Vera Cruz
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Movie Reviews of Vera Cruz
Movie Review: FIRE AND ICE
Summary: 5 Stars
Robert Aldrich's VERA CRUZ is a movie I watch every two or three years from my childhood on. Dubbed in french, in pan & scan or even in black & white on my first TV set, no matter in what condition I've seen it, the film stayed as a favorite of mine. Now MGM presents it on DVD with a trailer and different dubbings and subtitles as bonus features. Meager. Furthermore, sound and images are in my opinion no more than average.Coproduced by Burt Lancaster, VERA CRUZ gives to the actor the opportunity to present an extraordinary performance. Joe Erin is an outlaw with no morals, ready to cheat his friends. He is very fast with his gun and the two man-to-man duels of the movie are scenes worthy to stay in the annals of western movies.
Superb are also the scenes involving Burt Lancaster and Gary Cooper, specially the evening at the emperor's residence or the first encounter between both men. I still can hear Lancaster say " Guess ! " with his overwhite teeth to a Gary Cooper asking him which horse belongs to him.
All in all, VERA CRUZ is a must for any movie lover even if the DVD presentation is far from being perfect.
A DVD for your library.
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: Dynamic Duo
Summary: 5 Stars
The unflappable blue blood Gary Cooper and the eccentric and conniving Burt Lancaster make for one of the cinema's strangest pairings in this over-the-top Western. Filmed in Mexico, this film has enough gunfights, chases, double crosses, battles, women, wine and song to keep you well absorbed and entertained. However, Robert Aldrich's aloof directorial style was somewhat disconcerting to the Mexican government according to the documentary on THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN DVD. You decide.Movie Review: Killer Smile
Summary: 5 Stars
Talk about a dichotomy! You have the flamboyant scoundrel Burt Lancaster on one side and the stoic gentleman Gary Cooper on the other. They form a loose allegiance and friendship in French occupied Mexico. And that's the main focus of this film. This movie is just filled with so many cornball theatrics that you just can't help but fall in love with it. And there's a twist or a turn around every corner. That's what makes it so good. Director Robert Aldrich mixes lessons on etiquette with lessons on sharp shooting. Even Emperor Maximilian gets to show off his marksmanship prowess against Cooper and Lancaster in a very entertaining scene! There's enough action, witty dialogue and beautiful location photography (by Ernest Laszlo) to please most movie fans. The large cast includes Cesar Romero, Denise Darcel, George Macready, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson and Jack Elam. The film's greatest asset is Burt Lancaster's smile. I never knew he had so many teeth! The widescreen VHS tape version is good but the DVD copy is better!Movie Review: Killer Smile
Summary: 5 Stars
Talk about a dichotomy! You have the flamboyant scoundrel Burt Lancaster on one side and the stoic gentleman Gary Cooper on the other. They form a loose allegiance and friendship in French occupied Mexico. And that's the main focus of this film. This movie is just filled with so many cornball theatrics that you just can't help but fall in love with it. And there's a twist or a turn around every corner. That's what makes it so good. Director Robert Aldrich mixes lessons on etiquette with lessons on sharp shooting. Even Emperor Maximilian gets to show off his marksmanship prowess against Cooper and Lancaster in a very entertaining scene! There's enough action, witty dialogue and beautiful location photography (by Ernest Laszlo) to please most movie fans. The large cast includes Cesar Romero, Denise Darcel, George Macready, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson and Jack Elam. The film's greatest asset is Burt Lancaster's smile. I never knew he had so many teeth!