I can't believe people actually liked this movie
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Drunken_Pumpkin — 20 years ago(April 17, 2005 03:24 PM)
Silverado is an amazing Hollywood Action/Adventure Movie. It is set in the old west and is rightfully called a Western for that reason, but in my opinion, it should be compared more closely to Star Wars or Indiana Jones or any of the other mainstream thrill-rides that Kasdan has helped to bring to the screen over the years. In this light, I think the movie holds up to some of the biggest blockbusters of all time. It is obviously not meant to be viewed as a Western in the same sense as the "Dollars" trilogy or some of the darker Clint Eastwood fair.
If you think that it failed on the Action/Adventure level, I would disagree, but at least I could respect that opinion. To view a movie out of the context that it was obviously intended is just plain ignorant. Perhaps you would feel more comfortable viewing some other delightful westerns such as Back to the Future Part III or Wild, Wild West. -
Deathstalker2 — 20 years ago(April 20, 2005 11:22 PM)
If you hate movies with great heroes and villains, a love of high adventure, a straightforward sense of humor, and a distinct lack of pretentiousness, then yeahit sucks.
Seriously, I'm floored that people can watch Silverado and come away hating it. It's almost as though people think they can't watch a movie just to have a good time anymore.
"I know it's pretty damn weird to eat people." -Marv -
The_Walking_Dude — 20 years ago(April 21, 2005 12:10 PM)
Yeah. I mean, Leone's classics are better. No doubt.
But Silverado is, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best "fun" Western. It doesn't make you think, it doesn't make you question your morals, it just sets up some good guys and some bad guys and lets the story play from there.
Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'.
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cengelm — 20 years ago(June 23, 2005 01:20 AM)
Well, then watch MY DARLING CLEMENTINE or RIO GRANDE! SILVERADO is a good Western entry, particularly recommended to people who are new to the genre. I can hardly believe that anyone loves MY DARLING CLEMENTINE or RIO GRANDE.
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ecarle — 20 years ago(June 29, 2005 02:20 PM)
I believe that "Silverado" was explicitly intended as an attempt to go back in time BEFORE the violent, operatic and international looking "Spaghetti Westerns" of Leone (with their terrible dubbing) indeed before the ultra-violent Peckinpah "Wild Bunch" to a time when the Western featured a clear match-up of good vs. evil under sunny skies on the open prarie.
Kasdan had recently helped reinvent such genres as the film noir ("Body Heat") and the adventure movie ("Raiders of the Lost Ark"), and wanted to try to do the same for the Western.
But alas, the Western was still a dead genre for many audience members, especially women.
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alvink — 20 years ago(July 07, 2005 06:45 PM)
yeeeesssss.
silverado is shallow and pointless, and, when it tries to have mr. klein 'stare down the villian', eastwood-style, it's just pitiful, but it's ok for the people that do not know anything about westerns.
but for those who compare this movie with rio bravo or once upon a time, get a life, preferably watching old ricky martin re-runs. -
lam33gb — 20 years ago(July 21, 2005 04:08 PM)
I know more than my fair share about Westerns. I'm from West Texas. And yes, I did grow up with alot of land with a few horses and some cattle. A family friend is actually in the movie. Most of his career involved Westerns (Roy Mac).
Personally, I love the movie. It is in my Western collection that includes many John Wayne greats along with Desperado, Lonesome Dove, Open Range, and many more.
It's fine to not like a movie, but to question someone's intelligence concerning a subject because they actually do like a movie is rather shallow. What makes your opinion worth more than anyone elses? NothingAbsolutely nothing. -
cengelm — 20 years ago(July 31, 2005 12:17 PM)
Anyone who prefers that film to Clementine and Rio Grande probably doesn't care very much about filmmaking or artistic content.
Whatever content there is. What's the point of MY DARLING CLEMENTINE?
Color films are more difficult to handle and require more skill.