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3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Villa Rides! (DVD)
good solid cast. Yule and Charles are great, always enjoyable. Mitchum must have been on pain killers, zzzzzz. No Lawrence of Arabia by far, but a few big scenes. If you can pick it up for a good price, it's worth the purchase.
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Once upon a time in Mexico...,
By Steve83 "Steve83" - Published on Amazon.com
Look for great performances by Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Robert Mitchum, and even Herbert Lom (as the villainous Gen. Huerta). Close enough to historical fact to be engaging, but dramatized enough to be entertaining, this movie deserves a bigger re-release, especially on DVD.
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Villa and the King,
By Mark Edwards "western fan" - Published on Amazon.com
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Ahhh Revolution etc. etc. etc.Just having a little fun at Yul and Pancho's expense. In reality I'm sure Pancho Villa would have been flattered having Yul Brenner portray him in a film that shared a glimpse of his life - Hollywood style. Though the quasi Robin Hood and hero of Mexico's history was a bit more violent(okay, way more violent-and real)than England's hero of the people. Not to mention stouter, thicker... I still liked the movie. I first saw it at the theater way back when I was a young boy almost teenager. Robert Mitchum was riding the last wave of his box office draw as a leading man (Mr. Moses,The Yakuza,El Dorado etc....)though I wasn't aware of it at the time and didn't care..still don't. Not an Academy Award performance nor film nominee but I liked Mitchum, Brenner and Bronson (Charles Bronson as Pancho's right hand man/enforcer and comedy relief).definitely a more violent version of Robin's - Little John.The violence might be a bit of a turn off for the female viewer but put into comparison with movie graphics today... So as far as my humble opinion goes in regards to this film. Let me sum it up like this. As a kid I remember my (now late) grandfather fondly relating one his childhood memories living in Mexico and seeing Pancho Villa ride into his village once ,twice, three times (Villa's long barrel pistol was described along with his great horsemanship skills).In fact over the many years I heard my grandfather tell of these glorious encounters in all their glamor,once twice,thrice...but unlike this Director's "Pancho" story, Grandpa's accuracy in detail was never questioned. This is good because just like this Villa movie, I enjoyed his "Villa Rides" way back then and still do today. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
No classic but a sporadically spectacular time-filler,
By Trevor Willsmer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Villa Rides! (DVD)
Villa Rides is one of those films that's disliked not for what it is but what it isn't. It isn't the script that Sam Peckinpah wrote while trying to work his way out of directorial exile - Yul Brynner found Peckinpah's vision of Pancho Villa's cruelty too unsympathetic for his ego - and it isn't that much the version that Robert Towne rewrote either. But taken on its own terms, it's a decent south of the border oater that sees Robert Mitchum's gunrunning aviator first a prisoner and then a reluctant ally of Yul Brynner's Villa in the early, less successful days of his revolutionary career. Of course, even with hair casting Brynner as Villa in the first place is a bit like casting Jeff Goldblum as Fatty Arbuckle (Herbert Lom's General Huerte is no lookalike either, though he wouldn't be out of place as a Bond villain), but as long as you're willing to overlook little things like historical accuracy, it offers some spectacular battle scenes and enough efficient action to pass muster for a couple of hours. It's also of note for introducing Charles Bronson to his trademark Zapata moustache (and unfortunately his first co-starring role with Jill Ireland) as a Villista who likes shooting prisoners and for a great Maurice Jarre score that finally received a long overdue CD release in 2011 (El Condor / Villa Rides). And Peckinpah did at least get the chance to put all that research he did to good use when he took a trip down south of the border with William Holden, Robert Ryan and the rest of the Bunch...No extras, but an acceptable 2.35:1 widescreen transfer. |
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