Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one I had no doubt would be in the Top 5, so it didn't need my help and I placed it at #11 on my list. I love this movie. Saw it three times when it was first released. My favorite line used to be: "Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill ya."
After years of re-watching it, it's: "Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
So much mirth in an action Western, with the decidedly down ending that really doesn't make me feel down. The decision not to show their deaths was a smart move I thought. The freeze-frame became a classic still that was used a lot to advertise the movie. And I might add that Katharine Ross gets overlooked a lot when this movie is mentioned, and she should not. Maybe her role wasn't showy (except when she strips for Sundance :) but she has rarely looked more beautiful. I remember my childhood doctor had the classic poster of the three of them posing for a photograph on their travels, and it was on the backside of his door, so whenever I went to see him I always hoped he'd shut the door.
What a great movie. Just can't get enough of it. So glad to see it make to #4.
My list so far:
Hombre Me: 13 The list proper: 88
The Naked Spur Me: 25 The list proper: 86
Ride the High Country Me: 10 The list proper: 63
Winchester '73 Me: 20 The list proper: 53
El Dorado Me: 2 The list proper: 47
The Professionals Me: 23 The list proper: 45
Shane Me: 12 The list proper: 43
True Grit Me: 4 The list proper: 38
Open Range Me: 19 The list proper: 36
Tombstone Me: 15 The list proper: 28
The Big Country Me: 9 The list proper: 27
The Magnificent Seven Me: 5 The list proper: 24
For a Few Dollars More Me: 6 The list proper: 18
A Fistful of Dollars Me: 7 The list proper: 16
The Outlaw Josey Wales Me: 1 The list proper: 13
Rio Bravo Me: 17 The list proper: 10
The Wild Bunch Me: 3 The list proper: 9
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Me: 16 The list proper: 8
The Searchers Me: 18 The List proper: 5
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Me: 11 The list proper: 4
After years of re-watching it, it's: "Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
So much mirth in an action Western, with the decidedly down ending that really doesn't make me feel down. The decision not to show their deaths was a smart move I thought. The freeze-frame became a classic still that was used a lot to advertise the movie. And I might add that Katharine Ross gets overlooked a lot when this movie is mentioned, and she should not. Maybe her role wasn't showy (except when she strips for Sundance :) but she has rarely looked more beautiful. I remember my childhood doctor had the classic poster of the three of them posing for a photograph on their travels, and it was on the backside of his door, so whenever I went to see him I always hoped he'd shut the door.
What a great movie. Just can't get enough of it. So glad to see it make to #4.
My list so far:
Hombre Me: 13 The list proper: 88
The Naked Spur Me: 25 The list proper: 86
Ride the High Country Me: 10 The list proper: 63
Winchester '73 Me: 20 The list proper: 53
El Dorado Me: 2 The list proper: 47
The Professionals Me: 23 The list proper: 45
Shane Me: 12 The list proper: 43
True Grit Me: 4 The list proper: 38
Open Range Me: 19 The list proper: 36
Tombstone Me: 15 The list proper: 28
The Big Country Me: 9 The list proper: 27
The Magnificent Seven Me: 5 The list proper: 24
For a Few Dollars More Me: 6 The list proper: 18
A Fistful of Dollars Me: 7 The list proper: 16
The Outlaw Josey Wales Me: 1 The list proper: 13
Rio Bravo Me: 17 The list proper: 10
The Wild Bunch Me: 3 The list proper: 9
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Me: 16 The list proper: 8
The Searchers Me: 18 The List proper: 5
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Me: 11 The list proper: 4
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