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ocey123

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Was Brilliant. The characters were cool.

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Posted nov 6, 2008 2:25 am pt

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They say its the best sense Unforgiven, but they arent even in the same league. I pity the western that has to follow this act. And I shudder to think of the kind of film that could rival it.

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Posted jul 9, 2008 8:49 am pt

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Now while I have not seen the original i heard this was supposed to be a worthy remake.After seeing this i have to say that this is the best western film i have ever seen.This film had terrific acting(especially by russel...
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Now while I have not seen the original i heard this was supposed to be a worthy remake.After seeing this i have to say that this is the best western film i have ever seen.This film had terrific acting(especially by russel crowe),characters,story,music,and shootouts.You will finish this film wishing you were like most of the chacters in this film.This film starts off great and ends perfectly.So if you want to see a good western then do yourself a favor and watch this.

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Posted jun 17, 2008 10:23 am pt

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A great movie, this was nothing like I expected It's well shot and intense, the performances from Bale and Crowe are excellent and the story it's self turned out to be good to with several twists and turns right up to the end.

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Posted apr 15, 2008 3:51 am pt

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What a great movie! This has to be one of the best westerns in the last few years! It has everything that a movie needs to be great: awesome actors, great story, fantastic action, a good guy with the odds against him and a ruthless bad guy....
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What a great movie! This has to be one of the best westerns in the last few years! It has everything that a movie needs to be great: awesome actors, great story, fantastic action, a good guy with the odds against him and a ruthless bad guy. Add them all together and you get 3:10 to Yuma. The beginning starts out by letting the viewer know who Bale’s character is and why he feels the way he does while also showing us that Crowe’s character is the baddest of the bad. What happens during the middle is a rollercoaster ride or story, action and suspense. The ending is an action pact finish that some may see coming while others might not but either way it is sure to leave you with a great feeling that you just watched an excellent movie!

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Posted apr 10, 2008 3:38 am pt

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Johnny get youre gun, you're gunna need it...
3:10 to Yuma Stellar perfromances by Crowe and Bale, others worked quite well. Russel's ego and reputation in real life makes him a perfect match for his role.
Some memorable words were...
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Johnny get youre gun, you're gunna need it...
3:10 to Yuma Stellar perfromances by Crowe and Bale, others worked quite well. Russel's ego and reputation in real life makes him a perfect match for his role.
Some memorable words were spoken.
A bit of an odd cameo by Luke Wilson
Basic story, well told,well written,well portaryed Charactres get killed off 1 by 1 bringing the story to a focus, without becoming too predictable. Violent but not grotuitose yet
Moral without being too preachy
everything a western should be and perhaps alot more.

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Posted apr 3, 2008 7:29 am pt

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Yesterday I saw 3:10 To Yuma starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, and directed by James Mangold. I went in with fairly low expectations, as I have never been a fan of the Western genre, but at the same time I still expected a reasonable film...
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Yesterday I saw 3:10 To Yuma starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, and directed by James Mangold. I went in with fairly low expectations, as I have never been a fan of the Western genre, but at the same time I still expected a reasonable film based on the fact that it was directed by one of the directors that I quite admire the work of. In case you didn't know, James Mangold is the director of Girl Interrupted and Walk The Line, two of my most favourite films. In particular, Girl Interrupted struck a chord with me, and Angelina Jolies's performance in it was nothing short of illuminary.
Having said all of that, I must say that I was very pleasantly surprised. 3:10 To Yuma basically tells the story of Dan Evans (Christian Bale), a struggling rancher who lost a leg in the Civil War. In exchange for payment which will allow him to save his farm, he volunteers to escort the known mass-murdering outlaw, Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) onto the 3:10pm prison train to Yuma for hanging. The task turns out to be a death mission for most of the escort, who are systematically killed by the ruthless Wade during the journey. Just to add more difficulty to the journey, the remaining members of the escort must also avoid detection by the members of Wade's gang who are out to rescue Wade.
Although the premise of this movie is simple, it is the developing bond and frienship between Evans and Wade that really made the movie for me. Although I am not a fan of Christian Bale, he was quite excellent as the tormented Evans, haunted by his feelings of failure throughout his life: the growing rift between him and his oldest son, the loss of relationship between him and his wife, the fear of losing his youngest son who suffers from turburculosis, and the fear of losing his farm. He has a real presence on-screen that makes you respect him, both as a character and as an actor.
However, for me, the movie was all about Russell. I have always had a soft spot for Russell, whether this is due to my general weakness for bad boys, or his acting ability is harder to determine. On-screen Russell becomes Ben Wade; he is cold, calculating, irrisistable. I have heard a critic describe Russell based on his performance as being "an acting genuis" and although I do think that Russell has made some less than great films, he has definitely had his moments.
I loved the ending of this film, as unrealistic as it was. It made the whole journey worthwhile, and gives you confidence that not even the baddest man in the west is all bad. There is no clear theme of redemption, guilt, atonement, friendship or loyalty in this film; all those themes are there, but this is not the film that they are explored in. This is just a film to show the event and, in many ways, allows you to draw your own conclusions.
So, don't discount this film simply because it is a Western. James Mangold is going from strength to strength as a director, and the acting in this film is worth a look.

