In a Valley of Violence - The Western John Wick
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On the subject of Westerns, the best one I've seen in the last decade was 3:10 to Yuma. A very excellent throwback to an all but abandoned genre. I've not seen the recent ones, the remake of Magnificent 7 or this one (and as much as I enjoyed the hell out of The Hateful 8 I don't consider it a western by my standards other than setting).
I'll wait til home release on this, but I must say I'm intrigued.
I'll wait til home release on this, but I must say I'm intrigued.
Wow. I come home from work, and my dad has just started watching a movie On Demand and invites me to watch it. "What's it called?" I ask. "In a Valley of Violence." He says. We watch it, we like it. It's a simple story, but fun to watch, even seeming to quote directly from John Wick at one point. I then go to my computer, visit this site, and the first thing I see is this review. Yes, it really is The Western John Wick. But, a lot funnier.
I was just talking about Tombstone to my girlfriend who I have to sit down and make watch it soon. Glad to see there's another good Western for me to check out.
Thank you for exposing more people to this extremely well crafted movie.
I've seen a LOT of movies and this was the best one in a long time. You spoiled the dog thing but that was pretty predictable and probably in a trailer somewhere. John Travolta was absolutely amazing in this one as well. All of the characters were distinct and had their moments.
Another recent well made Western that was both more serious AND more over the top was Bone Tomahawk. Not to spoil but it has one of the most brutal murders I've ever seen on screen.
I've seen a LOT of movies and this was the best one in a long time. You spoiled the dog thing but that was pretty predictable and probably in a trailer somewhere. John Travolta was absolutely amazing in this one as well. All of the characters were distinct and had their moments.
Another recent well made Western that was both more serious AND more over the top was Bone Tomahawk. Not to spoil but it has one of the most brutal murders I've ever seen on screen.