i think Eastwood is redeeming himself for all the unrealistic, violence glorifying western movies he did in his past, showing us there is nothing sensational about drunk rednecks pulling guns at each other
Unforgiven is Clint Eastwood's justly celebrated anti-western masterpiece, exposing what lies beneath the romance of the West and showing its true face. It's an incredible, and thematically consistent piece of writing, and well executed by Eastwood, filled with memorable scenes and dialog. There have been many films meant to be the "last western", several from Sam Pekinpah, but while they showed the cowboy as an obsolete relic in a world that doesn't want him - which Unforgiven does too, using Eastwood's western persona to good effect - Unforgiven takes place not at the end of an era, but in the middle of it. What it does is take every western ever made and takes the glamor out of it. It's a massive, dark retcon. (It was written in the late 80s and made in the early 90s, what can I say?) Hell of a thing, killin' a man...
A solid film, but I am honestly surprised it is on this many lists. I guess it probably was the best western that came out in the 90's off the top of my head.
"Modern" Westerns are always a sticky topic with me as many don't quite capture the magic of Hollywood's golden age or the familiar tones of the ol' spaghetti Westerns. This one is probably my favorite by far and ironically it full-on attacks everything most people pretty much love about the genre. It would have been so easy to be preachy with a movie like this but such great care is taken with the characters and the dialog that you can't help but nod your head and fully agree with the entire message. All the actors bring their A-game and there are so many choice scenes to ground the film in reality like the rain storm, Munny's illness, and the lack of a "good guy" protagonist.
The cinematography and sound are find in the final 30 minutes but poor until then. The mics in particular are a nuisance. The music and effects could have emphasized the bass more at certain moments
Although this deals with a seriously overlooked aspect of the Western genre, I didn't feel as though this was as good a Western as some of the great ones done in the 1940-1960's. Still, a very good movie though.
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i think Eastwood is redeeming himself for all the unrealistic, violence glorifying western movies he did in his past, showing us there is nothing sensational about drunk rednecks pulling guns at each otherwetwillies
Gene Hackman's performance is chilling.Siskoid
Unforgiven is Clint Eastwood's justly celebrated anti-western masterpiece, exposing what lies beneath the romance of the West and showing its true face. It's an incredible, and thematically consistent piece of writing, and well executed by Eastwood, filled with memorable scenes and dialog. There have been many films meant to be the "last western", several from Sam Pekinpah, but while they showed the cowboy as an obsolete relic in a world that doesn't want him - which Unforgiven does too, using Eastwood's western persona to good effect - Unforgiven takes place not at the end of an era, but in the middle of it. What it does is take every western ever made and takes the glamor out of it. It's a massive, dark retcon. (It was written in the late 80s and made in the early 90s, what can I say?) Hell of a thing, killin' a man...akuma587
A solid film, but I am honestly surprised it is on this many lists. I guess it probably was the best western that came out in the 90's off the top of my head.ReVision
Good movie, nice to see Clint as the anti-hero for once.Earring72
Terrific western that gets better with age!Pallium Invisibilitatem
A brillian cast in a brilliant movie......DisneyStitch
"Modern" Westerns are always a sticky topic with me as many don't quite capture the magic of Hollywood's golden age or the familiar tones of the ol' spaghetti Westerns. This one is probably my favorite by far and ironically it full-on attacks everything most people pretty much love about the genre. It would have been so easy to be preachy with a movie like this but such great care is taken with the characters and the dialog that you can't help but nod your head and fully agree with the entire message. All the actors bring their A-game and there are so many choice scenes to ground the film in reality like the rain storm, Munny's illness, and the lack of a "good guy" protagonist.boulderman
The cinematography and sound are find in the final 30 minutes but poor until then. The mics in particular are a nuisance. The music and effects could have emphasized the bass more at certain momentsTidorith
Good, solid western. Well worth a watch.Beingtaki
Unforgettable..indeed.Yama
I guess there's just a meanness in this worldShotMarvinInTheFace
I really didn't think this was a special film... I don't get the hype.ClassicLady
Although this deals with a seriously overlooked aspect of the Western genre, I didn't feel as though this was as good a Western as some of the great ones done in the 1940-1960's. Still, a very good movie though.Hattori
I love Clint Eastwood's movies but when i saw this film i didn't like it. Maybe it's time to give it another try.Showing items 1 – 15 of 38