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Post by elvaquero on Nov 28, 2015 16:35:21 GMT -5
Night before last my wife and I watched "The Homesman" Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Hillary Swank. It came out in 2014 but somehow we missed it, and I am an avid fan of Western movies. After seeing it, I got to wondering if any of the members here also saw it and what you thought of it. I thought it was an exceptional film, but brutally honest in places.
I also noticed, and verified that TLJ's holster and belt, as well as the saddles in the movie were made by David Carrillo, leather maker in California who also made the belt and holster rigs for Brad Pitt in "The Assassination of Jesse James" film.
I appreciated the authenticity in The "Homesman" as the setting was in Nebraska during the black powder era, and featured period-correct open-top, cap and ball Walker and Dragoon style revolvers, some with octagon barrels. The film was especially frank about the hardships women suffered on the frontier.
If any of you haven't seen it, and love Westerns as much as I do, I recommend it, but it is NOT a film for young children.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Nov 28, 2015 16:47:37 GMT -5
Swanks character was a bit hard on herself...
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Post by CraigC on Nov 28, 2015 18:27:22 GMT -5
Just found it last week. Ordered it from Amazon but haven't watched it yet. It's David Carrico.  |
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Post by paulg on Nov 28, 2015 20:35:02 GMT -5
Seen it. Gotta agree with 2 Dogs.
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Post by axel on Nov 28, 2015 21:12:22 GMT -5
Due to this thread I searched for and found it on Netflix. Just finished viewing it. Notwithstanding the fine acting of both Tommy Lee Jones and Hillary Swank, it is the saddest and most depressing movie I think I've ever seen.
Odd how both Tommy Lee Jones' character, and the other younger fellow both had such poor eyesight as to find Hillary Swank to be plain and thus a poor candidate for marriage!
Sad movie for sure!
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Post by BigBore44 on Nov 29, 2015 10:53:54 GMT -5
I didn't know it existed...?
I'll find it now though and watch it.
Thanks
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Post by jayhawker on Nov 29, 2015 11:23:23 GMT -5
Walkers and Dragoons in NB is a bit of a stretch. Maybe 51 Navies and 60 Armies.
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Post by dougader on Nov 29, 2015 12:52:27 GMT -5
I watched it a few weeks ago, and I agree it's a really sad, dark, depressing movie. It was well made, but I have no desire to watch it again.
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Post by Otony on Nov 29, 2015 17:47:51 GMT -5
I just shut it off after the scene in the beginning at the outhouse. Sorry, I don't need that kind of horror in my life.
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Post by Snyd on Nov 29, 2015 19:19:27 GMT -5
Ya. It was out there. I did kind of like his knee boots though.
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Post by warhawk on Nov 30, 2015 1:29:19 GMT -5
I saw it a while back, on Netflix I think. I'll watch just about anything with a western theme, and I enjoy most of them. This one was just too depressing. I stuck with it untiul the end because of the cast, but it's disappointing that TLJ would make such a stinker of a movie.
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Post by cfo1965 on Nov 30, 2015 13:39:23 GMT -5
I love westerns too - but did not see this one so googled it and all pieces went into place. Its an American-French co-production produced and directed by Tommy Lee Jones. TLJ won an Oscar as supporting actor in the "Fugitive". Perhaps this was a shot at the "real" Oscar.. (Best actor or best movie). The "French connection" almost assured the movie to be chosen for the competition of the Palmes d'or (The French Oscar), so that was a smart move by TLJ. It was chosen (nominated) - but did not win. In fact it won nothing at all. The lack of recognition in France killed the movie and it was only sporadically distributed in USA. This is a typical oscar movie - timing was just not good enough. Winner of the Oscar for best movie was "Birdman" that year. I bet TLJ was REALLY Pissed that he wasnt even nominated...... ...sometimes the big stars will make strange movies to show the world that they are "artsy". Usually those movies have zero entertainment value. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE - so cant really say ... but I also have to say I probably wont find out....  |
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Post by stevelutah on Nov 30, 2015 23:50:25 GMT -5
Yep not a great flick but some interesting western veiwing. I agree swank can look good but in this flick she did not look good.
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Post by Woodrow F Call on Dec 1, 2015 16:16:27 GMT -5
I actually thought it was quite a good movie. Yes, sad and depressing, but a well done movie. Probably a lot of reality in that flick.... kinda reminds me of Cormac McCarthy's writing..... I looked the writer up, Glendon Swarthout. He also wrote "The Shootist" which is also kinda sad.
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Post by elvaquero on Dec 6, 2015 21:48:51 GMT -5
It's been awhile since I posted this thread, and certain scenes from the movie are still with me. This probably due to the act that the acting and casting were good, but even bad films can stick with you. Because it was so stark and morbid I won;t watch it again, but I don't regret seeing it once. More pleasant to discuss single-action guns, gear and shooting.
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