Ride the High Country
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Movie Reviews of Ride the High Country
Movie Review: Peckinpah Ushers In a New Era In Westerns
Summary: 5 Stars
Here director Sam Peckinpah, knowingly or unknowingly, was ushering in a new form of how films viewed the American West. This film acts as a bridge between the romanticism of John Ford and the psychological Westerns of Anthony Harvey to create something that was totally unique. Joel McCrea represents the legendary upright hero who is contracted to deliver a valuable shipment of gold for literally peanuts. Randolph Scott's character is a little more morally ambiguous because he contracts a slight case of gold fever. Peckinpah territory is represented by the unruly mining town and the unsavory Hammond brothers. This kind of raw depiction of the West is something not seen before. The film is highlighted by complex characters and vivid photography by Peckinpah stalwart Lucien Ballard. The disc also includes an interesting remembrance of Sam by his sister.Movie Review: One of the great westerns
Summary: 5 Stars
This Peckinpah masterwork is a breath of fresh air after the stifling conventions of 1950s western genre. This film is modern in every sense with its downbeat view of heroism and challenging of western conventions.
The story of two aging gunfighters is filled with interesting characters and situations. The real secret to its charm is the telling attention to little details in the characters. The marriage scene is an especially memorable set-piece.
This is Peckinpah's finest film told with real warmth and restraint. There is real depth here that may suprise people who have only seen his later films.
The musical score and a couple of studio-shot scenes are the only thing that really date it.
Beautifully shot and masterfully directed with a haunting closing shot.
Movie Review: McCrea and Scott's Final Blaze of Glory
Summary: 5 Stars
"All I want is to enter my house justified." - Joel McCrea
Firmly established as Western stars in the 1950s, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea hung up their spurs with this American classic. Masterfully directed by Sam Peckinpah, "Ride the High Country" (1962) is a work of visual and philosophical beauty. Released the same year as John Ford's wistful "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," the film centers on two aging gunmen confronted by a changing and uncertain West. In a fitting valedictory, the veteran presence of Scott and McCrea takes on a mythic power that resonates long after the poignant conclusion. Spectacular cinematography by the great Lucien Ballard, with a colorful supporting cast featuring Peckinpah regulars Warren Oates and L.Q. Jones. Perhaps the maverick director's finest Western.
Movie Review: It moved me like no other Western has before.
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie in the early 90's. While watching the opening scene where Randolph Scott is working a carnival booth, I thought to myself, "This is going to be a corny movie. 'Not my style". Boy was I wrong. Ride the High Country is a masterpiece, one of my favorite Westerns of all time. The conversations between two old buddies, the "one-liners", the sarcastic remarks, the scenery and settings, it's all great. I'm not going to talk about the story. It's been told enough already. But I will say this. I am not easily moved by what happens in movies. After all, men aren't supposed to be emotional. But, the ending of this movie really got to me. It was the icing on the cake. What a terrific film. Ride The High Country is a must-see for Western buffs or any movie lover.
Movie Review: About darn time!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best westerns made. It was released on laser disc a long time ago. Now they're finally getting around to DVD. Two venerable stars go out with a blaze of glory in this tale about the end of an era. Both in terms of time and setting of the film and also the end of Hollywood turning out westerns as standard movie fare. And as to the latter, I am sincerely regretfull. You have adequate folks laying out the story line here, suffice it to say it's about two old friends who have a falling out over a gold shipment they're transporting and their commitment to get it to the rightful owner, complicated by the marriage gone wrong of a young lady that joins them along the way. Just know that's it's done with class and a bit of reverence for the genre. As it should be.