Possibly the worst western I have ever seen...

[hkcavalier]

Why not look at film with a critical eye? Why should viewers just meekly accept whatever film makers decide to feed them? Why pay good money or waste time on an inferior product?

Russell Crowe was great in Master and Commander, but fell on his butt in 3:10 To Yuma. Christian Bale was really pretty good as Melvin Purvis in Public Enemies, but he totally sucked as Dan What's-His-Name in 3:10 To Yuma.

As for nature documentaries, at least the viewer can learn something from them now and then.

I won't even comment on so-called "reality TV".

This is what happens when the movie plot depends on characters doing things "normal" people would not.

Every horror movie. "Gee...all my friends have disappeared. Guess I'll hop in the shower." "The TV talks to me directly. I need to figure out why even if it kills me. No I won't leave the house!"

As someone who dabbles in novel writing, this is pretty glaring in a lot of movies. People watching a movie tend to finish unless it just gawdawful. It's only 90ish minutes, right? Especially if you paid money for the privilege of watching it in a theater. A book? Man...people will slam that down and never touch it again if you have a totally unrealistic plot (unless that's the joke a la Asprin's Myth books). No one is going to spend several hours of their life to read something they've mentally given up on.

 

[williamlayton]

The best movie line---well accurate is a better word---was in the movieTombstone, when, after the OK Corral--Wyatt's brother said--"it was nothing like I expected."
Blessings

 

[the ringo kid]

What not one mention of Evil Roy Slade?!?!?!

Okay, that was kind of a spoof, but still.

By any chance, is that a typo above? Do you mean: Cactus Jack Slade--as in Kirk Douglas in: The Villain...

 

[the ringo kid]

"3:10 to Yuma" vs "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" (...the one with Bob Dylan and James Colburn in it) as the absolute worst western? Both shameful wastes of time, just not sure which one I'd be more ashamed of admitting to having watched.

And that's from someone who admits that he enjoyed "4 for Texas" staring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, most of the Rat Pack, with cameo appearances from The 3 Stooges. A true classic. -S2

Four For Texas isn't bad at all. After all, its an early before name change for: Charles Buchinski.

 

[LostintheOzone]

Having grown up in the SW I find a great deal of what I see in westerns to be woefully lacking in one area or another. But there have been some good ones. And when they're good they go to the top of my list of all time great movies.