Bale Faces Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma

[Frank Noir]

LOVED this movie. It's currently on my #2 spot, behind Fincher's Zodiac. All actors are great, Mangold's direction is very good and Beltrami score with it's Morricone sounds is also brilliant.

 

[Bruce_Wayne29]

Saw it yesterday. Really good. Both Bale and Crowe delivered great performances.

 

[Kabuki_Jo]

watched it 3 times. just a superb flick. loved it!

 

[ShaneHelms]

I enjoyed the film and Bale and Crowe's performances.

But i will say that i wasn't crazy about the ending.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Finally saw it today. Excellent old-school western. Nothing pretentious, just good characters played by good actors, good music and cool shoot-outs. Everything you could ask for in a western.

 

[Secret_Riddle]

I'd say this was better then Jesse James.

It was more..fun?

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

I enjoyed the film and Bale and Crowe's performances.

But i will say that i wasn't crazy about the ending.

Hmm yeah. I don't get why he got back on the train. Did he make like some moral decision that he deserved to be in jail?

 

[BatMatt]

Hmm yeah. I don't get why he got back on the train. Did he make like some moral decision that he deserved to be in jail?

perhaps he was justifying everything Bale did to get on the train, something

Spoiler

he lost his life for. Calling for his horse seems to imply he was going to escape, but at least he had gotten on at Yuma like Evans was hired to do. This way his death wasn't a waste

 

[Carmine Falcone]

I'd say this was better then Jesse James.

It was more..fun?

Well, it entirely depends on the viewpoint from which your comparing. If ''fun'' to you, is the most important aspect of a movie, that's okay.
Jesse James is perhaps the most haunting movie I've ever seen. It's incredible visual beauty, it's sad tone and moody music. I thought it was mesmerizing. It really stuck with me for days. Can't say the same about 3:10. I will agree that it was entertaining as hell, and it had shoot-outs.

 

[Dark Donnie]

perhaps he was justifying everything Bale did to get on the train, something

Spoiler

he lost his life for. Calling for his horse seems to imply he was going to escape, but at least he had gotten on at Yuma like Evans was hired to do. This way his death wasn't a waste

That what I took it as

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

perhaps he was justifying everything Bale did to get on the train, something

Spoiler

he lost his life for. Calling for his horse seems to imply he was going to escape, but at least he had gotten on at Yuma like Evans was hired to do. This way his death wasn't a waste

Oh yeah forgot about the horse call too damn I already need to rewatch it...lol. My friend wanted to see it so I will see if he wants to watch it again with me in all its high definition glory. But yeah I like that explanation I can go with that. It also guaranteed that his family would be given the money too I guess.

 

[elgaz]

Watched it last night, superb film. I'm not a huge fan of Crowe but he was excellent in this, very charismatic actor and steals the screen in most of his scenes. His charming villain role contrasted perfectly with Bale's sombre and honest rancher. Ben Foster was also excellent as the psychotic Charlie. Wish they would make more like this!

Gaz

 

[Kevin Roegele]

The reason Crowe got on the train on the end was to make sure Bale's character suceeded. He did get him into custody, he did get him onto the 3:10 to Yuma. He made sure he was successful. He was always going to escape.

 

[turtlefocker]

The reason Crowe got on the train on the end was to make sure Bale's character suceeded. He did get him into custody, he did get him onto the 3:10 to Yuma. He made sure he was successful. He was always going to escape.

Great ending to a great film. Loved when he whistled for the horse.

 

[Matt Murdock]

Easily one of the best films of 2007.

 

[Bubonic]

Wow, I don't understand how this movie completely went past my radar by the way you guys are talking about it.

So this isn't some MTV style western, this is the real thing?

 

[War Party]

Wow, I don't understand how this movie completely went past my radar by the way you guys are talking about it.

So this isn't some MTV style western, this is the real thing?

It's the real deal. Nice and gritty.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Ihate how they market it. "Best western since Unforgiven."

Am I the only who loved Open Range?

 

[demento]

I agree, cerealkiller. 3:10 was mediocre at best. I give it a 5/10.

Open Range was superior (except perhaps for the total lack of chemistry between Costner & Benning), and even better was The Proposition.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

It's awesome that the highest honor a western can get these days is ''the best western since Unforgiven.''



Which is The Proposition.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Ihate how they market it. "Best western since Unforgiven."

Am I the only who loved Open Range?

I liked Open Range but enjoyed Yuma much more, I didn't care much for the Proposition.

 

[bunk]

Never seen the Proposition... I'll have to check it out. Open Range is excellent, I think I like it a little more than Yuma.

 

[cerealkiller182]

I DID like the proposition to. Very gritty, very reminscent of the spaghetti westerns albeit amped up a little.

 

[cerealkiller182]

It's awesome that the highest honor a western can get these days is ''the best western since Unforgiven.''

Well it was a pretty fantastic film. And its so few and far between that good westerns come out nowadays. Its really too bad. Hopefully, you people have heard of the Coens western script and they can pretty much do any genre successfully.

 

[demento]

Never seen the Proposition... I'll have to check it out. Open Range is excellent, I think I like it a little more than Yuma.

You definitely should. I'd say it's similar in tone to Unforgiven. Brooding, creepy, cinematically beautiful, and the score (most of it written and performed by Nick Cave, who also penned the screenplay) is just incredible. It's totally bereft of the sort of Hollywood cheese that you get with films like 3:10 or Tombstone.