Here's a post I made on another message board and the main question I asked in the post could make for good conversation here. Plus for those who like Westerns you get a great recommendation.
Here's the post:
You ever watch a movie and it grabs a hold of you to the extent that you think about said movie and characters for the next couple days?
That's what i'm going through with Monte Walsh (1970). At first I thought the movie was a meandering and boring mess but right about the quarter mark of the film I truly latched onto it. It's very poignant and melancholy in its story. Seeing Lee Marvin looking like he's older then dirt clinging on to the cowboy way of life when the whole world is changing around him was heartbreaking.
The bit players were fantastic and even though he didn't say too much I really liked Jack Palance's support in the film. Even Jim Davis who doesn't have much screen time had an impact and it seemed like his character really sympathized what his hired men were going through as he was forced to let some go.
This is truly one of the greatest westerns i've ever seen and if anyone's a fan of the genre then you're not a true afficionado until you've seen this at least once.
Here's the post:
You ever watch a movie and it grabs a hold of you to the extent that you think about said movie and characters for the next couple days?
That's what i'm going through with Monte Walsh (1970). At first I thought the movie was a meandering and boring mess but right about the quarter mark of the film I truly latched onto it. It's very poignant and melancholy in its story. Seeing Lee Marvin looking like he's older then dirt clinging on to the cowboy way of life when the whole world is changing around him was heartbreaking.
The bit players were fantastic and even though he didn't say too much I really liked Jack Palance's support in the film. Even Jim Davis who doesn't have much screen time had an impact and it seemed like his character really sympathized what his hired men were going through as he was forced to let some go.
This is truly one of the greatest westerns i've ever seen and if anyone's a fan of the genre then you're not a true afficionado until you've seen this at least once.
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