Vera Cruz
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Movie Reviews of Vera Cruz
Movie Review: Look at Those Teeth!
Summary: 3 Stars
A greedy tale of gold and treachery in the 1866 Mexico of Emperor Maximilian, "Vera Cruz" was wrapped with all the gloss Technicolor/Superscope-enhanced location scenery you could ask for. "Vera Cruz" was filmed near Cuernavaca, Mexico. Seldom seen and historical Teotihuacan pyramids and the Chapultepec palace are all part of the story. Here, there are no real good guys-everyone is flawed. The violence is raw, especially towards women. 1954's "Vera Cruz" stars 52-year-old Gary Cooper and the physically virile Burt Lancaster. The excellent cast includes Cesar Romero, Jack Elam, Ernest Borgnine, Morris Ankrum, and Charles Bronson. It was directed by Robert Aldrich, now best known for "The Dirty Dozen" in 1967. "Vera Cruz" wrapped filmingin May, 1954, with a bloated budget of [$$]. No matter. United Artists later reported world-wide gross sales of [millions]. This lively new MGM DVD is presented in Widescreen, with 1 Trailer. What's wrong with "Vera Cruz"? Well, you'll find it hard to warm up to these violent, shady characters. But, as a 1950's Western buddy-movie, it'll do just fine.
Movie Review: Childhood Revisited
Summary: 3 Stars
From virtually the opening scene, this celluloid comic book will take you right back to Saturday afternoons with the smell of popcorn, flying paper cups, noisy things rolling down the aisles and the kid behind with his feet at the back of your head. This is NOT a "mature" western. The quick-draw, eagle-eyed feats of shooting have to be seen to be believed (if you're 10 years old), the story line, dialogue, and multi-colored ranks of Mexican federales who serve as targets, all provide an aura around this movie that's guaranteed to take you back to the wide-eyed kid who could barely reach the lady in the booth with his quarter.
While I'm searching for more mature westerns these days, I enjoyed this one for its nostalgic value alone. That, and that toothy Lancaster grin that needs its own listing in the credits of this movie.
Movie Review: Burt hams it up and Gary sleepwalks
Summary: 3 Stars
I can see where another reviewer considers this the original spaghetti western, but I was disappointed overall. The action sequences were not that exciting, the audio was sometimes muddled and left you guessing what they said (Gary especially). Gary looks old and sleepy throughout the movie. I did enjoy the fact that they showed Gary's confederate soldier as more honorable and brave than Burt's yankee character, but overall Burt's bravado was the only exciting thing about the movie. If you liked this one, get Major Dundee, its only on vhs right now, but it is more realistic and has many of the same themes and it was directed by Sam Peckinpaw (sp?).Movie Review: vera c ruz
Summary: 1 Stars
I am not satisfied. You have shipped af film, that cannot be viewed on dvd maschines i Europe.
I bought the film Vera Cruz dvd version. You should inform customers about the issue
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Movie Review: Waste of Time
Summary: 1 Stars
The movie is a waste of time, cliche-ish, unhistorical, and pure junk. Of course if you are into Westerns where the heroes never miss a shot, and the Indians run around in circles till they're hit, then you might like this movie. Just replace the Indians with Mexicans.