The Bravados
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Movie Reviews of The Bravados
Movie Review: " Now, get outta here! I'm tired of you doggin' my trail !"
Summary: 5 Stars
The Bravados is not only an excellent western, but a very interesting character study of how one mans' quest for vengeance does not turn out quite as he expected. Gregory Peck is sublime as the main character/hero and reminds the viewer of a day gone by when there were REAL movie stars. The story is very compelling and is aided well by the top notch musical score by Lionel Newmann and Hugo Friedhoffer.( I have the cd soundtrack and it is beautiful) The supporting cast is great, with a very young Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Lee Van Cleef, Henry Silva, Andrew Duggan and Gene Evans. Their performances are very capable and you will particularly remember Stephen Boyds' character of Zachary: pure evil with no redeeming qualities. This contrasts very well with Henry Silvas' character as we see that he is basically a good man who fell in with the wrong group. The camera work/scenery of the beautiful canyons and countryside is another plus for the film. The story has a great jolting twist at the end as Peck discovers the truth about his actions towards the group of outlaws he believes responsible for his wifes' rape and murder. ( Incidentally, the film is quite violent and graphic for 1958. Although not actually shown, a rape is strongly implied and is very disturbing.) The Bravados will become one of your favorite films after you have seen it: almost 50 years later, it still makes quite an impression.Movie Review: Great Revenge western with a "Peck" and a "Twist"
Summary: 5 Stars
The 50's and early 60's in my opinion brought forward some of the
best of the pychological (or thinking man's) westerns and this Fox
entry into the genre never really got the respect it deserved upon
it's release but has recieved more respect among modern collectors
of older style shoot'em ups Gregory Peck plays that of Jim Douglas
who rides into a town with no reason other than to witness hanging
of four men whom he has never met before for a crime he knows they
commited only to hunt them down one by one after they break out of
jail with a hostage. And what cast with ever lovely Joan Collins as the girl from Jim's happier past who could have been his wife
and Stepen Boyd,Lee Van Cleef,Albert Salami & Henry Sylia as the
the titled "Bravados" In answer to one reviewers concern,yes the
disc contains both the wide and Full screen versions of the film
and the sound is excellent quality to promote that great opening title soundtrack.
Movie Review: A legendary Western!
Summary: 5 Stars
To my mind, " The Bravados" is labeled among the top twenty Western films ever made. It counted with the magisterial direction of Henry King and one of the most remarkable actors of his generation, Gregory Peck (who previously had made The outlaw with the same director and beisdes, the classic Duel in the sun by King Vidor).
A man seeks revenge and so he decides to track down the four responsible of having murdered and raped his wife; just to become- during the untamed journey- one of them.
An everlasting Western, plenty of action all the way through. After you watch it, possibly you remind the previous related saga of Winchester 73, the classic Western that rekindled the taste for this genre that definitively refuses to die.
Movie Review: Classy film gets classy DVD presentation
Summary: 5 Stars
20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment gets high marks for this DVD edition of a classic revenge western! The disc offers the option of viewing the film full sceen or wide screen; I'd vote for wide screen, the better to savour the film's excellent visual and color compositions. DVD extras include two newsreel segments covering the film's premiere; Rossano Brazzi, Hugh O'Brien and Robert Evans are seen among the guests. (Trivia note: both newsreels refer to a 1958 Fox film called "Quick Draw", starring O'Brien and Evans; by the time it reached threatres the title had been changed to "The Fiend Who Walked the West", a westernized remake of 1947's "Kiss of Death".)Movie Review: Great film if intact
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent film with an unusual and dramatic canyon background, which requires widescreen. Yet again, we have a great film listed without any data on aspect ratio. I don't know whether Amazon is becoming negligent or the studios are remaining devious, but there seems to be a recent epidemic of this and I would defer purchase until the disc details are made public.