Gunfighter [VHS]
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Movie Review: Jaw Dropper of an Ending
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm really surprised this isn't on DVD and more accessible to the public. Gregory Peck is first rate in his role as Ringo, the aging gun-fighter who's taking a hard look at life and wanting to change his ways. And Millard Mitchell was impressive in his supporting role. I loved the foreshadowing all through the picture and I was left stunned by the ending. Wasn't expecting that from a 1950's movie. I'm not a great fan of the western genre (although I'm learning to appreciate it) but this movie is beyond genre; it's a good, solid story with a great leading man.Movie Review: Great Adult Western - Gregory Peck Shines!
Summary: 5 Stars
Having recently watched The Gunfighter, starring Gregory Peck, I found myself disappointed that there isn't a DVD release of this fantastic western yet.
The Gunfighter is a tightly scripted, intelligent western that really raised the bar in a lot of ways when it came to character development in the genre. Gregory Peck plays Jimmy Ringo, a gunfighter whose reputation is such an exaggeration of reality that he has to constantly look over his shoulder and be wary of everyone he meets as a potential adversary trying to make a name for himself by killing a legend. The weight of such a burden has worn down Ringo to the point where he wants to start over and leave his legend behind.
Events unfold in the movie, however, that make that dream almost impossible. Ringo has the best intentions and genuinely seems like a good man who was caught up in a whirlwind when he was younger, and now that he's older and wiser he wants out.
The Gunfighter is top notch, from the direction, to the script, to the acting - it's all great.
And the movie deserves to be released on DVD, but as of January, 2008, that release has not yet been announced. Hopefully it will see the light of day this Spring, when many studios annually release classic western titles on DVD for the first time.
If it is released, you can bet I'll buy a copy. Maybe two (one for my dad).
Movie Review: Peck's Best Western
Summary: 5 Stars
Gregory Peck, with his natural, spare acting style, and his folksy, plain demeanor, was a natural for Westerns, and his greatness in this genre was never more evident in this 1950 film, which was one of the earlier psychological Westerns.
Peck plays Jimmie Ringo, the most notorious gunfighter in the West, is running from the brothers of a man he killed. He shows up in a town where his ex-wife lives with their young son. Ringo holds up in the town saloon as a favor to the town marshal, who an old friend, while he waits for an opportunity to see his wife.
Meanwhile, the town is taken over with the nervous enthusiasm of people wanting to see a celebrity, a shootout, or a dead celebrity. At the same time, a young punk, would-be gunfighter has heard that Ringo is in town, and is itching to make his reputation off of killing Ringo.
Everyone delivers excellent performances, and the movie has a lot to say about voyeurism, celebrity, longing, and regret. This is a fantastic movie, and without question, one of the best Westerns ever made.
Movie Review: The Gunfighter
Summary: 5 Stars
Great flick. Gregory Peck was outstanding as an aging gunfighter. Lots of other fine actors in it.Movie Review: Suspenseful Story of a Gunfighter Trying to Escape His Past
Summary: 5 Stars
Gregory Peck is excellent as a former gang member with a legendary fast draw who tries desperately to escape his past and start life anew. This film is an interesting paralell to the modern "Unforgiven", in both films legends take a life of their own becoming bigger than the man. The total inability to rest in a town or to make a friend is the curse of the man that is feared by reputation alone as Peck now older and more mature seeks a simple life that seems to constantly elude him. Ringo is constantly challenged by young gunfighters wanting to make a reputation while also being pursued by unknown common individuals who are seeking revenge of a relative who may or may not have been killed by Ringo. Ringo now tries to return to his wife and son and dream of the normal mundane but happy life of a homesteader. It's a battle against time as everything comes to a point with Ringo finally reuniting with his family in a town where everyone knows his identity but his pursuers are closing in. The most piognant part of the film is when a simple ranch owner comes into the saloon for a drink and shares one with Johnny Ringo alone in the bar speaking to him as a regular guy as he talke about his modest ranch and family. The ranch owner is oblivious to the excitment in town and he is the only one unaware that he just shared a drink with the feared Johnny Ringo. Ringo appreciates the conversation and he inhales the man's story of a modest ranch and life and sets his own goal to relocate and reunite his family. The ending is both abrupt and surprising as this is one western that does not fit the mold as someone riding off into the sunset. This is an adult western full of drama with a fitting ending demonstrating the curse of misbegotten fame. Excellent stars, aside from Peck, Karl Malden also appears.