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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
I had this one on DVD couple of times and when I upgraded for blu ray system, this was one the few films that I got right away. Seen this one at least a half dozen times. I don't want to say too much. Film has a reputation of being a violent film. It's much more i guess. In my mind it's a film about friendship between men, loyalty. It's about lost and misguided men. It's about dignity and doing the things you believe are right even though you know deep inside, that maybe you are very rotten and very selfish. A classic western, one the best films ever made.
Beautifully shot, the film looks fantastic on blu ray. Big improvement over dvd.
Beautifully shot, the film looks fantastic on blu ray. Big improvement over dvd.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Released in America in June 1969 but not released in the U.K. until January 1970 nothing could quite prepare British audiences for the visual onslaught that this film is from the opening bank robbery scene with all and sundry being gunned down like nine pins.
The American director Sam Peckinpah long with the Italian director Sergio Leone who both re-invented the western from the Black and white hats of 40's and 50's to a more realistic form of storytelling where the lines between good and evil get blurred and the villains are all sweaty, dirty and despicable where they fight over a dead man's boots.
For the re-release of this film on DVD (which was a two-sided disc) in 1994 the running time went from 134 minutes to 145 minutes, this is the version that has been put out on Blu-ray in 2008 which is in 1080p resolution and has had its original six track sound track up-graded to Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound along with French stereo, Spanish mono and German mono, and Italian Mono there are plenty subtitles to choose from English, Castilian Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese & Swedish.
The restoration and transfer to Blu-ray has made the colours and sound of this cinematic masterpiece look as fresh as it did on its original 1969 U.S. release if you like westerns this is a must have in your Blu-ray collection
The American director Sam Peckinpah long with the Italian director Sergio Leone who both re-invented the western from the Black and white hats of 40's and 50's to a more realistic form of storytelling where the lines between good and evil get blurred and the villains are all sweaty, dirty and despicable where they fight over a dead man's boots.
For the re-release of this film on DVD (which was a two-sided disc) in 1994 the running time went from 134 minutes to 145 minutes, this is the version that has been put out on Blu-ray in 2008 which is in 1080p resolution and has had its original six track sound track up-graded to Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound along with French stereo, Spanish mono and German mono, and Italian Mono there are plenty subtitles to choose from English, Castilian Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese & Swedish.
The restoration and transfer to Blu-ray has made the colours and sound of this cinematic masterpiece look as fresh as it did on its original 1969 U.S. release if you like westerns this is a must have in your Blu-ray collection
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Early 20th century.A group of Outlaws led by Pike(William Holden)who are finding that times are passing them by narrowly escape an ambush whilst robbing a Wells Fargo.A "posse"led by ex gang member Deke Thornton(Robert Ryan)who engineered the ambush pursue them into Mexico where the bunch attempt to set up one last haul by selling stolen guns to a mexican despot.
Sam Peckinpah's best film -with due respect to Pat Garrett and Ride THe High Country- is the greatest western ever made.Dialogue,cinematography,music,direction and editing are without peer in the genre.This the longest version at 145 minutes is splendid in blu ray with only the end sequence being somewhat grainy.
However what really sets The Wild Bunch apart in delivering Peckinpah's interpretation of a dying west is the acting.Here more so than in Pat Garrett,he assembled through luck,judgement whatever a group of actors that could just not be replicated today.Sure there are many fine actors around today but when one of the better ones of today Billy Bob Thornton says on the main doc that he was in awe of Warren Oates,you just know the Bunch would not work today.Career best turns from Holden and Borgnine are augmented by Ben Johnson, Oates, a wonderful Edmund O'Brien as Sykes and of course Robert Ryan whose ability to invest flawed characters with a vivid sense of honour was well in force here.The casting lower down is impeccable too with the superb L Q Jones and Strother Martin as two feral members of the posse being standouts.
The opening gun battle with Peckinpah juxtaposing the brutality and almost carnality of the combatants against the innocent children witnessing carnage that will haunt their childhoods forever is brillianty judged.Here on blu ray this sequence really comes alive with the muted colours,the street dust and the faces of the men being pin sharp.
The extras are the same as the standard def Two Disc Director's cut but for this film ,Blu ray is an essential purchase.
Sam Peckinpah's best film -with due respect to Pat Garrett and Ride THe High Country- is the greatest western ever made.Dialogue,cinematography,music,direction and editing are without peer in the genre.This the longest version at 145 minutes is splendid in blu ray with only the end sequence being somewhat grainy.
However what really sets The Wild Bunch apart in delivering Peckinpah's interpretation of a dying west is the acting.Here more so than in Pat Garrett,he assembled through luck,judgement whatever a group of actors that could just not be replicated today.Sure there are many fine actors around today but when one of the better ones of today Billy Bob Thornton says on the main doc that he was in awe of Warren Oates,you just know the Bunch would not work today.Career best turns from Holden and Borgnine are augmented by Ben Johnson, Oates, a wonderful Edmund O'Brien as Sykes and of course Robert Ryan whose ability to invest flawed characters with a vivid sense of honour was well in force here.The casting lower down is impeccable too with the superb L Q Jones and Strother Martin as two feral members of the posse being standouts.
The opening gun battle with Peckinpah juxtaposing the brutality and almost carnality of the combatants against the innocent children witnessing carnage that will haunt their childhoods forever is brillianty judged.Here on blu ray this sequence really comes alive with the muted colours,the street dust and the faces of the men being pin sharp.
The extras are the same as the standard def Two Disc Director's cut but for this film ,Blu ray is an essential purchase.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
As good today as it ever was
Pekinpah's Wild Bunch has aged well. It's withstood the test of time and stills feels relevant today. Read more
Published 5 months ago by The Truth
The Wild Bunch
It is a very violent film at the end but it is a film to keep you occupied all through it
Published 11 months ago by Jim Davey
To me the best western in the world.
To my opinion this is the best western that i have seen, with a very good Technicolor picture, not digital, and is an older movie. Read more
Published on 4 May 2010
TOP WESTERN
always been in my top westerns,ever since I watched it all those years ago on the big screen,now in blu ray quality,which is superb,
Published on 1 Mar 2010 by Jamesmcghee
The ultimate version
I saw this when it came out, bought it on video, then DVD now Blu-ray. This is the ultimate version. It is an all time Peckinpah classic which looks and sounds like a new release. Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2009 by Mr. B. Johnson
The Wild Bunch
This was bought for my husband who really enjoyed it and he said the picture was very good
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Mrs. P. E. Caddell
brilliant
the film was brilliant first time round,now with the added dimension of blueray it is fantastic.
Published on 15 Jun 2009 by Mr. David J. Bryan
The best Western ever
"Its time we started thinking beyond our guns, those days are closing fast," muses Pike (William Holden) shortly after the bloodiest shootout in cinema history. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2009 by Billy Ray Cyrus
a wild ride
This Blu-Ray comes from the tombes of western making USA, end of the 6T's. It's strange that, while half of the population was making love (movies), this film is as close as one... Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2009 by J. Hendrickx
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