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Director Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill) clearly set out to make an old-fashioned Western, but he couldn't help bringing a hip, self-conscious attitude to the proceedings. Silverado thus finds its own funky tone--sometimes rousing, sometimes winking. Four cowpokes converge on a little Western burg called Silverado; they're played by Kevin Kline (a distinctly modern kind of Western hero), Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, and the rowdy young Kevin Costner. Kasdan peppers the somewhat generic action with smart dialogue and a parade of quirky supporting players, including John Cleese as a sheriff who seems to have stepped straight from a Monty Python sketch into an Old West saloon. Bruce Broughton supplies the music, a real throwback to the glory days of thundering Western themes. One thing's for sure: Silverado's a lot more fun than the later Kasdan-Costner Western, Wyatt Earp. --Robert Horton
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This Collector's Edition has a 10-minute documentary on the making of the film on VHS and a 45-minute documentary on the DVD. The documentary, however, seems like an afterthought after Columbia's stellar work on the Big Chill Collector's Edition. The interviews with writer-director Lawrence Kasdan and star Kevin Kline were done at the same time, but there's not the same retrospective feel. Still, some background footage on the building of the Silverado town set and the weapons expert who trained the actors is good stuff for any fan of the film. The widescreen VHS tape, available for the first time, is recommended since many shots (the opening, Costner's final shootout) simply don't play well on the pan-and-scan version. --Doug Thomas
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Western.,
By AnnieG (BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Silverado (DVD)
I've loved this movie since it came out. What a great way to spend a couple of hours. Make some popcorn and enjoy. Kevin Kline rocks.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Western Revived,
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This review is from: Silverado Giftset (Movie Scrapbook and Silverado Playing Cards, 2 discs) (DVD)
This is a great western movie, which is amazing considering everyone thought the western was dead long before. This movie has a great story and great performances notwithstanding Kevin Kline's rather wooden performance in the lead. Scott Glenn looks like he was born to play this part and seeing Kevin Costner in this role makes you remember that he really was an incredible actor at one time. Jeff Goldblum seems to have been contracturally obligated to appear in every Kasdan film and he seems out of place, but his part is fairly minor. John Cleese offers a humerous portrayal as a fish-out-of-water englishman. Overall this is a great old fashion western and well worth the investment.
4.0 out of 5 stars
good for any person,
This review is from: Silverado (Widescreen) (DVD)
I'm not a fan of westerns but "Silverado" was a good one. It had a lot of action and it never became boring. A good movie to me is something I can watch over and over and not get bored I wouldn't mind watching it again. "Silverado" in my opinion had something unique to it, it had an African American and it had someone funny in it too. Not all westerns had a cowboy that was funny, they where all serious and I think that more western movies should be like "Silverado" in some way. Jake ( Kevin Costner ) was my favorite character and my favorite quote was said bye him too! "All I did was kiss a girl" I like this quote because he said it funny and it's the reason why he got in trouble. Well the sound track in the film was in my opinion to dramatic, but it wasn't to bad it fit into the movie perfect but they should tone it down just a bit. But Silverado over all was a great movie and I recommend that you at least see it once.
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