little George (Yaphet Kotto) who went to see Van in Denver, it looks to him somebody is out to kill every man at that party which is a real good reason for Van to steer clear of Rincon if he is figuring on coming back...
Meanwhile, a gold rush has brought a bunch of outsiders to the town so, on his return, Morgan finds new faces like Jonathan Rudd (Robert Mitchum), the preacher with a Bible in his hand and a Colt in his belt ; and Lily Langford (Inger Stevens), with her elegant barbershop and her gorgeous lady 'barbers.'
Robert Mitchum plays the man who is looking for the man who is looking for him... Tension mounts when Nick Evers (Roddy McDowall) saves the hunter a long hunt... Dean Martin waits as the gambler who doesn't bank on his cards, because if he does, he winds up broke...
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