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Posted feb 20, 2008 8:13 pm pt

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Yesterday I saw 3:10 To Yuma starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, and directed by James Mangold. I went in with fairly low expectations, as I have never been a fan of the Western genre, but at the same time I still expected a reasonable film...
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Yesterday I saw 3:10 To Yuma starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, and directed by James Mangold. I went in with fairly low expectations, as I have never been a fan of the Western genre, but at the same time I still expected a reasonable film based on the fact that it was directed by one of the directors that I quite admire the work of. In case you didn't know, James Mangold is the director of Girl Interrupted and Walk The Line, two of my most favourite films. In particular, Girl Interrupted struck a chord with me, and Angelina Jolies's performance in it was nothing short of illuminary.
Having said all of that, I must say that I was very pleasantly surprised. 3:10 To Yuma basically tells the story of Dan Evans (Christian Bale), a struggling rancher who lost a leg in the Civil War. In exchange for payment which will allow him to save his farm, he volunteers to escort the known mass-murdering outlaw, Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) onto the 3:10pm prison train to Yuma for hanging. The task turns out to be a death mission for most of the escort, who are systematically killed by the ruthless Wade during the journey. Just to add more difficulty to the journey, the remaining members of the escort must also avoid detection by the members of Wade's gang who are out to rescue Wade.
Although the premise of this movie is simple, it is the developing bond and frienship between Evans and Wade that really made the movie for me. Although I am not a fan of Christian Bale, he was quite excellent as the tormented Evans, haunted by his feelings of failure throughout his life: the growing rift between him and his oldest son, the loss of relationship between him and his wife, the fear of losing his youngest son who suffers from turburculosis, and the fear of losing his farm. He has a real presence on-screen that makes you respect him, both as a character and as an actor.
However, for me, the movie was all about Russell. I have always had a soft spot for Russell, whether this is due to my general weakness for bad boys, or his acting ability is harder to determine. On-screen Russell becomes Ben Wade; he is cold, calculating, irrisistable. I have heard a critic describe Russell based on his performance as being "an acting genuis" and although I do think that Russell has made some less than great films, he has definitely had his moments.
I loved the ending of this film, as unrealistic as it was. It made the whole journey worthwhile, and gives you confidence that not even the baddest man in the west is all bad. There is no clear theme of redemption, guilt, atonement, friendship or loyalty in this film; all those themes are there, but this is not the film that they are explored in. This is just a film to show the event and, in many ways, allows you to draw your own conclusions.
So, don't discount this film simply because it is a Western. James Mangold is going from strength to strength as a director, and the acting in this film is worth a look.

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Posted feb 20, 2008 8:13 pm pt

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Strong performances from Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Interesting message of redemption and integrity in this world.

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Posted feb 18, 2008 6:37 am pt

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I have noting bad to say about this movie it is a great story and great action scenes in to make it fun to watch

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Posted feb 10, 2008 12:50 pm pt

• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  100
  James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma restores the wounded heart of the Western and rescues it from the morass of pointless violence.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  100
  The new version is a glorious, thrilling throwback that never sacrifices its solid roots in the western genre despite a sharp modern update that actually improves on the original.

  by Connie Ogle | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  100
  The finest American Westerns have a characteristic that 3:10 to Yuma shares. In a way that's almost mystical, they suggest a truth beyond the specifics of the tale.

  by Mick LaSalle | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  91
  The rousing new Western 3:10 to Yuma has the sweep of an epic and the economy of a stopwatch.

  by Michael Sragow | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
  90
  Mangold has time to build sensational, studied characterizations, brilliant pacing (courtesy Mike McCuster, who also edited the director's previous effort, the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line"), and blistering action.

  by KJ Doughton | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  90
  James Mangold directs it with such energy and passion that it's as if he didn't know it's all been done before.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  88
  Unlike Glenn Ford, a soft-spoken studio star who was cast against type as Wade 50 years ago, Crowe is a perfect fit. Not because of his bad boy behavior offscreen, but because he can blend charm and menace better than anyone.

  by Jack Mathews | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  The nerve-racking wait at the Contention hotel is no longer the film's centerpiece, but the deeper characterization gives Bale an opportunity to once again sink his teeth into a complex role, and offers a reminder as to why the notoriously difficult Crowe is sometimes worth the trouble.

  by Ken Fox | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  88
  Both actors are among the best, most intuitively creative we have, and whatever transpires offscreen in Crowe's case, onscreen they only serve their characters. Neither man showboats here, and it's a thrill to watch them work.

  by Ty Burr | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  88
  A riveting remake of a pretty terrific 1957 western about manhood, fatherhood and honor.

  by Carrie Rickey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
  83
  A fine and sturdy picture, capable of standing alongside the many such films made when Westerns were one of our chief entertainments.

  by Shawn Levy | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  83
  What Alfred Hitchcock once said about thrillers also applies to Westerns: The stronger the bad guy, the better the film. By that measure, 3:10 to Yuma is excellent.

  by Peter Rainer | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
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  Mangold delivers a taut modern take on a lesser classic, preserving the "High Noon" themes about doing the right thing against all odds, and injecting a more modern pacing and urgency without going overboard. His film isn't Leonard's classic, but it's a solid, genre-respecting Western in its own right.

  by Tasha Robinson | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  80
  A largely compelling ride on the strength of a powerful cast led by Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New Yorker
  
  80
  In this movie, Fonda really is iconic. 3:10 to Yuma may be familiar, but, at its best, it has a rapt quality, even an aura of wonder.

  by David Denby | Read Full Review »