High Noon (Collector's Edition)
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Movie Reviews of High Noon (Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Trapped Like A Rat In A Cage...
Summary: 5 Stars
That's how Kane must have felt: if he runs, Miller will chase him down and kill him; if he stays to fight, the townspeople will not lift a finger to help him. His only choice is to stay and fight, hoping against all odds that he will still be alive when it is over.
As I watched the film, I could sense that Kane must have had serious doubts as noon approached. Too late to run, even if it could have done any good. The townspeople - his so-called "friends" - abandoning him in his hour of need. One minute they are grateful for all that he has done for them and the next minute, they are writing him off for dead and making plans on how to live with Miller and his gang after they kill the marshall. Okay, not ALL the townspeople turned their backs on him. There was a young boy who Kane would not allow to fight, being so young. Another was a drunk, who doubtless truely wished to help, but would have ben no real good to the marshall. There was an eager volunteer who backed-out once he realized that it would only have been the two of them against Miller and his gang. Lastly, there were a few men who did volunteer to assist Kane, only to back-out after being talked out of it by their fellow townspeople. So, in the end, Kane stood all alone on an empty street. He even watched as his wife and former girlfriend rode past him on their way to board the very same train that Miller arrived on!
Even though I knew how it would all end, having read about this film and never having seen it before, I had this strong feeling of tension as noon approached. I could even feel the twisting knot in my stomach as I saw the camera pan back, showing Kane standing alone on the street, with no one else around. Suspending disbelief, I wondered what Kane was thinking as the showdown approached.
In the end, of course, Kane was alive and as he boarded his coach to leave town for the final time, I could also feel the strong sense of disgust at the townspeople for their cowardice and I could easily understand why he dropped his badge in the dust before boarding the wagon. If just four men had positioned themselves with rifles in windows overlooking the street, the fight could have been over in seconds, with only the outlaws getting killed and no one else hurt or endangered. Despite their superiority of numbers and the fact that had superior firepower over the outlaws, if only they had utilized it, they still cowered behind their doors and waited until the end.
John Wayne's feeling towards this movie notwithstanding, this is a true American story: one man, standing alone against evil, despite all odds and having been abandoned by everyone he thought he could trust to help him.
If only we all could be as courageous as Marshall Will Kane when the time comes.
Movie Review: A Dated Drama
Summary: 3 Stars
A classic western, and Grace Kelley is beautiful, but unfortunately, it didn't seem to capture the imagination of my eighth grade class who like their dramas fast paced and violent. Still, the drama is clean and pure and the line between the good guys and the bad guys is blurred in an interesting way. If you're over thirty, I'd recommend it.Movie Review: Great Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great classic. I'am glad they are finally coming out with more classics from the past.Movie Review: High Noon Review
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie " High Noon " was as good as it was when I saw it in the movies in the 1950's. All the main actors were excellent, great rolls and a good story. High Noon is as good as "Shane" another classic western with excellent actors also and a grate western story. Don't think twice purchase both western's sit back and enjoy with a big bag of pop-corn!!!. P.S. The extras on the DVD are great also. Movie Review: Western Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Just a fabulous Western classic. Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, and Grace Kelly.
Grace Kelly's credit is in a diagonal list of some dozen or so other players.
This western diverged from its colleagues because it is about duty, responsibility,
selfishness, greed. Suspenseful and thought provoking, at 90 minutes it is
for every persons library.