The Quick and the Dead
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Movie Reviews of The Quick and the Dead
Movie Review: More enjoyable than the movie by same title
Summary: 5 Stars
Great movie for you Sam Elliot fans. Beautiful scenery and most enjoyable. Loved it.Movie Review: Variations on a Theme
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first saw The Quick and the Dead, I suspected Louis L'Amour had pilfered the plot from Shane, by Jack Schaefer. Instead of using farmers, L'Amour had his family of three traveling across the country in a covered wagon. Then I had a thought. What if after L'Amour read Shane, he said, "Nope, that's not the way it happened. Not in my West."
Shane is fascinated with Marian, the wife of Joe Starrett, but he feels guilt and tries to suppress his desires. Shane is also reluctant to revert to his gunfighter ways to protect the family.
Con Vallian in the Quick and the Dead, has no such qualms. He openly leers at Duncan McKaskel's wife, Susanna. Vallian is also pleased that bad men threaten their safety so he can display his male prowess to the woman. Whereas Shane's relationship with Joe's son seems genuine, Vallian appears to court the boy's adulation in order to seduce his mother.
During the course of both stories the protagonists grow to respect every member of the family and decide to bury their lust and ride off into the sunset.
Which is more believable? The romantic in me prefers Schaefer's West, but I suspect L'Amour's view is more realistic. A frontier family probably had much to fear from supposed good men. It was a hard country and it took guts to protect your family once you ventured beyond the borders of civilization.
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Movie Review: Old fashion western
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite movies. I had it on VHS and I had to get it on DVD when I saw that it was available. It has the nostalgic allure of one of the classic old westerns and all the standard good versus evil components. Kate Capshaw and Sam Elliot are great together with their perfect forbidden romance. This is a movie that I like to watch again every year or so. Movie Review: Sam Elliot ROCKS!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sam Elliot took it home with this easy to follow cowboy shoot 'em up western! I've loved this movie for years!Movie Review: The Quick and The Dead
Summary: 2 Stars
Sam Elliot has always been one of my modern day favorite Western actors.
However, his portrayal of a drifter who has no problem with adultery is not worthy of him. This is not a family film.
He was much more believable in "Conagher" and "The Sacketts".
The film has an interesting story line, and portrays the dangers of travel in the old west very clearly. After watching this movie one can understand why staying with the wagon train was the wise thing to do.