Nonureva Really Surprised!

Helloturia I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Richie-67-485852 Outstanding Western with all the ingredients plus actors, supporting players and a Director all of high quality and caliber to deliver the goods and help make this a must-see over and over again. Kudos to the musical score and if you activate sub-titles you can sing along too. There is just too much good going on here. That is what makes it one of the greats and a must for any library collection. I thought it brilliant to show how the "bunch" was caught up in a culture transformation of change and how they didn't have what it took to keep up but they also were not the type to lie down and go peaceful either. Thus one of the best movies around depicting how helpless we all are when it comes to aging and change and how important grace is and that is if you are a law-abiding citizen worthy of grace. Here, these boys have had their day and their night is coming to an end. They go in style and the movie shows all that using action and very little words. They understood that the days of the "wild" were coming to an end and them with it. Must see the directors cut to get the full experience and closure for this classic. Have fun in asking yourself what would you have done and who is your favorite character. Have a nice meal or sandwich plus a tasty drink and you are in viewing heaven. Then, sit back and ......

johnathanfrost I love the western genre but out of all the American westerns I have seen this one is without a doubt one of Sam Peckinpah's best films. Its bloody violent but also a film about loyalty and trust.The way the director presents the films bloody shootouts is that he does not glorify them in any capacity and that is one of the films biggest strengths, but the best thing about the film is its cast.With stars like William Holden as the leader of the bunch, with Ernest Borgnine Edmond O'Brian, Ben Johnson, and many other incredible actors Whose performances are unforgettable and incredible and each actors plays of each other brilliantly . Sam Peckinpah in my opinion set the standard of how all westerns should strive to be.

quinimdb "The Wild Bunch" starts with a scene that could rival the legendary "Once Upon A Time in the West" scene, and only gets better from there. The scene begins with a group of what seems to be soldiers strolling into a town on horses. The camera follows the soldiers around the town as we observe the setting along with them. We don't yet know why we're following them, but we know they're important. They run into an old lady, apologize, pick up her stuff for her, and continue to help her around. They seem like good people. They walk into a bank, and suddenly they grab the people in the bank, pull out their guns, and it cuts to William Holden as Pike Bishop as he says "If they move, kill them".A firefight ensues between them and bounty hunters hired by the town. By that scene I'm sure that you'd think they would be the bad guys, right? But as the film continues we learn they are actually just the lesser of many evils, and they never meant for any citizens to be killed. This grey morality of the film, as well as this scene, is only one of the many great parts of it.The film is not only a fantastic western, it's an ode to the dying era of the wild west, both historically and in film. There are many references to the evolving technology outside of the wild west, and the fact that the characters seem to be realizing that they can't keep on doing this forever, and they're getting pretty old. In one great scene Pike is reminded that he can't keep on doing this forever, but one of the members in his crew simply passes him the whiskey as they all take a swig and enjoy it while they can.The action scenes in this film use a technique used most recently in "Mad Max: Fury Road", in which there are frequent cuts, to show the fast pace and chaos of the firefights, but the action is always kept in the center of the frame, so the viewer's can always comprehend what's going on, and it uses this to great effect.The film has a great opening scene, and a great one in the middle involving a train, but the final scene is one of the greatest action scenes of all time. Beforehand, the men are in a whorehouse when Pike seems to be recalling his former girlfriend that was murdered. He sits there and seems to realize that he can't recreate what it was like back then, and he walks into the other room to find the other men equally as distracted. They decide to go out with a bang rather than a whimper as Pike says "Let's go". To which Lyle responds "Why not?".What follows that is one of the greatest endings to one of the greatest westerns of all time.

jadavix Peckinpah's classic western is considered a masterpiece by many, but time has dulled the sheen a tad. It's not the equal of Once Upon a Time in the West or The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. It doesn't have any scenes that pack the same kind of emotional punch. Mostly it is about epic displays of gun fire: many people in large spaces shooting each other and dying.Plot details are lost in the fracas. Why did Pike leave the young man behind at the beginning of the movie? If he did it deliberately, why did he even bring him along in the first place?I also missed seeing Pike die in the end.It is unquestionably very well made, and perfectly cast. I just didn't get much of an emotional jolt from it.