Shalako
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Actor: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Hawkins, Peter van Eyck, Sean Connery, Stephen BoydBrand: CONNERY,SEAN
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Shalako
Movie Review: "Prepare to bury the dead."
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very different and interesting movie for several reasons.One reason,I have been a fan of Westerns for over 60 years,and much as I still enjoy them,new ones are hard to find.Even the new ones ,the few that come to our theatres,are hyped up to the nth degree;they pale in comparison to the "oldies";at least in my humble opinion.A lot of money is spent on producing movies today,but it takes more than special effects,advertising,sound effects and music to make a great movie. To me ,movies like "High Noon" ,"Tombstone" and the "Spaghetti Westerns" are the standard for great westerns and they were great because of the storyline,excellent photography,often in B&W,great music,what can compare with the theme song from "High Noon"?
"Shalako" ,the film adaptation of Louis L'Amour's novel, really fits the bill for me. It's hard to believe this was made over 40 years ago,but is as good an if it were made yesterday,in fact probably better.It is anything but typical in many ways.The actors, Sean Connery,Brigitte Bardot,Honor Blackman,and even a black actor playing an Apache,using the mountains and desert of Spain for filming a story taking place in New Mexico,would at first,seem to be foolhardy;but it all adds to the success of this movie.
The theme of a group of elite,upper crust nobility from England getting caught up in a desperate situation in the Old West", while on a hunting expedition is one that has been used before and in fact,something that took place often by the aristocracy to" sample" the wild west.This movie reminded me of Larry McMurtry's recent 4-volume series,"The Berrybender Narratives"; which by the way I believe would be equally as good as "Lonesome Dove" in film.
Some great stuff was done in westerns in the late 60's ,led by Clint Eastwood in the "Spaghetti Westerns".This all came about by Hollywood thinking the time was over for Westerns ,and we got some of the best westerns ever,made in Italy or Spain shot in Europe and directed and produced by Europeans.
This movie fall into this gendre.
Although I had heard of the novel by L'Amour;I didn't know it was made into a movie.I don't know if it has been shown on TV or not;but when I saw the DVD,it looked very interesting.
I'm glad I got it and really enjoyed it for a lot of reasons;and strongly recommend it to any fan of Westerns.If you enjoy the "Spaghetties";you can't help but like this one.
Summary of Shalako
No Description Available.Genre: Westerns
Rating: PG
Release Date: 25-MAY-2004
Media Type: DVD
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